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04-28-2005, 03:41 PM
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| | "The Divers" (lateral thinking puzzle) | |
I learned this one from my wife's nephew:
Two scuba divers are found in the branches of a tree. How did they get up there? |
04-28-2005, 03:52 PM
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| | Re "The Divers" (lateral thinking puzzle) | |
they climbed the tree. |
04-28-2005, 04:03 PM
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| | Re "The Divers" (lateral thinking puzzle) | |
They were starring in a new version of "Urban Legend". 
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04-28-2005, 04:06 PM
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| | Re "The Divers" (lateral thinking puzzle) | |
Ok - if you're asking I guess I can assume that they were in their wet suits and all geared up for diving, because anyone can just climb a tree.
Did they get "thrown" there by a wave?
Were they hiding from a dangerous animal?
Were they in their wet suits?
Did they have their tanks on? |
04-28-2005, 04:07 PM
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| | Re "The Divers" (lateral thinking puzzle) | |
was the tree in the water?
Where the branches attached to the tree? |
04-28-2005, 04:09 PM
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| | Re "The Divers" (lateral thinking puzzle) | |
they climbed the tree. No. It'd be hard in flippers.
They were starring in a new version of "Urban Legend". No.
Did they get "thrown" there by a wave? No.
Were they hiding from a dangerous animal? No.
Were they in their wet suits? Yes.
Did they have their tanks on? Yes.
was the tree in the water? No.
Where the branches attached to the tree? Yes. |
04-28-2005, 04:11 PM
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| | Re "The Divers" (lateral thinking puzzle) | |
Were they alive?
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04-28-2005, 04:45 PM
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| | Re "The Divers" (lateral thinking puzzle) | |
Was it by their own actions that they ended up in the tree?
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04-28-2005, 04:52 PM
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| | Re "The Divers" (lateral thinking puzzle) | |
Were they alive? In the version my nephew told, yes (surprised, but alive).
Was it by their own actions that they ended up in the tree? No. |
04-28-2005, 04:57 PM
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| | Re "The Divers" (lateral thinking puzzle) | |
I guessed via PM.
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04-28-2005, 05:44 PM
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| | Re "The Divers" (lateral thinking puzzle) | |
Is the tree under water when the tide is high?
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04-28-2005, 06:44 PM
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| | Re "The Divers" (lateral thinking puzzle) | |
Is the tree under water when the tide is high? No. |
04-30-2005, 01:42 PM
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| | Re "The Divers" (lateral thinking puzzle) | |
My guess, delivered by PM, comes from a TV show and a movie that mentioned a possible solution. |
04-30-2005, 04:54 PM
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| | Re "The Divers" (lateral thinking puzzle) | |
My guess, delivered by PM, comes from a TV show and a movie that mentioned a possible solution. Your guess is correct. :thumbs: |
05-10-2005, 12:09 AM
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| | Re "The Divers" (lateral thinking puzzle) | |
Bump. There are some of us, not as smart as Peter, who would like to know the answer!!!
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05-10-2005, 10:52 AM
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| | Re "The Divers" (lateral thinking puzzle) | |
When my 8-year-old nephew gets stuck on one of these, he starts asking, "But why did so-and-so ...?" Then I get to remind him that I only accept yes-or-no questions. |
05-10-2005, 11:09 AM
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| | Re "The Divers" (lateral thinking puzzle) | |
Is a whale involved?
Or a submarine?
Or a tidal wave?
Or canibal natives? |
05-10-2005, 11:32 AM
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| | Re "The Divers" (lateral thinking puzzle) | |
Quote: | lynnzop said
There are some of us, not as smart as Peter, | As much as I'd like to accept the compliment (and as much as I personally believe I deserve it  ), I knew this one only because I watch too much TV and too many movies.
If a hint would help, look below for the names of the TV show and movie that mentioned it. Otherwise, don't look. (I don't know how to hide posts.)
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05-10-2005, 11:38 AM
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| | Re "The Divers" (lateral thinking puzzle) | |
Where the divers actually diving before they ended up in the tree branches? |
05-10-2005, 12:28 PM
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| | Re "The Divers" (lateral thinking puzzle) | |
Did the divers think they were going to be in the water (as opposed to testing suits)?
Was this a prank that was pulled on them?
Had the tree always been there (in other words, were its roots in the ground at that location)?
Was it a natural force that put them in the tree?
Or did their actions directly put them in the tree?
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05-10-2005, 01:00 PM
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| | Re "The Divers" (lateral thinking puzzle) | |
Is a whale involved? No.
Or a submarine? No.
Or a tidal wave? No.
Or canibal natives? No. 
Where the divers actually diving before they ended up in the tree branches? Yes.
Did the divers think they were going to be in the water (as opposed to testing suits)? Yes.
Was this a prank that was pulled on them? No.
Had the tree always been there (in other words, were its roots in the ground at that location)? Yes.
Was it a natural force that put them in the tree? If you mean a natural phenomena, like a storm, then no.
Or did their actions directly put them in the tree? No, they themselves did not do anything that put them in the tree. |
05-10-2005, 02:47 PM
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| | Re "The Divers" (lateral thinking puzzle) | |
Were they looking for fish? | |
