FILE No.158Unsolved
From 9 p.m. until morning, the shadow of a person at a desk was cast on the curtain of an apartment room. All night the shadow did not change in shape or position at all.
In the morning, when people went into the room, the resident was already dead, his body lying on the floor. There was no one at the desk. It is known that he died before 9 p.m.
What was the shadow on the curtain?
If you get stuck, open the hints one at a time, in order.
When did he die?
When did the shadow begin to appear?
How could you make a motionless shadow?
What was the shadow on the curtain?
Choose the answer closest to the truth.
A motionless shadow made with a human-shaped object and a light
The answer is "A motionless shadow made with a human-shaped object and a light."
He died before 9 p.m., yet the shadow was cast from 9 p.m. all night. A motionless shadow can be made with a dummy and a light. The culprit staged it so that he seemed to be alive at 9 p.m.
Since he died before 9, "the resident did not move" cannot be right. Nothing says a tree outside or another person would take the shape of someone at a desk.
Because when you see a shadow, you think someone is there.
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