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Eli
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Israel
Jul 2000
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It sounds cool, so yes.
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Richelieu
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Gatineau
Dec 2001
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Lateral thinking is beside the point.
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Velociryx
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of Candle'Bre
Apr 1999
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I've got a trio of Lateral Thinking puzzle books on my desk....good stuff!
Here's another example, taken from the "Historical" segment of the book:
A remarkable Journey
In 1930, two men drove from New York to Los Angeles in a Ford motor car. The journey of 3,340 miles took 18 days. This wasn't the first, the fastest, or the slowest journey of its kind. They drove on normal roads. The car was not remarkable, and the two men were normal. But because of this journey, these two men hold a world record that endures to this day. What is it?
and, one more from the "fiendish" category:
The Mongolian Postal Service
The mongolian Postal Service has a strict rule stating that items sent through the post must not be more than 1 metre long. Longer items must be sent by private carriers, and they are notorious for their expense, inefficienty, and high rate of loss of goods.
Boris was desperate to send his valuable and ancient flute safely through the post. Unfortunately, it was 1.4 metres long, and could not be disassembled, as it was one long, hollow piece of ebony. Eventually, he hit on a way to send it through the Mongolian Postal Service. What did Boris do?
-=Vel=-
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Oerdin
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of Internet Music.
Sep 2001
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quote:
Originally posted by Velociryx
I've got a trio of Lateral Thinking puzzle books on my desk....good stuff!
Here's another example, taken from the "Historical" segment of the book:
A remarkable Journey
In 1930, two men drove from New York to Los Angeles in a Ford motor car. The journey of 3,340 miles took 18 days. This wasn't the first, the fastest, or the slowest journey of its kind. They drove on normal roads. The car was not remarkable, and the two men were normal. But because of this journey, these two men hold a world record that endures to this day. What is it?
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Most break downs? It was a Ford after all...
quote:
The Mongolian Postal Service
The mongolian Postal Service has a strict rule stating that items sent through the post must not be more than 1 metre long. Longer items must be sent by private carriers, and they are notorious for their expense, inefficienty, and high rate of loss of goods.
Boris was desperate to send his valuable and ancient flute safely through the post. Unfortunately, it was 1.4 metres long, and could not be disassembled, as it was one long, hollow piece of ebony. Eventually, he hit on a way to send it through the Mongolian Postal Service. What did Boris do?
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He did what everyone else does in Asia and bribed an official?
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Adagio
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quote:
Originally posted by Velociryx
A remarkable Journey
In 1930, two men drove from New York to Los Angeles in a Ford motor car. The journey of 3,340 miles took 18 days. This wasn't the first, the fastest, or the slowest journey of its kind. They drove on normal roads. The car was not remarkable, and the two men were normal. But because of this journey, these two men hold a world record that endures to this day. What is it?
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spoiler(highlight to read):
Normal men, tend to forget... they forgot to put fuel in the tank, so one of them was driving, while the other one was pushing
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quote:
Originally posted by Velociryx
The Mongolian Postal Service
The mongolian Postal Service has a strict rule stating that items sent through the post must not be more than 1 metre long. Longer items must be sent by private carriers, and they are notorious for their expense, inefficienty, and high rate of loss of goods.
Boris was desperate to send his valuable and ancient flute safely through the post. Unfortunately, it was 1.4 metres long, and could not be disassembled, as it was one long, hollow piece of ebony. Eventually, he hit on a way to send it through the Mongolian Postal Service. What did Boris do?
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spoiler(highlight to read):
The rule is: It must not be longer than 1 metre, but no rules was written about the width, so Boris just told the Mongolian Postal Service, that his post was 1.4 metres wide, and thereby he was allowed to send it
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ColdWizard
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quote:
Originally posted by Velociryx
A remarkable Journey
In 1930, two men drove from New York to Los Angeles in a Ford motor car. The journey of 3,340 miles took 18 days. This wasn't the first, the fastest, or the slowest journey of its kind. They drove on normal roads. The car was not remarkable, and the two men were normal. But because of this journey, these two men hold a world record that endures to this day. What is it? |
spoiler(highlight to read):
they drove backwards
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