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The Amazon
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Puzzle ID: #36235
Submitted By: solarsistim321 Corrected By: hersheyugget
Submitted By: solarsistim321 Corrected By: hersheyugget
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
Once a man fell into the Amazon River, and it swept him away. He was badly injured. He lost all of his tools, including his compass; however, he still was able to get a vague idea of what time it was. How?
Hint
He could see the sun.Answer
He knew that the Amazon flows east which gave him a sense of direction. All he had to do is look at the sun, which rises in the east and sets in the west.Hide Hint Show Hint Hide Answer Show Answer
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