Topic started by Hyderabadi (@ 219.65.80.146) on Fri May 2 00:17:40 .
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Lateral thinking puzzles are often strange situations which require an explanation. They are solved through a dialogue between the quizmaster who sets the puzzle and the solver or solvers who try to figure out the answer. The puzzles as stated generally do not contain sufficient information for the solver to uncover the solution. So a key part of the process is the asking of questions. The questions can receive one of only three possible answers - yes, no or irrelevant.

When one line of enquiry reaches an end then another approach is needed, often from a completely new direction. This is where the lateral thinking comes in.

Some people find it frustrating that for any puzzle it is possible to construct various answers which fit the initial statement of the puzzle. However, for a good lateral thinking puzzle, the proper answer will be the best in the sense of the most apt and satisfying. When you hear the right answer to a good puzzle of this type you should want to kick yourself for not working it out!

This kind of puzzle teaches you to check your assumptions about any situation. You need to be open-minded, flexible and creative in your questioning and able to put lots of different clues and pieces of information together. Once you reach a viable solution you keep going in order to refine it or replace it with a better solution. This is lateral thinking!

I have a list of these?
Anyone interested......

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• From: SC (@ crc-cache1.jaring.my) on: Wed May 21 04:54:06 EDT 2003
  
  Heeheehee Roshan.
  
  Do you have any mind bggling riddles? :)
  
  
• From: akil (@ ac99280a.ipt.aol.com) on: Wed May 21 06:29:02 EDT 2003
  
  nice to see interesting puzzles/questions here. unfortunately, i didn't do well except for the sc's psychology questions!!
  TN,
  kalakkareenga.
  entha examku padicheenga intha question ellaam?
  well done.
  
  surandudhal.. paathirathai (vessel)
  soridhal.. thalayai
  if our head is an empty vessel, u have to surandify it..haha
  
  
• From: Ramadas (@ dclient217-162-113-18.hispeed.ch) on: Wed May 21 13:31:59 EDT 2003
  
  Intha questions irukkira athe site-ile answers-um irukku!
  
  
• From: TamilNattan (@ cvg-65-27-251-73.cinci.rr.com) on: Wed May 21 13:57:40 EDT 2003
  
  Ada paavikaLaa !
  
  I have not seen any websites !
  
  
• From: Timothy Axoy (@ pool-151-199-220-65.rich.east.verizon.net) on: Mon Feb 2 23:19:31
  
  Here are some puzzles.
  1:The Man in the Bar:A man entered a bar wanting a drink. The barman pulled out a gun at him and he left. Why?
  2:The Man in the Elevator:A man lives on the tenth floor of an apartment. Whenever he takes the elevator to his room,he goes to the fifth floor and walks the rest. Why?
  3:The Toys:Suppose you take three toys from five toys. How many do you have?
  Here are the answers.
  1:The Man in the Bar:The man had hiccups and the barman scared them away.
  2:The Man in the Elevator:The man is a dwarf. He can only reach the first through fifth floors' buttons.
  3:The Toys:You took three,so you have three.
  I hope you like them.
  
  
• From: Star (@ dial0-067.dialin.uic.edu) on: Tue Feb 3 02:02:10 EST 2004
  
  Here is a puzzle: where is the only place you cannot sit down, ever?
  
  
• From: BlitzHawk (@ 61.95.197.40) on: Thu Feb 5 08:30:41 EST 2004
  
  hmmmm.......
  i cant sit on my lap....
  
  
• From: U.G. (@ user-38ld3ft.dialup.mindspring.com) on: Wed Jul 14 21:06:41
  
  Hello, It's my first time visiting here!
  and I guess you write questions all the way here.
  alright, a challenge to you all.
  Questions:
  1) How high is up?
  
  2)Would a ton of wet feathers weigh the ship down that much more than a ton of dry feathers?
  
  3)How much dirt is in a round hole that is 9 feet deep with a diameter of 3 feet?
  
  4)Can a man marry his widow's half sister?
  
  5)A man stands in front of a portrait and says, "Brothers and sisters have I none. But this man's father is my father's son." Who is in the portrait?
  
  Wish you luck on solving!
  
  
• From: mathanal (@ j7.stw21.jaring.my) on: Mon Jul 19 05:11:24 EDT 2004
  
  Hi! seven ants are moving in a single file. the first ant says there are five following me. the last ant says there are seven a head of me.---how?
  
  

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