A lateral thinking puzzle is basically a cross between a puzzle, and story-telling. I'll type a scenario, but I won't give the whole story. What you're supposed to do is ask "yes" or "no" questions to gain clues to solve the rest of the story.
Though, I should warn you that most of these puzzles are morbid and unlikely-- but they're still realistic. I won't give any answer other than "yes", "no", or "doesn't matter". They'll all be honest answers, but I won't promise that they can't be misleading. If you can solve it with the information you have, go for it and type what you think the answer is. When at least 5 people want to give up, I'll ask if you want me to give you the answer.
EDIT: If you've done the current puzzle, before, don't spoil the answer to those who haven't.
EDIT II: You can ask as many questions as you want at a time.
I'm going to start off with the easiest scenario I can think of, and see if you guys are interested in playing. Here goes.
A man is lying dead on the floor. The room he's in is locked from the inside. Beneath him is a pool of blood and water. How did he die?
Example question and answer: Was the room empty? Yes.
Oh, I've done these kinds of puzzles before.
Was the water poisoned?
QuoteWas the water poisoned?
Doesn't matter.
Is it his blood?
did he commit suicide?
Was the water in a container?
Did he cup his hand to carry the water?
Did the water start off as (blunt object) block of ice?
(because of saw 4 theyre VERY dangerouse...) :-X :-[
Did he kill himself with the ice?
did he do it (kill himself with an ice block) like it was the 'cool' thing to do?
sorry for lame pun.
Quote from: Jerry on November 28, 2007, 08:09:13 AM
Did the water start off as (blunt object) block of ice?
(because of saw 4 theyre VERY dangerouse...) :-X :-[
No.
Quote from: aznmagic2015 on November 28, 2007, 08:30:03 AM
Did he kill himself with the ice?
Yes.
Quote from: Jerry on November 28, 2007, 08:48:43 AM
did he do it (kill himself with an ice block) like it was the 'cool' thing to do?
sorry for lame pun.
Ahawtf.
Anyways, this puzzle is the most basic one I know, so I can't give you any hints. You guys are almost there-- that's all I can say. Remember, to answer the puzzle (if you think you know the answer) is type your interpretation of the scenario. Good luck!
Did he bash himself with the ice?
Stab him self with the ice?
The man brought a sharp piece of ice(I forgot what the correct term was...) into a room, locked it then stabbed himself with it. Is that correct?
Quote from: aznmagic2015 on November 28, 2007, 07:37:12 PM
The man brought a sharp piece of ice(I forgot what the correct term was...) into a room, locked it then stabbed himself with it. Is that correct?
Yeah, you got it. I could've been a smartass and just answered "yes" because of the question at the end, but there's no point in doing that. When you recite the answer, don't ask questions. State it as what you think the answer is.
The man stabbed himself with a shard of ice in a locked room. The ice melted, which explains the blood and water around him. Good job, Castor!
Here's the next puzzle-- slightly harder, but the solution is satisfying for most people. Good luck!
A man visits a bar, asking for a glass of water from the bartender. Suddenly, the bartender takes out a gun and holds it to the man's head. The man thanks the bartender, and walks out satisfied. Why?
Does the man owe the bartender money?
Does the man want to be scared?
Whoops, almost spoiled it xD
Does the man need the water for something?
Quote from: FinalShadows on November 28, 2007, 08:30:17 PM
Whoops, almost spoiled it xD
Does the man need the water for something?
Lol...too late...
Is the man thirsty?
Did the bartender know the man was going to walk in?
Quote from: Glitch on November 28, 2007, 09:26:18 PM
Did the bartender know the man was going to walk in?
No.
Was the man suffering from anything?
Did the man have the hiccups?
Did the man want the bartender to scare him?
So the man walks into the bar to get a glass of water for his hiccups. But instead the bartender aims his shotgun at him.(because he's a crazy bartender?) The scare from this cures the hiccups. So the man is happy that he no longer needs water and walks away. correct?
Quote from: aznmagic2015 on November 28, 2007, 09:51:28 PM
Did the man want the bartender to scare him?
I already said no to that. Why are you asking agian? ~_~
Quote from: Glitch on November 28, 2007, 09:57:41 PM
So the man walks into the bar to get a glass of water for his hiccups. But instead the bartender aims his shotgun at him.(because he's a crazy bartender?) The scare from this cures the hiccups. So the man is happy that he no longer needs water and walks away. correct?
You got it! Congrats.
Here's the one me and Pyron were playing around with.
A ship gets shipwrecked on a deserted island. It's a small ship of maybe 10 or so people. After about a month, a rescue ship arrives and a lone survivor is brought home. He's asked if there was anything he wanted and he cheerfully said, "I would like to eat a seagull sandwich one more time."
They make him his sandwich and he eats it and returns home. The next morning he's found dead in his room, suicide. Why did he kill himself?Remember, you can ask as many questions as you want at a time.
Here's an extra puzzle, but the difference is... instead of asking a question, give me an answer as to why. You can try as many times as you want.
A man is wearing all black. Black shoes, socks, pants, jacket, gloves and ski mask. He walks down a back street with all the street lights off. A car, painted black, goes towards him with its light turned off. It somehow manages to stop in time. How did the driver see the man?
For the extra puzzle: He was able to see him because it was day time.
Quote from: Asa_Gohan on November 28, 2007, 11:23:55 PM
For the extra puzzle: He was able to see him because it was day time.
Haha. Good job. I've been surprised by how long people took the get that one.
Quote from: Jun-Watarase on November 28, 2007, 11:25:57 PM
Quote from: Asa_Gohan on November 28, 2007, 11:23:55 PM
For the extra puzzle: He was able to see him because it was day time.
Haha. Good job. I've been surprised by how long people took the get that one.
Does this mean that Asa gets a black cookie as a reward? then again I suppose a brownie would probably taste better :3
Quote from: Jerry on November 29, 2007, 08:17:37 AM
Quote from: Jun-Watarase on November 28, 2007, 11:25:57 PM
Quote from: Asa_Gohan on November 28, 2007, 11:23:55 PM
For the extra puzzle: He was able to see him because it was day time.
Haha. Good job. I've been surprised by how long people took the get that one.
Does this mean that Asa gets a black cookie as a reward? then again I suppose a brownie would probably taste better :3
No.
