Lateral Thinking · Ages 18+
Riddle #225
A man needs to cross a long bridge into the next country. A guard steps out of his hut every five minutes to check the bridge, and orders anyone he sees back the way they came. The crossing takes eight minutes on foot, and there is no other route. How does he get across?
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Answer: He walks four minutes out, then turns around and walks back toward the side he started from. The guard sees him heading that way, assumes he came from the far country, and orders him back — across the bridge.