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How'd He Die?
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 lies dead in front of his house.
Around him are:
a hammer and some nails,
a full container of nitroglycerin,
and a crimson fish.
What happened?
Around him are:
a hammer and some nails,
a full container of nitroglycerin,
and a crimson fish.
What happened?
Hint
The fish is not very important.Answer
The man strained himself while working on his roof and died of a heart attack, because he didn't take his medicinal nitroglycerin. The crimson fish is a red herring.Hide Hint Show Hint Hide Answer Show Answer
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