Puzzle (Answer below)
DCI Derham interviewed the only witness to the murder, who said that they heard the shot and then saw a muzzle flash come from the North. The body showed only one wound. The DCI arrested the witness. Why?
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Skills
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Answer
While sound was determined by the Reverend William Derham to travel at 343 metres per second, the speed of light is almost one million times as fast, so the only witness to the murder was lying.
