Brain Teasers
The Horse Race
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 is midnight and there are two horses racing. One black horse and one white horse. The street lights are on and it is possible to see. Soon, the two horses pass through a red traffic light.
The policeman sees this and arrests only the white horse. Why isn't the black horse arrested?
The policeman sees this and arrests only the white horse. Why isn't the black horse arrested?
Hint
The policeman saw both horses run the red light.Answer
The black horse is the white horse's shadow.Hide Hint Show Hint Hide Answer Show Answer
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This belongs in the trick category. You have to be consistent with your first statement that there are two "horses" racing or it's not exactly fair.
I didn't know horses could be arrested for racing.;)
It wasn't arrested for racing, but for going through a red light.
LOL...it was still arrested, if not for racing then for running a red traffic light, lol, still a good one.
i ALWAYS race my shadow...?
So it wasn't two horses then? just one....
a shadow is not a horse.plain and simple.a shadow is a shadow.
i thought the black horse had his siren on
a shadow at midnight?
Well, triskit, the streetlights were on. But I see your point.
Any really, horses arrested? Who's going to volunteer to clean out the cell? =)
Any really, horses arrested? Who's going to volunteer to clean out the cell? =)
yes the black horse was arrested.
by the black policeman
by the black policeman
so the police is racist against racing racers?
how is there a shadow at midnight, and hwo do you arrest a horse, other than that, you got me!
howdo u get a shadow at night
It would make more sense if the arresting officer was riding the black horse.
Well couldnt the black horse be going the other way in a four way intersection, and t herefore it was not illegal because the red only applied to theone part? huh? it really belongs in trick. and it clearly stated 'horses' so the teaser did not constantly keep up with plurals.
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