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The Man in the Elevator

A man lives on the tenth floor of a building. Every morning he takes the elevator down to the lobby and leaves the building.

In the evening, he gets into the elevator, and, if there is someone else in the elevator - or if it was raining that day - he goes back to his floor directly. Otherwise, he goes to the seventh floor and walks up three flights of stairs to his apartment. Can you explain why?

This is one of the best known and most celebrated of all lateral thinking logic puzzles. Although there are many possible solutions which fit the initial conditions, only the canonical answer is truly satisfying.

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Solution

The man is a of short stature. He can't reach the upper elevator buttons, but he can ask people to push them for him. He can also push them with his umbrella.


Difficulty
    • Moderate
      		Type
        • Logic


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