The document contains 10 lateral thinking puzzles with clues and answers. Each puzzle presents an unusual scenario and asks the reader to explain what happened. The answers typically reveal an unexpected context or technicality that resolves the apparent contradiction or impossibility in the puzzle.

1. An Exercise in Lateral Thinking Mind Stretching Puzzles

2. # 1 A man locked his son out of the house. The son thanked him. Explain. Clue

4. # 2 Zeke and his wife lived in a rural area. One evening, his wife felt ill. Zeke called the local doctor. “Doc, I think my wife may have appendicitis,” he explained. “Nonsense! I took out her appendix myself five years ago,” said the doctor. But Zeke’s wife proved to have appendicitis. Explain. Clue :

6. # 3 Adam had none. Eve had two. Everyone nowadays has three. What are they? Clue :

8. # 4 A bank robber grabbed several thousand dollars from a bank counter and, although he was armed, he was captured within a few seconds before he could leave the bank. How? Clue :

10. # 5 A woman places her hand on her husband’s knee for an hour and then takes it off for ten minutes; then she places her hand on her husband’s knee for another hour. Why? Clues : ? ?

12. # 6 The ancient Greek playwright Aeschylus was killed by a tortoise. How? Clues :

14. # 7 After a World Cup soccer match, two players swapped jerseys. The police immediately arrested them. Why? Clue:

16. # 8 A high-speed police car chases a much slower vehicle in which criminals are escaping. But the police fail to catch them. Why? Clue

18. # 9 A man had his throat attacked by a woman with an electric shaving razor, yet he suffered no serious injurious. How come? Clue

20. # 10 William was the least intelligent and laziest boy in a class of 30 students who took an examination. Yet when the results were announced, William’s name was at the top of the list. How come? Clue

22. The End May your mind grow in creativity and wisdom. With Metta, Bro. Oh Teik Bin