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The Fire Escape
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
Nicole awakes to the smell of smoke. Although she realizes the danger in her situation, she makes no attempt to leave the building where she has been sleeping. Why?
Hint
Q: Was Nicole physically capable of walking on her own?A: Yes
Q: Was the fire blocking Nicole's path of escape?
A: No
Q: Was Nicole sleeping in her own home?
A: No
Q: Could Nicole have left the building if the fire had not occurred?
A: No
Answer
Nicole was locked in a jail cell and realized it was futile for her to attempt to leave until the guard unlocked her cell door.Hide Hint Show Hint Hide Answer Show Answer
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wow... that was hard
i thought she was a quadraplegic lying in bed.
I thought maybe her roommate was grabbing a cigarette in the next room and she realized that the "danger" was only from secondhand smoke - too many logical alternatives for this to be a really good teaser - sorry
i luved that! i mean, i had a book w/ that riddle in it but i really liked it!
Meh, I thought that someone was smoking and it had gotten into her room. Oh well, I liked the teaser anyway
meh, i was close enough, i thought she was in an mental institution
i AcTuAlLy GoT iT!!!
I got it too! YAY!
I heard that one in a book before!
you can't smell or taste while you're sleeping
I would've thought that she was in a camp with the campfire on...
My guess was that she was a hamster and so couldn't leave the house as she was in a cage! Ah well, at least no one was killed!
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