Walking to the Park
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.
When leaving his office every day, Frank walks in short, waddling steps down the hallway. On the elevator he acts normally. Once outside he walks almost normally but takes an extra large or small step now and then. He crosses the street with wide, long steps. Once in the park across the street, he walks normally.
Can you explain this strange behavior?
Answer
Frank is superstitious, and he is trying not to step on the lines and cracks on the ground. In the office there are little tiles on the floor. The elevator is carpeted. A sidewalk has bigger squares so he can step almost normally. The street has big crosswalk lines so he has to take big steps. In the park he can walk on a path or the grass.
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Drunky  
Mar 11, 2003
| great teaser  |
horse_luver 
Mar 16, 2003
| I was completely stumped! So was anyone else I gave this puzzle to. I could only find one tiny fault- not all elevators are carpeted. All-in-all, great puzzle! Keep them coming, frankenweoburger! |
speedyg1000
Mar 19, 2003
| He works for the Ministry of Silly Walks!!!! (You have to know Monty Python) |
icehaven
Mar 29, 2003
| A difficult teaser! |
singcan
Mar 29, 2003
| It totally stumped me................... |
frankenweoburger
Apr 15, 2003
| That was my first guess when I heard it, speedyg! |
StephanieRaye
May 08, 2003
| Just a thought but is the Frank you? ;)
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Izabella
Jan 14, 2005
| OOOOOOOOOO good one  |
sweetime
Jul 07, 2005
| hehehe - i like that explanation speedyg1000!!! 
i thought his legs had gone to sleep (don't ask me what it is that he does that involves that), so he walked slow dumpy steps until his legs wake up enough to walk properly! |
boodler 
Dec 26, 2005
| Rather easy. I gave up trying to avoid the cracks in the pavement when I was at primary school!  |
11171413
Mar 11, 2008
| I thought he has OCD, which it still seems like he has. |
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