Lateral Thinking Puzzles

28. A Man Leaves a Will He Wishes to Be Cremated

A man leaves a will he wishes to be cremated between March and November and buried between November and March. Why?

Submitted by tartle · Added 17 January 2013

Solution:

The man wishes to be cremated between March and November, which are the warmer months, making cremation easier. He wants to be buried between November and March, which are the colder months, when the ground may be frozen and burial is more difficult. This reflects a practical consideration based on seasonal conditions, particularly if he lives in the Southern Hemisphere where the seasons are reversed.


Comments (9)

JoeKing 25 May 2013

He lives far south in the Southern Hemisphere, when the ground may be frozen from March to November, and thus he can't easily be buried.

thejoanzone 9 July 2013

He won't be buried if he's cremated.

crafael 9 July 2013

same time

thejoanzone 9 July 2013

It can't be the same time as March to November includes April, May, June etc. and November to March is December, January etc.

thejoanzone 9 July 2013

Ahhh...I see...

zozee 11 September 2013

Yeah, the Southern Hemisphere thing

dave08 18 January 2014

november and march are names of his son or wife or daughter or whatever. and they are also dead. so he wants to be burried between them.

oncemoreforluck 10 June 2015

why would he be buried if he's already cremated?

chammont 9 August 2015

So I'm just throwing this out there but maybe it's an either or situation. So if he dies between March and November he wants to be cremated but if he dies between November and March he wants to be buried. If that's the case I have a guess but it assumes a couple of things. One, he lives in the Southern Hemisphere and two he lived back in the day or where there is no refrigeration. During the hot months he would rot quickly so he'd want to be cremated right away but if it was during the cold months he's keep longer so there would be time to prepare a burial. Best I could come up with at the moment.

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