Did the man on the island kill the rest of the people that were shipwrecked there?
no
Did the other people on the island commit suicide?
no
Probably completely off the mark...
Where there other people left alive on the island?
Quote from: BrightHeart76 on November 29, 2007, 06:39:06 PM
Probably completely off the mark...
Where there other people left alive on the island?
No.
Can you make seagull sandwiches outside of the island?
Quote from: FinalShadows on November 29, 2007, 08:33:11 PM
Can you make seagull sandwiches outside of the island?
Yeah, it said that he could in the puzzle.
Does it matter how many people were on the boat when it crashed?
Was there food on the island before they crashed?
Is a seagull sandwich made of seagull?
they gave him a real seagull sandwich when the whole time on the island he was eating what he was told was seagull but was really the other people? and like, he realized that it wasnt seagull on the island when he ate the real seagull later.
wow. i am grammar good.
Quote from: BrightHeart76 on November 29, 2007, 09:26:00 PM
Does it matter how many people were on the boat when it crashed?
Was there food on the island before they crashed?
Is a seagull sandwich made of seagull?
Doesn't matter, doesn't matter, no.
Quote from: Lactose on November 29, 2007, 10:56:03 PM
they gave him a real seagull sandwich when the whole time on the island he was eating what he was told was seagull but was really the other people? and like, he realized that it wasnt seagull on the island when he ate the real seagull later.
wow. i am grammar good.
Yes.
OK what's the next one (or do we have to make up our own)?
Quote from: K&K4ever on November 30, 2007, 01:06:52 PM
OK what's the next one (or do we have to make up our own)?
The last answer wasn't completed.I guess it was informative enough.
A man lives on the 15th floor of an apartment building in New York. Every morning he wakes up, excercises, eats his breakfast, showers and gets ready for work. Every morning he takes the elevator down to the lobby and walks to work, 3 blocks away. After a long days work he walks 3 blocks back home to his apartment building. The man goes to the elevator in the lobby and presses the button to go up. If it is a nice day and he is alone on the elevator he rides it to the 6th floor and walks up the remaining floors. If it was a rainy day or he is not alone on the elevator he rides the elevator to the 15th floor. Why?
Is it one of those elevators that require an access key if you travel beyond a certain floor?
Quote from: Spiritsnare on December 02, 2007, 09:01:03 AM
Is it one of those elevators that require an access key if you travel beyond a certain floor?
Nope.
is there a certain person or group of people he likes to see?
Quote from: Glitch on December 02, 2007, 06:08:53 PM
is there a certain person or group of people he likes to see?
Doesn't matter.
Is there a leak in the elevator when you get to a cretin floor?
Does he carry something with him whever he goes back home?
Quote from: K&K4ever on December 03, 2007, 08:58:48 AM
Is there a leak in the elevator when you get to a cretin floor?
No.
Quote from: Glitch on December 03, 2007, 12:51:56 PM
Does he carry something with him whever he goes back home?
Nope.
Is there someone on the higher floors that he doesn't want to see that only comes out on the rainy days?
Is he doing something on the stairs?
Quote from: K&K4ever on December 03, 2007, 09:27:43 PM
Is there someone on the higher floors that he doesn't want to see that only comes out on the rainy days?
Nope.
Quote from: Darth_Diclonius on December 03, 2007, 09:40:42 PM
Is he doing something on the stairs?
Other than walking, no.
Can the man see his work from the 6th floor?
Is there a rule against taking the elivator past the sixth floor on rainy days?
Quote from: Glitch on December 04, 2007, 09:04:51 AM
Can the man see his work from the 6th floor?
I didn't really understand this question, but I'm guessing it doesn't matter.
Quote from: K&K4ever on December 05, 2007, 02:02:47 AM
Is there a rule against taking the elivator past the sixth floor on rainy days?
Nope.
Quote from: Jun-Watarase on December 05, 2007, 02:34:35 AM
Quote from: Glitch on December 04, 2007, 09:04:51 AM
Can the man see his work from the 6th floor?
I didn't really understand this question, but I'm guessing it doesn't matter.
From the 6th floor, can the the man see the area that he is employed at? That's what I was asking. Is the answer still the same? :]
Quote from: Glitch on December 05, 2007, 09:41:39 AM
Quote from: Jun-Watarase on December 05, 2007, 02:34:35 AM
Quote from: Glitch on December 04, 2007, 09:04:51 AM
Can the man see his work from the 6th floor?
I didn't really understand this question, but I'm guessing it doesn't matter.
From the 6th floor, can the the man see the area that he is employed at? That's what I was asking. Is the answer still the same? :]
Yeah, it really doesn't matter.
Here's a hint, guys. A pretty
big one, but not a dead giveaway.
HINT: What is different about your gear when it's a rainy day?
Does it have to do with him carrying an umbrella?
Are the gears rusty on a rainy day?
Oh! The man is short (dang must be REALLY short) and can't reach the buttons beyond the 6th floor button so on rainy days uses his umbrella to push the button to his (the 15th) floor. On nice days, he can only push the 6th floor button (unless a tall person gets on the elevator with him) so he has to walk the stairs the rest of the way.
Quote from: BunofGovt on December 05, 2007, 09:17:25 PM
Oh! The man is short (dang must be REALLY short) and can't reach the buttons beyond the 6th floor button so on rainy days uses his umbrella to push the button to his (the 15th) floor. On nice days, he can only push the 6th floor button (unless a tall person gets on the elevator with him) so he has to walk the stairs the rest of the way.
You got it! Good job.
Next Puzzle:
Fredrick and Brad were in a room, talking. Fredrick said, "The terror of flight." Brad replied, "The gloom of the grave." Brad was then arrested.
Aren't "The terror of flight" and "The gloom of the grave" part of our anthem?
Quote from: aznmagic2015 on December 05, 2007, 10:51:38 PM
Aren't "The terror of flight" and "The gloom of the grave" part of our anthem?
Yes.
Were they in a foreign country?
Was one of them an under cover cop?
were they from a country that is under sanctions or something like that?
Quote from: aznmagic2015 on December 05, 2007, 11:39:05 PM
Were they in a foreign country?
No.
Quote from: K&K4ever on December 05, 2007, 11:46:32 PM
Was one of them an under cover cop?
were they from a country that is under sanctions or something like that?
