Lateral Thinking puzzles

superplyr10 · 03-21-2006, 10:10 PM

Lets start easy:

1.There were two Americans waiting at the entrance to the British mueseum. One of them was the father of the other one's son. How?

2.Two grandmasters played five games of chess. Each won the same number of games and lost the same number of games. There were no draws in any of the games. How?

***Ace Mercury*** · 03-21-2006, 10:23 PM

1. They're a homosexual couple. I'm pretty sure British is liberal like that.
2. They were in a tournament, and they didn't necessarily play each other.

superplyr10 · 03-21-2006, 11:22 PM

1.No, but actually kinda close
2. correct

Wyborn · 03-21-2006, 11:57 PM

It's a man and a woman.

***Ace Mercury*** · 03-22-2006, 07:07 AM

****. I figured it out once I re-read the question. Curse those distracting modifiers!

Marvelous · 03-22-2006, 07:34 AM

The two americans were still men but they adopted a son.

superplyr10 · 03-23-2006, 02:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Wyborn

It's a man and a woman.

Correct. You either get it right away or you don't.

I'll post another one tomorrow.

heh · 03-23-2006, 02:56 PM

I have a book with a bunch of these somewhere... I'll dig some up.

superplyr10 · 03-23-2006, 10:25 PM

Actually, I'm getting these out of a book. Anyway, here's another one:

The boss of a storage warehouse had just arrived at work when one of his employees burst into his office. The man explained that while asleep the previous night he had a dream that one of the stored boxes contained a bomb that would explode at 2 p.m., causing a terrible fire. The boss was skeptical, but agreed to investigate. After a search, a bomb was found in the area foreseen in the man's dream. The police were called, the bomb defused, and a tragedy averted. Afterwards, the boss thanked the man sincerely and then fired him.
The sacked man had not planted the bomb, and his dream saved the warehouse from destruction. Yet, the boss was right to fire him. Why?

***Ace Mercury*** · 03-24-2006, 12:00 PM

Ah, I think I've heard this one. I think I'll hold off on wildly guessing for now, though.

Wyborn · 03-24-2006, 03:21 PM

The guy came in to steeal something, found the bomb by coincidence, and warned his boss by making up a story about a dream.

Vapor · 03-25-2006, 09:53 AM

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Originally Posted by That Guy

I have a book with a bunch of these somewhere... I'll dig some up.

The guy was about to be fired anyway for bad work.

superplyr10 · 03-25-2006, 05:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vapor

The guy was about to be fired anyway for bad work.

Your very close.

Wyborn · 03-25-2006, 07:56 PM

Oh come on, mine would have worked. Who in their right mind would believe some load of horse crap about a dream about a bomb set to go off at a specific time?

superplyr10 · 03-25-2006, 08:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Wyborn

Oh come on, mine would have worked. Who in their right mind would believe some load of horse crap about a dream about a bomb set to go off at a specific time?

Apparantly, the guy's boss.

***Ace Mercury*** · 03-26-2006, 01:50 PM

You'd be surprised how superstitious some people are. My friend's mom was aghast when he pointed at the moon; apparently, that's bad luck.

**NintendoNut** · 03-26-2006, 03:03 PM

"Causing a terrible fire." The boss fired the employee.

OcarinaMan · 04-02-2006, 05:57 PM

The employee was working the night shift and should not have been sleeping.

03-21-2006, 10:10 PM	#1
superplyr10 Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Wisconsin Gender: Posts: 219 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Lateral Thinking puzzles Lets start easy: 1.There were two Americans waiting at the entrance to the British mueseum. One of them was the father of the other one's son. How? 2.Two grandmasters played five games of chess. Each won the same number of games and lost the same number of games. There were no draws in any of the games. How?

