1. The Lift
There is a man that lives on the top floor of a very tall building. Everyday he gets the lift down to the ground floor to leave the building to go to work. Upon returning from work though, he can only travel half way up in the lift and has to walk the rest of the way unless it's raining! WHY?

2. The Accident
A man and his son are in a car accident. The father dies on the scene, but the child is rushed to the hospital. When he arrives the surgeon says "I can't operate on this boy, he is my son!" How can this be?

3. The Man in Black
A man is wearing black. Black shoes, socks, trousers, jumper, gloves and balaclava. He is walking down a black street with all the street lamps off. A black car is coming towards him with its light off too but somehow manages to stop in time. How did the driver see the man?

4. The Elder Twin
One day Kerry celebrated her birthday. Two days later her older twin brother, Terry, celebrated his birthday. Why?

5. Manhole Covers
Why is it better to have round manhole covers than square ones? This is logical rather than lateral, but it is a good puzzle which can be solved by lateral thinking techniques.

6. The Deadly Party
A man went to a party and drank some of the punch. He then left early. Everyone else at the party v3ho drank the punch subsequently died of poisoning. Why did the man not die?

7. Heaven
A man died and went to Heaven. There were thousands of other people there. They were all naked and all looked as they did at the age of 21. He looked around to see if there was anyone he recognized. He saw a couple and he knew immediately that they were Adam and Eve. How did he know?

8. Trouble with Sons
A woman had two sons who were born on the same hour of the same day of the same year. But they were not twins. How could this be so?

9. The Man in the Bar
A man walks into a bar and asks the barman for a glass of water. The barman pulls out a gun and points it at the man. The man says 'Thank you' and walks out.

Good ones

I know them all, I think, cos I have seen them before, but they are at the better end of the spectrum so well done for choosing them

Originally posted by Belle
Good ones

I know them all, I think, cos I have seen them before, but they are at the better end of the spectrum so well done for choosing them

I agree. I know the answers to them all too, but I won't spoil it for those that don't.

Nomme

I know 8 & 9, but forgot all the others.

Any clues for the first one?

Originally posted by Agent Dan
Any clues for the first one?

Difficult to give a clue without giving the answer.

What do 'Charlie and the Choclate Factory', 'The Lord of the Rings' and 'The Wizard of Oz' have in common?

Nomme

Originally posted by alchresearch
1. The Lift
There is a man that lives on the top floor of a very tall building. Everyday he gets the lift down to the ground floor to leave the building to go to work. Upon returning from work though, he can only travel half way up in the lift and has to walk the rest of the way unless it's raining! WHY?I thought he could also go all the way to the top floor in the lift on Wednesdays, when he goes to the library... or is that a different man? ;)

Thanks for the clues guys, but I'm still stumped by this one. Give me some time!!!

It is probably the same man yes *G*

The clue?

Hard to give one really.

Just go and get in a lift and have a look at it, see if anything comes to mind

(and just hope they are all designed the same way LOL)

Is 5 "because manholes are round"???

Originally posted by Agent Dan
Is 5 "because manholes are round"???

Yes, because they cant fall down the hole if they are round, the square ones can if you jiggle them around a bit

Originally posted by Tony Ruscoe
I thought he could also go all the way to the top floor in the lift on Wednesdays, when he goes to the library... or is that a different man? ;)

I think it is also fair to say that he might be able to go to the top floor in the lift on those days when it has rained and he has taken the umbrella out with him

Does question 6 have anything to do with ice cubes?

Originally posted by Mo
Does question 6 have anything to do with ice cubes?

Spot on!

Originally posted by Agent Dan
Is 5 "because manholes are round"???

No sir.

[Edit] Already answered above.

Re: Number 1

Brolly's, books and stature?

Originally posted by Funky Dave
Re: Number 1

Brolly's, books and stature?

yeah but no books - that's his flatmate :wink:

No.1. He's a dwarf..... Can't reach Higher buttons?
No. 2. The surgeon is his mom?

