A man claims he was attacked in his apartment at noon on a bright sunny day. He states the power went out, plunging the room into pitch blackness, forcing him to grope blindly for his attacker. Detective Vance didn't even need to investigate the room to know he was lying. Why?
Power outages do not darken a room lit by daylight through windows
An electrical power outage only affects artificial lights; at noon on a sunny day, natural sunlight would still flood the apartment through the windows.
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