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Poor Boys
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
There are two very poor boys. The first is 18 and the second is 14. They live on their own. They are so poor they live in a small, strange house with only one bed. They both sleep in this bed every night, however, they sleep in separate rooms. How is this possible?
Hint
Remember it is a strange house.Answer
The bed was very thin, about 3/4 of a meter wide, but it was very long, about 6 meters long. It fits in the doorway connecting two rooms. One of the boys sleeps at one end of the bed in one room, and the other sleeps at the other end in a different room. (I told you it was a strange house.)Hide Hint Show Hint Hide Answer Show Answer
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i got that on my first guess and i got it in less than 10 secs
how is it stupid?
Mere stupidity
HOW WAS IT STUPID?
well it was definitly a strange house lol
(i didnt get it by the way oh well)
(i didnt get it by the way oh well)
I thought it was split. or placed between the two doors.
if someone else says its stupid, can you tell me WHY?
It's stupid because you warped plausible reality to fit your riddle.
A good riddle plays with wording, which points you in a different direction, while leaving reality in place. Thus in a good riddle reality is staring you in the face, but you still can't get the answer, and when you are told the answer you feel stupid for not seeing it before.
A good riddle plays with wording, which points you in a different direction, while leaving reality in place. Thus in a good riddle reality is staring you in the face, but you still can't get the answer, and when you are told the answer you feel stupid for not seeing it before.
thank you
I had something like that in mind!
dont have anything good to say, don't say it.
anyway that was cool situation category one, certainly do have to ask questions
anyway that was cool situation category one, certainly do have to ask questions
When have you ever seen a six meter long bed? Seriously! Wouldn't it have made more sense if it was a double bed and was half in 2 different rooms of a shack?
i got it quickly. but good teaser
Wouldn't it be a strange bed, not a strange house? I got it right away the first time I saw it then the next time I saw it I was totally stumped. HOW DOES THAT HAPPEN?
Surprisingly, I actually got this one right! I never thought I would have. A very strange house must have some very strange furniture...in this case, a very strange bed!! Great teaser!!
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