Yes, yes.
Fredrick the undercover cop tricks brad into into reveling he's a criminal from a country that has sanctions by using his countries anthem as a trick and telling him where the bodies are berried?
Quote from: K&K4ever on December 06, 2007, 12:13:31 AM
Fredrick the undercover cop tricks brad into into reveling he's a criminal from a country that has sanctions by using his countries anthem as a trick and telling him where the bodies are berried?
... Nope. You were close, though, half the idea came out of thin air without relevance to the puzzle. o_0
Are there really dead bodies?
Quote from: K&K4ever on December 06, 2007, 12:50:42 AM
Are there really dead bodies?
Nope.
"Yes" or "no" for answers aren't very straightforward and can be misleading. Asking vague questions would make it harder for you.
So the guy isn't a murderer?
is one of the guys a criminal?
So Fredric used an anthem to trick Brad into confessing to something?
Quote from: K&K4ever on December 07, 2007, 07:37:43 AM
So Fredric used an anthem to trick Brad into confessing to something?
Yes. I'll accept all your attempts so far as an answer.
Answer: "Brad" is a German spy during World War II. Fredrick, an American, is suspicious of him, so he plays a word-association game with him. When Fredrick says, "The land of the free," Brad says, "The home of the brave." When Fredrick says, "The terror of flight," Brad says, "The gloom of the grave." Any U.S. citizen would know the first verse of the national anthem, but only a spy would have memorized the third.
Next Puzzle:
Two men are served identical drinks at a bar. One lives, but the other dies. Why?
Was one poisoned? (I'll get this one out of the way.)
Did the dead man die from a fatal allergic reaction to the drink? An allergy that the other man did not have?
Was the one that died, killed from something other than the drink?
Quote from: K&K4ever on December 07, 2007, 08:49:37 AM
Was one poisoned? (I'll get this one out of the way.)
Yes.
Quote from: Glitch on December 07, 2007, 10:04:16 AM
Did the dead man die from a fatal allergic reaction to the drink? An allergy that the other man did not have?
No.
Quote from: Darth_Diclonius on December 07, 2007, 10:38:16 AM
Was the one that died, killed from something other than the drink?
... No.
1.did one of the men kill the other one?
2.was one of the men resistent to poison like in the princess bride? =D
Quote from: KawaiiAngel on December 07, 2007, 09:50:55 PM
1.did one of the men kill the other one?
2.was one of the men resistent to poison like in the princess bride? =D
o_0 Nope.
Did the man that's still alive poison the dead man?
Where both drinks poisoned?
Did one man not drink his drink?
Quote from: Darth_Diclonius on December 08, 2007, 08:33:00 PM
Did the man that's still alive poison the dead man?
No. (Wasn't this answered already?)
Quote from: BrightHeart76 on December 08, 2007, 09:09:55 PM
Where both drinks poisoned?
Did one man not drink his drink?
Yes. No.
was the poison only lethal once it reached a certain dosage?
did one man drink only part of his drink?
Quote from: Jun-Watarase on December 07, 2007, 08:34:40 AM
Next Puzzle: Two men are served identical drinks at a bar. One lives, but the other dies. Why?
I'm so confused by all the posts, it doesn't help that I have a cold and taking drugs ... I might as well hazard a guess:
Although both drinks were poisoned, the man who died actually choked on a piece of ice in the drink, not from the poison.
1. Did one man have olives in his drink and the other didn't?
2. Were they identical drinks?
3. Was one drink poisoned after the other?
Did the men know the drinks were poisoned?
Did one man have the antidote in his mouth?
Quote from: BunofGovt on December 09, 2007, 11:20:45 AM
Quote from: Jun-Watarase on December 07, 2007, 08:34:40 AM
Next Puzzle: Two men are served identical drinks at a bar. One lives, but the other dies. Why?
I'm so confused by all the posts, it doesn't help that I have a cold and taking drugs ... I might as well hazard a guess:
Although both drinks were poisoned, the man who died actually choked on a piece of ice in the drink, not from the poison.
Nope.
Quote from: KawaiiAngel on December 09, 2007, 12:13:32 PM
1. Did one man have olives in his drink and the other didn't?
2. Were they identical drinks?
3. Was one drink poisoned after the other?
All answers... are in the puzzle itself, for your questions. No, Yes, No. Identical drinks.
Quote from: Darth_Diclonius on December 10, 2007, 09:56:43 AM
Did the men know the drinks were poisoned?
Nope.
Quote from: K&K4ever on December 10, 2007, 02:59:15 PM
Did one man have the antidote in his mouth?
Ohh, interesting! But no.
I'm not sure if this was asked before? Was the poison in the ice cube? And if so did the dead man take longer to drink his drink so the ice melted and released the poison? (probably completely random...but worth a try)
Did each drink have the same amount of poison?
Quote from: BrightHeart76 on December 10, 2007, 08:23:41 PM
I'm not sure if this was asked before? Was the poison in the ice cube? And if so did the dead man take longer to drink his drink so the ice melted and released the poison? (probably completely random...but worth a try)
That's actually the answer. Good job~
Quote from: Darth_Diclonius on December 10, 2007, 08:31:22 PM
Did each drink have the same amount of poison?
... IDENTICAL DRINKS.
Next puzzle, this one is easy.
How could a baby fall out of a forty-story building onto the ground and live?
If the baby was dreaming? o_O
Superman's baby?
The baby fell from the first floor.
the baby tripped over something at the door to the first floor.
Michael Jackson was involved? Zing!
*EDIT* didn't read the first post. sorry.
fell out of the first floor?
Congrats. The baby did fall out of the first floor.
Acting on an anonymous phone call, the police raid a house to arrest a suspected murderer. They don't know what he looks like but they know his name is Bob and that he is inside the house. The police bust in on a construction worker, a taxi driver, a mechanic and a fireman all playing poker. Without hesitation or communication of any kind, they immediately arrest the fireman. How do they know they've got their man?
Every one is waring a name tag except the fireman and they are not named bob?
The fireman is the only one wearing a name tag or has his name on his fireman's hat.
No... Since when do all those jobs havename tags?
Are all of them wearing their uniforms?
Sure!
No name tags, and as for the uniforms... doesn't matter.
