Have you ever seen an image so simple yet so mind-bending? This is one of those cases! An image that seems innocent and straightforward has been circulating on social media: it shows a box with 6 eggs and the following text:
And sure enough! Most users answer incorrectly without a second thought. Some say there are 0 eggs left, others 4, others 2… but what is the correct answer?
Let’s analyze the riddle step by step: We start with 6 eggs.
Let’s see what happens in each action:
1️⃣ “I broke 2”
This doesn’t mean they disappear or cease to exist. They are simply broken, which is necessary to cook them.
We still have 6 eggs left, but 2 are now broken.
2️⃣ “I fried 2”
Of the ones you broke, you probably fried those same 2. It doesn’t specify that they are different eggs.
Here’s the trick: breaking, frying, and eating can all refer to the same 2 eggs.
3️⃣ “I ate 2”
Again, it can be assumed that these are the same 2 that were broken and fried.
So, if only 2 eggs were used for the 3 actions (breaking, frying, eating), you still have:
➡️ 4 whole eggs, unused, unbroken, unfried, and uneaten.
So… what is the correct answer?
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