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Lateral thinking puzzles are often strange situations which require an explanation. They are solved through a dialogue between the quizmaster who sets the puzzle and the solver or solvers who try to figure out the answer. The puzzles as stated generally do not contain sufficient information for the solver to uncover the solution. So a key part of the process is the asking of questions. The questions can receive one of only three possible answers - yes, no or irrelevant.

When one line of enquiry reaches an end then another approach is needed, often from a completely new direction. This is where the lateral thinking comes in.
 

The Puzzles

The man in the Elevator

A man lives on the tenth floor of a building. Every day he takes the elevator to go down to the ground floor to go to work or to go shopping. When he returns he takes the elevator to the seventh floor and walks up the stairs to reach his apartment on the tenth floor. He hates walking so why does he do it? SOLVED...77dave

The Man in the Bar

A man walks into a bar and asks the barman for a glass of water. The barman pulls out a gun and points it at the man. The man says 'Thank you' and walks out. Why? Solved...Nemesis

The Man who Hanged Himself

Not far from Madrid, there is a large wooden barn. The barn is completely empty except for a dead man hanging from the middle of the central rafter. The rope around his neck is ten feet long and his feet are three feet off the ground. The nearest wall is 20 feet away from the man. It is not possible to climb up the walls or along the rafters. The man hanged himself. How did he do it? Solved...Snoopy

Death in a Field

A man is lying dead in a field. Next to him there is an unopened package. There is no other creature in the field. How did he die? Solved...Snoopy

Anthony and Cleopatra

Anthony and Cleopatra are lying dead on the floor of a villa in Egypt. Nearby is a broken bowl. There is no mark on either of their bodies and they were not poisoned. How did they die? Solved...77Dave

The Coal, Carrot and Scarf

Five pieces of coal, a carrot and a scarf are lying on the lawn. Nobody put them on the lawn but there is a perfectly logical reason why they should be there. What is it? Solved...just about everyone
 
Trouble with Sons

A woman had two sons who were born on the same hour of the same day of the same year. But they were not twins, and they were not adopted. How could this be so? solved
Push that Car

A man pushed his car. He stopped when he reached a hotel at which point he knew he was bankrupt. Why? solved...Snoopy

The Arm of the Postal Service

One day a man received a parcel in the post. Carefully packed inside was a human arm. He examined it, repacked it and then sent it on to another man. The second man also carefully examined the arm before taking it to the woods and burying it. Why did they do this?  

Heaven

A man died and went to Heaven. There were thousands of other people there. They were all naked and all looked as they did at the age of 21. He looked around to see if there was anyone he recognised. He saw a couple and he knew immediately that they were Adam and Eve. How did he know? Solved Nemesis
 
Friday

A man rode into town on Friday. He stayed for three nights and then left on Friday. How come? sOLVED rhm


Manhole Covers

Why is it better to have round manhole covers than square ones? solved

(this one is used by a very well-known software company as an interview question for prospective employees)

The Deadly Party

A man went to a party and drank some of the punch. He then left early. Everyone else at the party who drank the punch subsequently died of poisoning. Why did the man not die? Solved
 
The Deadly Dish

Two men went into a restaurant. They both ordered the same dish from the menu. After they tasted it, one of the men went outside the restaurant and shot himself. Why?  

The Blind Beggar

A blind beggar had a brother who died. What relation was the blind beggar to the brother who died? (Brother is not the answer). Solved

The Broken Match

A man is found dead in a field. He is clutching a broken match. What happened?  Solved

The Music Stopped

The music stopped. She died. Explain. Solved

Swimmer in the Forest

Deep in the forest was found the body of a man who was wearing only swimming trunks, snorkel and facemask. The nearest lake was 8 miles away and the sea was 100 miles away. How had he died? solved

The Elder Twin

One day Kerry celebrated her birthday. Two days later her older twin brother, Terry, celebrated his birthday. How come? solved



P.S Enjoy  :D

Do you want the answers posted here?

If you like, thinking included please

first one is he is a midget and cant reach the tenth floor button   

hang on 1 at a time

correct!

I know some of these. Shall I post?

anthony and cleo   are / were goldfish   the bowl smashed they drowned

icecube
parachute
fish

correct!

snoopy, go on

monopoly

"A man walks into a bar and asks the barman for a glass of water. The barman pulls out a gun and points it at the man. The man says 'Thank you' and walks out. Why?


The man has hiccups, the barman scares him by pulling a gun and they go away.

sister and forest fire

the town is called friday

2 sets of twins?

the coal, scarf etc are from a snowman.

The hanged guy was sitting on hte back of a horse - hit it & it ran out of the barn.

The Puzzles

The man in the Elevator

Dwarf, can't reach high buttons


The Man who Hanged Himself


Climbed on a, now melted, block of ice

Death in a Field

Supply drop hit him ion the head



The Coal, Carrot and Scarf

Melted snowman remains


 




Heaven

Name tags?????
 
