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Duffus Goes Fishing
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 Mcclutski loved to fish, but he was always afraid that his boat would tip over and he'd fall in the lake. He wasn't afraid of drowning, just of taking an unplanned bath. So Duffus thought of a plan. He got into his boat, with his new cordless drill, and started out onto the lake. After hours of pain and effort he arrived at his favored location, about 10 meters off shore by a little island. Duffus then pulled out his drill attached his 5" hole saw and drilled a hole through the bottom of his boat (Duffus was never the sharpest tool in the shed though he did often cut himself on that tool, but that's another teaser.) After catching his limit of fish he rowed back to shore with almost no water in his boat. With a 5" hole in the bottom of his boat why didn't it fill with water and sink?
Hint
It took him hours to get 10m or 30 ft. Why?Answer
The boat didn't sink because the lake was frozen. That's why it took him hours to get 10 meters.Hide Hint Show Hint Hide Answer Show Answer
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