Lateral Thinking Puzzles

10. You Are Having a Holiday in the USA in Early Spring.

You are having a holiday in the USA in early spring. THe sun is burning you, and so you go and sit down on a bench in the shade to have a rest. As you sit there you notice:
A benie lying on the ground next to two large rocks, an icy carrot and a lot of little rocks in a pile of water.

How did they get there?

Submitted by tartle · Added 30 September 2007

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Hint:

No-one really put them there.

Solution:

A snowman melted in the sun, leaving behind a beanie (hat), an icy carrot (perhaps a snack), and small rocks that were part of the snowman's structure, which mixed with water as it melted.

Comments (4)

sakura 12 December 2007

yes it is really easy even my little sister can figure that out!

Anonymous 12 April 2010

The hint for preconception #1 suggests making everyone happy, but the solution does not clarify how to achieve this for the perfect partner.

Chrisam 31 January 2013

How can a burning hot day leave an icy carrot? i assume a 'benie' is some sort of hat :oops: u say 2 large rocks... hmm... many litte rocks in a pile of water.... let me see :?:

So having found these two large rocks prior to ur arrival a couple and their son sat down on the bench just as u did, dad put his hat on his son's head who race to the rocks where it fell at which point he proceded to play with his rocks and bucket of sand, their son enjoying a carrot shaped orenge fudge which would have been kept cool somewhat by the sand and shade being one of the last thing the child did before they packed up and left minutes before you arrived...
*you look up and see them strolling down the beach towards the fruits and drink stand*

:?: the "why" torments my imagination....

zozee 11 September 2013

The snow melted!

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