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A Sack of Magnets
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 buys some magnetic spheres from a shop, cheap. He takes them home in their
bag, and pours them onto a table. They all roll around a bit, before finally
resting here and there. The man immediately knows he has a faulty product, even
though he hasn't even tried using them yet. Do you know how?
bag, and pours them onto a table. They all roll around a bit, before finally
resting here and there. The man immediately knows he has a faulty product, even
though he hasn't even tried using them yet. Do you know how?
Hint
What would he expect magnets to do, anyway?Answer
When they left the bag, they rolled around on the table. If they weremagnetic, then they would not have been able to roll around so much
because they would have been stuck together!
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