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Rope & Bell
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 rope breaks. A bell rings. A man dies. Why?
Answer
Solution #1A blind man enjoys walking near a cliff and uses the sound of a buoy to gauge his distance from the edge. One day the buoy's anchor rope breaks, allowing the buoy to drift away from the shore. When it rings, the man thinks he's further away from the edge than he is, walks over it, and falls to his death.
Solution #2
The man is a bell ringer. One day the rope breaks, and he falls down the shaft and dies.
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you never mentioned all events are related
That's okay, it isn't necissary. I only got the second one, good puzzle!
hanks missie, I liked this one!!
hmm... good teaser. TOO short. makeit a bit longer if you can...
The blind man one is kind of random don't you think?
I got the second one. Anyways, I saw this on another site devoted to situation teasers that are really vague. I love teasers like this!
What sound do buoys make? I never heard one - and how would it be heard from the top of a cliff?
I know these situation teasers are a bit random, and rely on the question/answer format - but isn't this just a bit too random? I often try these on my classes to improve their questioning skills. A good one gets a laugh; others a groan!
Thanks for posting it, though.
I know these situation teasers are a bit random, and rely on the question/answer format - but isn't this just a bit too random? I often try these on my classes to improve their questioning skills. A good one gets a laugh; others a groan!
Thanks for posting it, though.
should probably only have one answer but still really good.
Sep 28, 2011
i got it, the solution#2, it is very easy
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