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Stormy Story
A man burst into a police station soaking wet and starts screaming "MY WIFE HAS BEEN MURDERED MY WIFE HAS BEEN MURDERED!"
A police officer asked what happened and the man explained that when they were walking along the cliffs of the shore, he heard a big roll of thunder come out of nowhere. He turned around startled to see what happened and then a huge bolt of lightning struck and his wife screamed. He turned around and saw his wife laying mangled on the sharp rocks of the cliff bottom, and he saw a man running away.
The officer said that the man was obviously lying and had him arrested for the murder of his wife. How did the officer know?
A police officer asked what happened and the man explained that when they were walking along the cliffs of the shore, he heard a big roll of thunder come out of nowhere. He turned around startled to see what happened and then a huge bolt of lightning struck and his wife screamed. He turned around and saw his wife laying mangled on the sharp rocks of the cliff bottom, and he saw a man running away.
The officer said that the man was obviously lying and had him arrested for the murder of his wife. How did the officer know?
Answer
The lightning would travel faster than the thunder so the man's story would be inaccurate since he says he heard the thunder, then saw the lightning.Hide Answer Show Answer
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