A man and his son are in a car accident. The father dies on the scene, but the child is rushed to the hospital. When he arrives the surgeon says, "I can't operate on this boy, he is my son!" How can this be? Answer first before you click here for the actual answer.

A man is wearing black. Black shoes, socks, trousers, lumper, gloves & balaclava. He is walking down a black street with all the street lamps off. A black car is coming towards him with its light off but somehow manages to stop in time. How did the driver see the man? Answer first before you click here for the actual answer.

Why is it better to have round manhole covers than square ones? (This is logical rather than lateral, but it is a good puzzle that can be solved by lateral thinking techniques. It is supposedly used by a very well known software company as an interview question for prospective employees) Answer first before you click here for the actual answer.

A man went to a party and drank some of the punch. He then left early. Everyone else at the party who drank the punch subsequently died of poisoning. Why did the man not die?  Answer first before you click here for the actual answer.

A man walks into a bar and asks the barman for a glass of water. The barman pulls out a gun and points it at the man. The man says 'Thank you' and walks out.  (This puzzle claims to be the best of the genre. It is simple in its statement, absolutely baffling and yet with a completely satisfying solution. Most people struggle very hard to solve this one yet they like the answer when they hear it or have the satisfaction of figuring it out.)  Answer first before you click here for the actual answer.

 

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The surgeon was his mother. For the next question. Click here.

 

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It was daytime. For the next question. Click here.

 

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A square manhole cover can be turned and dropped down the diagonal of he manhole. A round manhole cannot be dropped down the manhole. So for safety and practicality, all manhole covers should be round. For the next question. Click here.

 

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The poison in the punch came from the ice cubes. When the man drank the punch, the ice was fully frozen.Gradually it melted, poisoning the punch. For the next question. Click here.

 

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The man had hiccups. The barman recognized this from his speech and drew the gun in order to give him a shock. It worked and cured the hiccups so the man no longer needed the water.