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February 14, 2003, 02:21
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Lateral thinking
I am not sure what it is, although I am pretty sure I am a lateral thinker.
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February 14, 2003, 03:07
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I like to think of myself as a lateral thinker. It's much more appealing than thinking of myself as somebody with no attention span.
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February 14, 2003, 03:20
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It sounds cool, so yes.
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February 14, 2003, 03:38
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Originally posted by loinburger
I like to think of myself as a lateral thinker. It's much more appealing than thinking of myself as somebody with no attention span.
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I don't have much of an attention span, either 
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February 14, 2003, 08:47
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--"I am not sure what it is, although I am pretty sure I am a lateral thinker."
Lateral thinking is basically looking at problems from an unusual angle to get an answer.
Here are some basic examples of lateral thinking puzzles. They're not the best examples, but my good links for this aren't on this computer. I'll post a better site later.
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February 14, 2003, 09:10
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I think I'm a lateral thinker... 
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February 14, 2003, 09:17
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I'm quadrilateral. 
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February 14, 2003, 11:19
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Lateral thinking is beside the point.
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February 14, 2003, 11:36
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I try not to think about it.
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February 14, 2003, 12:06
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and a regular one at that...
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February 14, 2003, 12:17
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I've got a trio of Lateral Thinking puzzle books on my desk....good stuff!
Here's another example, taken from the "Historical" segment of the book:
A remarkable Journey
In 1930, two men drove from New York to Los Angeles in a Ford motor car. The journey of 3,340 miles took 18 days. This wasn't the first, the fastest, or the slowest journey of its kind. They drove on normal roads. The car was not remarkable, and the two men were normal. But because of this journey, these two men hold a world record that endures to this day. What is it?
and, one more from the "fiendish" category:
The Mongolian Postal Service
The mongolian Postal Service has a strict rule stating that items sent through the post must not be more than 1 metre long. Longer items must be sent by private carriers, and they are notorious for their expense, inefficienty, and high rate of loss of goods.
Boris was desperate to send his valuable and ancient flute safely through the post. Unfortunately, it was 1.4 metres long, and could not be disassembled, as it was one long, hollow piece of ebony. Eventually, he hit on a way to send it through the Mongolian Postal Service. What did Boris do?
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February 14, 2003, 12:18
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Originally posted by Wraith
Here are some basic examples of lateral thinking puzzles. They're not the best examples, but my good links for this aren't on this computer. I'll post a better site later.
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You are right, they aren't that great.
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February 14, 2003, 12:20
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some people are ... unilateral thinkers... 
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February 14, 2003, 12:21
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February 14, 2003, 12:22
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'Square' was the intention.
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Originally posted by Immortal Wombat
and a regular one at that...
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Lateral thinking was required to think my answer up.
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February 14, 2003, 12:31
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Originally posted by Velociryx
and, one more from the "fiendish" category:
The Mongolian Postal Service
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Strange, this one is easy for me.
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February 14, 2003, 12:53
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You are indeed a lateral thinker, UR!
Any luck on the first one yet?
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February 14, 2003, 12:56
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Also the version I heard was that the instrument was 1.7m long. The answer is pretty much the same.
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February 14, 2003, 13:05
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I'm lateral but I don't think...
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February 14, 2003, 13:28
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Originally posted by Velociryx
I've got a trio of Lateral Thinking puzzle books on my desk....good stuff!
Here's another example, taken from the "Historical" segment of the book:
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I have some answers for both of them, without they being logical, so I guess I'm a lateral thinker 
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And I use much time, to think of strange explanations, to "looks-like-logical-problems/questions" 
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February 14, 2003, 13:52
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Originally posted by Velociryx
I've got a trio of Lateral Thinking puzzle books on my desk....good stuff!
Here's another example, taken from the "Historical" segment of the book:
A remarkable Journey
In 1930, two men drove from New York to Los Angeles in a Ford motor car. The journey of 3,340 miles took 18 days. This wasn't the first, the fastest, or the slowest journey of its kind. They drove on normal roads. The car was not remarkable, and the two men were normal. But because of this journey, these two men hold a world record that endures to this day. What is it?
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Most break downs? It was a Ford after all...
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The Mongolian Postal Service
The mongolian Postal Service has a strict rule stating that items sent through the post must not be more than 1 metre long. Longer items must be sent by private carriers, and they are notorious for their expense, inefficienty, and high rate of loss of goods.
Boris was desperate to send his valuable and ancient flute safely through the post. Unfortunately, it was 1.4 metres long, and could not be disassembled, as it was one long, hollow piece of ebony. Eventually, he hit on a way to send it through the Mongolian Postal Service. What did Boris do?
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He did what everyone else does in Asia and bribed an official?
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February 14, 2003, 13:58
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My math might be wrong but wouldn't the diagonal of a 1m^3 box be 1 times the square roote of 3? (1*1^1/3) Wouldn't that be ever so slightly smaller then 1.4m?
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February 14, 2003, 14:38
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Square root of 3 is 1.732....
Square root of 2 is 1.414....
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February 14, 2003, 14:44
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Hey now, I resemble that remark, having a Ford Ranger and all (and, I might add, no troubles in six years!)
Will post the answer to that one tomorrow though, if nobody gets it before....
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Originally posted by Velociryx
A remarkable Journey
In 1930, two men drove from New York to Los Angeles in a Ford motor car. The journey of 3,340 miles took 18 days. This wasn't the first, the fastest, or the slowest journey of its kind. They drove on normal roads. The car was not remarkable, and the two men were normal. But because of this journey, these two men hold a world record that endures to this day. What is it?
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Originally posted by Velociryx
The Mongolian Postal Service
The mongolian Postal Service has a strict rule stating that items sent through the post must not be more than 1 metre long. Longer items must be sent by private carriers, and they are notorious for their expense, inefficienty, and high rate of loss of goods.
Boris was desperate to send his valuable and ancient flute safely through the post. Unfortunately, it was 1.4 metres long, and could not be disassembled, as it was one long, hollow piece of ebony. Eventually, he hit on a way to send it through the Mongolian Postal Service. What did Boris do?
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February 14, 2003, 14:59
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Re the guys driving to Los Angeles: They were athletes going to some kind of a sporting event?
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February 14, 2003, 15:01
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Boris will love this.
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Originally posted by Velociryx
A remarkable Journey
In 1930, two men drove from New York to Los Angeles in a Ford motor car. The journey of 3,340 miles took 18 days. This wasn't the first, the fastest, or the slowest journey of its kind. They drove on normal roads. The car was not remarkable, and the two men were normal. But because of this journey, these two men hold a world record that endures to this day. What is it?
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ADG gets the prize for the most intriguing answer!
Stefu - according to the rules of the game, I'm allowed to answer yes/no questions about it, and the answer to yours would be: No.
Big C, and Cold Wizard: Yep. Correct answer! Good work!
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