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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
Two police officers approach a vehicle on the street. One approaches from the side door, the other from an angle. The officer approaching from an angle is closer to the vehicle than the other officer, and notices that there is a RAT behind the wheel! After jumping back a few paces initially in shock, (though not thinking it serious enough to draw his weapon, and bringing it to the other officer's attention), the officers resume approach, asking for the license and registration for the car. The driver gives a smile, takes his hand off the wheel, and holds out the requested items. The officers again jump back and one says: 'Is that a big piece of cheese stuck between your front teeth?' The driver says nothing, but has his little eyes focused on the officers as he tries to close his mouth over his huge front teeth. After checking the documents, the driver drives off and the police go their way.
Even though the driver wasn't a man dressed in a rat costume (in case that's what you were thinking), neither of the officers made a big deal about actually seeing a rat behind the wheel of the car! Why not?
Even though the driver wasn't a man dressed in a rat costume (in case that's what you were thinking), neither of the officers made a big deal about actually seeing a rat behind the wheel of the car! Why not?
Answer
The rat that the officers saw was behind one of the four tire-bearing wheels of the car, not the steering wheel. They were startled at first (yes, even police officers are prone to "sudden rodent spotting syndrome"), but resumed the approach thereafter. They asked the driver, who was human, about the cheese in his teeth because they are wisecrack cops. (They say a lot of things that might not be deemed 'professional,' but they always get the last laugh in the end). It wasn't a costume the driver was wearing, because he was, of course, wearing regular clothes.Hide Answer Show Answer
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