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The albatross
The albatross
The albatross
A man goes into a restaurant, orders albatross, eats one bite, and kills himself. Why?
76%
29 min.
9/10
Jan 2018
Died of fright
Died of fright
Died of fright
A man woke up, lit a match and saw something that frightened him to death.
76%
26 min.
8/10
Feb 2018
Sad Sally
Sad Sally
Sad Sally
Sally was sleeping when she was awoken by Jack. She walked to the door and found a letter. She read it and began to cry. She now knew that her boyfriend would never see her again. Why?
76%
12 min.
4/10
Mar 2021
My Son
My Son
My Son
There are a man and his son in a car. The car crashes and the father dies. When the ambulance takes the son to the hospital, the surgeon says:" I can't do the surgery, because he is my son". How can that be possible?
76%
5 min.
3/10
Nov 2023
High price
High price
High price
Andrew decided to spend the evening with his family. He bought tickets for the whole family, but his ticket cost him his life.
75%
14 min.
5/10
Jan 2023
Deadly scissors
Deadly scissors
Deadly scissors
A woman is found dead in a hospital. The murder weapon is a pair of scissors. However, the body has no cuts ot wounds of any kind.
75%
7 min.
2/10
Mar 2018
The countermove
The countermove
The countermove
Landlords used to delay payment to people who built and repaired houses or even booted them out without money. But the builders came up with an uncommon move, which immediately made the landlords pay them in full. What did they do?
75%
11 min.
6/10
Apr 2018
A fight
A fight
A fight
He was very calm. However, they kept beating him until he screamed. After that, she was happy. Why?
75%
26 min.
3/10
Feb 2022
The last step
The last step
The last step
Everybody knew that if Julia took one step forward, she would die, but nobody told her.
75%
9 min.
4/10
Apr 2023
The blackout
The blackout
The blackout
A woman - at work - is going downstairs, when suddenly there is a blackout. In that very moment she realizes that her husband is about to die.
74%
6 min.
3/10
Jan 2018
That trip
That trip
That trip
A man comes breathless out of a house, closes the door and goes quickly down stairs. Then he walks two blocks to get to another house, enters and breathes relieved.
74%
14 min.
5/10
Jan 2018
Feather
Feather
Feather
A man lies dead next to a feather. How did he die?
74%
17 min.
7/10
Mar 2021
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Here we have collected all the black stories with solutions. You may have heard about the homonymous board game before. Black Stories are often also called "Situation Puzzles”, "Dark Stories", "Lateral Thinking Exercises". You can sort these puzzles by rating or complexity level.