# 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:** 33
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2019, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/641 "2019-11-26T00:37:12Z")
Danilo was about to cross a bridge. Days later, he was divorced. Why? > [@Telemark](#): > > Did the bridge cross a political boundary (state, country)? NO > Did he cross the bridge on foot? NO > As a driver in a car? YES > As a driver in another vehicle? NO > As a passenger in a vehicle? NO > [@Fretful\_Porpentine](#): > > Did Danilo’s spouse object to his crossing the bridge? NO > > Did Danilo’s spouse discover something that led to the divorce? NO > > If yes, did the discovery occur before he crossed the bridge? While he was crossing the bridge? After? N/A > > Does the location of the bridge matter? YES > > Does the type of bridge matter? NO ---
**Author:** ![Personal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Personal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Personal)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2019, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/642 "2019-11-26T01:29:47Z")
Was Danilo married when he crossed the bridge? ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2019, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/643 "2019-11-26T01:58:54Z")
> [@Personal](#): > > Was Danilo married when he crossed the bridge? Yes. ---
**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:** [November 26, 2019, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/644 "2019-11-26T04:13:17Z")
Would this scenario happen with only one specific bridge? Or would any generic bridge do, as long as it was in the right type of location? Is the bridge in North America? South America? Europe? Asia? Africa? Australia? Other? Did the grounds for divorce involve a specific incident, e.g., one person cheating on the other? Or was it more along the lines of “irreconcilable differences”? Did Danilo initiate the divorce? Did he want to get divorced? ---
**Author:** ![Personal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Personal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Personal)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2019, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/645 "2019-11-26T04:19:41Z")
Was each side of the bridge in a different jurisdiction? If yes, did the change in jurisdictions operate to change the marital status? Did Donilo cross the bridge with his spouse? Did this relate to the color of couple’s skin? ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2019, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/646 "2019-11-26T15:51:17Z")
\*\*Danilo was about to cross a bridge. Days later, he was divorced. Why? \*\* > [@Fretful\_Porpentine](#): > > Would this scenario happen with only one specific bridge? NO > > Or would any generic bridge do, as long as it was in the right type of location? YES > > Is the bridge in North America? NO > > South America? NO > > Europe? NO > > Asia? YES > > Africa? NO > > Australia? NO > > Other? NO > > Did the grounds for divorce involve a specific incident, e.g., one person cheating on the other? YES > > Or was it more along the lines of “irreconcilable differences”? NO > > Did Danilo initiate the divorce? YES > > Did he want to get divorced? YES(?) > [@Personal](#): > > Was each side of the bridge in a different jurisdiction? NO > If yes, did the change in jurisdictions operate to change the marital status? > Did Donilo cross the bridge with his spouse? NO > Did this relate to the color of couple’s skin? NO ---
**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:** [November 26, 2019, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/647 "2019-11-26T16:03:42Z")
Were there any other passengers with Danilo? If so, was it only one passenger? Did he pick up the passenger prior to crossing the bridge? If so, was the passenger a hitchhiker? Was the passenger the reason for the upcoming divorce? Would Danilo still have gotten divorced if he hadn’t approached the bridge? ---
**Author:** ![Regallag\_The\_Axe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/regallag_the_axe/32/445_2.png) [@Regallag\_The\_Axe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Regallag_The_Axe)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2019, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/648 "2019-11-26T16:36:19Z")
Was the bridge in China? ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2019, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/649 "2019-11-26T16:45:02Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > Were there any other passengers with Danilo? NO > If so, was it only one passenger? N/A > Did he pick up the passenger prior to crossing the bridge? NO > If so, was the passenger a hitchhiker? NO > Was the passenger the reason for the upcoming divorce? NO > Would Danilo still have gotten divorced if he hadn’t approached the bridge? NO > [@Regallag\_The\_Axe](#): > > Was the bridge in China? NO ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2019, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/650 "2019-11-26T17:21:48Z")
Was it a toll bridge? Was there a toll taker in a toll booth? Did Danilo learn something about his wife’s activities from his Easy Pass or similar automatic toll payment? Did Danilo learn something about his wife’s activities from meeting the toll taker? ---
