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Puzzle # 9A \|Logic \| Difficulty level:
Odd genealogy tree Raimundo has a nice son who has the paradoxical characteristic to be ALSO his uncle... Given that Raimundo is not a time-traveler, and that his son is neither the fruit of an incestuous conception, nor has he married his father’s aunt or mother... Then how did this strange genealogical mishmash come about? Italiano Il figlio naturale di Raimundo è anche suo ZIO! Raimundo non è un viaggiatore del tempo, e suo figlio non è il frutto di un rapporto incestuoso, né si è sposato - per ovvi motivi di consanguineità - con la zia o la madre di suo padre... Come può quindi succedere questo strano pasticcio genealogico? Suggerisci una risposta Chiudi Français Il apparaît que le fils naturel de Raimundo est aussi son ONCLE! Pourtant, Raimundo n’est pas un voyageur temporel. De plus, son fils n’est pas le fruit d’un rapport incestueux, et il n’a pas épousé - pour des motifs de consanguinité - la tante ou la mère de son père... Comment peut-on en arriver à cet étrange paradoxe généalogique? Propose une solution Fermer Español ¿Por qué el hijo natural de Raimundo es también su tío? (No es una cuestión de incesto...) Sugiere una solución Cerrar
Source of the puzzle: © G. Sarcone, Avianca Journal, no. 37. Please report any error, misspelling or dead link. Thanks!

Solution
To puzzle 9A

Odd genealogy tree
a) The father of Raimundo has been remarried with the daughter of Raimundo’s wife.
b) Raimundo has married a divorced woman who is the mother of the wife of his father, from which he had a son.
c) Then, Raimundo’s son is also the son of the mother of the wife of his father... He is therefore his uncle!

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Puzzle # 10A | Lateral thinking | Difficulty level:

Alone in a room
Imagine you are closed in a room. There are no doors and windows. How do you get out?

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Source of the puzzle: © G. Sarcone, Avianca Journal, no. 37.
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Solution
To puzzle 10A

Alone in a room
Answer 1: Stop imagining!
Answer 2: If you can IMAGINE to be closed in a room, you can also imagine to be outside of the same room!

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