What are some GOOD lateral Thinking problems?

Question

What are some GOOD lateral Thinking problems?

Answer 1

A man lives in the penthouse of an apartment building. Every morning he takes the elevator down to the lobby and leaves the building. Upon his return, however, he can only travel halfway up in the lift and has to walk the rest of the way - unless it's raining. What is the explanation for this?

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How could a baby fall out of a twenty-story building onto the ground and live?

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A man and his son are in a car crash. The father is killed and the child is taken to hospital gravely injured. When he gets there, the surgeon says, 'I can't operate on this boy - for he is my son!!!' How can this possibly be?

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There are six eggs in the basket. Six people each take one of the eggs. How can it be that one egg is left in the basket?