**Author:** ![Folly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folly/32/3219_2.png) [@Folly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folly)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2019, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/651 "2019-11-26T18:56:01Z")
Did Danilo learn something about his wife’s activities by seeing something from the bridge? Was Danilo’s wife cheating on him? ---
**Author:** ![Go\_Arachnid\_Laser\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b2d939/32.png) [@Go\_Arachnid\_Laser\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Go_Arachnid_Laser_1)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2019, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/652 "2019-11-26T19:29:58Z")
Was the bridge over a river? Over the Sea? Over some sort of cliff? Connecting to some island? Was he coming from a place where divorce is not legal? ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2019, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/653 "2019-11-26T20:45:58Z")
> [@Telemark](#): > > Was it a toll bridge? NO > Was there a toll taker in a toll booth? NO > Did Danilo learn something about his wife’s activities from his Easy Pass or similar automatic toll payment? NO > Did Danilo learn something about his wife’s activities from meeting the toll taker? NO > [@Folly](#): > > Did Danilo learn something about his wife’s activities by seeing something from the bridge? NO > > Was Danilo’s wife cheating on him? YES > [@Go\_Arachnid\_Laser](#): > > Was the bridge over a river? Not sure(probably) > Over the Sea? Unkikely > Over some sort of cliff? Unlikely > Connecting to some island? Unlikely > Was he coming from a place where divorce is not legal? NO kk ---
**Author:** ![Go\_Arachnid\_Laser\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b2d939/32.png) [@Go\_Arachnid\_Laser\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Go_Arachnid_Laser_1)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2019, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/654 "2019-11-26T20:59:34Z")
Did he learn about the infidelity before crossing the bridge? During the crossing? After the crosing? ---
**Author:** ![Personal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Personal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Personal)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2019, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/655 "2019-11-26T22:09:14Z")
Was his divorce intentional? Did he initiate the divorce? Did his spouse? Did he want to get divorced? Did his spouse? Does it matter whether they had children? ---
**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:** [November 26, 2019, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/656 "2019-11-26T22:12:32Z")
We already have that he wanted the divorce, but I think we need to split that up: At the time he was about to cross the bridge, did he want the divorce? At the time he finished crossing the bridge, did he want the divorce? At the time the divorce was finalized, did he want the divorce? ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2019, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/657 "2019-11-27T01:28:32Z")
> [@Go\_Arachnid\_Laser](#): > > Did he learn about the infidelity before crossing the bridge? YES > During the crossing? NO > After the crosing?NO > [@Personal](#): > > Was his divorce intentional? YES > Did he initiate the divorce? YES > Did his spouse? NO > Did he want to get divorced? YES > Did his spouse? NO > Does it matter whether they had children? NO > [@Chronos](#): > > We already have that he wanted the divorce, but I think we need to split that up: > At the time he was about to cross the bridge, did he want the divorce? > At the time he finished crossing the bridge, did he want the divorce? > At the time the divorce was finalized, did he want the divorce? I would say he wanted the divorce before he crossed the bridge, before he was crossing the bridge, but after he wanted to cross the bridge. I’d put it like this. 1. Want/need to cross bridge 2. Divorce becomes likely 3. Crosses Bridge 4. Bridge has been crossed ---
**Author:** ![Personal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Personal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Personal)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2019, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/658 "2019-11-27T03:15:48Z")
At the time Danilo crossed the bridge, was his spouse on the side he was coming from? The side he was going to? Was he crossing the bridge for a specific purpose? To meet his spouse? Did Danilo re-cross the bridge? Does it matter if he re-crossed the bridge? ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2019, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/659 "2019-11-27T03:46:14Z")
Did the car do something unusual on the bridge? Had Danilo’s wife tampered with the car in any way? Had Danilo’s wife tampered with the bridge in any way? Had Danilo suspected something prior to crossing the bridge? If so, was that suspicion confirmed while crossing the bridge? Does it matter in what time of year this occurred? ---
**Author:** ![Go\_Arachnid\_Laser\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b2d939/32.png) [@Go\_Arachnid\_Laser\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Go_Arachnid_Laser_1)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2019, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/660 "2019-11-27T05:41:27Z")
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