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Famous Scientist
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
A famous scientist hangs dead from a high beam in the middle of a bare room. Below him the floor is dry and empty. If he killed himself this morning, what did he use?
Hint
Think about what resources a scientist would have that other people would not.Answer
He used a block of dry ice. Dry ice turns directly into a gas, so it left no puddle after he used it.Hide Hint Show Hint Hide Answer Show Answer
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