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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 is working at a popcorn stand outside a movie and someone orders a large popcorn. He encourages them to get a medium one instead. Since there is no shortage at the counter, and he would presumably get more money if he sold more large popcorns, why does he make them get a medium?
Hint
Most people would have done this; he is seeing a way to make even more money.Answer
There is a "peel-and-win" contest going on in which one out of a million popcorn boxes is a winner. The man has learned to read the serial numbers on the boxes and knows that the next large popcorn is a ten-thousand dollar winner.Hide Hint Show Hint Hide Answer Show Answer
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