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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 in a tent.
There is a pole beside him.
What happened?
There is a pole beside him.
What happened?
Hint
Think about what kind of tent he is in.Answer
He is a tightrope walker. He was in a circus tent doing his performance when he slipped,fell and died.The pole beside him was his balancing pole.
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