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The Horse Race
Situation
Situation puzzles (sometimes called lateral thinking puzzles) are ones where you need to ask lots of yes or no questions to figure out what happened in the situation. These are good puzzles for groups where one person knows the puzzle and answers the questions.Situation
It is midnight and there are two horses racing. One black horse and one white horse. The street lights are on and it is possible to see. Soon, the two horses pass through a red traffic light.
The policeman sees this and arrests only the white horse. Why isn't the black horse arrested?
The policeman sees this and arrests only the white horse. Why isn't the black horse arrested?
Hint
The policeman saw both horses run the red light.Answer
The black horse is the white horse's shadow.Hide Hint Show Hint Hide Answer Show Answer
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