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161: A railway puzzle

Lateral with Tom Scott

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How did two trains on a single track avoid crashing?

A puzzle about two trains is revealed to be a novelty amusement-park ride (Stern's Duplex/Leapfrog Railroad) where one train passes over the other.

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