Lateral 6 - Puzzle Prime

Deadly Vodka

Section: Brain Teasers Category: Lateral

Difficulty: Hard

Two politicians go to a bar and order two glasses of vodka on the rocks. The first politician quickly empties his glass, then orders a second one, a third one… The second politician patiently drinks his own vodka, but about 20 minutes later, he drops down dead. The police discovered that the barman tried to assassinate both politicians, but how come the second one died and the first one lived?

SOLUTION

The poison was in the ice cubes, so the second politician drank them when they melted in his drink.

Unknown Author September 13, 2017

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Careless Truck Driver

Section: Brain Teasers Category: Lateral

Difficulty: Medium

A truck driver was going the opposite way on a one-way street, but no policeman stopped him, even though few of them saw what he was doing. Why?

SOLUTION

Because the truck driver was just a pedestrian on that day, not driving his truck.

Unknown Author September 10, 2017

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Puddle of Water

Section: Brain Teasers Category: Lateral

Difficulty: Medium

A man is found in a room without any windows, with just one door which is locked from the inside. The man is hanging from a ceiling fan, dead, 4 feet above the floor. The room is completely empty, except for the man, the fan, and a puddle of water on the floor. How did the man die?

SOLUTION

The man used a block of ice so that he could hang himself, and then the ice melted into the puddle of water.

Unknown Author September 7, 2017

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Basket with Apples

Section: Brain Teasers Category: Lateral

Difficulty: Easy

A mother was carrying a basket with 4 apples inside. She went to her 4 children and gave each of them an apple. Yet, there was still one apple left in the basket. How come?

SOLUTION

The mother gave one of the children the basket with one of the apples inside.

Puzzle Prime June 16, 2017

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Slowest Horse

Section: Brain Teasers Category: Lateral

Difficulty: Medium

Two friends made a bet whose horse is slower. After wondering for days what is the fastest and fairest way to figure out who wins the bet, they finally decided to ask a famous wise hermit for help. Upon giving them his advice, the two friends jumped on the horses and started racing back to the city as fast as they could. What did the hermit say?

SOLUTION

He told them to switch their horses and whoever gets to the city first will win the bet.

Unknown Author April 13, 2017

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