03-21-2006, 10:23 PM	#2
*Ace Mercury* Marshmallow Knight ☆ Supermod Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Southern Ontario Gender: Posts: 23,274 Thanks: 568 Thanked 3,297 Times in 1,582 Posts Blog Entries: 1	I'll take a wild stab at it. 1. They're a homosexual couple. I'm pretty sure British is liberal like that. 2. They were in a tournament, and they didn't necessarily play each other.

03-22-2006, 07:07 AM	#5
*Ace Mercury* Marshmallow Knight ☆ Supermod Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Southern Ontario Gender: Posts: 23,274 Thanks: 568 Thanked 3,297 Times in 1,582 Posts Blog Entries: 1	Damn. ****. I figured it out once I re-read the question. Curse those distracting modifiers!

03-21-2006, 11:22 PM	#3
superplyr10 Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Wisconsin Gender: Posts: 219 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	1.No, but actually kinda close 2. correct

03-21-2006, 11:57 PM	#4
Wyborn Zelda Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: All over the place Gender: Posts: 12,388 Thanks: 87 Thanked 469 Times in 281 Posts	It's a man and a woman.

03-22-2006, 07:34 AM	#6
Marvelous Newbie Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: London Ontario Gender: Posts: 9 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	The two americans were still men but they adopted a son.

03-23-2006, 02:56 PM	#8
heh Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: lo-ca-tion; Noun- 1. a place or situation occupied: That house is in a fine location Gender: Posts: 9,849 Thanks: 710 Thanked 955 Times in 628 Posts	I have a book with a bunch of these somewhere... I'll dig some up.

03-23-2006, 10:25 PM	#9
superplyr10 Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Wisconsin Gender: Posts: 219 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Actually, I'm getting these out of a book. Anyway, here's another one: The boss of a storage warehouse had just arrived at work when one of his employees burst into his office. The man explained that while asleep the previous night he had a dream that one of the stored boxes contained a bomb that would explode at 2 p.m., causing a terrible fire. The boss was skeptical, but agreed to investigate. After a search, a bomb was found in the area foreseen in the man's dream. The police were called, the bomb defused, and a tragedy averted. Afterwards, the boss thanked the man sincerely and then fired him. The sacked man had not planted the bomb, and his dream saved the warehouse from destruction. Yet, the boss was right to fire him. Why?

03-24-2006, 12:00 PM	#10
*Ace Mercury* Marshmallow Knight ☆ Supermod Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Southern Ontario Gender: Posts: 23,274 Thanks: 568 Thanked 3,297 Times in 1,582 Posts Blog Entries: 1	Ah, I think I've heard this one. I think I'll hold off on wildly guessing for now, though.

03-24-2006, 03:21 PM	#11
Wyborn Zelda Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: All over the place Gender: Posts: 12,388 Thanks: 87 Thanked 469 Times in 281 Posts	The guy came in to steeal something, found the bomb by coincidence, and warned his boss by making up a story about a dream.

03-25-2006, 07:56 PM	#14
Wyborn Zelda Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: All over the place Gender: Posts: 12,388 Thanks: 87 Thanked 469 Times in 281 Posts	Oh come on, mine would have worked. Who in their right mind would believe some load of horse crap about a dream about a bomb set to go off at a specific time?

03-26-2006, 01:50 PM	#16
*Ace Mercury* Marshmallow Knight ☆ Supermod Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Southern Ontario Gender: Posts: 23,274 Thanks: 568 Thanked 3,297 Times in 1,582 Posts Blog Entries: 1	You'd be surprised how superstitious some people are. My friend's mom was aghast when he pointed at the moon; apparently, that's bad luck.

03-26-2006, 03:03 PM	#17
NintendoNut PC Games and Tech Mod Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Hold on, I know this..... Gender: Posts: 8,655 Thanks: 108 Thanked 85 Times in 56 Posts	"Causing a terrible fire." The boss fired the employee.

04-02-2006, 05:57 PM	#18
OcarinaMan Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Ikana Castle Posts: 2,481 Thanks: 1 Thanked 5 Times in 3 Posts	The employee was working the night shift and should not have been sleeping.