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Hole in the Head
Situation
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 man is lying dead on the front porch of his best friend's house. There is a large hole in the top of the man's head, yet there is little blood around. When he was discovered, there was nothing around to indicate what caused the injury.
He was not murdered. What happened?
He was not murdered. What happened?
Hint
This would more likely have happened in Greenland than Mexico.Answer
A large icicle broke off of the roof when the man knocked on the door. It fell and left a gaping hole in the mans head. The icicle inhibited the bleeding from the man's wound, then melted and disappeared.Hide Hint Show Hint Hide Answer Show Answer
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