A dead body is found outside a multistory building. The detective goes to the first floor, walks to the window facing the body, opens it and tosses a coin. He repeats this on every floor. Then he returns and tells his team it's a murder, not suicide. How did he know?
Common Wrong Answers
“The detective saw signs of a struggle inside the building.”
The riddle does not provide any information about a struggle or interior evidence; the conclusion is based solely on the condition of the windows.
“The detective found a suicide note in the building.”
The presence of a suicide note would not negate the possibility of murder; the detective's conclusion is drawn from the closed windows, not from the presence or absence of a note.
“The detective found fingerprints on the windows.”
While fingerprints could suggest someone opened the windows, the riddle specifically states that all the windows were closed, making this guess irrelevant to the conclusion of murder.
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