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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
A man lives one block from where he works. He needs to be at work by 9:30 AM. He sets his alarm for 9 AM, and gets to work at 9:30 AM. When he gets there, his boss fires him for being late. The boss and the man both had accurate clocks. What happened?
Answer
The man lived on the line where the time zone changed.Hide Answer Show Answer
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