The private eye stared at the ransom note cut entirely from magazine advertisements. He pointed to a specific word—'Tomorrow'—and told his partner, 'Our suspect is left-handed.' Looking at the rest of the note, every other word was cleanly cut with scissors held in a standard grip. What clued the detective into the writer's dominant hand for that specific word?
The angle of the scissors
Scissors cut at a distinct angle that reverses based on the hand holding them. A left-handed person cutting a tight angle on the right side of a word leaves a bevel opposite to a right-handed person.
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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