Saturday, 2 November 2013

lateral thinking - Mysterious loss of weight


Now an entry into Fortnightly Topic Challenge #41: Short and Sweet


A man enters a room and presses a button. Within seconds he loses 20 lbs body weight. How did he lose the weight?



Answer



He entered



an elevator and pressed the down button. The downward acceleration from the elevator reduces his apparent weight.




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