A Glance at the Clock Brings Relief
A woman waiting for a friend in a train seat looked out the window and jumped to her feet in a panic. However, when she glanced at the station clock, she felt relieved and sat back down. What did she realize?
Let’s unravel your preconceptions, one by one.
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Hint 1
She focused on something other than the time on the clock.
Hint 2
She was looking at the clock as a whole, not at the clock face.
Hint 3
The clock was mounted on the platform. If its position as seen from the window didn’t change, what does that tell you?
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The truth behind this mystery
A train on the adjacent track began to move, so the woman thought her own train had departed and panicked, thinking her friend had been left behind. However, the clock fixed to the platform remained in the same position relative to her view out the window. Realizing her train was still stopped, she relaxed and sat back down.
If you notice this, you’ve got it right
She mistook the movement of the train next to her for her own train’s departure, but since her train’s position relative to the clock fixed to the platform hadn’t changed, she realized her train was still stopped.
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