Lateral Thinking

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Zeal

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From time to time i enjoy a riddle or a puzzle that requires lateral thinking. Many are just silly, so its hard to find a solid one that is also humerous.

Im going to throw in the 1st puzzle with some hints. I found it in a old Portuguese book, so its loosely translated, here it goes:

In the beginning of the First World War, the British soldiers wear a brown rugged cloth hat.
With the progression of war, the authorities of the army became alarmed with the high percentage of soldiers with head injuries. So they decided to replace the rugged cloth hats with metal helmets.
The Department of War became suprised when the new report arrived with an increased percentage of head injuries.
How could the percentage of head injuries rise with the use of metal helmets?

Hints:

[spoiler:d3439ae807]The man wear their helmets? Yes[/spoiler:d3439ae807]

[spoiler:d3439ae807]When they started wearing the metal helmets the head injuries rised? Yes[/spoiler:d3439ae807]

[spoiler:d3439ae807]But despite that were the helmets kept? Yes[/spoiler:d3439ae807]

[spoiler:d3439ae807]Did they have any advantage? Yes[/spoiler:d3439ae807]

Solution

[spoiler:d3439ae807]The number of head injuries increased but the mortality rate decrased. Before, if a soldier was hit in the head by a grenade fragment, for instance, this would have penetrated the hat and probably killed him. That would have been reported as death and not head injury.[/spoiler:d3439ae807][/b]
 
How is this... humerous? :roll:

I think it's sad. I think there shouldn't be war in the first place. People should just try to get along. I mean, seriously: it's just people. I know I wouldn't hurt another man. Not when they are wearing a hat and certainly not when they are wearing a helmet. It's just not right.

I don't think I like this lateral thinking of yours very much.
 
What a pointless and trivial exercise. If this is an advanced level for you, I'm surprised people in your country manage to control fire and use stone tools. Sorry.
 
I asked my gf and she said: "Headlice!"

Hey, it makes sense when you think about it. Laterally.
 
Actually, that particular helmet was notorious for causing neck injuries due to its peculiar shape.
 
Well i guess this was a failure, vats time!

Its entirely my fault, what was i thinking when decided to post this here?

For some people dunno if the issue was really the small lateral thinking puzzle.

Oh well, what you gonna do?
 
In order to continue this thread... it reminds me a lot of those asinine interview questions where you have to figure out how to solve a problem. So I'll continue it with one of those :).

There are two rooms, one with three light bulbs, one with three switches. A person needs to figure out which switches correspond to which lights, but they can only pass between the two rooms once. How can he or she manipulate the switches to figure out which light corresponds to which switch.
 
Switch on number 1 and leave it on for a minute or so, then switch it off. Switch on number 2 and leave it on. Enter the conference room. The spotlight that is on is obviously number 2. The spotlight that is warm is switch 1, and the other spotlight is number 3.

What did I win? :)
 
Turn into The Incredible Hulk, tear the wall a new a-hole, and carefully examine the wiring inside.
 
substitute the light bulbs for candles, and you wont even need the switches, so you can turn your switch room into a nice bathroom, and you'll have space for all your physiological necessities
 
Radiated Heinz said:
did you get along well with other kids when you were at school alec?
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Alec never was in school. They have put him together from the parts of dead teachers.
 
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