A Riddle

[Eric Terry]

This one isn't so incredibly tough, but it's a nice lateral thinking exercise:

A man lives on the 10th floor of an apartment complex. Every day he takes the elevator to the first floor to go to work. But when he comes home in the afternoon, he only takes the elevator up to the seventh floor, and walks the remaining three flights. Why?

Questions can only warrant a "yes", "no", or "irrelevant" response.

[Alan Missroon]

Does he have to walk down three flights of stairs in the morning?

Does he do need to something everyday on the seventh floor before going up to the tenth?

[Eric Terry]

"Does he have to walk down three flights of stairs in the morning?"
No.

"Does he do need to something everyday on the seventh floor before going up to the tenth?"
No.

[Alan Missroon]

Does the elevator go to the tenth floor? (I guess I covered that already, but just making sure)

Does his apartment have more than one floor?

[Eric Terry]

"Does the elevator go to the tenth floor?"
Yes.

"Does his apartment have more than one floor?"
No.

[Bailey Hughes]

is he obese and needs the exercise?

does his girlfriend live on the 7th floor and he picks her up on the way home and they enjoy walking up stairs together?

if the answer to both is "no", then i give up! :P

[Bailey Hughes]

ok, seriously...

does he work in the same complex he lives in?

does he walk the remaining three flights UP? (just checking)

[Eric Terry]

"is he obese and needs the exercise?"
Nope.

"does his girlfriend live on the 7th floor and he picks her up on the way home and they enjoy walking up stairs together?"
Nope.

does he work in the same complex he lives in?
Irrelevant.

does he walk the remaining three flights UP? (just checking)
Yes. He always walks up those floors, but never down.

[Alan Missroon]

So, then, he takes the elevator DOWN those same three flights he walks UP in the afternoon?

[Eric Terry]

"So, then, he takes the elevator DOWN those same three flights he walks UP in the afternoon?"

Yes.

[Forrest Biel]

Is he a middget and he cant reach his button? I guess thats stupid though because even if he was a midget he is not stupid and would just bring a stick or something to push the button with.

[Eric Terry]

Did you for real just guess that?

It's correct.

[Alan Missroon]

AHHHH. That makes so much sense... I deviated from the conversation Friday, but totally should've been on top of that. Good job Forrest.