Puzzles are great ways to test your common sense and problem-solving abilities, as well as train your brain muscles.
However, sometimes puzzles overwhelm us and leave us confused. This was the case for many people with the “puzzle of a man walking one mile south”.
The puzzle first became popular after Elon Musk revealed that he uses this puzzle as an interview question. Here is the “Man Walking One Mile South” puzzle plus the answer, and explained so you can figure out exactly how to solve the puzzle.
A Man Walking Mystery One Mile South
mystery
A man walks 1 mile south, 1 mile east, then 1 mile north. He returns to the origin of his journey. How is this possible?
Answer
He began his journey in the North Pole.
Explanation of a man walking one mile from the puzzle of the south
At the North Pole, there is no east or west, which means that a man can only go to the south. If he then walked west or east, he would be able to walk one mile north, and would go back where he started.
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This can be easier to understand if you have a globe. You can place your finger on the North Pole, and then move it south by 1 mile. Next, move it one mile east, and move along a latitude one mile from the North Pole. Trace your finger back up to the North, which will take you back to the North Pole.
Basically, the path the guy takes in the puzzle looks like a triangle.
Another puzzle to test your knowledge
mystery
What happens when you blow on it and get up when you forget about it?
Answer
candle flame.
Explanation
When you blow into the candle flame, it goes down. However, when you forget about it and stop blowing on it, it goes back up. The answer, then, is the candle flame.
However, there is another possible answer to this conundrum: the temperature during cooking. This is because when you blow on something hot (like food), the temperature drops, but when you forget about it, it goes back up.
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