What are your best lateral thinking puzzles?

Lanthanae, 10 months ago

That’s not a lateral thinking problem. You could argue it’s a joke, but it’s certainly not a lateral thinking problem.

dwindling7373, 10 months ago

This is not lateral thinking.

PatFussy, 10 months ago

Dad not now im trying to break the record for worlds longest shit

bhmnscmm, 10 months ago

I don’t think it’s exactly what you’re looking for, but your question reminded me of this:

Abbot and Costello 7 x 13 = 28

thethirdobject, 10 months ago

It made me think of this video from the rooster teeth podcast, where burnie tells a joke his dad used to tell (and this is the animated version).

SwingingTheLamp, 10 months ago

This just doesn’t make any sense. If a brick can fly, why did it get on an airplane? And if it fell out, why didn’t it just fly back in?

GunnarStahlGloveSide, 10 months ago

The brick isn’t flying. It’s falling…with style

essellburns, 10 months ago

Why is the thing you’re looking for always in the last place you look?

Aatube, 10 months ago

Because they're being carried by an old lady!

squidsarefriends, 10 months ago

Does the good ol notpron-riddle count? I don‘t know, if it‘s solvable on mobile devices.

Antimutt, 10 months ago

Hidden in my Lemmy avatar is a story, one that is often misinterpreted. You’ll need lateral thinking to answer the questions I’ve put at the end.

GataZapata, 10 months ago

I remember we have one in German, but it's more about language...
you ask a bunch of questions ghat the answer are different colors, and when they are all used to saying colour's, if you ask them what a cow gives, they'll probably say white. Of course, this was in 2nd grade.

kthxbye_reddit, 10 months ago

Nah, the original is a bit different. After a bunch of color-questions (asked in high speed) you ask „What does the cow drink?“

Many people will answer „milk“, being smart and not saying „white“. But of course it’s „water“

kernelle, 10 months ago

Haven’t heard this in forever! Thanks

sapo, 10 months ago

Tom Scott runs a Podcast (and formerly a gameshow) called Lateral, which is basically all lateral thinking puzzles. I highly recommend it.

BitSound, 10 months ago

Interesting. I’ve heard the iterated animal jokes like that, and I’ve also heard the brick jokes, but never both of them together. I like it. Unfortunately I’ve never heard other jokes in the same vein.

07Chess, 10 months ago

This may not be exactly what you’re asking for but there is a video game called Baba is You that you would probably really get a kick out of. It’s on Steam, Switch, and I believe if not yet that it’ll soon be on IOS/Android.

itsAsin, 10 months ago

Baba is You is my jam! but so many levels i just give up too easy and peek the solution online. i am not as smart as i wish i was.

wren, 10 months ago

I always feel so good for solving one, then boom the next puzzle is a slight variation that removes the way I just solved it and it’s like… damn. They went and predicted it and then said ‘fuck you’

wren, 10 months ago

Yes! Baba is You is so so so good. I love how it makes you think differently

throwing_handles, 10 months ago

On the subject of video games:

• Try portal 1, it’s an exceptional puzzle game to many.
• Try portal 2, it’s even better than portal 1.
• If you crave more, portal stories: mel is a free fanmade mod of portal 2. It plays like an official spinoff. On advanced mode the puzzles are significantly more difficult.
• Try portal:reloaded if you haven’t, another free fanmade mod, it adds significant complexity to the portal gun in the best possible way.