A man is found hanging in a room four feet off the floor.
There is nothing else in the room except for a large puddle
of water below him. The police do not see anything the man
would have climb on to hang himself. Did he commit suicide
and, if so, how did he do it?
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One winter day, there was a man standing in the middle of
someone’s front yard. The person stayed there for several
weeks without moving and the owner of the yard didn’t
mind. Eventually the man left. Who was he?
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A man was found dead with a cassette recorder in one hand
and a gun in his other hand. When the police came in, they
immediately pressed the play button on the cassette. They
heard the man say, “I have nothing else to live for. I can’t go
on.” Then there was the sound of a gunshot. After listening
to the cassette tape, the police knew that it was not a
suicide, but a homicide. How did they know?
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A couple went on holiday for three weeks. They carefully
locked their house, and had a neighbor check on the place
while they were gone. When they returned, the wife was
distressed to learn that, because of a power failure, she had
lost all her fine jewelry. She had hidden the jewelry in what
she thought was a very safe place. She was not robbed. Her
jewelry was lost by accident. Why?
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A man eats dinner, goes up to his bedroom, turns off the
lights, and goes to sleep. In the morning, he wakes up and
looks outside. Horrified at what he sees, he hurls himself out
his window to his death. Why does he do this?
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A woman shoots her husband, then holds him under water
for five minutes. A little while later, they both go out and
enjoy a wonderful dinner together. How can this be?
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Accused of stealing the farmer’s chickens, a man is locked
up in an empty room in the local jail. His cell has a dirt floor
and is completely void of any accessories except for a
shovel. There is a window overlooking the hills outside. The
man is determined to break out and prove his innocence,
but the window is too high to reach and beneath the shallow
dirt floor is rock. How can he escape?
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A woman goes to the police claiming that someone broke
into her house and stole her diamond bracelet while she was
at work. The policemen investigate the crime scene and
notice that the bedroom window is broken. There are muddy
footprints all across the bedroom floor. However, the room is
otherwise neat and organized. The following day, the woman
is arrested for fraud. Why?
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