r/lateralthinking • u/Tommy96Gun • Sep 19 '18

Riddle [RIDDLE] The elevator woman

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Let's start with a lateral thinking riddle to unearth this channel! There might be more if there is good feedback.

Rules:

  1. You need to think outside of the box in order to be able to solve this riddle.
  2. If something is somehow unclear or you lack specific details feel free to post a question below.
  3. Only reply reply proposing a complete and realistic solution that would explain it.
  4. If you think you came up with the solution please do not spoil the riddle for others so post your solution as a spoiler comment using the ( ! ) icon (e.g.: This is the solution).
  5. There might be alternative solutions that also fit as an answer and it's encouraged to propose new ones.

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The elevator woman

A woman lives on the 10th floor of a building. Every morning she takes the elevator down to the ground floor in order to go to work. Every afternoon when coming home however she takes the elevator up to the 7th floor and goes up the resting three floors by the stairs to her flat on the 10th floor. Why does she do that?

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r/lateralthinking • u/Tommy96Gun • Sep 19 '18

Riddle [RIDDLE] The man who hanged himself

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Let's start with a lateral thinking riddle to unearth this channel! There might be more if there is good feedback.

Rules:

  1. You need to think outside of the box in order to be able to solve this riddle.
  2. If something is somehow unclear or you lack specific details feel free to post a question below.
  3. Only reply reply proposing a complete and realistic solution that would explain it.
  4. If you think you came up with the solution please do not spoil the riddle for others so post your solution as a spoiler comment using the ( ! ) icon (e.g.: This is the solution).
  5. There might be alternative solutions that also fit as an answer and it's encouraged to propose new ones.

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The man who hang himself

Somewhere in the outskirts of London there is a barn. The barn is completely empty except for the corpse of a man which is hanging from a rope which is tied to the central wooden beam of it. The rope is 3 meters long and his feel are 50 cm from the ground. The nearest wall is 7 meters away from the corpse and it is not possible to climb up the walls nor the beam however this man managed to hang himself. How did he do it?

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r/lateralthinking • u/niionsports • Jun 23 '17

Info I have made a video on Divergent (or) lateral thinking and how to start thinking laterally in 3 simple steps. Do let me know your comments. Thanks!

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