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In 1960, due to the negligence of the guards 🍭🍬🍫❓
At a mental hospital in a city in Turkey, 423 patients escaped through the open gates.
The escaped patients caused chaos and disorder throughout the city streets.
The hospital alerted the city administration, and experts gathered urgently to find a solution.
A renowned psychiatrist was immediately called in.
Sensing the seriousness of the situation, the psychiatrist asked for a whistle. He formed a small “train” by having hospital staff and some officials follow him like a wagon. Blowing the whistle and making “choo-choo” sounds, he paraded through the streets.
His psychological trick worked. The escaped patients, seeing the "train," began joining in one by one.
By evening, the doctor had successfully gathered them all and brought the entire “train” of patients back to the hospital.
The administration locked them back in their wards and thanked the doctor for his brilliant solution.
The real problem, however, came up in the evening—when they counted the patients, there were 612 in total, even though only 423 had escaped in the morning!
The escaped patients caused chaos and disorder throughout the city streets.
The hospital alerted the city administration, and experts gathered urgently to find a solution.
A renowned psychiatrist was immediately called in.
Sensing the seriousness of the situation, the psychiatrist asked for a whistle. He formed a small “train” by having hospital staff and some officials follow him like a wagon. Blowing the whistle and making “choo-choo” sounds, he paraded through the streets.
His psychological trick worked. The escaped patients, seeing the "train," began joining in one by one.
By evening, the doctor had successfully gathered them all and brought the entire “train” of patients back to the hospital.
The administration locked them back in their wards and thanked the doctor for his brilliant solution.
The real problem, however, came up in the evening—when they counted the patients, there were 612 in total, even though only 423 had escaped in the morning!