# 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:** 44
**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:** [December 4, 2019, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/861 "2019-12-04T19:07:45Z")
Does it involve the location of electrical outlets? **No** Locations of lighting? **No** The relation of a particular room to another particular room? **Yes** visually blocking something from view of an inhabitant? **No** ---
**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:** [December 4, 2019, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/862 "2019-12-04T19:12:18Z")
Would the flaw still exist if the house had been built rotated? If so, should it have been rotated by: - less than 45 degrees ? - 45 to 90 degrees? - 90 to 135 degrees? - 135 to 180 degrees? ---
**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:** [December 4, 2019, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/863 "2019-12-04T19:12:25Z")
Is there something unusual about the family at all? Does it involve pets? Is the problem related to the bathroom location? The kitchen? The living room? The attic? The basement? The sex dungeon? ---
**Author:** ![eschrodinger](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschrodinger/32/122_2.png) [@eschrodinger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschrodinger)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2019, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/864 "2019-12-04T19:17:03Z")
Does it have to do with noise being heard in one room from another room? Does it have to do with the route from one room to another room? ---
**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:** [December 4, 2019, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/865 "2019-12-04T19:20:07Z")
Is the problem related to laundry room location? Washer and/or dryer location? pantry location? a bedroom location? ---
**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:** [December 4, 2019, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/866 "2019-12-04T19:54:39Z")
Would the flaw still exist if the house had been built rotated? **Yes** s there something unusual about the family at all? **No** Does it involve pets? **Yes** Is the problem related to the bathroom location? **No** The kitchen? **Yes** The living room? **No** The attic? **No** The basement? **Yes** The sex dungeon? **No** Does it have to do with noise being heard in one room from another room? **No** Does it have to do with the route from one room to another room? **Yes** Is the problem related to laundry room location? **No** Washer and/or dryer location? **No** pantry location? **No** a bedroom location? **No** ---
**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:** [December 4, 2019, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/867 "2019-12-04T19:59:09Z")
Does the problem have to do with stairs to the basement entering from the kitchen? Is the kitchen in the basement? Are pets falling down or in danger of falling down basement stairs? Are inhabitants trying to keep pets out of the basement? Out of the kitchen? ---
**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:** [December 4, 2019, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/868 "2019-12-04T20:12:46Z")
Dogs? Cats? Ferrets? Gerbils? Mammals? Fishes? Birds? ---
**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:** [December 4, 2019, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/869 "2019-12-04T20:26:54Z")
Does the problem have to do with stairs to the basement entering from the kitchen? **No** Is the kitchen in the basement? **No** Are pets falling down or in danger of falling down basement stairs? **No** Are inhabitants trying to keep pets out of the basement? **No** Out of the kitchen? **No** Dogs? **Yes** Cats? **Yes** Ferrets? **Probably** Gerbils? **No** Mammals? **Yes** Fishes? **No** Birds? **No** ---
**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:** [December 4, 2019, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/870 "2019-12-04T20:36:12Z")
Does the problem have to do with pets having access to an area (or outside) when they shouldn’t? Do you have to exit outside from the kitchen to access the basement? Is basement access inconvenient in some other way? Kitchen access inconvenient in some other way? ---
**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:** [December 4, 2019, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/871 "2019-12-04T21:08:02Z")
Does the problem have to do with pets having access to an area (or outside) when they shouldn’t? **No** Do you have to exit outside from the kitchen to access the basement? **No** Is basement access inconvenient in some other way? **No** Kitchen access inconvenient in some other way? **Yes** ---
**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:** [December 4, 2019, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/872 "2019-12-04T21:16:18Z")
Uh… is the house an animal shelter of some kind? Or a pet shop? ---
**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:** [December 4, 2019, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/873 "2019-12-04T21:45:27Z")
Uh… is the house an animal shelter of some kind? Or a pet shop? **No to both** ---
**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:** [December 4, 2019, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/874 "2019-12-04T22:02:24Z")
Are the pets themselves somehow making kitchen access inconvenient to humans? ---
**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:** [December 4, 2019, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/875 "2019-12-04T22:14:27Z")
Are the pets themselves somehow making kitchen access inconvenient to humans? **Yes** ---
**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:** [December 5, 2019, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/876 "2019-12-05T05:38:19Z")
Ya’ll didn’t have to wait for me… So there’s a flaw in the layout of the house. It is causing the pets in the house to make kitchen access inconvenient to humans. The basement has something to do with it. Is something about the basement causing the pets to gather or lie down in a spot that gets them in the way of accessing the kitchen? in a hallway to the kitchen? In a doorway leading to the kitchen? Are there noises coming from the basement? Vibrations coming from the basement? Heat coming from the basement? Like a warm spot on the floor that cats like to sleep on? ---
**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:** [December 5, 2019, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/877 "2019-12-05T14:11:54Z")
Does this involve a pet door of any kind? Does it involve a pet jumping up onto the kitchen counter? Does it have anything to do with a litter box? Does it have anything to do with the placement of an air duct? Does it have to do with heat or air conditioning? Does it have to do with the area where a pet eats or drinks? ---
**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:** [December 5, 2019, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/878 "2019-12-05T14:42:54Z")
So there’s a flaw in the layout of the house. It is causing the pets in the house to make kitchen access inconvenient to humans. The basement has something to do with it. **Yes** Is something about the basement causing the pets to gather or lie down in a spot that gets them in the way of accessing the kitchen? **Yes** in a hallway to the kitchen? **No** In a doorway leading to the kitchen? **Yes** Are there noises coming from the basement? **No** Vibrations coming from the basement? **No** Heat coming from the basement? **Yes** Like a warm spot on the floor that cats like to sleep on? **Yes** I think we can call this one solved, at this point. The doorway between the kitchen and the dining room, which is the most trafficked spot in the entire house, is directly above the furnace. As a result, there’s a warm spot on the floor there, which means that every cat and dog in the house likes to lay there, right in the doorway. ---
**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:** [December 5, 2019, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/879 "2019-12-05T16:24:05Z")
Oh neat. I got it! ---
**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:** [December 5, 2019, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/880 "2019-12-05T20:38:52Z")
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