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Swimming With the Fishes
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 was fishing on a large lake when he suddenly fell in. Although the man was an accomplished swimmer and was only a few yards away from shore, he eventually drowned. Why did this happen?
Answer
The man was ice fishing on a frozen lake. Unable to find the hole through which he had fallen, he consequently drowned.Hide Answer Show Answer
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