Have you ever seen such a simple image that made your head spin? Here’s one! A seemingly innocent and simple image is circulating on social media: it shows a box of six eggs and text that reads:
🤯 And indeed! Most users answer incorrectly without thinking. Some say there are 0 eggs left, others 4, others 2… but what is the correct answer?
🧩 Let’s break down the puzzle step by step:
we start with 6 eggs.
Let’s see what happens at each step:
1️⃣ “I broke 2”
👉 This doesn’t mean they’ve disappeared or ceased to exist. They’ve simply been cracked, which is necessary for cooking.
📝 We still have six eggs left, but two are already cracked.
2️⃣ I fried two
of the ones you cracked, and you probably fried the same two. It doesn’t specify that they are different eggs.
📌 Here’s the trick: cracking, frying, and eating can all refer to the same two eggs.
Have you ever seen such a simple image that made your head spin? Here’s one! A seemingly innocent and simple image is circulating on social media: it shows a box of six eggs and a text that reads:
🤯 And indeed! Most users answer incorrectly without thinking. Some say there are 0 eggs left, others 4, others 2… but what is the correct answer?
🧩 Let’s break down the puzzle step by step:
we start with 6 eggs.
Let’s see what happens at each step:
1️⃣ “I broke 2”
👉 This doesn’t mean they’ve disappeared or ceased to exist. They’ve simply been cracked, which is necessary for cooking.
📝 We still have six eggs left, but two are already cracked.
2️⃣ I fried two
of the ones you cracked, and you probably fried the same two. It doesn’t specify that they are different eggs.
📌 Here’s the trick: cracking, frying, and eating can all refer to the same two eggs.
3️⃣ “I ate 2 of them”
👉 Once again, we can assume that these are the same 2 that were broken and fried.
So if only 2 eggs were used for the 3 actions (cracking, frying, eating), you have:
➡️ 4 whole eggs, unused, unbroken, unfried, uneaten.
🎯 So… what is the correct answer?
And if you answered something else… don’t worry! You are one of those famous “99%” who fell into the logical trap of the text.
💡 Why do these kinds of puzzles go viral?
They play on our automatic reasoning. We tend to assume that each action (cracking, frying, eating) involves different eggs, but this is never explicitly stated. The language tricks us, and that’s precisely what makes it so interesting.
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Moreover, we live in an age where quick attention dominates: if something seems simple, we solve it instantly… and that’s where we go wrong!
🤹♀️ Beyond the game: what this puzzle teaches us.
This type of game gives us the opportunity to practice something that is rarely taught formally at school:
🔎 Critical thinking
📌 In-depth reading comprehension
🧠 Logical analysis before answering
Many students, professionals and even teachers make mistakes with these challenges because they are designed to trap the brain, which reacts quickly, without stopping to think.
