Lateral thinking

[Urban Ranger]

I am not sure what it is, although I am pretty sure I am a lateral thinker.

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[loinburger]

I like to think of myself as a lateral thinker. It's much more appealing than thinking of myself as somebody with no attention span.

[Eli]

It sounds cool, so yes.

[Urban Ranger]

Originally posted by loinburger
I like to think of myself as a lateral thinker. It's much more appealing than thinking of myself as somebody with no attention span.

I don't have much of an attention span, either

[Wraith]

--"I am not sure what it is, although I am pretty sure I am a lateral thinker."

Lateral thinking is basically looking at problems from an unusual angle to get an answer.

Here are some basic examples of lateral thinking puzzles. They're not the best examples, but my good links for this aren't on this computer. I'll post a better site later.

Wraith
Ask a silly person, get a silly answer

[aaglo]

I think I'm a lateral thinker...

[Dauphin]

I'm quadrilateral.

[Richelieu]

Lateral thinking is beside the point.

[DaShi]

I try not to think about it.

[Immortal Wombat]

Originally posted by Big Crunch
I'm quadrilateral.

and a regular one at that...

[Velociryx]

I've got a trio of Lateral Thinking puzzle books on my desk....good stuff!

Here's another example, taken from the "Historical" segment of the book:

A remarkable Journey
In 1930, two men drove from New York to Los Angeles in a Ford motor car. The journey of 3,340 miles took 18 days. This wasn't the first, the fastest, or the slowest journey of its kind. They drove on normal roads. The car was not remarkable, and the two men were normal. But because of this journey, these two men hold a world record that endures to this day. What is it?

and, one more from the "fiendish" category:

The Mongolian Postal Service
The mongolian Postal Service has a strict rule stating that items sent through the post must not be more than 1 metre long. Longer items must be sent by private carriers, and they are notorious for their expense, inefficienty, and high rate of loss of goods.

Boris was desperate to send his valuable and ancient flute safely through the post. Unfortunately, it was 1.4 metres long, and could not be disassembled, as it was one long, hollow piece of ebony. Eventually, he hit on a way to send it through the Mongolian Postal Service. What did Boris do?

-=Vel=-

[Urban Ranger]

Originally posted by Wraith
Here are some basic examples of lateral thinking puzzles. They're not the best examples, but my good links for this aren't on this computer. I'll post a better site later.

You are right, they aren't that great.

[Traianvs]

some people are ... unilateral thinkers...

[DaShi]

[Dauphin]

'Square' was the intention.

Originally posted by Immortal Wombat

and a regular one at that...

Lateral thinking was required to think my answer up.