# Lateral Thinking Puzzles. Let's do it again! **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [October 23, 2019, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193 "2019-10-23T21:32:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 142
**Author:** ![Cheesesteak](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cheesesteak/32/3694_2.png) [@Cheesesteak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheesesteak)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2020, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/2822 "2020-05-06T14:36:32Z")
Before it was youtubed, was the video shown on TV? Cinema? Do viewers find the video entertaining? Informative? Soothing? ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2020, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/2823 "2020-05-06T16:59:49Z")
Was the brick used for some purpose before it went viral? Does the brick have other non-brick features? (blood spatter, whipped cream topping, etc) Is the brick older than 10 years? 100? 1000? ---
**Author:** ![Aspidistra](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspidistra/32/3894_2.png) [@Aspidistra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspidistra)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2020, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/2824 "2020-05-06T19:34:58Z")
Is the audio the purpose of the video (such as, someone wanted to share a song, and attached a still photograph to it)? **NO** For that matter, is it a single still picture (as opposed to an actual video, of a subject that just wasn’t doing anything)? \*\* hard to tell, but I think NO it’s real video\*\* Another Brick In The Wall? **NO** ---
**Author:** ![Aspidistra](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspidistra/32/3894_2.png) [@Aspidistra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspidistra)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2020, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/2825 "2020-05-06T19:42:13Z")
Before it was youtubed, was the video shown on TV? Cinema? **NO to both** Do viewers find the video entertaining? Informative? Soothing? \*\*I can’t really say. A little of column A a little of B, maybe \*\* ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Morris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peter_morris/32/359_2.png) [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2020, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/2826 "2020-05-06T19:45:22Z")
Does \*brick \*mean an object that one might use many copies of to build structures such as a house? Alternatively, does brick refer to: - a Lego piece - a gold bar - a non functioning electronic device? ---
**Author:** ![Aspidistra](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspidistra/32/3894_2.png) [@Aspidistra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspidistra)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2020, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/2827 "2020-05-06T19:47:29Z")
Was the brick used for some purpose before it went viral? **NO** Does the brick have other non-brick features? (blood spatter, whipped cream topping, etc) **NO, as far as I know everything about the brick’s features is completely like a brick. I’m not an expert in brick-making, however** Is the brick older than 10 years? 100? 1000? **More than 10, less than 100** ---
**Author:** ![Aspidistra](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspidistra/32/3894_2.png) [@Aspidistra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspidistra)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2020, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/2828 "2020-05-06T19:50:55Z")
Does \*brick \*mean an object that one might use many copies of to build structures such as a house? **YES** Alternatively, does brick refer to: - a Lego piece - a gold bar - a non functioning electronic device? **NO to all of these, it’s the sort of brick you could totally use to build a house or other building** ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Borgia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/larry_borgia/32/156_2.png) [@Larry\_Borgia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Borgia)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2020, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/2829 "2020-05-06T22:32:10Z")
Was the brick from a famous structure? ---
**Author:** ![Aspidistra](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspidistra/32/3894_2.png) [@Aspidistra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspidistra)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2020, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/2830 "2020-05-07T00:55:13Z")
Was the brick from a famous structure? **NO** ---
**Author:** ![Fretful\_Porpentine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fretful_porpentine/32/2873_2.png) [@Fretful\_Porpentine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fretful_Porpentine)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2020, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/2831 "2020-05-07T01:29:11Z")
Let’s say there is a series of still images from different points in the video – maybe one every ten seconds or so. Would there be any visible differences between the images? Is there anything unusual about the material the brick is made from? Is the video part of a longer work, e.g., a short clip from a full-length film? Are people tricked into watching the film? (Brickrolled?) ---
