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Thirst
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 man dies of thirst in his own home. What happened?
Hint
It's not a drought, earthquake, or any other natural disaster.Answer
His home is a houseboat, and he has run out of water while on an extended cruise.Hide Hint Show Hint Hide Answer Show Answer
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Too frustrating! There is no WAY you could have known that! Bah!
not really...could b possible
Good one, really...
situation teasers don't answer themselves
...or he was placed under house arrest and his water supply got blocked or stopped
the guy was into s&m and was handcuffed to the bed his wife died of a heart attack after handcuffing him to the bed and he couldnt move to get water
So you are in a houseboat on an extended cruise and you what? Run out of what? There is no what? On a houseboat? Floating on what? Salt water can be distilled if you are on a fully equipped houseboat.
Yes, I agree with jimbo on this one. Unless the equipment had failed I guess.
he was a quadraplegic and whoever was supposed to be looking after him didn't...
Really Missie (I know you havent been on for 3 1/2 years so are hardly likely to see this but....)Some of the situation teasers you are churning out are so obscure, there is not any chance of anyone getting close to the answer!!
Dark Prince, your name suits you well. You're probably inactive by now, but if by some bizarre chance you see this, CAN YOU STOP TALKING ABOUT S&M?! There are some little kids on this site, so... on your behalf.
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