What is the answer to LinkedIn Pinpoint #691?
The answer is "Things that swing" because all five clues point to objects, animals, or characters associated with swinging.
Permanent Pinpoint answer & analysis (Pinpoint Today archive)
Published on 03/22/2026
Updated on 03/23/2026
This Pinpoint answer guide asks what shared idea links Vines, Orangutans, Hammocks, Old tires, and Tarzan. Follow the spoiler-safe hints one by one, then see how each clue clicks into the final answer.
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At first, Vines and Orangutans made this feel like a jungle board. That first read held for a moment, especially once Hammocks joined in. But Old tires changed the solve.
That clue stopped the board from being about a place and pushed it toward an action instead.
An old tire is not just something you find outside. It becomes a tire swing.
Once that clicked, the rest of the set fell into place fast.
Vines swing. Orangutans swing. Hammocks swing.
Tarzan is practically shorthand for swinging through the trees.
The answer was Things that swing.
Looking back, this is one of those boards that only feels obvious after the right action word appears.
Things that swing
| Clue | Early read | Resolved read | Why it works |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vines | jungle things | "swinging on vines" | Vines fit because they are one of the most familiar things people physically swing from, not just part of jungle scenery. |
| Orangutans | jungle things | "orangutans swinging through trees" | Orangutans belong because they are strongly associated with swinging through branches rather than simply living in the forest. |
| Hammocks | outdoor things | "a hammock swinging gently" | Hammocks fit because their most familiar motion is a gentle swing once they are suspended between two supports. |
| Old tires | junk in a yard | "tire swing" | Old tires is the turning clue because the most natural transformation is into a tire swing, which makes the action explicit. |
| Tarzan | jungle characters | "Tarzan swinging on vines" | Tarzan confirms the answer because the character is iconic for swinging through the jungle rather than just existing in it. |
Do not stop at the setting if the action is stronger
A board can look like it is describing one place, but the better answer is often the action that ties every clue together.
Watch for the clue that turns a scene into a specific action
Old tires matters because it points to tire swing, which makes the rest of the clues snap into the same motion-based reading.
Re-check every clue once the verb appears
Once swing showed up as the real connector, each clue could be tested quickly against the same action instead of a vague scene.
The answer is "Things that swing" because all five clues point to objects, animals, or characters associated with swinging.
The connection is swinging. The board looks like a jungle scene at first, but the better answer is the action shared by every clue.
Old tires is the turning clue because tire swing is the first reading that turns the board from a place-based guess into one concrete action.