Question

You are locked in a room with a dirt floor. There is only one window. It is so high you cannot reach it. The room is empty except for a shovel. It’s dry and hot in there, but the angry mob won’t give you any food or drink anytime soon. You have only 2 days to break out of the room before they burn you at the stake for witchcraft. Digging a tunnel is not an option because it’ll take more than 2 days. How can you escape the room and get out of Massachusetts? Five words *

Answer 1

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RIDDLE!

➡️A confusing one but while reading it thoroughly one can get the answer using common sense.

➡️As mentioned in the riddle; Jack is placed in a cell with a Jack is placed in a cell with a dirt floor.

➡️It's mentioned that the cell in which the prisoner Jack is locked up contains a dirt floor.

➡️Also given that, The cell is empty except for a shovel.

➡️So, now let's think what can we do with dirt and a shovel because Jack needs to escape within 2 days otherwise he will

So, what should he do? Are you

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"thinking he should make a tunnel?"Nope! it's too mentioned in the riddle Digging a tunnel is not an option because it'll take more than 2 days.

➡️So, we are said, that the cell is with a dirt floor and only one window positioned so high no one could reach it

➡️So, are you thinking the answer to be The should collect the dirt and make a mountain/pile/heap with the help of the shovel provided in the cell?

➡️If you are thinking the same then you are absolutely right!

➡️Yes, that's the only way and also a time saving idea which will help Jack to escape the cell within 2 days.

ANSWER:

➡️He will collect the dirt with the help of the shovel present in the cell to make a heap of dirt higher enough to reach the window , then after that he can climb up on the heap and can easily escape through the window.