{Making Inferences

Be a detective, figure it out!

As a burglar reaches for something on a mantle, he accidentally knocks over a clock. It falls to the floor, breaks, and stops. The next morning, however, police aren’t able to determine what time the robbery took place.

Why not?

When Time Stands Still

Clues:1. The Police could see the clock.2. The burglar did not alter the

clock in anyway after it fell.3. The police didn’t expect to be

able to read the clock.4. What kind of clock is it?

When Time Stands Still

Answer: It is a digital clock, so when it broke the numbers no longer light up. It is blank when the police arrive the next morning.

When Time Stands Still

Robbie goes into a restaurant and orders a deli sandwich and soda for lunch. Afterward, he pays his bill, tips his waitress, and goes outside. He slowly takes in his surroundings. The sky is black and the city streets are deserted.

What happened?

Lunch Time

Clues:1. Nothing supernatural

happened.2. The man was on his lunch

break.3. It was like this before he

went to lunch.4. What time is it?

Lunch Time

Answer:He works the night shift so his lunch break occurs in the middle of the night.

Lunch Time

Hard-boiling an egg takes approximately ten minutes, but it isn’t always as simple as that. Many factors can alter the time it takes. For example, in different parts of the world, hard-boiling an egg can take up to forty minutes.

Why?

Egg Timer

Clues:1. Elevation doesn’t matter in

this case.2. Outdoor temperature doesn’t

matter in this case.3. What other factors affect

cooking time?4. What kind of bird laid the

egg?

Egg Timer

Answer: Some eggs are larger than

others. Ostrich eggs can weigh three to six pounds and take between 45 minutes to two hours to hard-boil. One ostrich egg is equivalent to two dozen chicken eggs.

Egg Timer

A man is looking at a clock that displays the correct time, but he doesn’t know what time it is.

Why not?

Timeless

Clues:1. The man can see and tell time

perfectly well.2. The clock is normal and in plain

sight.3. More than one clock is in the

room.

Timeless

Answer: There is more than one clock in the room and each clock tells a different time so he does not know which time is correct.

Timeless