**Author:** ![Aspidistra](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspidistra/32/3894_2.png) [@Aspidistra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspidistra)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2020, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/2832 "2020-05-07T02:57:47Z")
Let’s say there is a series of still images from different points in the video – maybe one every ten seconds or so. Would there be any visible differences between the images? **NO** Is there anything unusual about the material the brick is made from? **YES** Is the video part of a longer work, e.g., a short clip from a full-length film? **NO** Are people tricked into watching the film? (Brickrolled?) **That’s a fun thought … but NO** ---
**Author:** ![Cheesesteak](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cheesesteak/32/3694_2.png) [@Cheesesteak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheesesteak)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2020, 11:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/2833 "2020-05-07T11:16:17Z")
By watching the video, would you discover what is unusual about the material the brick is made of? Do people watch the video because the brick is made of an unusual material? Does the brick have an unusual history or legacy aside from this video? Is the brick in a museum? ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2020, 12:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/2834 "2020-05-07T12:01:29Z")
> [@Fretful\_Porpentine](#): > > Are people tricked into watching the film? (Brickrolled?) You win the thread. ---
**Author:** ![Aspidistra](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspidistra/32/3894_2.png) [@Aspidistra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspidistra)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2020, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/2835 "2020-05-07T12:02:36Z")
By watching the video, would you discover what is unusual about the material the brick is made of? **NO** Do people watch the video because the brick is made of an unusual material? **YES** Does the brick have an unusual history or legacy aside from this video? **YES** Is the brick in a museum? **I don’t think so** ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2020, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/2836 "2020-05-07T12:07:35Z")
Is the brick not made of concrete materials (clay, sand, lime)? Did a living thing make the brick a home? Does the brick have some kind of coloration or pattern that appeals to people, like the face of Jesus? ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2020, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/2837 "2020-05-07T12:13:50Z")
So, it’s completely brick-like in all of its features, but it’s made from a material which is unusual for bricks. Correct? Is the material it’s made of not usually used for bricks because the properties of the material are poorly-suited for masonry? Is the material it’s made of not usually used for bricks because it’s rare or expensive? Is it a clay-based material? (a hunch, here) Is what’s unusual about it the liquid used to make the clay? ---
**Author:** ![Cheesesteak](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cheesesteak/32/3694_2.png) [@Cheesesteak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheesesteak)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2020, 12:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/2838 "2020-05-07T12:14:05Z")
Was the brick made as a form of artistic expression? Is the brick naturally occurring? Was the brick owned by someone famous? ---
**Author:** ![Aspidistra](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspidistra/32/3894_2.png) [@Aspidistra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspidistra)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2020, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/2839 "2020-05-07T12:20:12Z")
Is the brick not made of concrete materials (clay, sand, lime)? **Um … negative question format alert! The material the brick is made out of is concrete, in the sense I believe you mean** Did a living thing make the brick a home? **NO** Does the brick have some kind of coloration or pattern that appeals to people, like the face of Jesus? **NO** ---
**Author:** ![Aspidistra](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspidistra/32/3894_2.png) [@Aspidistra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspidistra)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2020, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/2840 "2020-05-07T12:26:13Z")
So, it’s completely brick-like in all of its features, but it’s made from a material which is unusual for bricks. Correct? **There is something about one of the construction materials that is unusual for bricks. I won’t swear that the brick is entirely made from the unusual thing (in fact, it’s unlikely, I think) although it is billed as "made from…"** Is the material it’s made of not usually used for bricks because the properties of the material are poorly-suited for masonry? **NO** Is the material it’s made of not usually used for bricks because it’s rare or expensive? **YES** Is it a clay-based material? **NO** (a hunch, here) Is what’s unusual about it the liquid used to make the clay? **NO** ---
**Author:** ![Aspidistra](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspidistra/32/3894_2.png) [@Aspidistra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspidistra)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2020, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/2841 "2020-05-07T12:28:29Z")
Was the brick made as a form of artistic expression? **YES** Is the brick naturally occurring? **NO** Was the brick owned by someone famous? **Not really. Mildly well-known, perhaps** [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193.md?page=141) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193.md?page=143)