Braingle: 'Coal and Lime' Brain Teaser

Coal and Lime

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Puzzle ID:	#2431
Fun:	(2.63)
Difficulty:	(2.63)
Category:	Trivia
Submitted By:	missie
Corrected By:	sdm1177

In some European countries, if coal is transported in open railway trucks the top is sprayed with a solution of lime. Why?

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Comments

sillywilly Aug 01, 2002	Can someone tell me why this is a logic problem?
george1978 Aug 14, 2002	because it takes the logic of knowledge to figure out why they use a coat of lime on the top of the coal only when the coal is being transported through the rail system. Which makes this very logical.
smarty_blondy Oct 01, 2005	Got me stumped for sure.
OldChinaHand Aug 09, 2006	I have been served a slice of lime with my Corona so I guess no one getting my Corona.
mathisnice May 10, 2010	This does NOT belong in trivia, it belongs is logic.