Lateral Thinking Questions

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ANSWER: L.T.Q. #43

Date: Thu, 19 Sep 96 19:36 EDT

I think my brain has turned to mush! Either that, or the clues are coming in very handy, because those who decided to reply (even though they don't have to. Still it's nice to get mail once in a while) seemed to get this one.

Here is this week's question:

In a small town in the United States, a teenage boy asked his parents if he could go to a friend's party. His parents agreed, provided that he was back before sunrise. He left the house that evening clean-shaven and when he returned just before the following sunrise his parents were amazed to see that he had a fully grown beard. What happened?

ANSWER:

The small town was Barrow in Alaska, the northernmost town in the United States. When the sun sets there in the middle of November, it does not rise again for 65 days. That allowed plenty of time for the boy to grow a beard before the next sunrise.

No wonder he didn't have his fill of fresh, sweet, corn on the cob while it was in season! They don't have fresh, sweet, corn on the cob up in Alaska. Or do they?

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