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The Fake Fight
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
Percy Perrison was walking to the movies with Sally. On the way there they were jumped. Percy put his glasses in his shirt pocket when he began to fight. The two boys (Percy and his attacker) exchanged blows to the chest. Percy won the fight and put his glasses back on. As Sally was commenting on how brave Percy was, Mike walked up to Sally. He had seen the whole fight. He whispered something in Sally's ear, and she turned around and called Percy a big fat faker. Then she walked away.
What was Percy's mistake?
What was Percy's mistake?
Answer
The fight was faked because if the boys exchanged blows to the chest, Percy's glasses would have gotten smashed.Hide Answer Show Answer
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I got this one straight away, i thought it would have been harder! It was soooooooo easy!
I got it right!!!!
got it!
How many times have i heard that one about a million and six timrs. I wish people would start getting original here
This was an old Encyclopedia Brown tale. I suggest re-writing it and sprinkling some other distracting facts in there. The fact that glasses are almost the only specific mentioned kind of point the answer right out to you.
O-kay
Oct 18, 2002
Please watch your language. I mean it's one thing to sound dumb, But do you really have to make yourself sound that dumb. I mean com on!
The attacker could have hit him on the other side of his chest.
If there's a fight and they exchange maybe 7 or 8 blows each ot the chest, what are the chances they will just happen to fall on one side of their chest, not only that, but the side where his glasses aren't? If somebody here likes math they can figure that one out.
Mike HISPERED something in Sallys ear??
you shouold here the altered version... that was so clever that i laughed.
You stole that from an Encyclopedia Brown book. Try to be a little more original.
Usually when someone is "jumped" they do not have time to take their glasses off and put them in their pocket.
you stole this from encyclopedia brown
I read this same exact story in an Encyclopedia Brown book.
Duh! i really shouldve gotten that one! the answer is obvious!
Ummm...can we say Encyclopedia Brown?
"big fat faker" good one Sally, you sure showed him.
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