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Daily Brain Teaser / Puzzle
October 30, 2006
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A ship entered the Panama Canal at its west end, passed through the canal, and left at its east end. However, immediately after it left the canal, it entered the Pacific Ocean. If the ship did not double back or sail backwards, how could this he? 

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The west end of the Panama Canal is in fact in the Caribbean and the east end is in the Pacific. The confusion arises because the isthmus curves around at that point. As can be seen from any atlas, the canal runs from north-west to south-east.