At a scene, a clock’s hands show an impossible time given the power outage. What could this mean?
Category: Mystery · Difficulty: medium
Hint: Mechanical items can be tampered with after events.
Answer
The clock was manually stopped later
Explanation
Stopping the clock manually can create misleading time evidence.
This is a medium mystery riddle — a moderate challenge for most people. The answer is The clock was manually stopped later.
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