Did the murderer kill people by burning them, like an arsonist who lights the house on fire and killed the people inside?
Quote from: BrightHeart76 on December 11, 2007, 07:45:03 PM
Did the murderer kill people by burning them, like an arsonist who lights the house on fire and killed the people inside?
Not important
Did the Police Officers know Bob the Firefighter?
Is the fireman the only 'man' there??
where did the murder take place?
what was the method of murder?
they knew it was the fireman because he's the only man there, so he'd be the only one named bob.
What he said.
Congrats.
Simon, Nicole, Steven, and Joe all live in the same house. Simon and Nicole go out to a movie, but when they return, Steven is lying dead on the floor in a puddle of water and glass. It is obvious that Joe killed him but he isn't punished. How can this be?
Is Joe dead too?
There's something fishy about this one, so I won't even try... but about that question a few back - the drinks, were they identical, or just the same, or just not different from each other? ;D
Seriously though, entertaining thread.
Is Steven a fish? :)
Is joe crazy? Thus, has an excuse for the murder?
Quote from: Tony on December 12, 2007, 05:32:57 PM
There's something fishy about this one, so I won't even try... but about that question a few back - the drinks, were they identical, or just the same, or just not different from each other? ;D
Seriously though, entertaining thread.
Totally identical.
Quote from: babytealeaf on December 12, 2007, 06:48:22 PM
Is Steven a fish? :)
Yes.
Quote from: KawaiiAngel on December 12, 2007, 10:04:34 PM
Is joe crazy? Thus, has an excuse for the murder?
No.
Based off of Tony's hint and Steven being a fish I think I may know.
Joe the cat knocked over Steven the fish's bowl, killing Steven.
Quote from: Darth_Diclonius on December 12, 2007, 10:15:57 PM
Based off of Tony's hint and Steven being a fish I think I may know.
Joe the cat knocked over Steven the fish's bowl, killing Steven.
Grats.
Three pieces of coal, a carrot, and a scarf are laying on the lawn. Nobody put them on the lawn, but there is a perfectly logical reason why they should be there. What is it?
they were on a snowman, but he melted?
also going back to the one about the identical drinks (i know its old. if you dont wan't to humor me, that's alright).
my guess was as follows:
you said they were both served the drinks; no one said anything about the two drinking them. one drank it, the other didn't?
Quote from: Runewitt on December 13, 2007, 12:56:32 AM
they were on a snowman, but he melted?
Haha, yeah. Maybe that one was too easy-- it just seemed appropriate.
Quote from: Emerge on December 13, 2007, 01:32:32 AM
also going back to the one about the identical drinks (i know its old. if you dont wan't to humor me, that's alright).
my guess was as follows:
you said they were both served the drinks; no one said anything about the two drinking them. one drank it, the other didn't?
I would've just answered "No.", then it'd make no difference. =P
Next Puzzle:
A man was pushing his car, but by the time he reached a hotel, he knew that he had just become bankrupt. Why so?
he was on his way to a very impotent meting that involved his financial future and his car broke down?
Quote from: K&K4ever on December 13, 2007, 08:57:11 AM
he was on his way to a very impotent meting that involved his financial future and his car broke down?
Nope.
Does it have anything to do with the stock Market?
Does it have anything to do with the condition of his car?
Quote from: K&K4ever on December 13, 2007, 12:33:20 PM
Does it have anything to do with the condition of his car?
Nope.
Is he meeting someone?
Is he connected to the hotel?
wild guess: the man is the guy who was 'pushing' sales of the Edsel car. when he arrived at his hotel after work, he discovered the car was not selling and he was bankrupt.
Quote from: BunofGovt on December 13, 2007, 05:59:29 PM
wild guess: the man is the guy who was 'pushing' sales of the Edsel car. when he arrived at his hotel after work, he discovered the car was not selling and he was bankrupt.
You got it!!!
... No, I kid. Think, guys. What does being at a hotel have to do with becoming bankrupt?
Bankrupt? I would lose my hotel, maybe a house, and if I lost the land, that would suck. Is this some sort of game?
Quote from: FinalShadows on December 13, 2007, 07:03:28 PM
Bankrupt? I would lose my hotel, maybe a house, and if I lost the land, that would suck. Is this some sort of game?
Yeah.
Wild guess, but it the guy playing monopoly? More specific he is using the car token and lands on his opponents hotel which he doesn't have the money to pay the rent for.
Oh good greif why didn't get that earlier? Oh, well. What he said. Monopoly?
Quote from: Darth_Diclonius on December 13, 2007, 08:29:43 PM
Wild guess, but it the guy playing monopoly? More specific he is using the car token and lands on his opponents hotel which he doesn't have the money to pay the rent for.
Yup. Congrats.
Next Puzzle:
A man is found dead, deep in a forest. All he has on is a swimming trunk, snorkel, and facemask. Though, the nearest lake was 10 miles away, and the Ocean was even further. How could he have died?
While swimming in the lake did he get scooped/sucked into a giant bucket under a helicopter that was using the water from the lake to put out a forest fire? I'm just thinking of that old urban legend.
Quote from: Darth_Diclonius on December 14, 2007, 09:52:03 PM
While swimming in the lake did he get scooped/sucked into a giant bucket under a helicopter that was using the water from the lake to put out a forest fire? I'm just thinking of that old urban legend.
Or you looked it up on Google! >:(
'Kidding.
Next Puzzle:
He blew a kiss to her from above. She said to him, "I love you", and died. Why did this happen?
Something involving to escape from something?
did she jump off a plane/roof/other high...thing?
Quote from: Emerge on December 15, 2007, 02:52:59 AM
did she jump off a plane/roof/other high...thing?
Nope!
But that leads to a hint!:
Think/ask about where they are.
are they both human?
... yes...
did she die durring surgery?
This one has me stumped.
Was it the kiss of death?
was he already dead and she killed herself to be with him?
yea... that's what i was htinking.
Instead of answering any of those, I'm gonna repost the puzzle, and the hint I gave you.
He blew a kiss to her from above. She said to him, "I love you", and died. Why did this happen?
Hint: Think/Ask about where they are. <--- So far, there's... no reaction to the hint.
- - -
I'll scrub this one, because it's pretty tough. I had a hard time figuring it out, myself, but looking at how it progressed... this one will be more interesting.
