More Lateral Thinking

[tastyweat]

I will give you the answers to these later this evening:

1. A man lives on the tenth floor of a building. Every day he takes the elevator to go down to the ground floor to go to work or to go shopping. When he returns he takes the elevator to the seventh floor and walks up the stairs to reach his apartment on the tenth floor. He hates walking so why does he do it?


2. A man walks into a bar and asks the barman for a glass of water. The barman pulls out a gun and points it at the man. The man says 'Thank you' and walks out.


3. Not far from Madrid, there is a large wooden barn. The barn is completely empty except for a dead man hanging from the middle of the central rafter. The rope around his neck is ten feet long and his feet are three feet off the ground. The nearest wall is 20 feet away from the man. It is not possible to climb up the walls or along the rafters. The man hanged himself. How did he do it?


4. A man is lying dead in a field. Next to him there is an unopened package. There is no other creature in the field. How did he die?


5. Anthony and Cleopatra are lying dead on the floor of a villa in Egypt. Nearby is a broken bowl. There is no mark on either of their bodies and they were not poisoned. How did they die?


6. A man pushed his car. He stopped when he reached a hotel at which point he knew he was bankrupt. Why?


7. A man died and went to Heaven. There were thousands of other people there. They were all naked and all looked as they did at the age of 21. He looked around to see if there was anyone he recognised. He saw a couple and he knew immediately that they were Adam and Eve. How did he know?


8. A man rode into town on Friday. He stayed for three nights and then left on Friday. How come?


9. Why is it better to have round manhole covers than square ones?


10. A man went to a party and drank some of the punch. He then left early. Everyone else at the party who drank the punch subsequently died of poisoning. Why did the man not die?


11. Two men went into a restaurant. They both ordered the same dish from the menu. After they tasted it, one of the men went outside the restaurant and shot himself. Why?


12. A man was walking downstairs in a building when he suddenly realized that his wife had just died. How?


13. A blind beggar had a brother who died. What relation was the blind beggar to the brother who died? (Brother is not the answer).


14. A man is found dead in a field. He is clutching a broken match. What happened?


15. The music stopped. She died. Explain.


16. Deep in the forest was found the body of a man who was wearing only swimming trunks, snorkel and facemask. The nearest lake was 8 miles away and the sea was 100 miles away. How had he died?

[swimtech]

This ought to be interesting...

Thanks for offering the answers this evening, otherwise

[tastyweat]

I'll only give the answers if people actually have a go at them! If no-one has a go - then no answers will be forthcoming!

[digerati]

#1. Is there no 10 button?

#8. His horse or car or whatever he rode in on was named Friday =)

#9. Because manholes are already round?

[tastyweat]

Originally posted by ^_^
#1. Is there no 10 button?

#8. His horse or car or whatever he rode in on was named Friday =)

#9. Because manholes are already round?

#1..... He is a dwarf and cannot reach the tenth button

#8..... Correct! His horse is named Friday

#9..... Because round ones cannot be picked up, then dropped through, whereas square ones can be dropped through diagonally

[Vampyromaniac]

wow, didn't give us much time, before revealing answers

[swimtech]

OK,

#7, They didn't have belly buttons.

[Vampyromaniac]

1. heard that one 15 years ago.

3. Either stood on a block of ice, or had someone help him, or was murdered.

7. Either they had fig leaves on genitals, or were not 21.

9. knew that one too

10. he poisoned the punch for the others

13. Sister. heard it before, but wasn't as obvious as this version.

[tastyweat]

Originally posted by swimtech
OK,

#7, They didn't have belly buttons.

that's right - no navals as they are not of woman born

[tastyweat]

Originally posted by Vampyromaniac
1. heard that one 15 years ago.

3. Either stood on a block of ice, or had someone help him, or was murdered.

7. Either they had fig leaves on genitals, or were not 21.

9. knew that one too

10. he poisoned the punch for the others

13. Sister. heard it before, but wasn't as obvious as this version.

10. - Incorrect

13. Correct

[craig588]

10. posion was in the ice cubes....like on the simpsons, lol.

12. his wife was walking down with him.

[GutterPunk]

2= the man had hiccups
16... there was a forest fire, the plains picked up water from the lake snagged the man and dropped him(urban legend)
3... Tough 1... how was the rope there in the first place if he couldnt get on the rafters?? If the rope was already there, he could have climbed up it a noose takes up 2 feet or so, the man pulled himself up the rope taking the bottom w/ him, tied the noose put it on his neck and dropped i dunno

[craig588]

4. a parachute didnt open

6. the man owned the hotel and it was destroyed

14. lighting hit him in the rain while he was trying to start a fire.

[tastyweat]

Originally posted by craig588
10. posion was in the ice cubes....like on the simpsons, lol.

12. his wife was walking down with him.

10 - yes - well done

12 - incorrect

[tastyweat]

Originally posted by disastropy
2= the man had hiccups
16... there was a forest fire, the plains picked up water from the lake snagged the man and dropped him(urban legend)
3... Tough 1... how was the rope there in the first place if he couldnt get on the rafters?? If the rope was already there, he could have climbed up it a noose takes up 2 feet or so, the man pulled himself up the rope taking the bottom w/ him, tied the noose put it on his neck and dropped i dunno

2 - correct

16 - correct

3 - just take it as he is not strong enough to climb to the rafters and vampyromaniac got it right with his first suggestion - stood on a block of ice