Detective Knight was called to an art gallery where a sculpture had been smashed into pieces. The gallery director blamed the frantic janitor. The janitor blamed a faulty wall bracket. Knight examined the pedestal and noticed the anchor bolts were sheared outward from the inside. Who caused the sculpture to fall?
Someone tampering with the internal structure of the sculpture or pedestal, not an external push.
Bolts sheared outward from the inside mean pressure was applied from within the mount, ruling out a simple tip-over by a janitor or weak bracket.
About this riddle
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