Next Puzzle: She came into work with a new pair of shoes on, but because he didn't notice, he killed her.
Hint: When I asked you to think/ask about the setting of the PREVIOUS puzzle, I'm giving you the hint that they were in the same location.
Quote from: Jun-Watarase on December 16, 2007, 11:12:30 AMHe blew a kiss to her from above. She said to him, "I love you", and died. Why did this happen?
Hint: Think/Ask about where they are. <--- So far, there's... no reaction to the hint.
She came into work with a new pair of shoes on, but because he didn't notice, he killed her.
When I asked you to think/ask about the setting of the PREVIOUS puzzle, I'm giving you the hint that they were in the same location.
1. uh...the last thing i could come up with, is that a woman and a very large man were making love and he crushed her. farfetched...but that's all i got.
2. "she" is some sort of insect
Quote from: Emerge on December 16, 2007, 07:12:03 PM
Quote from: Jun-Watarase on December 16, 2007, 11:12:30 AMHe blew a kiss to her from above. She said to him, "I love you", and died. Why did this happen?
Hint: Think/Ask about where they are. <--- So far, there's... no reaction to the hint.
She came into work with a new pair of shoes on, but because he didn't notice, he killed her.
When I asked you to think/ask about the setting of the PREVIOUS puzzle, I'm giving you the hint that they were in the same location.
1. uh...the last thing i could come up with, is that a woman and a very large man were making love and he crushed her. farfetched...but that's all i got.
2. "she" is some sort of insect and he stepped on her by acciednt
Quote from: Emerge on December 16, 2007, 07:12:03 PM
Quote from: Jun-Watarase on December 16, 2007, 11:12:30 AMHe blew a kiss to her from above. She said to him, "I love you", and died. Why did this happen?
Hint: Think/Ask about where they are. <--- So far, there's... no reaction to the hint.
She came into work with a new pair of shoes on, but because he didn't notice, he killed her.
When I asked you to think/ask about the setting of the PREVIOUS puzzle, I'm giving you the hint that they were in the same location.
1. uh...the last thing i could come up with, is that a woman and a very large man were making love and he crushed her. farfetched...but that's all i got.
2. "she" is some sort of insect
=| ...
Wait, what?
Quote from: Jun-Watarase on December 16, 2007, 07:36:04 PM
Quote from: Emerge on December 16, 2007, 07:12:03 PM
Quote from: Jun-Watarase on December 16, 2007, 11:12:30 AMHe blew a kiss to her from above. She said to him, "I love you", and died. Why did this happen?
Hint: Think/Ask about where they are. <--- So far, there's... no reaction to the hint.
She came into work with a new pair of shoes on, but because he didn't notice, he killed her.
When I asked you to think/ask about the setting of the PREVIOUS puzzle, I'm giving you the hint that they were in the same location.
1. uh...the last thing i could come up with, is that a woman and a very large man were making love and he crushed her. farfetched...but that's all i got.
2. "she" is some sort of insect
=| ...
Wait, what?
okay...let me move some words around to make more sense of it.
He blew a kiss to her from above. She said to him, "I love you", and died. Why did this happen?uh...the last thing i could come up with, is that a woman and a very large man were making love and he crushed her. farfetched...but that's all i got.
She came into work with a new pair of shoes on, but because he didn't notice, he killed her."she" is some sort of insect and he stepped on her at work with a new pair of shoes
Ok for the first one, I would have to ask if they were in some sort of play?
and the second one I would have to ask if the girl was some sort of cosmo girl (freeke)?
Quote from: Emerge on December 16, 2007, 11:30:29 PM
Quote from: Jun-Watarase on December 16, 2007, 07:36:04 PM
Quote from: Emerge on December 16, 2007, 07:12:03 PM
Quote from: Jun-Watarase on December 16, 2007, 11:12:30 AMHe blew a kiss to her from above. She said to him, "I love you", and died. Why did this happen?
Hint: Think/Ask about where they are. <--- So far, there's... no reaction to the hint.
She came into work with a new pair of shoes on, but because he didn't notice, he killed her.
When I asked you to think/ask about the setting of the PREVIOUS puzzle, I'm giving you the hint that they were in the same location.
1. uh...the last thing i could come up with, is that a woman and a very large man were making love and he crushed her. farfetched...but that's all i got.
2. "she" is some sort of insect
=| ...
Wait, what?
okay...let me move some words around to make more sense of it.
He blew a kiss to her from above. She said to him, "I love you", and died. Why did this happen?
uh...the last thing i could come up with, is that a woman and a very large man were making love and he crushed her. farfetched...but that's all i got.
She came into work with a new pair of shoes on, but because he didn't notice, he killed her.
"she" is some sort of insect and he stepped on her at work with a new pair of shoes
Let me guess, your answer to the next question is insects too?
Quote from: Jun-Watarase on December 15, 2007, 01:08:44 AM
Quote from: Darth_Diclonius on December 14, 2007, 09:52:03 PM
While swimming in the lake did he get scooped/sucked into a giant bucket under a helicopter that was using the water from the lake to put out a forest fire? I'm just thinking of that old urban legend.
Or you looked it up on Google! >:(
'Kidding.
Next Puzzle: He blew a kiss to her from above. She said to him, "I love you", and died. Why did this happen?
Did she have a noose around her neck?
I know it's kind of cheating, but I'll give you small hints along the way, instead of just "yes" or "no" answers. ^^
Quote from: Emerge on December 16, 2007, 11:30:29 PM
okay...let me move some words around to make more sense of it.
He blew a kiss to her from above. She said to him, "I love you", and died. Why did this happen?
uh...the last thing i could come up with, is that a woman and a very large man were making love and he crushed her. farfetched...but that's all i got.
She came into work with a new pair of shoes on, but because he didn't notice, he killed her.
"she" is some sort of insect and he stepped on her at work with a new pair of shoes
Nope. Insects don't wear shoes.
Quote from: K&K4ever on December 17, 2007, 08:11:00 AM
Ok for the first one, I would have to ask if they were in some sort of play?
and the second one I would have to ask if the girl was some sort of cosmo girl (freeke)?
Close! But no, they weren't. It
is, however, somewhere a type performance is held.
Nope.
