Monday 28 March 2011

LATERAL THINKING OR THINKING OUTSIDE THE BOX

See comments for answers..







H/T Pete H

7 comments:

Theo Spark said...

ANSWERS

* 1. The last person took the basket with the egg in it.

* 2. All the other card players were women.

* 3. Pour the juice from the second glass into the fifth.

* 4. The recluse lived in a lighthouse.

Anonymous said...

I couldn't figure out # 2! I do read this blog regularly, so there's an excuse.

DJMoore said...

Possible alternate answer for #4: The recluse lived in an apartment with gas lighting. He extinguished the flames, but left the gas running.

I admit, though, I like the lighthouse answer better.

techreader said...

#2; The fireman's name was embroidered on his shirt.

Anonymous said...

I suggest an alternative answer to the second one: the fireman was the only person with a name tag

Anonymous said...

re: #2
or....the police ask three of the four male poker players their names and, finding no one named John, they arrest the fireman.

InfidelSerf said...

Or for #2, the police walk in and see the 3 other people dead on the floor. Leaving one fireman who's name doesn't matter because he's playing cards over the dead peoples bodies.