Sherlock Holmes walked into a room where a man hung by his neck from a rope attached to the ceiling. The floor beneath the man was completely dry and flat, with no chair, stool, or ladder anywhere in the room. How did the man reach the rope?
He stood on a block of ice.
A block of ice would support his weight initially, then completely melt away over time, leaving a dry floor and no furniture behind.
About this riddle
Detective riddles are tiny mysteries. Look for the detail in the story that does not fit; it is usually the clue that solves the case.
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