# 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:** 87
**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:** [January 21, 2020, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/1721 "2020-01-21T03:02:52Z")
> [@Fretful\_Porpentine](#): > > Were the police waiting to arrest him? Or were they waiting for him for some other purpose? > > They were waiting to ask him some questions. > > Did Kris break any laws? > > YES > > Are there any other people involved in this scenario (besides Kris and the police) whose actions are relevant? > > YES > > Would the police have been waiting for him if he’d taken some other form of transportation? > > I have no idea. Probably no? Irrelevant. > > Would they have been waiting for him if he’d kept his suitcase with him the whole time? > > NO > > Was it a regular city transit bus? A long-distance bus? A specialized bus of some sort (tour bus, school bus, etc.)? > > Regular transit bus. kk ---
**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:** [January 21, 2020, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/1722 "2020-01-21T03:08:23Z")
Does the location where this happens matter? Does the time period when it happens matter? Did Kris’s suitcase get mixed up with somebody else’s? ---
**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:** [January 21, 2020, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/1723 "2020-01-21T03:13:36Z")
> [@Fretful\_Porpentine](#): > > Another one: Did he cross any international borders during the journey? NO > [@Fretful\_Porpentine](#): > > Does the location where this happens matter? > > NO > > Does the time period when it happens matter? > > NO - let’s just say “modern times” > > Did Kris’s suitcase get mixed up with somebody else’s? > > NO kk ---
**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:** [January 21, 2020, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/1724 "2020-01-21T03:56:48Z")
Are the contents of the suitcase relevant? ---
**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:** [January 21, 2020, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/1725 "2020-01-21T05:27:34Z")
Was the action of lifting the suitcase what caused alarm? Was he carrying a gun? ---
**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:** [January 21, 2020, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/1726 "2020-01-21T14:13:52Z")
Was there a body in the luggage? I had to ask. ---
**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:** [January 21, 2020, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/1727 "2020-01-21T14:44:52Z")
Is the other person whose actions are relevant: The bus driver? Another passenger on the bus? Somebody not on the bus? An accomplice of Kris’s? Someone who tipped off the police? ---
**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:** [January 21, 2020, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/1728 "2020-01-21T15:40:19Z")
Did the purchase of the ticket provide any clues to the police? Before the purchase of the ticket, did the police know, by name, whom they intended to arrest? Before the purchase of the ticket, did the police know the location of the person they intended to arrest? Before the purchase of the ticket, did the police know a recognizable description of the person whom they intended to arrest (i.e., “the guy who stole the jewels” isn’t recognizable, but “5 foot 8, wearing blue jeans” is). Is the nature of the crime relevant? Is anything about the suitcase other than its contents relevant? ---
**Author:** ![Biotop](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biotop/32/321_2.png) [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2020, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/1729 "2020-01-21T15:44:15Z")
Did the lifting of the suitcase overhead raise the man’s coat/jacket enough to reveal something? ---
**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:** [January 21, 2020, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/1730 "2020-01-21T16:51:50Z")
> [@Aspidistra](#): > > Are the contents of the suitcase relevant? YES > [@Go\_Arachnid\_Laser](#): > > Was the action of lifting the suitcase what caused alarm? > > Was he carrying a gun? NO to both > [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > Was there a body in the luggage? > > I had to ask. YES > [@Fretful\_Porpentine](#): > > Is the other person whose actions are relevant: > > The bus driver? NO > > Another passenger on the bus? YES > > Somebody not on the bus? NO > > An accomplice of Kris’s? YES > > Someone who tipped off the police? NO > [@Chronos](#): > > Did the purchase of the ticket provide any clues to the police? > Before the purchase of the ticket, did the police know, by name, whom they intended to arrest? > Before the purchase of the ticket, did the police know the location of the person they intended to arrest? > Before the purchase of the ticket, did the police know a recognizable description of the person whom they intended to arrest (i.e., “the guy who stole the jewels” isn’t recognizable, but “5 foot 8, wearing blue jeans” is). > > NO to the above > > Is the nature of the crime relevant? YES > > Is anything about the suitcase other than its contents relevant? > > NO(not really) > [@Biotop](#): > > Did the lifting of the suitcase overhead raise the man’s coat/jacket enough to reveal something? NO ---
