This weeks quiz has 5 lateral thinking puzzles.
- A helicopter was hovering 200 ft. above the sea. The pilot turned the engines off and the rotors stopped. Yet, the helicopter did not crash. How?
- A man that was driving his car spun off the road at high speed, crashed through a fence and bounced down a steep ravine into a fast-flowing river. As the car settled in the river the man realized he had broken his arm and could not release the seat-belt and get out of his car. The car sank to the bottom of the river with him trapped inside. He was found alive by rescuers that arrived two hours later. How come?
- A lady depended on a public call box to make all her call but it was frequently out of order. Each day she reported the problem to the phone company but they took no action. Finally she called the company with a false piece of information and the phone was fixed within hours. What did she tell them?
- A young woman applied for a job as a secretary and typist. There were dozens of applicants. The woman could only type eleven words a minute, yet she got the job. Why?
- A man had a jug full of lemonade and a jug full of milk. He poured them both into one large vat, yet he kept the lemonade separate from the milk. How?
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