A silent clock hangs on a wall. It has no hands, no face, and no numbers. Yet, every single hour, it chimes a chime that echoes through the room. How does it tell time?
It doesn't tell time.
The riddle states the clock is silent and has no time-telling mechanism, meaning it cannot tell time at all, despite the misleading mention of chiming.
About this riddle
Logic riddles give you a few facts and ask what must be true. List what you know, cross out what cannot be, and see what is left.
Difficulty: Easy. More like this: Logic riddles with answers or try Einstein's Logic Grid for a different kind of puzzle.
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