Lateral Thinking Puzzles

by Guest Sat Jul 05, 2014 10:29 am

A man stands before a judge having been convicted of murder. The Judge says "Although your guilt is beyond all doubt, I cannot in good conscience send you to prison".

Why?

by Guest Sat Jul 05, 2014 10:47 am

lovedust wrote:
A man stands before a judge having been convicted of murder. The Judge says "Although your guilt is beyond all doubt, I cannot in good conscience send you to prison".

Why?

Seems a tricky one this LD and I'm sure I'm wrong here but...

The murder committed by the convicted was actually morally justifiable?

Perhaps this is one for "The Puzzler" ? Laughing

by Guest Sat Jul 05, 2014 10:51 am

lovedust wrote:
A man stands before a judge having been convicted of murder. The Judge says "Although your guilt is beyond all doubt, I cannot in good conscience send you to prison".

Why?

yes
No
Irrelevant

I am guessing

by Guest Sat Jul 05, 2014 11:10 am

Korben_Dallas wrote:
lovedust wrote:
A man stands before a judge having been convicted of murder. The Judge says "Although your guilt is beyond all doubt, I cannot in good conscience send you to prison".

Why?
yes
No
Irrelevant

I am guessing

^^ Them's the ones

by Guest Sat Jul 05, 2014 11:11 am

Joy Division wrote:
lovedust wrote:
A man stands before a judge having been convicted of murder. The Judge says "Although your guilt is beyond all doubt, I cannot in good conscience send you to prison".

Why?

Seems a tricky one this LD and I'm sure I'm wrong here but...

The murder committed by the convicted was actually morally justifiable?

Perhaps this is one for "The Puzzler" ?

No

by Guest Sat Jul 05, 2014 11:17 am

lovedust wrote:
Joy Division wrote:

Seems a tricky one this LD and I'm sure I'm wrong here but...

The murder committed by the convicted was actually morally justifiable?

Perhaps this is one for "The Puzzler" ?

No

To be honest, this rings a bell so I will.... Basically just watch
we used to do these a lot :-)

by Guest Sat Jul 05, 2014 11:22 am

ok KD thanks for letting me know.

by Guest Sun Jul 06, 2014 4:23 pm

Joy Division wrote:
lovedust wrote:
A man stands before a judge having been convicted of murder. The Judge says "Although your guilt is beyond all doubt, I cannot in good conscience send you to prison".

Why?

Seems a tricky one this LD and I'm sure I'm wrong here but...

The murder committed by the convicted was actually morally justifiable?

Perhaps this is one for "The Puzzler" ?

Hmm, the solution is a single sentence, jack-in-the-box type one as opposed to a long-winded technical explanation.

by Guest Sun Jul 06, 2014 6:25 pm

Was the person dying in great pain, so he helped he/she?

by Guest Sun Jul 06, 2014 6:30 pm

Sassy wrote:Was the person dying in great pain, so he helped he/she?

No.

by Guest Sun Jul 06, 2014 6:32 pm

Oh hell!

by Guest Sun Jul 06, 2014 6:36 pm

This one appears to have pissed people off in record time.

by Guest Sun Jul 06, 2014 6:40 pm

It's not pissed me off Lovey, I'm trying to think of a simple explanation and can't, and I know when you say what it is, we'll all go, oh hell, why didn't we see that!

by Guest Sun Jul 06, 2014 6:51 pm

heh.... Yes they do tend to follow that trajectory.

by Guest Sun Jul 06, 2014 7:04 pm

Still racking my brain! ping ......... ping, nope, nothing working :ashmmmas:

by eddie Sun Jul 06, 2014 9:11 pm

lovedust wrote:
A man stands before a judge having been convicted of murder. The Judge says "Although your guilt is beyond all doubt, I cannot in good conscience send you to prison".

Why?

The man is dead; he committed suicide?

by Ben Reilly Sun Jul 06, 2014 9:13 pm

The judge is the real murderer, he framed the man who was found guilty ... ?

by Guest Sun Jul 06, 2014 9:25 pm

Ben_Reilly wrote:The judge is the real murderer, he framed the man who was found guilty ... ?

No.

by Guest Sun Jul 06, 2014 9:26 pm

eddie wrote:
lovedust wrote:
A man stands before a judge having been convicted of murder. The Judge says "Although your guilt is beyond all doubt, I cannot in good conscience send you to prison".

Why?

The man is dead; he committed suicide?

No.

by Guest Sun Jul 06, 2014 9:39 pm

::hdintowll:: ::hdintowll:: ::hdintowll:: ::hdintowll:: ::dunno::

by eddie Sun Jul 06, 2014 10:03 pm

Because the guilty man is an executioner of guilty men?

by Guest Sun Jul 06, 2014 10:18 pm

eddie wrote:Because the guilty man is an executioner of guilty men?

