A tourist mystery of logic and attentiveness, which is only possible for the most observant.

Development of logical thinking It helps to process any information faster and better, which for the better affects human productivity. Therefore, this issue is taken seriously.



And today's edition. "Site" I will share one very old tourist mystery, which was invented in Soviet times. Moreover, it is claimed that this task was offered even to university applicants. Like, if you decide, you do it without any exams. However, it is difficult to answer how much is true and how much is fiction. The mystery is certainly worthy of attention.

You will have to carefully study the picture and think carefully to answer all 9 questions. Below we will show both the drawing and the questions to it. And in the second part of the article there will be author's answers so that you can check with them.



  1. How many tourists live in this camp now?
  2. How long have you been here, today or much earlier?
  3. What kind of transport did they use to get here?
  4. Are there any settlements nearby?
  5. Is the wind blowing from the south or from the north?
  6. Is it possible to understand the time of day in the picture?
  7. Where is Shura and what is he doing now?
  8. Who was on duty yesterday?
  9. Can you tell me the date of the day?






Tips and answers
  1. The first question is quite simple, because there are too many clues in the picture to answer it. We see on the tree a list of four on duty. And we also see on the sheet 4 spoons and 4 plates. That's why we have four tourists.
  2. The guys here are not the first day, because between the tent and the tree, local spiders have already managed to weave a web. In addition, we see that on the first day Kolya was on duty. But Kolya is sitting next to his backpack with the letter "K".
  3. Of everything that can be attributed to transport, there are oars in the picture. Apparently, young tourists came to this place by boat.



  4. Since domestic chicken is walking around in the lower corner of the image, this means that the settlement is located very close.
  5. The branches are always longer on the south side. We can see that in the picture the branches are longer on the left, and the flame of the fire and the flag stretch to the right. The wind is south (from south to north).
  6. We have already figured out where the picture is south and where the north is. We also see that the shadow falls to the west, so the sun shines from the east side. We know that everything happens in the morning.



  7. This question is informative in itself. We have already met three of the four tourists. It became clear that Kolya was sitting at the backpack, Vova was taking pictures of something (taking the camera out of her blue backpack). And then Petya is on duty at the fire. If you look at the thickets, we see that there is someone netting butterflies. It seems that the net is operated by Shura (the fourth tourist).
  8. If Petya is on duty today, then Kolya was on duty yesterday. We get this information when we look at the watch list.
  9. Since Peter is on duty, today is the 8th. But what month? The watermelon season fully begins in August. And since the leaves are all in place, autumn has not yet arrived. That's why we have August 8.





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