Lateral Thinking Puzzles

16. A Man Saw Something and Started to Walk Towards It...

A man saw something and started to walk towards it.
as he was about to come upon it
it moved and was suddenly very far away.
Then the man realized that he could never catch it
and he walked away downcast.

what did the man see?

Submitted by Red · Added 13 August 2013

Solution:

The man saw the horizon. As he walked towards it, it appeared to move further away, leading him to realize that he could never reach it.


Comments (1)

L 8 September 2013

The horizon

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