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Illustration for the riddle “The Fast Drinker”

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The Fast Drinker

Two men order exactly the same iced drink, poured from the same pitcher. One downs it in a single gulp; the other sips it slowly. The slow drinker dies of poisoning; the other is fine. Why?

The solution

Uncover this answer in Post Mortem. In the app, the narrator answers your questions as you piece together the story.

Available on Google Play and the App Store.

Where do you start?

Read the scene again and separate the facts from your assumptions. With a narrator who knows the answer, ask one question at a time. They answer yes, no or irrelevant.