A train travels east at 60 miles per hour. A strong wind blows from the west at 20 miles per hour, pushing directly against the train's nose. In which direction do the smoke plumes from the train's old-fashioned coal engine drift?
They don't drift, because it is an electric train.
The prompt specifies it is an electric train, which does not produce smoke.
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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