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The Train 2
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 is walking leisurely on the local train tracks. All of a sudden, he hears the whistle of an approaching train and sees a train speeding at him. Without any hesitation, the man then begins to run towards the speeding train. Why would he run towards the approaching train?
Hint
The man is alone and has no wish to die.Answer
The man was walking on a bridge trestle with steep drop-offs on both sides and was only a short distance from the end. He realized the train was quickly approaching, and he did not have time to turn around and go back. Therefore, he ran toward the train in order to reach the end of the trestle and the safety of solid ground to avoid being hit by the train.Hide Hint Show Hint Hide Answer Show Answer
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That's smart
rEAL INTERESTING....I GUESS....
i thought he was in a tunnel near the end so he ran to the end and jumped on to the train station platform..
same idea anyway
same idea anyway
I didn't know what a trestle was but I guess it is like a bridge.
That has got to be scary...
A very old one!
I have been in that situation, crossing the Kanawa River near Cabin Creek, West Virginia, so I knew the answer. You think about that stuff when you venture out onto a trestle, or into a tunnel.
Yes!
I thought the man must have been Superman or something, trying to stop the train!
I was thinking tunnel too. Anyway, I enjoyed the teaser.
Whew - this one is so old I had to shave its whiskers off. Are you exploring the dead stacks of your local library to find material?
Seems, then, it is not that old.
I already knew a variation of this, with criminals running towards the cops in order to escape.
too many possibilities...
he could have noticed that the tracks split and he was in no danger at all, etc.
good teaser though
he could have noticed that the tracks split and he was in no danger at all, etc.
good teaser though
i thought he was super man lol
i thought he was on a rain staition, and he was late..........
seriously-how many ppl dont use the hints and thought he was suicidal?
I thought he was warning the train the the bridge was out behind him, so he ran to give them more stopping time.
.... why is he walking on the train tracks?
thought he was blind
I'm proud that I got this one right, very clever
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