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Cold Case
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
On a cold, winter day, a family called the police to report a theft. The family told the cops that someone broke into their house during the night and stole many things. The cops said they would handle the case.
A few minutes later, the cops had the man who committed the crime. The mother of the family asked the cops how they found him with very little evidence. The cops laughed and explained.
How did the cops find the man?
A few minutes later, the cops had the man who committed the crime. The mother of the family asked the cops how they found him with very little evidence. The cops laughed and explained.
How did the cops find the man?
Answer
It was a cold winter day, and there was snow on the ground. The man who committed the crime lived down the street. He walked to the house, broke in, and walked back. He left footprints in the snow.Hide Answer Show Answer
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I GOT IT! AHAHAHA SUCCESS!
I cant believe i didnt get it!!! I am suposed to be going to a private smart school!
the footprints must have been covered by the snow then. i thought the theft stole so many things including large objects so the theft didnt manage to carry em all.. lol
i got it.. hehehe .. nice one.. ^_^
It doesn't snow here so it does not say where they are. Secondly the iPhone may be stolen allowing police to find the GPS location. Thirdly a neighbour saw them and so on. The best situation teasers are those that mislead yet still have enough clues to make the answer obvious when revealed.
I agree with Jimbo.
It was fun but easy. The burglar is rather dumb, no? As Littlefinger said, whatever you do make sure your hands are clean. Erasing footprints is like basic in doing a crime LOL
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