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To Fly or Not
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
Duffus decided he would start raising chickens again. He didn't want to do all the work, so he hired Mr. Redneck's son to clean the cages. "Just make sure you close the cage behind you when you go in," Duffus told Jr. Redneck. Things went well for a week or two until Duffus and Mr. Redneck found Jr. R frantically chasing the chickens around the yard. "Oh no, you left the gate open!" cried Duffus. "No I didn't! They must have all flown out that hole," exclaimed Jr. Redneck, pointing to a large hole in the cage wire about 2 meters up. "Oh, sorry. Ok, then let's round 'em up," Duffus muttered, as he chased after some hens. "No, it's not ok," said Mr. R, grabbing his son by the scruff of the neck. "Don't you dare lie to us, boy, everyone knows chickens can't fly!" "Now, wait a minute, I believe him!" Duffus interrupted, just in time to save young Redneck's neck.
Why did Duffus believe him even though he knew that chickens can't fly?
Why did Duffus believe him even though he knew that chickens can't fly?
Answer
Duffus explained to Mr. R., "While in England once, I read on the back of a Crazy Fruit drink bottle that chickens can sometimes flap hard enough to get enough lift to clear a 3 meter fence. So though unlikely, it is possible that they could somewhat fly a short distance."Hide Answer Show Answer
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