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Outlaw Laundry
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
In 1935, a girl says her friend had her shirt laundered by famous outlaw, Al Capone. How is this possible?
Hint
In 1935, Al Capone was in the Alcatraz prison.Answer
Some of the prison guards and their families at Alcatraz lived on the island. They placed their dirty laundry in bags, which criminals washed. They were returned to the families, clean. The girl's friend could have been living on Alcatraz and snuck the girl's shirt in with her laundry bag, and possibly washed by Al Capone.Hide Hint Show Hint Hide Answer Show Answer
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