Situation puzzles | Lateral thinking puzzles

Alexander shot at the king, but no one condemned him. Why?

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?

A guy goes into a drugstore and leaves shortly after with the money from the cash register. The drugstore owner calls the Police Station and, some time later, a police officer recovers the money and takes the guy away. That evening the three people go to the police station to report a theft.

The man was going to go to work by car, but found that one of the tires was flat. Without doing anything, he got into the car and drove 20 kilometers to work and then back home, without the slightest embarrassment. How could he manage it?

A man dies of thirst at home. How could it happen?

A person called the police and told them to ask about John K. Upon arrival at John’s house, the police found him dead. Examining the corpse, the police discovered severe injuries. But the apartment was in perfect order, without any signs of a struggle or break-in.

At the end of the XIX century one american enterpreneur invented a system to withstand competition. This system we all use nowadays.

There were many reasons why John enjoyed coming here. But his wife Mary hated this place, as did other women in the city. Why?

The parents lost their little daughter when she was playing on the playground. The police didn’t find her. The case was deemed as unsolved, and the investigation was closed. But the parents refused to give up. And they decided to contact a medium. This medium often helped the police and could often point out the exact location of a criminal or a missing person. When the medium arrived a few days later, she asked the parents to take her to the place where they had last seen their daughter. The mother and father took the medium to the park and watched her sit down on the grass, close her eyes, and do into a trance. Then she exclaimed, “Your daughter is alive! Her heart is beating and her lungs are breathing.” The happy parents held hands tightly. The mother asked, “But where is she now?” “She sees a luxurious house with expensive furniture,” the medium continued, “And only the most delicious food is in her stomach”. The mother breathed a sigh of relief again and pleaded, "But where is our daughter? Please tell us!" The medium hesitated for a while. Then her eyes opened wide, and she screamed, "She’s all over the world!" For a while, the parents of the missing girl stood motionless with their mouths wide open. Then they suddenly understood what the medium meant and fell on the floor, crying bitterly. What happened to the girl?

Bill always wore a silk scarf to work, whatever the weather. What’s his job, and why does he need this scarf?

Two monkeys are looking through a pipe that happened to be in a glade. The pipe is straight, not too long and not clogged. Monkeys look through the opposite ends of the pipe, but don’t see each other there. Why?

Kirill is jailed for a murder he hasn’t committed. Bill can prove that it wasn’t Kirill. But he deliberately hides the evidence. Why?