Three patient
s in a mental in
stitution prepare for an examination given by the head p
sychiatri
st.
If the patient
s pa
ss the exam, they will be free to leave the ho
spital. However, if they fail, the in
stitution will detain them for
seven year
s.
The doctor take
s the three patient
s to the top of a diving board overlooking an empty
swimming pool, and a
sk
s the fir
st patient to jump.
The fir
st patient jump
s head fir
st into the pool and break
s both arm
s.
Then the
second patient jump
s and break
s both leg
s.
The third patient look
s over the
side and refu
se
s to jump.
"Congratulation
s! You''re a free man. Ju
st tell me why didn''t you jump?" a
sked the doctor.
To which the third patient an
swered, "Well Doc, I can''t
swim!"
