Solution to Riddle of the Week #36: A Sooty Train Ride
Like many a good riddle, you need to put yourself in the shoes of the characters. What would you be thinking if you were Miss Atkinson? What would you be thinking if you were Miss Atkinson thinking about what the other two passengers were thinking?
You can check the original problem here.
Solution
Miss Atkinson knows that she has soot on her face because neither of the other two passengers stops laughing, or realizes their faces are sooty. If only two people had sooty faces, then they would see everyone laughing, one sooty face, and one clean face. Because the others are also laughing, they would know that their own face was sooty-if only two people had mucky faces.
Since neither of the other two realize their own face is dirty, Miss Atkinson realizes that her own must be as well, which would allow the other two passengers to believe their own faces clean and continue laughing.
Make sure to give this one to your fellow train car companions down the line, and make sure to come back for another riddle!
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