The balloon was losing height, and someone had to go over the side to save the rest. They drew matches, he got the broken one, and he jumped.
A man is found dead in the desert, face down, with a broken match beside his hand. There are no footprints anywhere near him. What happened?
Give me a hintThe hint
He wasn’t alone when he set off, and the match was never meant to be lit.
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He lost a draw in a hot air balloon
Source: Traditional, from Jed Hartman’s list of situation puzzles