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Rolling Donut Shop
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
It was a warm, rainy day. At 9:30 a.m, Sid Ex left his idling car facing the "Rolling Donut Shop" and walked down the hill to "Al's Garage". Sid Ex complained to Al that his car had been acting strange lately. At 10:00 a.m., Sid Ex's driverless car rolled down the hill, went through the "Rolling Donut Shop" window, and killed none other than Mrs. Ex. The puddle of water on the floor of the driver's side convinced Shadow to suspect Sid of foul play. Since Sid did not use any mechanical device, how could he have committed the crime when he wasn't near the car?
Answer
Sid had left his car idling in drive and kept it stationary by wedging a piece of ice between the brake pedal and the bottom of the dash. Sid had timed the melting of the ice exactly half an hour, hoping to use Al as his alibi.Hide Answer Show Answer
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