Friday

Friday is the name of his horse




The Deadly Party

It was he who added the poison





The Music Stopped

The electric supply to the music source also powered the life support system  


The Elder Twin

Late birthday party

snowman melted

scuba diver picked up fro mlake accidentally to put out fire.

wrong!!!!! na na na na na

Please put the title of the riddle you are solving with your answer!

I know a lot of these already so i won't post, just going to say nice 1 tight, these are good fun.

Infact there was a forum on P4C dedicated to just these! Once a day 1 would go up and there was a prize at the end of the month for the top problem solver!

he reconised adam and eve as they didnt have belly buttons because they were not "born" they were made by god.

manhole covers
Round covers cannot be dropped or fall down a manhole, unlike square ones.

sorry horse is called friday

round mahole covers fit

fig leaves?

No, belly buttons

Ahem, and who kicked your butt?? ;D

four left, now shown in Red

scuba diver - lake - plane - forest fire - died from fall

swimmer in  a forest

sea plane picks up water to put out forest fire


2 sons

son and a step son???  

im in the lat 4  in a sat on laddies and trying to do this thing

help me im sick

they were not twins, they were not adopted, they were triplets 

i like the triplets answer i think it is correct

the woman had a baby and at the same time her friend was a surrogate mum for her

two sets of triples? different sets?  As James said, we have done a few of these and tbh the ones that are left are VERY tricky.

triplets was right, my mistake


TWO LEFT

chip leader with 3 left only 1 seat   help

The Arm of the Postal Service

Have done this one before, but it was with 3 people last time.

The two men were stuck on an island and had to eat one of the mens arms to survive, the agreement was on return the other man would cut off his arm and send it to the one armed man  to prove his end of the bargain.

LOL

What a crazy answer. good job you knew, as it would've taken ages to figure out.

Which one is left unanswered - I was off earning a living - so couldn't catch up before the feeding frenzy of logic took off..

Can you repost the last one to be done perlease Meester Teeet!

<g>

I know, it is a bit unfair that one. I'm sure the other one is even worse but i can't remember the answer off the top of my head. I'm sure it's along the same lines.

Heid

Assuming The Arm of The Postal Service one is correct, this is the one left that has not yet been solved....

The Deadly Dish

Two men went into a restaurant. They both ordered the same dish from the menu. After they tasted it, one of the men went outside the restaurant and shot himself. Why?

Sushi restaurant, russian roulette with the puffer fish?

is someone the cook?

is he the chef of the meal and killed himself cos it was bad?

It's more to do with realising what they have eaten BEFORE........

It's the silliest question ever, i know the answer and i can't believe anyone could have got it right without cheating.

was the man a diabetic an gave himself a shot of insulin?

Agreed, you would never get this from reasoning it out. To whacky.

I concede. Can some1 pm me pls.  ~:

The dish that the two men ordered was albatross. They had been stranded many years earlier on a desert island. When the man tasted albatross he realized that he had never tasted it before. This meant that the meat he had been given on the island was not albatross as he had been told. He correctly deduced that he had eaten the flesh of his son who had died when they first reached the island.


sorry, this one was ridiculous


p.s thread over, all done!

Couldn't the manhole one be simply that:

-- square manhole covers don't fit.


You won't believe some of the answers people came up with when I threw this up in the air at work.

For example. For the 1st one -- His wife wanted him to get some excercise so demanded that he use the stairs on the way back. The fella gets off on level 7 and walks the rest so his wife is none the wiser if she sees him coming up.

When I asked, 'Why doesn't he just get off at level 9 then?', the reply was, 'Because the wife's mother lives on that floor.'

Oh, of course...  :D

hilarious, you must work with some henpecked guys Snoops :D

I'll past a couple more up when I get in tomorrow.

Some of them are really odd.

And they were being serious too... :D

THE MAN IN THE BAR

He felt he was no longer making sense, and needed confirmation.  as nobody goes into a bar to order a glass of water, he can't be normal.  He is now feeling better as the barman put him right, and he now feels he has his feet back on the ground.




That makes perfect sense...  :dontask:

When I asked, 'Why doesn't he just get off at level 9 then?', the reply was, 'Because the wife's mother lives on that floor.'

LMAO :D :D :D :D :D :D

and i couldn't see an answer anywhere to the broken match questions, but it's down as solved... what was the answer to that?

group of people ballooning, they are losing height, need to lose some weight, draw matches, person with shortest match has to jump

You'll like this one...


Push that Car

A man pushed his car. He stopped when he reached a hotel at which point he knew he was bankrupt. Why?

He had been out drinking and remembered that he should not drink and drive, so he pushed. Whilst he was pushing, some poor beggar mugged him of all his money. Without wallet and nowhere else to go he tried for a local hotel. However, when he arrived, he checked his pockets to realise that the beggar had even mugged him of his 2nd spare credit card, which he doesn't always keep in his wallet. It was at this point that he realised that he was bankrupt.


I kid you not.

I dont get it?