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Lateral thinking, how can you become a more lateral thinker?

halfbloodace @halfbloodace (587) • Philippines 5 Mar 12

Lateral thinking is a style of thinking which lets you think the least probable answer in a question. It is much like philosophizing making other options to make and not just the obvious way of thinking. So my question is how can...

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Mind wandering--“Do you resort to this ?”

kalav56 @kalav56 (11464) • India 1 Jul 10

“An idle mind is the devil’s workshop’ is an age old proverb. Today I read an interesting article that extolled the virtues of mind-wandering and said that bursts of creativity and lateral thinking can be had from people who do...

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A question for u all !!!

dante_off @dante_off (607) • India 19 Apr 09

Once a father and his son were driving down a mountainous road, suddenly a truck hits them.Father dies immediately, son is seriously injured.The people out there take him to a nearby hospital.The surgeon upon seeing the boy,...

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unfamiliar questions

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Lateral Thinking Puzzle: Man rides into town on Friday...

soooobored @soooobored (1184) • United States 20 Jul 08

Ok, this is a lateral thinking puzzle, "best response" goes to first correct reply! A man rides into town on Friday, stays three days, and leaves on Friday. How is this possible?

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smilingsrikanth @smilingsrikanth (1) • India 16 Apr 08

Any one is having idea on "Lateral Thinking" which is very interesting topic

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GoldMind @GoldMind (68) • Philippines 31 Dec 07

Anyone who wants to share thoughts about "Lateral Thinking"?... this is a good practice especially during problem solving in work, personal, etc. problems...

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problem solving

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Thinking out of box

Matching_Allies @Matching_Allies (26) • India 4 Jun 07

Situation: You are walking on a road with a bag containing cash and some other items in it. Somebody grabs your bag and runs off with it. He is already 10 feet distance away from you before you react to the situation. What is...

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Riddle - 3 Wishes

elairz @elairz (260) • Malaysia 11 May 07

I suppose this is not exactly a riddle..but a problem instead. let say you got a magic lamp that can grant you 3 wishes. How can you get more than 3 wishes using the first 3 wishes? the only rules is this : you can't wish...

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Puzzle-------can find this solution?????

nick17 @nick17 (107) • India 6 Feb 07

A regular six-sided dice has three sides marked with 'YES' and other three sides marked with 'NO'. What question about the outcome can be answered truthfully no matter what the result happens to be??

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Can you solve these puzzles..............????

nick17 @nick17 (107) • India 6 Feb 07

These puzzles are on lateral thinking. Lateral thinking means making a mental knight's move. To solve this puzzle you must come at them from an unexpected angle. Discard the obvious, leave behind traditional modes of thoughts, and...

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Lateral thinking. You've asked for more, but this is the last.

cloudwatcher @cloudwatcher (6861) • Australia 20 Jan 07

Solve these lateral thinking/ logic puzzles. 1. Rubber shoes are worn for tennis. Cleats are worn for baseball. Spikes are worn for running. In which sport are the shoes made of metal? 2. While...

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MORE fun puzzles. You asked for more, so try these:

cloudwatcher @cloudwatcher (6861) • Australia 16 Jan 07

Best reponse to the first one to get them all right. a "+" to everyone who gets one right 1. You are given a corked bottle with a coin in it. Your task is to remove the coin without removing the cork or breaking the...

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Are you clever? A FUN test for you.

cloudwatcher @cloudwatcher (6861) • Australia 12 Jan 07

Are you clever? - or - are you heading for dementia? A few weeks ago a myLotter gave us a fun mental arithmetic test. Try your hand at this one. Answer them QUICKLY. 1. You are participating in a race. You...

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