# Lateral Thinking Puzzles - third time is best!

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**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")\
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> [@Cheesesteak](#):
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> If nobody witnessed the fire while it was burning, and someone came the next day and saw the ruins of the lighthouse, and the deceased victim, would they have thought it a notable event or just a run of the mill building fire?
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> **I presume they would figure he burned to death or died of smoke inhalation, which he didn’t. So, no, wouldn’t have had a clue.**
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> Was the lighthouse itself well known?
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> **Maybe, but not to me. I think it was a fairly good bit of architecture, but was just a functioning lighthouse mainly. Irrelevant to the puzzle, though. I did see a painting of it, so somone thought it was neat back then.**

yeppers

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