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Illustration for the riddle “A Glass of Water and a Gun”

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A Glass of Water and a Gun

A man walks into a bar and asks for a glass of water. The bartender pulls out a gun and points it at him. The man says "thank you" and leaves satisfied. Why?

The solution

Uncover this answer in Post Mortem. In the app, the narrator answers your questions as you piece together the story.

Available on Google Play and the App Store.

Where do you start?

Read the scene again and separate the facts from your assumptions. With a narrator who knows the answer, ask one question at a time. They answer yes, no or irrelevant.