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The Hundred Foot Tree
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
Vic, a seven-year-old boy, was at the park with his mother. He climbed to the top of a one hundred foot tree. His mother called to him, "Come down here, Vic." He jumped from the top of the tree, landed uninjured on the ground, and ran to his unconcerned mother. How did he land without hurting himself?
Answer
The tree had recently been uprooted from the ground by a tornado and lay sideways. It was only eight feet or so above the ground.Hide Answer Show Answer
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