Quote from: Glitch on December 17, 2007, 08:47:34 AM
Did she have a noose around her neck?
Pretty close, actually! But it wasn't around her neck.
Did these events take place in a circus?
Hmm.. was the women in the shoes a tightrope walker?
And the people in the first puzzle, were they swinging trapeze artists?
Quote from: babytealeaf on December 17, 2007, 03:08:19 PM
Hmm.. was the women in the shoes a tightrope walker?
And the people in the first puzzle, were they swinging trapeze artists?
No. As for the second question, they aren't, but it'd work... so to make things easier, I'll say yes.
Ok, I was a little confused by the laqst post so the girl in the new shoes is on a tight rope? If that's the case then she forgot to take them off before she performed and the persone who's suposed to make sure that everything is alright didn't notice and she went out on unsafe shoes and slipped without a net?
Quote from: K&K4ever on December 17, 2007, 09:16:59 PM
Ok, I was a little confused by the laqst post so the girl in the new shoes is on a tight rope? If that's the case then she forgot to take them off before she performed and the persone who's suposed to make sure that everything is alright didn't notice and she went out on unsafe shoes and slipped without a net?
Quote from: Jun-Watarase on December 17, 2007, 04:15:18 PM
Quote from: babytealeaf on December 17, 2007, 03:08:19 PM
Hmm.. was the women in the shoes a tightrope walker?
No.
Your scenario is close, though.
OK, was she performing in the Circus?
Was she an acrobat?
Was she on the Trapeze?
Quote from: K&K4ever on December 18, 2007, 03:16:53 PM
Was she an acrobat?
Was she on the Trapeze?
Not sure which one's you're referring to, but... no one's an acrobat, and it was already confirmed that the people in the first puzzle are trapeze artists, so yes.
Answer to the first puzzle: First puzzle became too complicated. I actually said in a previous post that I'd "scrub" this one, but since people were still asking questions, it went on... Since we changed things and made them trapeze artists,
the man who blew the kiss was hanging by his feet. The woman was holding her end with her mouth, but when she said "I love you", she had let go and died from the fall. It makes less sense that they're trapeze artists, since no one really holds onto the rope/bars with their teeth, and there's normally a net underneath, but I figure that... no one would really think that they were simply holding onto ropes.
Anyways, since you guys got the hint, here's another for the remaining puzzle.
Big Hint: What does a new pair of shoes change for a person?
Oh! The man is a knife thrower and the woman was the person he was throwing knives at. Since her new shoes made her taller, he threw the knife into her head instead of above it.
is that it?
Quote from: babytealeaf on December 18, 2007, 06:20:57 PM
Oh! The man is a knife thrower and the woman was the person he was throwing knives at. Since her new shoes made her taller, he threw the knife into her head instead of above it.
is that it?
Yup, that's it. Congrats!
I'm too lazy to find/make another puzzle, so I'll get back to this later. >_>
Now why didn't I think of that?
arent knife throwers usally on a big turning thing so shoes wouldnt do anything
Yeah, but that one was old fashion
Quote from: Baker!-! on February 16, 2008, 10:10:30 AM
arent knife throwers usally on a big turning thing so shoes wouldnt do anything
Wait, what? That's a totally different act. -_-
it is?
ya whuts going on here btw think of another puzzle fast
Quote from: Baker!-! on February 16, 2008, 11:21:20 AM
ya whuts going on here btw think of another puzzle fast
Wtf? Why are you ordering me around? Do you realize how old this thread is? It's dead. You missed it when it was alive.
It was fun when it lasted. Would you care if I posted some if I think of any?
Quote from: Darth_Diclonius on February 16, 2008, 12:22:05 PM
It was fun when it lasted. Would you care if I posted some if I think of any?
Go for it! ^^
Hmmm... >_< I'll have to think about some.
Question:A lady is riding in an elevator. All of a sudden the lights go out and the elevator stopped. She begins to cry because she knows her husband is dead. What happened?
Was her husband working on the elevator?
Was there a power outage?
Was he working at the power plant?
Did he try to brake into the power plant?
Was he on life support?
Quote from: Moonblossom on February 16, 2008, 09:45:39 PM
Was he on life support?
Yup!
QUESTION:A politician wrote a long speech. How did it help his career even before he gave the speech?
Did he give a copy to the reporters outside?
Quote from: Darth_Diclonius on February 16, 2008, 10:02:31 PM
Quote from: Moonblossom on February 16, 2008, 09:45:39 PM
Was he on life support?
Yup!
QUESTION:A politician wrote a long speech. How did it help his career even before he gave the speech?
No no, she asked a question. That isn't enough to actually solve a puzzle. She'd actually have to conclude with an answer with the answers to her questions as clues. By confirming an answer, she'd have to make a guess and actually say, "Okay. Here's what I think it is. They were in a hospital, and she knew her husband was dead because he was under life-support, and by the power-outage, she knew that the hospital's back up generator shut down and killed him."
- - -
Did it somehow protect him from something?
Quote from: K&K4ever on February 16, 2008, 10:08:27 PM
Did he give a copy to the reporters outside?
No.
Quote from: Jun-Watarase on February 16, 2008, 10:34:06 PM
No no, she asked a question. That isn't enough to actually solve a puzzle. She'd actually have to conclude with an answer with the answers to her questions as clues. By confirming an answer, she'd have to make a guess and actually say, "Okay. Here's what I think it is. They were in a hospital, and she knew her husband was dead because he was under life-support, and by the power-outage, she knew that the hospital's back up generator shut down and killed him."
Ahhh... my apologies. XD I wasn't sure since I've never done this before, but now I know.
Quote from: Jun-Watarase on February 16, 2008, 10:34:06 PM
Did it somehow protect him from something?
Yes.
Did it protect him from something political?
Or did it protect him from something physical?
Quote from: Jun-Watarase on February 17, 2008, 09:25:58 AM
Did it protect him from something political?
Or did it protect him from something physical?
No
Yes
Was he working on it in his office?
Does it protect the politician from something lethal?
Quote from: Darth_Diclonius on February 17, 2008, 04:11:12 PM
Quote from: Jun-Watarase on February 17, 2008, 03:08:14 PM
Does it protect the politician from something lethal?
Yes.
...
...
