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At the Volleyball Match
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
From where she was sitting at the game, the score was 71 for the blue team and 42 for the red team.
Suddenly, the red team scored a point and won the game.
Why? And where was she sitting?
Suddenly, the red team scored a point and won the game.
Why? And where was she sitting?
Hint
She wasn't a spectator. And what sport was she watching?Answer
She was the scorekeeper.From where she was sitting at the scorekeeper's table, the numbers on the flip-board used for score-keeping were reversed to her. The score was Blue-17, Red-24. Volleyball games go to 25 points. So, when Red scored an additional point, they won the game.
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would this not be an mirror image?
By the way: mirrors do change front with behind and not left with right ...
By the way: mirrors do change front with behind and not left with right ...
CAUTION: SPOILER ...
Here's a picture. http://www.srsport.com/popup_image.php/pID/1038. Imagine sitting behind this. The numbers are also printed on the back of each flap.
Here's a picture. http://www.srsport.com/popup_image.php/pID/1038. Imagine sitting behind this. The numbers are also printed on the back of each flap.
But, niki- if she were sitting BEHIND the flip board, she would be seeing the backs of the NEXT pairs of scores - so they would have read 81 and 52, NOT 71 and 42- Right??? Once the cards are flipped over it's the next pair's back that shows, not the currently displayed pair. Good teaser anyhoo!
i didnt get
I thought volleyball games were to 21.
I guessed right more by fortune - I think the score can be shown several ways... Howerver, why does it ask "which game" when the title says volleyball????
@seanlandrews: Olympic matches are to 25.
The Title sort of gives it away. Great teaser though.
Somebody with more power than me on this site changed the title of my teaser. It was never so obvious.
dont think this will work in real life but good teaser any way.
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