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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 robber is in a house when he suddenly sticks his hands in the air. Then he laughs in relief and finishes the job. There is no other person in the house. Why did he raise his hands?
Hint
Read over the second-last sentence.Answer
The owner of the house has a pet parrot who shouted "stick 'em up". When the robber saw the parrot he continued his job.Hide Hint Show Hint Hide Answer Show Answer
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I thought maybe he saw himself in the mirror
Or that he saw a partner (ie another robber) moving outside and thought it was a police guy. But realized it was only his friend waiting outside. Good answer though
It was his own house. He was cleaning the floor and backed into a door knob, thought it was a gun in his back. Guilty conscience!
It was his own house. He was cleaning the floor and backed into a door knob, thought it was a gun in his back. Guilty conscience!
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