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The Great Escape
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 Swiss woman was stuck at a Nazi checkpoint. There was a very long bridge at the border of Germany and Switzerland, but it took six minutes to cross. Observing the guard at the guardhouse, she found that he came out every three minutes to check that no one was trying to leave or enter. How did she manage to escape?
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That made no sense.
Which side of the bridge is the guard on? If she get halfway and then turns around, hasn't she already passed the guard? Why not keep going?
Good teaser! The Nazi guard would have to have been on the German side, but even though she was past him he would have shot her because she couldn't have crossed in time to escape. 
wow! good one!
Really really great!!! 
Wow!!!! this is one of my favorites 
very clever. good one
good one 
great escape was one of THE BEST movies ever!
This teaser is definitely going into my favorites!
That is very clever! I like that! Favourited!
Excellent!
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That honestly did occur to me but I thought the bridge wouldn't have been wide enough.
It would probably have been safer had the bridge only taken 5 minutes and 59 seconds to cross, assuming that it does not take her any time to turn around.
Well didn't she earn her freedom. Smartypants...
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