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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
The gate opened and the man died. What happened?
Hint
It's not just an ordinary gate.Answer
The latch on the oval ring that climbing ropes hook into for support is known as a GATE. The man was rock climbing and the swing gate broke and he fell to his death.Hide Hint Show Hint Hide Answer Show Answer
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