Situation puzzles inspired by real events

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The accident
Sluchajnyj sluchaj 8
The accident
The accident
A car driver causes an accident when he crashes into a bike, as he was making an unexpected turn at a crossroad. When the policemen arrive, another man gets arrested. The one who was driving is carried home.
83%
10 min.
5/10
Jan 2018
The Train
Po shpalam 4
The Train
The Train
The man was walking along the rails and suddenly he saw a train coming towards him. Then he ran like hell to meet the approaching train.
63%
15 min.
5/10
Jan 2018
The Chase
Radio
The Chase
The Chase
A man is running, a crowd is running after him. The man is screaming to the crowd:"You will never see the gold!" and he starts shooting. People who observe all that are exulting.
56%
7 min.
5/10
Jan 2018
Private space
Lichnoe prostranstvo 97
Private space
Private space
The Venezuelan police made a few attempts to arrest a well-known bandit. They knew where he lived. From time to time they got the arrest warrant and approached his house. When they entered the house, he locked in the bedroom. The police had nothing to do but to leave empty-handed.
78%
7 min.
5/10
Jul 2019
Private conversation
Razgovor 16
Private conversation
Private conversation
The woman is speaking something and she is upset. Nobody can understand her but a man is filming her on camera. Why? And what is happening?
41%
37 min.
5/10
Jan 2018
Ransom in the call-box
Vykup v budke 2
Ransom in the call-box
Ransom in the call-box
The son of a rich man was kidnapped. The kidnapper wanted the rich man to bring and put the expensive diamond into the call-box located in a city park. Policemen surrounded this park, intending to catch the criminal. The father of the kidnapped child came to the call-box and did everything the kidnapper said to him, but the police could not prevent the cunning criminal from taking the diamond out of the call-box. They didn't grab the villian as well. What did he do?
83%
9 min.
5/10
Feb 2018
It didn't seem that serious
Sovsem ne pustjak 4
It didn't seem that serious
It didn't seem that serious
Anthony couldn't have imagine his cold would be the cause of his death.
85%
6 min.
5/10
Mar 2018
Green lipstick
Zelenaya pomada 211
Green lipstick
Green lipstick
Every day he puts on green lipstick. But almost no one notices it.
80%
20 min.
5/10
Aug 2019
Time isn’t important
Emotion3
Time isn’t important
Time isn’t important
One day Mark hid his watch. What for?
66%
120 min.
5/10
Apr 2021
Happy death
Emotion3
Happy death
Happy death
Beulah died in the Appalachians, while Craig died at sea. Everyone was much happier with Craig's death. How come?
84%
8 min.
5/10
Jan 2022
Splish, splash!
Bryzgi 12
Splish, splash!
Splish, splash!
Tim is sailing his boat when his watch falls overboard. He is a great diver. However, he does not manage to retrieve the watch.
75%
15 min.
6/10
Jan 2018
Colorblind
Igra vosprijatija 6
Colorblind
Colorblind
He died because he mixed up the colors.
80%
17 min.
6/10
Jan 2018
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