No

by eddie Sun Jul 06, 2014 11:00 pm

:aspffftas:

by Ben Reilly Mon Jul 07, 2014 3:47 pm

Because the judge intends for the murderer to be executed, not imprisoned?

by Guest Mon Jul 07, 2014 5:08 pm

Ben_Reilly wrote:Because the judge intends for the murderer to be executed, not imprisoned?

No.

by Guest Mon Jul 07, 2014 5:22 pm

Because, although convicted of murder in the past, the crime THIS judge was sentencing for was minor?

by Guest Mon Jul 07, 2014 5:25 pm

victorisnotamused wrote:Because, although convicted of murder in the past, the crime THIS judge was sentencing for was minor?

I've got a feeling you could have cracked it Victor!

by Guest Mon Jul 07, 2014 6:00 pm

victorisnotamused wrote:Because, although convicted of murder in the past, the crime THIS judge was sentencing for was minor?

No. Sorry.

by Guest Mon Jul 07, 2014 6:21 pm

Sob, Sob, Sob, Sob Sad

::dunno:: ::dunno:: ::dunno::

by Guest Mon Jul 07, 2014 6:31 pm

Clue: Is there another person who might be affected by the judge's decision?

by Ben Reilly Mon Jul 07, 2014 6:59 pm

Is the convicted man a single father?

by Guest Mon Jul 07, 2014 7:13 pm

Ben_Reilly wrote:Is the convicted man a single father?

No.

by Guest Mon Jul 07, 2014 7:23 pm

:asbluras: :asbluras: :asbluras: :asbluras: :asbluras: :asbluras: :asbluras: :asbluras: :asbluras:
::hdintowll:: ::hdintowll:: ::hdintowll:: ::hdintowll:: ::hdintowll::

by Guest Mon Jul 07, 2014 7:41 pm

Is the judge standing in front of a mirror?

by Guest Mon Jul 07, 2014 7:56 pm

Nems wrote:Is the judge standing in front of a mirror?

No.

by Guest Mon Jul 07, 2014 8:08 pm

Was it actually a person that the man murdered, or something else. You can say for instance 'he murdered that song'.

by Guest Mon Jul 07, 2014 9:06 pm

Sassy wrote:Was it actually a person that the man murdered, or something else. You can say for instance 'he murdered that song'.

Yes; the man murdered an actual person.

by Guest Mon Jul 07, 2014 9:15 pm

lovedust wrote:
Sassy wrote:Was it actually a person that the man murdered, or something else. You can say for instance 'he murdered that song'.

Yes; the man murdered an actual person.

I'll be a lady and not tell you what I said to myself when you said that Embarassed

by Guest Mon Jul 07, 2014 9:37 pm

Sassy wrote:
lovedust wrote:

Yes; the man murdered an actual person.

I'll be a lady and not tell you what I said to myself when you said that

lol

by jaded fox Mon Jul 07, 2014 10:29 pm

I would guess that somehow he managed to get double jeopardy and damning evidence has shown up after the conclusion of the trial.

On the off chance it's something bizzare: He's a conjoined twin and the other sibling had nothing to do with the murder..

by Guest Mon Jul 07, 2014 10:40 pm

jaded fox wrote:I would guess that somehow he managed to get double jeopardy and damning evidence has shown up after the conclusion of the trial.

On the off chance it's something bizzare: He's a conjoined twin and the other sibling had nothing to do with the murder..

YES!
Well done!

by Guest Mon Jul 07, 2014 11:43 pm

Fox, thank heavens you worked it out!!!! Well done, you have saved us from perpetual insanity lol

by Guest Tue Jul 08, 2014 1:56 am

Yes, think it's a really difficult one because the lateral leap ultimately has to be made in one go.

by Guest Tue Jul 08, 2014 2:06 am

Go on, do another one, we need our brains whirling lol

by Guest Tue Jul 08, 2014 2:12 am

Ahh... Will try and think of one tomorrow.... Goodnight. x

by Guest Tue Jul 08, 2014 2:17 am

Night Lovey xx

by eddie Tue Jul 08, 2014 10:33 am

I've got one:

A man is running full pelt, along a corridor with a piece of paper in his hand.
Suddenly the lights flicker uncontrollably and the man drops to his knees and cries out, "Oh no! I'm too late!"

Why?

by Guest Tue Jul 08, 2014 12:59 pm

The bit of paper has the code for the electricity system to keep running?

Or the paper is irrelevant and he simply forgot to put a coin in the meter lol

by Guest Tue Jul 08, 2014 6:11 pm

eddie wrote:I've got one:

A man is running full pelt, along a corridor with a piece of paper in his hand.
Suddenly the lights flicker uncontrollably and the man drops to his knees and cries out, "Oh no! I'm too late!"

Why?

^ Oh this is a great one.

Think I've heard the solution already so unfortunately for me I'll have to withdraw.

by eddie Tue Jul 08, 2014 8:35 pm

Sassy wrote:The bit of paper has the code for the electricity system to keep running?

Or the paper is irrelevant and he simply forgot to put a coin in the meter lol

Nope

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