Lateral thinking puzzle

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A lateral thinking puzzle is a game or pastime played in a group, alone, or in another situation.

[edit] Playing a lateral thinking game

One player initiates the game by asking in a high-pitched and awkward voice whether anybody wants to play a lateral thinking puzzle. Once all other alternatives are exhausted, the game begins. The initiator of the game "tosses" to the players a confusing or counterintuitive situation while the players are allowed to ask the aforementioned "tosser" yes or no questions until they either arrive at an explanation for the situation or beat him savagely about the head and body with a blunt instrument.

[edit] Classic lateral thinking puzzles

There are a great many lateral thinking puzzles available. Compendiums of puzzles can be bought in bookshops or stolen from farmers; alternatively, you might like to try and make up your own! Here are a few simple lateral thinking puzzles to get you started:

[edit] The Bar Enigma

Q. Tom is found dead in the living room, with a bar across his back. How did he die?

A. An enormous bar fell on him.

[edit] The Riddle Of The Adults And The Children

Q. Adults are holding children, waiting their turn. The children are handed to a man, who holds them while a woman shoots them. Their parents are pleased. Why?

A. Because their children are ginger.

[edit] The Albatross Soup Puzzle

Q. A man walks into a restaurant and orders a bowl of albatross soup. He takes one bite, then runs out of the restaurant and hurls himself off a nearby cliff, killing himself. Why?

A. A force named gravity accelerates all bodies within the Earth's atmosphere towards the planet's centre of mass. The acceleration during the time the man was falling brought him to a high speed. When he hit the ground at the bottom of the cliff, the sudden deceleration ruptured several vital internal organs, causing him to bleed to death.

[edit] The Cocky Maid

Q. A maid was heating water to be added to a bath. Suddenly, the butler walked in and said: "Don't you know that the longer you heat that water for, the colder the bath will be?" Why did he say that?

A. It was Opposites Day.

[edit] The Car Accident

Q. A father and his son were in a car accident. The father was dead on impact, and the son was severely injured and rushed to the hospital. How could a loving God allow such a tragedy to befall two innocent people?

A. The father had once watched gay pornography while at college, and the car crash was God's judgement on him and the inherently sinful fruit of his loins.

[edit] Milo's Grandson

Q. Tom is visiting his friend, Milo, when he notices a strange portrait on Milo's wall. Tom asks Milo who it is. Milo replies: "That is clearly my grandson." But Milo is twelve. What is going on?

A. Milo is a ghost.

[edit] The Unexpected Firing

Q. A man was fired at work on his first day for doing his job. Why?

A. He was ginger.

[edit] Anthony and Cleopatra

Q. Anthony and Cleopatra are found dead in a room. Around them are bits of broken glass and puddles of water. How did they die?

A. A crazy man broke into their house and stabbed them. He then threw pieces of broken glass around the house and poured water on the floor, because he was crazy.