LOL, was it Theodore Roosevelt? :V
If so, here's my guess: The speech had aided him by protecting him from a bullet shot by an assassin. The speech was folded up tightly and prevented the bullet from giving him a lethal wound. If it's not that, I don't understand how a speech could protect someone physically.
Yup ^_^ That's it. Congrats. And bonus points for knowing it was T.R.
Good thing it was a long speech then
Quote from: K&K4ever on February 17, 2008, 06:01:02 PM
Good thing it was a long speech then
Hahahaha. Yup, true story.
Damn :o
Yeah those Roosevelts are built tough... except F.D.R.'s legs those weren't so tough.
OK, a man had an obsession, and he was hung for it. Why?
the tissue of a plant what
Quote from: K&K4ever on February 17, 2008, 09:58:57 PM
OK, a man had an abscission, and he was hung for it. Why?
Did he try killing himself?
Was he accused of murder?
:-\ . . . hmmmm yes.
Haha... sorry for reviving this if you forgot about it.
Well was he a Siamese twin and cut off his twins head?
Oh, no worries, I know the answer.
And no.
It wasn't a twin
Well damn I can't think of anything.
um i dont know what a abcission is is that like decapatation or something or it sounds like his arms were ripped off or something abcission sounds painful
Abscission:
1:the act or process of cutting off, removal
2: the natural separation of flowers, fruit, or leaves from plants at a special separation layer
thank you
was the guy in any part of europe particularly the norse part
EDIT: Fixed a huge pet-peeve when it comes to "particularly". Just an OCD thing I have.
No, and I just realized that I miss spelled a vital word in the original clue; It's obsession not Abscission. . . sorry, that was a big oops on my part :-[
is he obseesed with something illegal
Nope
Was he obsessed with nooses?
Nope
did his obsession hurt other people?
Did he have an obsession with death?
Does it have to do with hanging things up?
(think i know it)
Quote from: Runewitt on December 03, 2008, 01:34:05 AM
did his obsession hurt other people?
He's not obsessed with hurting other people if that's what you mean
Quote from: Darth_Diclonius on December 03, 2008, 02:41:44 AM
Did he have an obsession with death?
Nope
Quote from: Runewitt on December 03, 2008, 02:52:02 AM
Does it have to do with hanging things up?
(think i know it)
Nope
Is it because he wanted to know what his victim went through as they died?
No but he did kill someone
Was he a narcissist, afraid of losing his girlfriend/wife so he killed her? Then did he get convicted of murder?
No the victim wasn't his girlfriend/wife, but he was convicted.
Did he have an obsession with....breaking laws?
did he kill them by choice, or accident?
Quote from: questionette on December 04, 2008, 09:24:08 PM
Did he have an obsession with....breaking laws?
Nope
Quote from: Runewitt on December 04, 2008, 09:40:51 PM
did he kill them by choice, or accident?
Um, I'm not sure really :-[ he killed out of rage, would that be accident? ???
Quote from: K&K4ever on December 04, 2008, 10:45:58 PM
Um, I'm not sure really :-[ he killed out of rage, would that be accident? ???
in his rage, did he WANT to kill?
did he kill the person he was trying to kill?
How did he kill his victim... Shoot? Stab? Burn? Choke?
Quote from: Runewitt on December 05, 2008, 12:44:48 AM
in his rage, did he WANT to kill?
did he kill the person he was trying to kill?
Not necessarily
and yes
Quote from: BSaphire on December 05, 2008, 08:54:55 AM
How did he kill his victim... Shoot? Stab? Burn? Choke?
He shot him
Humm. With both of those answers it rules out Charles Julius Guiteau... back to the drawing board.
WAIT WAIT WAIT!! It was Charles Julius Guiteau! You got it B what ruled him out?
Quote from: K&K4ever on December 05, 2008, 11:42:19 AM
WAIT WAIT WAIT!! It was Charles Julius Guiteau! You got it B what ruled him out?
Because he had every intention of killing President Garfield. He borrowed the money to buy a gun and attempted to kill him once prior to the actual time he shot him. His "obsession" would have been that he believed that "God" wanted him to kill the president.
This case is important by "Case Law" standards because it was on of the first cases tried with the "Insanity" defense where Guiteau believed he was insane at the time of the shooting, but was not "medically" or "professionally" insane with which he hoped to get off. Ironic note... It took a lawyer to think of it. Guiteau was a lawyer.
So it wasn't necessarily "rage" but a planned assassination of President James Garfield. That's why I ruled him out.
Sorry, I was mainly going by Sondheim's rendition of the events, I guess I should have done a little more research ^^;
Quote from: K&K4ever on December 05, 2008, 01:15:02 PM
Sorry, I was mainly going by Sondheim's rendition of the events, I guess I should have done a little more research ^^;
Don't be sorry sweets I am happy that I was right! Besides did you probably don't remember that I am a Criminal Justice major and I could have been way off too *LOL :P
I like this game ^^) what's next.... should I make one?
Quote from: Jun-Watarase on November 28, 2007, 08:19:31 PM
Quote from: aznmagic2015 on November 28, 2007, 07:37:12 PM
The man brought a sharp piece of ice(I forgot what the correct term was...) into a room, locked it then stabbed himself with it. Is that correct?
Yeah, you got it. I could've been a smartass and just answered "yes" because of the question at the end, but there's no point in doing that. When you recite the answer, don't ask questions. State it as what you think the answer is.
The man stabbed himself with a shard of ice in a locked room. The ice melted, which explains the blood and water around him. Good job, Castor!
FFFFFFF dude. I wish I had known about this thread sooner, I saw that in an episode of Detective Conan except the guy froze the block of ice with a knife sticking out of it.
Quote from: BSaphire on December 06, 2008, 07:31:44 AM
I like this game ^^) what's next.... should I make one?
Yes cause I'm not gonna
Ok, I'm gonna try this ^^)
Two men die on Friday. Their obsession lead to their deaths and their deaths are talked about to this day, but neither person had met the other.
man, i was way off..
i was thinking that it was a man obsessed with photography and developing his own pictures. being hung would/could have been haning up a photo of himself to dry after developing.
Where they in the same time line?
Quote from: K&K4ever on December 06, 2008, 05:38:16 PM
Where they in the same time line?
If you mean did they die at the same time... no.
