# Lateral Thinking Puzzles - third time is best! **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [July 18, 2023, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-third-time-is-best/987214 "2023-07-18T13:39:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 84
**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:** [January 14, 2024, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-third-time-is-best/987214/1661 "2024-01-14T19:35:18Z")
> [@Biotop](#): > > Did the image on the baby changing station look like a baby hanging, so someone left one there hanging(a doll, obviously)? > > So close… Oh, they removed the letter **c**. Baby changing became baby hanging, and the doll was a hanged baby. As in gallows. ---
**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 14, 2024, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-third-time-is-best/987214/1662 "2024-01-14T19:44:38Z")
> [@Peter\_Morris](#): > > Oh, they removed the letter **c**. Baby changing became baby hanging, and the doll was a hanged baby. As in gallows Aha! I bet that is it. ---
**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 14, 2024, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-third-time-is-best/987214/1663 "2024-01-14T20:46:36Z")
> [@Peter\_Morris](#): > > Oh, they removed the letter **c**. Baby changing became baby hanging, and the doll was a hanged baby. As in gallows. You got it!!! The “C” in changing was scratched off a few months back. The doll appeared once recently and is now gone; likely removed by store staff. The sign is still mislabelled. If one googles “baby hanging station” one can see this particular hijinks has appeared elsewhere. It made me laugh, I must admit. ---
**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 27, 2024, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-third-time-is-best/987214/1664 "2024-01-27T22:11:15Z")
I will go outside the norm here and give a riddle. This is easily Googleable, so resist the urge as always. I have it saved as an image, I hope this displays for you all. Feel free to ask and make guesses. [[Album] Harvard Riddle ![](https://i.imgur.com/t3Cywg8.jpeg?fb "Harvard Riddle") ](https://imgur.com/gallery/Cui0hSz) ---
**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 27, 2024, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-third-time-is-best/987214/1665 "2024-01-27T22:12:00Z")
Here it is as plain text: _I turn polar bears white and I will make you cry._ _I make guys have to pee and girls comb their hair._ _I make celebrities look stupid and normal people look like celebrities._ _I turn pancakes brown and make your champagne bubble._ _If you squeeze me, I’ll pop. If you look at me, you’ll pop._ _Can you guess the riddle?_ ---
**Author:** ![Saint\_Cad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saint_cad/32/18907_2.png) [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2024, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-third-time-is-best/987214/1666 "2024-01-27T22:17:11Z")
An egg No wait! A ring that turns you invisible. ---
**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 27, 2024, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-third-time-is-best/987214/1667 "2024-01-27T22:42:48Z")
> [@Saint\_Cad](#): > > An egg > No wait! A ring that turns you invisible No. No. ---
**Author:** ![colinfred](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colinfred/32/21338_2.png) [@colinfred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/colinfred)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2024, 10:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-third-time-is-best/987214/1668 "2024-01-28T10:55:24Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > _I turn polar bears white and I will make you cry._ > _I make guys have to pee and girls comb their hair._ > _I make celebrities look stupid and normal people look like celebrities._ > _I turn pancakes brown and make your champagne bubble._ > _If you squeeze me, I’ll pop. If you look at me, you’ll pop._ > _Can you guess the riddle?_ The last line is “can you guess the riddle?” not “can you answer the riddle?” I guess the riddle is _I turn polar bears white and I will make you cry._ _I make guys have to pee and girls comb their hair._ _I make celebrities look stupid and normal people look like celebrities._ _I turn pancakes brown and make your champagne bubble._ _If you squeeze me, I’ll pop. If you look at me, you’ll pop._ _Can you guess the riddle?_ ---
**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 28, 2024, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-third-time-is-best/987214/1669 "2024-01-28T15:09:37Z")
No. In fact, feel free to replace guess with answer if it helps. ---
**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 28, 2024, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-third-time-is-best/987214/1670 "2024-01-28T16:14:14Z")
Does “pop” in this case mean “get a sudden loud reaction”? ---
**Author:** ![Saint\_Cad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saint_cad/32/18907_2.png) [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2024, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-third-time-is-best/987214/1671 "2024-01-28T16:25:59Z")
Is “I” in the poem representing the letter “i”? ---
**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 28, 2024, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-third-time-is-best/987214/1672 "2024-01-28T16:31:28Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > Does “pop” in this case mean “get a sudden loud reaction”? Yes. > [@Saint\_Cad](#): > > Is “I” in the poem representing the letter “i”?. No. ---
**Author:** ![Ana\_Byrd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Ana\_Byrd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ana_Byrd)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2024, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-third-time-is-best/987214/1673 "2024-01-28T18:57:12Z")
Is the last line the only relevant part? ---
**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 28, 2024, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-third-time-is-best/987214/1674 "2024-01-28T19:00:37Z")
I will say it is relevant, but I don’t think it is the exclusively relevant thing. Read the entire riddle. ---
**Author:** ![Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiendish_astronaut/32/3295_2.png) [@Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiendish_Astronaut)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2024, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-third-time-is-best/987214/1675 "2024-01-28T19:06:31Z")
Does it take some science knowledge to answer this? ---
**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 28, 2024, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-third-time-is-best/987214/1676 "2024-01-28T19:09:25Z")
> [@Fiendish\_Astronaut](#): > > Does it take some science knowledge to answer this?. No. kkkk ---
**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 28, 2024, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-third-time-is-best/987214/1677 "2024-01-28T19:09:28Z")
Is alcohol involved? Are bubbles involved? ---
**Author:** ![Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiendish_astronaut/32/3295_2.png) [@Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiendish_Astronaut)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2024, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-third-time-is-best/987214/1678 "2024-01-28T19:10:13Z")
My next question is: what does “kkkk” mean?! ---
**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 28, 2024, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-third-time-is-best/987214/1679 "2024-01-28T19:11:20Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > Is alcohol involved? > Are bubbles involved? No. > [@Fiendish\_Astronaut](#): > > My next question is: what does “kkkk” mean?! Just reaching the character limit to post. ---
**Author:** ![Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiendish_astronaut/32/3295_2.png) [@Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiendish_Astronaut)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2024, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-third-time-is-best/987214/1680 "2024-01-28T19:16:10Z")
Ah! Can this thing be seen directly? Is it a physical object? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-third-time-is-best/987214.md?page=83) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-third-time-is-best/987214.md?page=85)