The Guide
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.
A man was hiking in the hills for the first time and, for safety, he brings along two guides. At the beginning of the hike, the first guide said, "Keep all personal items close, stay behind me, and above all else, keep your balance around the steep dropoffs!" The second guide had never been on such a long hike and, despite the warnings, tumbled off one of the high cliffs and rolled into a valley. The second guide's spine was broken in the fall. The man and the first guide watched the fall, shrugged, and moved on. Why did they offer no help or concern?
Answer
The second guide was a book.
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(user deleted)
Apr 22, 2003
| i thought for a minute and got the answer..gj |
Codammanus
Apr 23, 2003
| I was thinking it was a dummy. (But why bring a dummy on such a trip? I guess I was the dummy-huh?) This was genius! |
MrIxolite  
Apr 29, 2003
| I really enjoyed this one. Well done |
adaMan
May 02, 2003
| I was stumped for a while! |
dsquared 
May 19, 2003
| Great stuff Frank, I can't believe I got this straight away. Very clever wording well done. |
snoopdogg
May 19, 2003
| i was thinking of a dog but the answer fits it better |
(user deleted)
May 19, 2003
| yeah i was thinking dog too but ..... i guess people (unless you were complete animal haters) would show SOME concern if it would have been a dog...... i like book better... nice one!!! ;) |
adoontourious
May 20, 2003
| Thats a good one.. what if they needed the book lol |
tgirl_10
May 26, 2003
| I thought it was a map. Close enough, right?! |
yenahchick
Jul 22, 2003
| GoOd OnE! It really made me laugh!! You sure are good at tricky wording! NiCe Job!!!  |
ogloriousmullet
Dec 03, 2003
| I thought that one was rather clever. |
tangerine 
May 24, 2004
| Being a book lover, I was saddened when it broke its spine!
 Ha, ha. Anyways, I got this one. Good job! |
timbo
Apr 16, 2005
| I Thought it was a Porcupine
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(user deleted)
May 13, 2005
| I liked that one. I got it correct.   |
(user deleted)
May 13, 2005
| I liked that one. I got it correct. |
GarnetLover
May 29, 2005
| that wuz awesum! |
froggygg 
Jun 11, 2005
| Good teaser!
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akl21
Jul 09, 2006
| Nice! I was thinking a horse, like one of those pack ones, you know? |
4demo
Jun 03, 2007
| Nice! I thought maybe it was b/c he was hurt too badly to be saved and couldn't be reached in time! |
crocodile  
Jul 24, 2009
| I am with tangerine one that one. I thought it was a cartoon! Keep up the good work! |
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