# 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:** 91
**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:** [March 17, 2024, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-third-time-is-best/987214/1801 "2024-03-17T15:15:43Z")
Medical emergency. ---
**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:** [March 19, 2024, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-third-time-is-best/987214/1802 "2024-03-19T17:26:11Z")
So now we have a decent idea of what happened CB radios two cars medical emergency But we still have the lateral part. How did explaining the CB Radio save a life? ---
**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:** [March 19, 2024, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-third-time-is-best/987214/1803 "2024-03-19T17:30:09Z")
Was the explainer explaining CB radio to someone in his own car, or to a person in the other car. Was the person being explained to the person who was having the medical emergency? Was a little kid involved? ---
**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:** [March 20, 2024, 11:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-third-time-is-best/987214/1804 "2024-03-20T11:30:20Z")
bumping in case the last post wasn’t seen. ---
**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:** [March 20, 2024, 11:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-third-time-is-best/987214/1805 "2024-03-20T11:48:18Z")
Was the CB Emergency channel used to summon help? ---
**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:** [March 20, 2024, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-third-time-is-best/987214/1806 "2024-03-20T15:19:49Z")
> [@Cheesesteak](#): > > Was the explainer explaining CB radio to someone in his own car, or to a person in the other car. > > Was the person being explained to the person who was having the medical emergency? > > Was a little kid involved? Their own car Nope Yes to this and with … > [@Peter\_Morris](#): > > Was the CB Emergency channel used to summon help? Yes. Now we are starting down the lateral path. ---
**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:** [March 22, 2024, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-third-time-is-best/987214/1807 "2024-03-22T14:31:44Z")
Do you want me to reveal it? Seem like no one is interested. ---
**Author:** ![dirtball](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dirtball/32/18772_2.png) [@dirtball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dirtball)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2024, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-third-time-is-best/987214/1808 "2024-03-22T16:21:10Z")
The help that was summoned. Was it someone you might not expect to be of help in a situation like this? ---
**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:** [March 22, 2024, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-third-time-is-best/987214/1809 "2024-03-22T16:31:00Z")
Did the CB owner summon help for themself, or for another person? ---
**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:** [March 23, 2024, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-third-time-is-best/987214/1810 "2024-03-23T05:32:13Z")
> [@dirtball](#): > > The help that was summoned. Was it someone you might not expect to be of help in a situation like this? Nope. It was paramedics. > [@Peter\_Morris](#): > > Did the CB owner summon help for themself, or for another person? Another person ---
**Author:** ![dirtball](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dirtball/32/18772_2.png) [@dirtball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dirtball)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2024, 11:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-third-time-is-best/987214/1811 "2024-03-23T11:29:07Z")
Did the explainer talk directly to the paramedics? Or to a dispatcher? Or to some other intermediary? Is the location of the cb explanation relevant? Is the location of the paramedics when contacted relevant? ---
**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:** [March 23, 2024, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-third-time-is-best/987214/1812 "2024-03-23T14:53:50Z")
I think we are getting caught up in the rescue part. Driver A hears over the CB from Driver B that her father is having a major medical issue. Driver A pulls off the highway and goes to a payphone and calls emergency personnel. The lateral part is: how did we get to that part of the story? ---
**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:** [March 28, 2024, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-third-time-is-best/987214/1813 "2024-03-28T02:10:04Z")
Well, looks like I killed the entire thread. ---
**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:** [March 28, 2024, 9:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-third-time-is-best/987214/1814 "2024-03-28T09:03:49Z")
> [@Saint\_Cad](#): > > I think we are getting caught up in the rescue part. > Driver A hears over the CB from Driver B that her father is having a major medical issue. Driver A pulls off the highway and goes to a payphone and calls emergency personnel. The lateral part is: how did we get to that part of the story? So a father is explaining to his little kid how the CB radio is used when suddenly he suffers a heart attack or something equally terrible. The kid, now armed with a bit of knowledge about how to operate the CB radio fiddles around with it until he reaches someone and tries to explain that his Dad is in trouble - perhaps the car has rolled to a stop somewhere on the side of the road. The receiver speaks to the child and helps him to work out where they are. Paramedics are called. Father is saved. Child is a hero. Is that it? ---
**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:** [March 28, 2024, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-third-time-is-best/987214/1815 "2024-03-28T12:42:46Z")
Okay just reread the bit that says the receiver has to go to a payphone. So either this is before cellphones or in a remote area without coverage… (I would have gotten much better grades at school if I just READ THE QUESTION the first time) ---
**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:** [March 28, 2024, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-third-time-is-best/987214/1816 "2024-03-28T12:57:05Z")
That is a great answer but unfortunately incorrect. ---
**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:** [March 28, 2024, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-third-time-is-best/987214/1817 "2024-03-28T12:57:46Z")
> [@Fiendish\_Astronaut](#): > > Okay just reread the bit that says the receiver has to go to a payphone. So either this is before cellphones or in a remote area without coverage… CB radios were prevalent so late 70’s. ---
**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:** [March 28, 2024, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-third-time-is-best/987214/1818 "2024-03-28T13:03:59Z")
Driver A is explaining how to use the emergency CB channel when at that exact moment an emergency call comes over from the other car about father having a major medical issue? ---
**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:** [March 28, 2024, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-third-time-is-best/987214/1819 "2024-03-28T21:32:07Z")
Extremely close, but it didn’t happen during the explanation. ---
**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:** [March 29, 2024, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-third-time-is-best/987214/1820 "2024-03-29T20:08:02Z")
I am away for the weekend. We are close enough that unless there is movement towards the answer I shall reveal it when I get back. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-third-time-is-best/987214.md?page=90) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-third-time-is-best/987214.md?page=92)