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Situation puzzles (sometimes called lateral thinking puzzles) are ones where you need to ask lots of yes or no questions to figure out what happened in the situation. These are good puzzles for groups where one person knows the puzzle and answers the questions.Situation
A robber is in a house when he suddenly sticks his hands in the air. Then he laughs in relief and finishes the job. There is no other person in the house. Why did he raise his hands?
Hint
Read over the second-last sentence.Answer
The owner of the house has a pet parrot who shouted "stick 'em up". When the robber saw the parrot he continued his job.Hide Hint Show Hint Hide Answer Show Answer
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