A seemingly simple riddle… but one that traps most people on the first reading. Take a few seconds to think: will you be able to find the right answer without falling into the trap?
Some puzzles seem very simple… until you realize your brain has played a trick on you. This is exactly the case with this little question that circulates widely on the internet and traps most people on the first reading.
Here is the riddle:
“I have 6 eggs.
I break 2.
I fry 2.
I eat 2.
How many eggs do I have left?”
Take a few seconds to think before reading further.
Many instinctively answer zero. Others hesitate and suggest two. Yet, both answers are wrong. And that’s precisely what makes this riddle so interesting.
Why our brain makes mistakes so easily
Faced with a series of actions, our brain tends to make an automatic calculation.
It simply adds up the actions:
