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wu :: forums    general    psychology (Moderators: ThudnBlunder, Icarus, Eigenray, Grimbal, william wu, towr, SMQ)    A man in the desert « Previous topic | Next topic » Pages: 1  Reply Notify of replies Send Topic Print    Author  Topic: A man in the desert  (Read 9056 times) novabeast Newbie     Posts: 1 A man in the desert   « on: Sep 21st, 2005, 9:11am » Quote Modify Has anyone heard of  a riddle like this?   There is a man in the desert. He is laying face down, and has a backpack on.   How did he die? Answer: His parachute didn't open.   This riddle was presented by my psy 240 instructor.   I can't see the logic in it. For one thing, jumpers wear their packs on the front.     Is it possible that it is incomplete, or phrased incorrectly? Does anyone know where it origionated? Thanks IP Logged Neelesh Junior Member     Gender: Posts: 147 Re: A man in the desert   « Reply #1 on: Sep 21st, 2005, 10:20am » Quote Modify These type of riddles usually go under the name of "lateral thinking" where a situation is given and we have to predict the incidence with help of Yes/No type of questions. The parachute problem is one of the typical lateral thinking problems.     I remember solving this puzzle long back. But as far as technical details of parachute wearing are concerned, I have no idea.     It can also happen that due to wind or due to the faller's incorrect efforts of opening the parachute, the parachute bag got turned  from front to back?   « Last Edit: Sep 21st, 2005, 10:23am by Neelesh » IP Logged towr wu::riddles Moderator Uberpuzzler Some people are average, some are just mean.     Gender: Posts: 13730 Re: A man in the desert   « Reply #2 on: Sep 21st, 2005, 2:30pm » Quote Modify on Sep 21st, 2005, 9:11am, novabeast wrote: For one thing, jumpers wear their packs on the front. ?! Since when? IP Logged Wikipedia, Google, Mathworld, Integer sequence DB AkumAPRIME Guest Re: A man in the desert   « Reply #3 on: Nov 30th, 2005, 9:54am » Quote Modify Remove I wore my parachute in back. If you mean a pack to hold stuff, that would go in front, but I didnt use a pack. All I wore was a backpack like device carrying my parachute, which was on my back. That's what this riddle is referring to.   note: do not let OP go parachuting without a pro around. IP Logged Pages: 1  Reply Notify of replies Send Topic Print Forum Jump: ----------------------------- riddles -----------------------------  - easy   - medium   - hard   - what am i   - what happened   - microsoft   - cs   - putnam exam (pure math)   - suggestions, help, and FAQ   - general problem-solving / chatting / whatever ----------------------------- general -----------------------------  - guestbook   - truth   - complex analysis   - wanted => psychology   - chinese « Previous topic | Next topic »

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