No 3: His belt is orange?:D :D :D

No. 7. Would they both be the age they were created plus 21, so making them older that everyone else?

Originally posted by markham
No.1. He's a dwarf..... Can't reach Higher buttons?
No. 2. The surgeon is his mom?

Correct on both fronts

... (drunken ramblings removed)

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Hmm, is 4 because Kerry was born on 28 Feb before midnight, and Terry was born after midnight, but on the 29 Feb? That was last year, and Terry only gets a b'day every 4 years?

Not sure if that actually makes any sense at all hehe :D Neeeed sleeeepppp zzzzzzzz

3. study horology
4. x2
7. 'cos he was able to
9.:shocked:

Just realised how easy 8 is after far too long staring at it!!! D'Oh!

Still can't get 7 and 9 though... Unless everyone in heaven has name badges or summet... although I'd be worried for where they pin them!!!

The guy is a dwarf? Or a munchkin or a umper lumper? Dunno how he reaches the buttons when its raining? Does the lift fill with rain? DOes he gain flying powers? Use his umbrella? Swin cos there is a leak in the lift?

3. Its day time!

I'll let it run 'till friday then publish the answers I have here. They are lateral thinking puzzles, so there could be more than one answer.

Originally posted by Tony
Hmm, is 4 because Kerry was born on 28 Feb before midnight, and Terry was born after midnight, but on the 29 Feb? That was last year, and Terry only gets a b'day every 4 years?

Not sure if that actually makes any sense at all hehe :D Neeeed sleeeepppp zzzzzzzz

He wouldn't be older if born on 29th though. Its states he's older. He would be one day younger if born on the 29th as you have a birthday every year even if the date isn't right.

The only thing I can think of is down to the wording....he's an older twin brother, doesn't say he's her twin. I suspect that his actual twin is also older and has a birthday two days later than her! Very clever! Am I right??

Ouch! My head hurts.

Number 4 will be summet to do with crossing international borders and switching to a new type of time... i guess... dunno though!

Must be on a plane or summet!

Heh i got Number 2 too!

The surgeon is the boys mother!

6. The poison was added when he left! or the posion was heavier than liquid so sat at the bottom of the punch.

Number 9 is my favourite, or one of them.

If you want a clue you have to start at the beginning, and ask yourself why the man might have wanted a glass of water

Originally posted by Tony
Hmm, is 4 because Kerry was born on 28 Feb before midnight, and Terry was born after midnight, but on the 29 Feb? That was last year, and Terry only gets a b'day every 4 years?

Not sure if that actually makes any sense at all hehe :D Neeeed sleeeepppp zzzzzzzz
Surely it would make more sense if 1 twin was born before midnight on the 28th Feb and the other one was born on the 1st March, on a non-leap year. The year of the question is a leap year. Is this correct?

OK, here are the answers. They aren't necessarily the only answers you can get, especially relating to the "spiked punch" question.

1 ) Man is a midget. Uses his umbrella to press the buttons.

2 ) The surgeon is his mother.

3 ) It's daytime.

4 ) The twins are on a ship crossing the international date line, one is at the front, one at the rear and in different time zones.

5 ) A round cover won't fall down the hole, no matter which way you turn it.

6 ) The poison was in the ice cubes. (what ice cubes?)

7 ) Adam and Eve were created, not born, so no belly buttons.

8 ) They were triplets.

9 ) The man has hiccups.

Originally posted by alchresearch

4 ) The twins are on a ship crossing the international date line, one is at the front, one at the rear and in different time zones.


This answer doesn't make sense with this question :

4. The Elder Twin
One day Kerry celebrated her birthday. Two days later her older twin brother, Terry, celebrated his birthday. Why?

Answer (which Sidla pretty much got) :

Terry was born on a ship on 1st March.
The ship then crosses the international date line and Kerry is born 28th Feb.
In the year in question it is a leap year so Terry's birthday is 2 days later than Kerry's.

Nomme

7. Adam & Eve in heaven.

I suggest their sons Able or Seth would be able to recognise them with or without belly buttons.