In a world where time travels backwards, a train leaves a station at midnight. If it takes one hour to reach its destination, when will it arrive?
Category: Brain · Difficulty: hard
Hint: Consider how time flows in reverse.
Answer
At 11 PM
Explanation
If time travels backwards, the train arriving in an hour means it would arrive at 11 PM, one hour before midnight.
This is a hard brain riddle — a tricky one that takes a little thought. The answer is At 11 PM.
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