Topic: Lateral Thinking Puzzles (Read 96596 times)

sudgy · « **on:** October 30, 2014, 01:02:58 pm »

So, this is something I do in real life a lot, and was thinking of doing it on here. A Lateral Thinking Puzzle is where I give you a small piece to a story, and you have to figure out the rest of it through yes or no questions. The one rule I'll make is that if you've heard of it before, you may not ask questions or say what it is. EDIT: and, please bold all questions so I know if you're talking to me or to each other. So, the first one:

A man is riding a train. The train goes through a tunnel. When the train comes out of it, he's dead. What happened?

Eevee · « **Reply #1 on:** October 30, 2014, 01:03:51 pm »

Was the man inside the train?

edit: This seems fun!

Hydrad · « **Reply #2 on:** October 30, 2014, 01:05:08 pm »

he was on top of the train? got hit by the tunnel?

edit: oh i'm bad at this.

was he on top of it?

sudgy · « **Reply #3 on:** October 30, 2014, 01:07:10 pm »

Quote from: Eevee on October 30, 2014, 01:03:51 pm

Was the man inside the train?

Yes.

Quote from: Hydrad on October 30, 2014, 01:05:08 pm

was he on top of it?

No.

Eevee · « **Reply #4 on:** October 30, 2014, 01:09:01 pm »

Was the man alive before the train went to the tunnel?

sudgy · « **Reply #5 on:** October 30, 2014, 01:11:06 pm »

Quote from: Eevee on October 30, 2014, 01:09:01 pm

Was the man alive before the train went to the tunnel?

Yes.

Hydrad · « **Reply #6 on:** October 30, 2014, 01:11:14 pm »

was there anyone else on the train with the man?

Eevee · « **Reply #7 on:** October 30, 2014, 01:14:54 pm »

Was the man in his cabin/seat?

sudgy · « **Reply #8 on:** October 30, 2014, 01:16:27 pm »

Quote from: Hydrad on October 30, 2014, 01:11:14 pm

was there anyone else on the train with the man?

Yes.

Quote from: Eevee on October 30, 2014, 01:14:54 pm

Was the man in his cabin/seat?

Yes.

Hugovj · « **Reply #9 on:** October 30, 2014, 01:17:09 pm »

Did anyone else cause the man to die?

sudgy · « **Reply #10 on:** October 30, 2014, 01:18:09 pm »

Quote from: Hugovj on October 30, 2014, 01:17:09 pm

Did anyone else cause the man to die?

What do you mean? This could range from murder to his parents giving birth to him, causing him to die at some point in the future.

pacovf · « **Reply #11 on:** October 30, 2014, 01:18:40 pm »

Did the train spend an inordinate amount of time in that tunnel?

Witherweaver · « **Reply #12 on:** October 30, 2014, 01:18:55 pm »

Were all the other people on the train alive when it came out of the tunnel?

sudgy · « **Reply #13 on:** October 30, 2014, 01:19:21 pm »

Quote from: pacovf on October 30, 2014, 01:18:40 pm

Did the train spend an inordinate amount of time in that tunnel?

No (after looking up inordinate

)

sudgy · « **Reply #14 on:** October 30, 2014, 01:19:52 pm »

Quote from: Witherweaver on October 30, 2014, 01:18:55 pm

Were all the other people on the train alive when it came out of the tunnel?

Yes.

Witherweaver · « **Reply #15 on:** October 30, 2014, 01:20:02 pm »

Is the man in the train when it comes out of the tunnel?

Eevee · « **Reply #16 on:** October 30, 2014, 01:20:14 pm »

Was the death violent?

(Or is that too specific?)

sudgy · « **Reply #17 on:** October 30, 2014, 01:22:09 pm »

Quote from: Witherweaver on October 30, 2014, 01:20:02 pm

Is the man in the train when it comes out of the tunnel?

Yes.

Quote from: Eevee on October 30, 2014, 01:20:14 pm

Was the death violent?

(Or is that too specific?)

Violent as in physical violence between people, or just that it was gruesome?

Specific questions are fine, they just don't help much when you might be on the completely wrong track (pun intended).

pacovf · « **Reply #18 on:** October 30, 2014, 01:22:47 pm »

Did the man move from his seat?

Hydrad · « **Reply #19 on:** October 30, 2014, 01:23:50 pm »

was he murdered?

sudgy · « **Reply #20 on:** October 30, 2014, 01:24:17 pm »

Quote from: pacovf on October 30, 2014, 01:22:47 pm

Did the man move from his seat?

Probably, but it isn't necessary.

Quote from: Hydrad on October 30, 2014, 01:23:50 pm

was he murdered?

No.

pacovf · « **Reply #21 on:** October 30, 2014, 01:24:34 pm »

Would the man have died if he hadn't been riding that train?

Would the man have died if the train hadn't entered that tunnel?

Would the man have died if the train hadn't come out of the tunnel?

Witherweaver · « **Reply #22 on:** October 30, 2014, 01:24:54 pm »

Bah, Pacovf just took mine. But probably asked them better.

Eevee · « **Reply #23 on:** October 30, 2014, 01:25:17 pm »

Was the death gruesome?

sudgy · « **Reply #24 on:** October 30, 2014, 01:26:41 pm »

Quote from: pacovf on October 30, 2014, 01:24:34 pm

Would the man have died if he hadn't been riding that train?

No.

Quote

Would the man have died if the train hadn't entered that tunnel?

No.

Quote

Would the man have died if the train hadn't come out of the tunnel?

Yes.

Quote from: Eevee on October 30, 2014, 01:25:17 pm

Was the death gruesome?

Irrelevant, but probably not.

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