Steve Irwin, killed while filming stingrays in Australia's Great Barrier Reef; and Timothy Treadwell, killed while filming grizzly bears in Katmai National Park, Alaska (along with his girlfriend, Amie Huguenard).
Sorry, I was trying to figure out how come the questions were so strange and for some reason the first part got erased, but I fixed it. So let's try this again:
Two men die on Friday. Their obsession lead to their deaths and their deaths are talked about to this day, but neither person had met the other.
So BunofGovt no it isn't Steve and Timothy.
oh it was those twins where one was shot and they both die with the same mark
whoops they dont have an obsession jk
Sorry ^^( No
Is it Gandhi and Martin Luther King?
Do they have the same obsession?
Quote from: codex biblio on December 07, 2008, 01:18:37 AM
Do they have the same obsession?
answer with a clue is Yes they share the same obsession/passion which they are known for and their work with.
K&K: great guess ^^) but No sorry...
did one of them "return" on a sunday?
Were both of them good people?
Were their obsessions related to science?
anthropology?
medical?
Just a heads up, but continue on with it if you like. Lateral thinking puzzles aren't about "Guess who these people are!"-- they're actually puzzles that pertain vague scenarios, and people asking Yes or No questions, answered with either "Yes" or "No". The key thing about including scenarios is that the people trying to solve said puzzles are supposed to figure out the reasons how and why the scenarios occurred. At this point, these aren't lateral thinking puzzles, rather than a guessing game of who people are based on actual events. Refer to the opening post or past puzzles to see what I mean.
Runewitt: They both died on a Friday, so no neither returned.
K&K4ever: Yes
codex biblio: NO, yes, and no.
Jun-Watarase: Sorry if my puzzle isn't quite Lateral Thinking, but it is a bit of a challenge. Once this one is solved I will try to come up with stuff more on topic. Sorry again ^^)
did they die while on expeditions?
no ^^)
Did they doe in this century?
I have no idea about this one....but I have one, can i post it when this one is solved?
Yeah, you can do that.
Sorry that I haven't been on ^^( First off Happy Holidays to all the Lateral Thinking Peeps out there! Since my question isn't exactly on topic and I wanted to revive this thread I will go ahead and answer it so that someone else can post something more along the lines of this thread. The answer is Presidents Lincoln and Kennedy. There are some super interesting facts on the two of them so take the time to google it and find out some of them. All in all it was way too uncanny the about of similarities of these two men. Their passion/obsession was civil rights and in the end they both died because of it.
So if there is anyone out there who would like to start a more Lateral Thinking puzzle out there now is the time to submit it here for everyone to play with ^^)
Be Safe and see ya here soon!
Squidges
B
A man and his wife were driving through through the streets. They stopped, and the husband got out of the car. When he came back, his wife was dead, and there was a stranger in the car.
Did he know the stranger wasn't his wife?
The stranger is food, isn't it? Yum yum. :J
Were the husband and wife in the same car at the time?
Did he know the stranger wasn't his wife?
Yes. It wasn't her.
The stranger is food, isn't it? Yum yum. :J
No. =]
Were the husband and wife in the same car at the time?
No. The husband left the car.
Was the stranger related to the husband/wife?
Was the stranger a stalker?
Was the wife already dead before the husband left the car?
was the car a convertable?
if it was, was the top down?
Was the stranger related to the husband/wife?
Yes, but still a stranger.
Was the stranger a stalker?
No. lol
Was the wife already dead before the husband left the car?
No she was alive.
was the car a convertable?
nope.
if it was, was the top down?
nope.
I Know!
The husband was driving to the hospital, because the wife was about to have a baby. When they got there, he ran inside to get help, but she had the baby while he was inside, and died durring child birth.
i dont have a puzzle, so someone else can ask.
Lol. You totally google searched that sh*t.
And P.S. I told you the stranger was food.
dam, I was hoping it was some sort of alien abduction thing... :-\
Lol, okay. Here's another type of lateral thinking puzzle, but instead of asking yes or no questions, try to find an immediate solution to the scenario. This means, try to come up with a solution in your post. It requires a little more thinking, but here's an easy one:
You're alone and have a task. You're in a room. All the walls are solid and opaque, and there are no windows within it whatsoever. No natural light can seep in without you opening the door. Whenever you enter or exit the room, you must close the door behind you.
There are three light bulbs in the room, but you're only allowed to turn on one each time you enter. How are you able to determine which switch goes to which light bulb if you're allowed only to leave and enter the room again once?
Quote from: Jun-Watarase on December 27, 2008, 06:30:04 PM
Lol. You totally google searched that sh*t.
And P.S. I told you the stranger was food.
actually, i hadn't. the major clue was that the stranger was related to them. that gave me the idea of it being a child.
Quote from: Runewitt on December 27, 2008, 10:26:24 PM
actually, i hadn't. the major clue was that the stranger was related to them. that gave me the idea of it being a child.
That's funny. This was my original train of thought when I asked the question because of another thread we were discussing at the time. But you got to the solution before me. So, good for you.
Jun, that one was harder than I thought. I even drew out a little diagram with switches to lightbulbs. :P
But disregarding my convoluted diagram since you said it's easy, I'll say it has to do with the fact that lightbulbs also give out heat and not just light. I did have to make a few assumptions about your description because otherwise, why couldn't we just leave one light on the first time you enter the room? (unless that's actually the solution, in which case, I'm even more frustrated for working on that diagram!)
You said "you're only allowed to turn on one each time you enter", so I'm concluding you mean only one light can be on at any one time. That's the challenge. Trying to i.d. 3 lightbulbs and 3 switches, but only able to enter the room twice. If that's the case...
First time you enter the room, flip on switch #1 and let Lightbulb A heat up. Turn off. Leave room.
Come back fairly quickly. Flip switch #2 which lights up Lightbulb B. Run (or walk) to the lightbulbs. The still warm lightbulb should be Lightbulb A, matched with switch #1. And the last lightbulb that's not "on" and not "warm" would be for switch #3.
Am I close? Do I get chocolate???
Yup, you got it.
But no chocolate.
Quote from: Jun-Watarase on December 28, 2008, 06:20:55 AM
Yup, you got it.
But no chocolate.
What's the point if we don't get chocolate? lulz jk
OK, who is next?