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07-12-2004, 12:19 PM
|  | Geeky goof | | Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Boston, Mass.
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| | "Diamonds Are Forever" (lateral thinking puzzler) | |
OK, this is a hopefully tougher puzzle from Mental Fitness Puzzles:
An eccentric billionaire bought a two-million-dollar diamond. He took it to the world's foremost safe maker and had him seal the diamond inside a seamless steel box. He then announced: "Whoever can remove the diamond from the box without taking the box from this room or using any tools whatsoever can keep the gem." After years of attempts, how did one man succeed in this quest? |
07-12-2004, 12:28 PM
|  | Hot and Juicy | | Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: off campus
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| | Re: "Diamonds Are Forever" (lateral thinking puzzler) | |
did he melt the steel? |
07-12-2004, 12:29 PM
|  | Mistress of Mayhem | | Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: New York
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| | Re: "Diamonds Are Forever" (lateral thinking puzzler) | |
He poured water on it and waited for it to rust through.
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07-12-2004, 12:35 PM
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| | Re: "Diamonds Are Forever" (lateral thinking puzzler) | |
He kept shaking it, over years, and eventually the diamond inside scratched the inner surface enough to open a crack in it. |
07-12-2004, 12:43 PM
|  | In Spanish, I'm Marijuana | | Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Lawn-Guy-Land, NY
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| | Re: "Diamonds Are Forever" (lateral thinking puzzler) | |
Shouldn't everyone put their answers in the form of a question? 
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07-12-2004, 12:44 PM
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| | Re: "Diamonds Are Forever" (lateral thinking puzzler) | |
Shouldn't everyone put their answers in the form of a question? no |
07-12-2004, 12:45 PM
| | Geeky goof | | Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Boston, Mass.
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| | Re: "Diamonds Are Forever" (lateral thinking puzzler) | |
did he melt the steel? No.
He poured water on it and waited for it to rust through. No.
He kept shaking it, over years, and eventually the diamond inside scratched the inner surface enough to open a crack in it. Yes! He, like Eye, knew that diamond's the hardest mineral.
Shouldn't everyone put their answers in the form of a question? Nah. It's not Jeopardy. |
07-12-2004, 12:49 PM
| | Hot and Juicy | | Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: off campus
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| | Re: "Diamonds Are Forever" (lateral thinking puzzler) | |
Guess he was really strong to shake the steel vault that hard.
I like Sara's answer best. | |
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