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Puzzle #160: How far was the photographer from the Loch Ness monster?

By Howard Williams

23 March 2022

#160 Blurry-Ness

Click! The camera shutter opened and closed just as the creature’s head ducked back beneath the surface of the lake, creating a large ripple.

“I got it! I finally got a picture of the Loch Ness monster!” exclaimed Lily. She looked at the result on her digital camera. “It’s blurry!” She hung her head in defeat.

The boat passed directly over the spot where they saw the creature, but it was nowhere to be found. “How far away do you think it was when I took the picture?” Lily asked Amelia later that day.

“Well, we were travelling in a straight line at 2…

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