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5. Lateral thinking Many problems require a different perspective to solve successfully -- Edward de Bono
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7. RIGHT WRONG Two mathematicians are sitting opposite to each other for a cup of coffee. They looked at the matter written on the paper which is kept on the table . One said “ Its Wrong”, another said “ Its Right”. Both are correct. How is it possible? What is written on the paper? ?
23. Three of the glasses are filled with cool drink; the other three are empty. By moving only one glass, can you arrange them so the full and empty glasses alternate
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31. Teacher instructed the students to raise hand for every question but with one condition i.e. those students who know right answer will raise their right hands and those students who do not know the answer will raise their left hands
36. Two trains are crossing the country, from coast to coast, over 3,000 miles of railroad track. Train A is going from west to east at 70 miles per hour, and Train B is going from east to west at 80 miles per hour. Which train will be closer to the west coast when they meet?
40. Which train will be closer to the west coast when they meet? Now !!! You know the answer. Both trains are at same distance from west coast when the meet.
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42. A man called to a waiter in a restaurant, "There's a fly in my tea!" The waiter replied, "I will bring you a fresh cup." After a few moments, the man called out, "This is the same cup of tea!" How did he know?
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46. A black man dressed all in black, wearing a black mask, stands at a crossroads in a totally black-painted town. All of the streetlights in town are broken. There is no moon. A black-painted car without headlights drives straight toward him, but turns in time and doesn't hit him.
55. Draw another line larger than the existing one adjutant to it. Now the first line is smaller
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57. Interviewer -- He ordered a cup of coffee for the candidate. Coffee arrived kept before the candidate, then he asked what is before you? Candidate: Instantly replied "Tea“ He got selected. Why?
60. Arrange four tennis balls in such a way that the distance between each ball is same.
61. Arrange it in equilateral-triangle - pyramid shape so that distance between each tennis ball is same
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63. Two persons are sitting with a table in between them but they can not see each other. Why?
64. They are sitting in the opposite direction and not facing each other
65. A presentation by Dr.P.Madar Valli Professor, Industrial Production Engineering Department, GIT, GITAM University Visakhapatnam, India. drpmv@yahoo.com ; drpmv@gitam.edu
Notas del editor
This last factor has to do with the fact that lateral thinking involves low-probability ideas which are unlikely to occur in the normal course of events.
Before the school inspector arrived, the teacher instructed the pupils always to raise their left hands. If they did not know the answer. All were unsure. If they were sure they knew their answer. They should raise their right hand. The teachers chooses a different people, every time, but always one who has raised Hughes or her right hand. The superintendent was duly impressed.