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Skeletons
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
John invites Mary over to see his new fish tank. Mary looks into the tank and sees many skeletons. She immediately scolds John, who does not understand why Mary is so annoyed. What is going on?
Hint
They are not fish skeletons; all of John's fish are alive and healthy.Answer
What Mary saw was a piece of coral, which is made up of the skeletons of tiny creatures. Mary, who is very concerned about the environment, was upset that John used real coral in his fish tank.Hide Hint Show Hint Hide Answer Show Answer
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I thought it was because John was a cat, and he was showing his owner that he had eaten all the fish. but, then again, i didn't read the hint so i didn't think of your answer.
As a cat lover, I like your answer too.
hmm...got angry at the coral? wierd though.
I was thinking that she was upset in his choice of background; like a skeleton by a treasure chest.
Go Mary!
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