Detective Cole investigated a warehouse break-in where a safe was blown open with explosives. The warehouse manager swore he heard nothing during the night, despite living in the apartment directly above the warehouse floor. Cole tested the manager's hearing, found it to be normal, and arrested him for insurance fraud. Why?
Explosions make a loud sound
Blowing open a safe requires high-explosive charges that produce a massive, thunderous blast. If the manager's hearing was normal, he could not possibly have slept through a warehouse explosion directly beneath his bedroom.
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