**Author:** ![Biotop](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biotop/32/321_2.png) [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2020, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/1731 "2020-01-21T16:56:46Z")
Any animals involved in this? ---
**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:** [January 21, 2020, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/1732 "2020-01-21T17:01:47Z")
Were him and his accomplice trying to cross a border? ---
**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:** [January 21, 2020, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/1733 "2020-01-21T18:40:25Z")
There was a body in the trunk! I finally got a WAG right! Was the body dismembered? Had the police investigated a murder scene prior to arriving at the bus station? Did they trace Kris’s finances and discover purchase of the bus ticket? ---
**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:** [January 21, 2020, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/1734 "2020-01-21T20:08:07Z")
Is the other relevant person a family member of Kris’s? Does the dead body belong to a family member of Kris’s? Did Kris kill the person in the suitcase? Are the laws Kris broke, laws regarding the proper treatment of dead bodies? Was the dead person an adult? ---
**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:** [January 21, 2020, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/1735 "2020-01-21T20:52:20Z")
> [@Biotop](#): > > Any animals involved in this? NO > [@Go\_Arachnid\_Laser](#): > > Were him and his accomplice trying to cross a border? NO > [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > There was a body in the trunk! I finally got a WAG right! > > Was the body dismembered? > > NO > > Had the police investigated a murder scene prior to arriving at the bus station? > > NO > > Did they trace Kris’s finances and discover purchase of the bus ticket? > > NO > [@Aspidistra](#): > > Is the other relevant person a family member of Kris’s? > > NO > > Does the dead body belong to a family member of Kris’s? > > You will have to clarify this question to make it more specific. > > Did Kris kill the person in the suitcase? > > NO > > Are the laws Kris broke, laws regarding the proper treatment of dead bodies? > > NO > > Was the dead person an adult? > > You will need to clarify this question to make it more specific. kk ---
**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:** [January 21, 2020, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/1736 "2020-01-21T21:55:47Z")
Was the body in the suitcase dead? Was the body in the suitcase the accomplice? ---
**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:** [January 21, 2020, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/1737 "2020-01-21T23:52:23Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > Was the body in the suitcase dead? > > NO > > Was the body in the suitcase the accomplice? > > YES 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:** [January 22, 2020, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/1738 "2020-01-22T00:34:07Z")
Did Kris even know there was a person inside his (or her, I guess) suitcase? Was the person in the suitcase there willingly? Did both commit a crime? Did Kris? Did the person in the suitcase? and the crime was: -white collar? -blue collar? ---
**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:** [January 22, 2020, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/1739 "2020-01-22T00:36:33Z")
Did the accomplice rob the other passengers luggage? ---
**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:** [January 22, 2020, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193/1740 "2020-01-22T00:54:14Z")
> [@Go\_Arachnid\_Laser](#): > > Did Kris even know there was a person inside his (or her, I guess) suitcase? > > YES > > Was the person in the suitcase there willingly? > > YES > > Did both commit a crime? > > YES > > Did Kris? > > Uh, YES > > Did the person in the suitcase? > > Uh, YES > > and the crime was: > > -white collar? > > Kind of? > > -blue collar? > > Kind of? > [@Regallag\_The\_Axe](#): > > Did the accomplice rob the other passengers luggage? YES I think this is more or less solved. [Kris’ partner is a contortionist. He fit in the tiny suitcase and crawled out during the ride to steal tablets, laptops, and other expensive stuff.](https://www.news.com.au/travel/travel-updates/contortionist-who-hid-in-a-suitcase-to-steal-from-tourists-arrested/news-story/dcbff39b549b97866b8194ed243d8ccf) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193.md?page=86) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193.md?page=88)