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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.
76%
6 min.
2/10
Mar 2018
A sad story
A sad story
A sad story
Today, I was on the train again when a woman appeared before me. I didn’t even remember her face. It’s so sad.
Explain why the narrator feels sad.
73%
6 min.
2/10
Aug 2019
The racer
The racer
The racer
A person got into the car and drove off, but five minutes later the car was just in the same place that it started from. What happened?
60%
5 min.
2/10
Apr 2022
The Coal, Carrot and Scarf
The Coal, Carrot and Scarf
The Coal, Carrot and Scarf
Five pieces of coal, a carrot and a scarf are lying on the lawn. Nobody put them on the lawn but there is a perfectly logical reason why they should be there. What is it?
66%
2 min.
2/10
Sep 2022
The mechanic
The mechanic
The mechanic
A man goes to the auto repair shop and asks the mechanic when he is available. The mechanic says he is busy for the next 2 hours. The man thanks him but doesn't return. A few days later, he asks him again, the mechanic says he is busy for the next one hour. Again, the man doesn't return. Next day the man asks him again and the mechanic says "You are lucky, 5 minutes and I'm available" but the man leaves
anyway.
60%
3 min.
2/10
Apr 2023
Round Manhole
Round Manhole
Round Manhole
Why is it better to have round manhole covers than square ones?
28%
1 min.
2/10
Jul 2023
Metal tube
Metal tube
Metal tube
A woman enters a large metal tube. She is overcome with fear and clenches her boyfriend’s hand tightly. She is visibly shaken. Her boyfriend gently rubs her arms and speaks softly to her, but is unaffected himself. A few hours later, the woman’s boyfriend tells her that it’s time to go and her torment ends. What was happening to the woman?
28%
2 min.
2/10
Jul 2023
The Hay
The Hay
The Hay
A horse is tied to a 15 ft. rope and there is a bail of hay 25 ft. away from him, yet the horse is able to eat from the bail of hay. How is this possible?
69%
1 min.
2/10
Nov 2023
The smuggling
The smuggling
The smuggling
A man comes up to the border of a neighboring country on his motorcycle. The customs officer at the border crossing stops him and searches the man. He finds nothing so he lets him cross. The next day the same thing happens. This goes on every day for several months.
Then one day, the man doesnʼt show up. The border official meets up with him in a restaurant in the city. The officer says, “I know youʼre smuggling something and itʼs driving me crazy. Itʼs all I think about. I canʼt even sleep. Just between you and me, what are you
smuggling?” What is the man smuggling?
50%
2 min.
2/10
Nov 2023
Ludo and the cheese
Ludo and the cheese
Ludo and the cheese
Ludo was about to eat a piece of cheese when he was suddenly killed by a piece of metal. What happened?
71%
5 min.
2/10
Oct 2024
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.
73%
8 min.
3/10
Jan 2018
Death under an umbrella
Death under an umbrella
Death under an umbrella
A couple find a man's corpse on the beach. The corpse is under an umbrella and has a knife on his back. There are no signs of violence and no traces of blood. The autopsy reveals that the man died of natural causes.
69%
7 min.
3/10
Jan 2018
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Situation puzzles are intricate mysteries to be solved. Well-known facts seem illogical and strange. Which makes a yes or no riddle even more interesting to solve and to understand what has actually happened. One can't do it without logic and intuition as well as the ability to pay attention to details and reject wrong answers. Everyone who chooses this captivating game will feel like a real detective.
The answer is so unpredictable here that every new riddle is like a leap into the unknown, where the world is turned upside down and impossible things happen. Which, indeed, can be logically explained. When solving a situation puzzle or dark story, numerous ideas keep flashing in your mind, because nobody but the presenter knows what has actually happened, so the most incredible versions are possible...