Out-of-the-Box Lateral Thinking Puzzle for Kids

This lateral thinking puzzle will help you to improve your creative problem-solving skills. Can you think outside the box to crack this difficult brain teaser?

Lateral Thinking Puzzle: A man lives in the penthouse of an apartment building. Every morning he takes the elevator down to the lobby and leaves the building. Upon his return, however, he can only travel halfway up in the lift and has to walk the rest of the way - unless it's raining. What is the explanation for this?
Can you solve this lateral thinking puzzle?

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3 comments:

anon said...
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anon said...


He's gonna walk up half the building every non rainy day? Why not keep an elevator stick like I do? You can even leave it there, nobody wants an old stick. Unless you're me. Sorry, former stick owner, finders keepers


Eddy said...

If the man lives in a building with a penthouse it's more than likely that building has staff at the front desk and a doorman that usually greets you and escorts you to the elevator i'm sure they know if he's not tall enough that they will make all staff aware to assist the man in pushing the penthouse button for the elevator everytime he returns