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Clever Jenny
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
Jenny woke up late Monday morning to a freezing cold house. The furnace had gone off during the night. She reset the circuit breaker and the furnace kicked on, but then she thought: "It will take too long to heat up the house; I'll just have to take my shower in a cold bathroom. Thank goodness the water heater stayed on!"
As she stepped into the tub, she thought of a way to make her bathroom warmer while she took her shower, and still get to work on time. What simple ploy did she use?
As she stepped into the tub, she thought of a way to make her bathroom warmer while she took her shower, and still get to work on time. What simple ploy did she use?
Hint
Remember, she did have hot water!Answer
Jenny plugged the drain in the tub and collected the hot water from her shower. It sent up warm vapors that took the chill off the bathroom!Hide Hint Show Hint Hide Answer Show Answer
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