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The Coffee Mystery
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
It was a dark and gloomy morning when Anna woke up. "I am glad I don't have to go to work today," Anna thought, as she made her morning coffee. As Anna put sugar into her coffee mug, she noticed something was wrong. The sugar did not dissolve! Why?
Answer
Anna had forgotten to add boiling water to her coffee, therefore there was nothing for the sugar to dissolve into.Hide Answer Show Answer
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