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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
Tim and Ralph were the best of friends, and very alike in their capabilities. They were also very competitive. Over the years, Tim and Ralph have met each and every challenge, both mental and physical, posed by the other. One day, Tim succeeds in posing a challenge that Ralph cannot possibly meet, although Tim can meet it easily. What is the challenge?
Hint
Q: Are Tim and Ralph of the same sex?A: Yes
Q: Did the challenge require some specific knowledge that Ralph could not possibly have possessed?
A: No
Q: Could the average man win the bet?
A: Yes
Q: If you looked at the two friends, would you know why Ralph was unable to complete the challenge?
A: Yes
Answer
To get a tan. For Ralph, who is albino, this is impossible.Hide Hint Show Hint Hide Answer Show Answer
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I didn't get it right good teaser though!
an albino can't get a tan? why?
Username, an albinotic person is unable to develop tanned skin as albinism is a deficiency of melanin. Melanin is a generally dark pigment found in the skin, hair, eyes, etc. It is this pigment that is responsible for the colouring of the skin - without any pigmentation, skin is naturally a milky white colour.
Thus, an albino, lacking melanin, usually has white skin and hair, and pink or blue irides (the coloured part of the eyes) with red pupils.
In people with normal pigmentation, exposure to sunlight causes an accumulation of melanin in the skin; when someone 'tans', additional melanin is accumulating in the skin, causing it to darken. An albino lacks this pigment, so will not tan, but will remain white (they are, however, highly susceptible to sunburn).
Thus, an albino, lacking melanin, usually has white skin and hair, and pink or blue irides (the coloured part of the eyes) with red pupils.
In people with normal pigmentation, exposure to sunlight causes an accumulation of melanin in the skin; when someone 'tans', additional melanin is accumulating in the skin, causing it to darken. An albino lacks this pigment, so will not tan, but will remain white (they are, however, highly susceptible to sunburn).
And u expect us to be able to get that becuz...
Easy! Fun but easy. Keep 'em 'a com'in.
that was random?
Ok, the post that got the user deleted? Totally not acceptable for this website. I thought the challenge was to be like the same height or something like that.
He could have said to crawl between Ralph's legs.
I thought it was who could write their name quicker. If they have the same capabilities, they should both write three letters at the same speed, and Tim should finish his name first.
I know a girl, who has a black mother and father, and she is white. Not just white like me of course, she is Albino.
I guessed that the challenge was to pick Tim up. Ralph could do it, but obviously Tim could not.
I thought it was something like seeing Ralph in person, not by a photograph or a mirror, but actually face to face, which obviously Ralph couldn't do. Great anwser though!
I thought it was something like seeing Ralph in person, not by a photograph or a mirror, but actually face to face, which obviously Ralph couldn't do. Great answer though!
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