O/T: Lateral Thinking Puzzles

Work has been so riveting today that, in order to control my blatant excitement, I have come up with a few more lateral thinking puzzles.

As Tighty was the first to paste such teasers, I attribute this bunch to Mr End himself.

16 isn’t the roundest number, but here they are…

(1) A man is found shot to death in the front seat of his car; There is no gun in the car. All the windows are closed and the doors are locked; there are no bullet holes anywhere in the car. How is this so? solved by Dewi

(2) There is a dead man lying in the desert next to a rock. Why did he die? solved by Delboy

(3) A man commits murder but doesn’t go to prison even though he is found to be guilty. Why? solved by wardonkey

(4) A man tries the new cologne his wife gave him for his birthday. He goes out to get some food, and is killed. How? solved by Dellboy

(5) A man tells his boss, "Don't take your planned flight today! I had a dream last night that if you do, your plane will crash and you'll die." The boss fires the man. How come? solved by Pontecarlo

(6) A man is running along a corridor with a piece of paper in his hand. The lights flicker and the man drops to his knees and cries out, "Oh no!" Why? solved by The Baron

(7) A woman came home with a bag of groceries, got the mail, and walked into the house. On the way to the kitchen, she went through the living room and looked at her husband, who had blown his brains out. She then continued to the kitchen, put away the groceries, and made dinner. What’s this all about? solved by The Truth

(8) The king dies and two men both claim to be his long-lost son. One of the king's advisors proposes a test to determine the identity of the true heir. One claimant agrees to the test; the other refuses. The one who agreed is sent packing; the one who refused is identified as the rightful heir. How come? solved by Aria

(9) An ordinary American citizen, with no passport, visits over thirty foreign countries in one day. He is welcomed in each country, and leaves each one of his own accord. How is this possible? solved by ironside

(10) A woman has incontrovertible proof in court that her husband was murdered by her sister. The judge declares, "This is the strangest case I've ever seen. Though it's a cut-and-dried case, this woman cannot be punished." How come? solved by The Truth

(11) A black man dressed all in black, wearing a black mask, stands at a crossroads in a totally black-painted town. All of the streetlights in town are broken. There is no moon. A black-painted car without headlights drives straight toward him, but turns in time and doesn't hit him. How come? solved by Aria

(12) A horse leaps over a man and lands on a woman, who mysteriously vanishes. How come? solved by The Truth

(13) A man marries twenty women in his village but isn't charged with polygamy. Why not? solved by Pontecarlo

(14) A woman meets the king, cries "Pain!", and loses consciousness. Why was this? (True story… apparently) solved by Jammer

(15) A man is doing his job when his suit tears. Fifteen minutes later, he's dead. Why? solved by suzanne

(16) An ordinary woman walks on water. How does she manage this? solved by Dewi