Can you solve these puzzles ... 2

c. A man is wearing black. Black shoes, socks, trousers, lumper, gloves and balaclava. He is walking down a black street with all the street lamps off. A black car is coming towards him with its light off but somehow manages to stop in time. How did the driver see the man?

d. Why is it better to have round manhole covers than square ones?
(This is logical rather than lateral, but it is a good puzzle that can be solved by lateral thinking techniques. It is supposedly used by a very well-known software company as an interview question for prospective employees. )

(Think think think!!!! Answers will be publish tomorrow.)



Answer for last week a. and .b are:-
a. The man is very, very short and can only reach halfway up the elevator buttons. However, if it is raining then he will have his umbrella with him and can press the higher buttons with it.

b. The surgeon was his mother.