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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 in uniform stands on the beach of a tropical island. He takes out a cigarette, lights it, and begins smoking. He takes out a letter and begins reading it. The cigarette burns down between his fingers, but he doesn't throw it away. He cries, but not out of physical pain. Why?
Answer
He is a guard/attendant in a leper colony. The letter to him tells him that he has contracted the disease. The key is the cigarette burning down between his fingers. Leprosy can kill off sensory nerves without destroying motor ability.Hide Answer Show Answer
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Nice one!
Didn't get it though - never knew leprosy could take away your sense
Didn't get it though - never knew leprosy could take away your sense
I didn't get it....
They still have leprosy colonies? I thought they got rid of those?
They still have leprosy colonies? I thought they got rid of those?
niiiiice
I learned something
Very good. I thought the answer was that he was stranded on a desert island and his message in a bottle had come back to him so he would never be rescued.
It made me cry as well. Touching story. T.T *sniff*sniff*
Youchy but not feely
a lil'creepy if you ask me, but still very interesting.
i thought maybe he got some news that a family member or someone he loved had died.
never would have guessed this.
i thought maybe he got some news that a family member or someone he loved had died.
never would have guessed this.
I can't believe I got that; it was only because I had randomly flipped open a dictionary to that disease a couple of months ago.
I LEARNED SOMETHING NEW!!!!!!!! YAY!! lol
gross.
morbid *shudder*! I actually thought they'd gotten rid of those colonies...I was thinking it was a letter about a friend/family member's death!lol, this was way more interesting though!
Ugh. This is the kind of teaser that gives me NIGHTMARES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! If you like this one, check out the "Where's My Daughter?" situation teaser and/or the "Sunday Morning Breakfast Table" mystery teaser.
I didn't get it
Gross anyway
Gross anyway
I didn't get it
Gross anyway
Gross anyway
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