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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
It may have been a regular afternoon for some, but not for Lara. She had to make an important decision today; one that would probably affect her for the rest of her life. "I can't delay it any longer," she said to herself, taking a deep breath. "I need to make up my mind at once. It will become harder if I don't go today, and it won't kill me!" The thoughts came rushing, driving away some of the fear in her mind. After another look in the mirror, and another deep, encouraging breath, she was ready.
The sky was the most beautiful blue she had ever seen and the sun shone so bright - it looked no different than an enchanting fireball. From the moment she felt its rays gently touching her cheeks with their warmth, Lara knew she had made the right decision. It was a long walk and when she arrived, he welcomed her in right away.
"I'm glad you came, I was hoping you would," he said smiling. "Please, make yourself at home!" She took her seat and felt that, from that moment on, nothing would ever be the same. He looked into her eyes and asked her, comfortingly, "I know it's your first time. Are you afraid?" "A bit," Lara said, with a hint of a giggle in her already trembling voice. "There is always a next time. I will only go on if you want me to," he stated. "I do," she said, and seeing him slowly leaning toward her, closed her eyes.
An awkward silence followed, shortly broken by his triumphant voice. "It's out, I managed to pull it out! Here, take a look!" he said, happy as a little boy. Although astounded, she was happy as well. "It was the right decision after all!" she thought, content and free to relax!
What was it that he managed to pull out? Why were both of them so happy?
The sky was the most beautiful blue she had ever seen and the sun shone so bright - it looked no different than an enchanting fireball. From the moment she felt its rays gently touching her cheeks with their warmth, Lara knew she had made the right decision. It was a long walk and when she arrived, he welcomed her in right away.
"I'm glad you came, I was hoping you would," he said smiling. "Please, make yourself at home!" She took her seat and felt that, from that moment on, nothing would ever be the same. He looked into her eyes and asked her, comfortingly, "I know it's your first time. Are you afraid?" "A bit," Lara said, with a hint of a giggle in her already trembling voice. "There is always a next time. I will only go on if you want me to," he stated. "I do," she said, and seeing him slowly leaning toward her, closed her eyes.
An awkward silence followed, shortly broken by his triumphant voice. "It's out, I managed to pull it out! Here, take a look!" he said, happy as a little boy. Although astounded, she was happy as well. "It was the right decision after all!" she thought, content and free to relax!
What was it that he managed to pull out? Why were both of them so happy?
Answer
A tooth!It was her first time having to take a tooth out and, he was her dentist. She had been considering it for a while as she was afraid it would hurt but, realized that time would only make matters worse. The awkward silence that followed was because taking a tooth out doesn't require noise-making machines. Also, her mouth was numb from what he had given her to prevent pain. That is also the reason she didn't say anything at the end and only her thoughts are posted.
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