Multiple choice softskills creativity

An electric train is moving north at 100kph and a wind is blowing to the west at 10kph. Which way does the smoke blow?

  1. north

  2. west

  3. northwest

  4. none of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Electric trains run on electricity and do not produce smoke like steam or diesel locomotives. The wind direction is irrelevant because there is no smoke to blow. Options A, B, and C all assume smoke exists, which is the trap.

AI explanation

This is a classic trick question: an electric train doesn't burn fuel, so it produces no smoke at all — there's nothing to blow in any direction. That's why "north", "west", and "northwest" are all wrong, and "none of these" is correct.

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