There are some puzzles that look easy but can be much more difficult to solve. And today we have just such a puzzle for you. A simple question has left people on the Internet confused and searching for an answer. Do you think you have what it takes to solve this question?
Will you be able to solve this puzzle? (X/@SO_livendirect)
The brainstorm was shared on X by host @SO_livendirect. The question is: “What is the closest time to midnight?” The puzzle also has four possibilities, one of which is the correct answer. The options are “11:55”, “12:06”, “11:50” and “12:03”.
Check out this brain teaser below:
This post was shared on social media some time ago. Since it was published, it has garnered close to 50 million views. Share also has many likes and comments. Several shared their responses in the comments section of the post.
Check out what people are saying about it here:
The individual wrote: “Time is a scalar quantity, meaning it only goes in one direction, forward. So the answer is A.”
Another said, “If I tell people to ring at midnight, and one person rings at 11:55 and another at 12:03, who rang closest to the time I ordered?”
A third commented: “They intentionally made the question ambiguous to get the conversation going. The answer is D. However, by not specifying what midnight was, either the previous day or the current day, they left it open to interpretation.”
“D is the only answer that makes sense any way you look at it,” shared a fourth.
Peti added: “They didn’t say, ‘How fast is midnight coming?’ they asked what was close, and it was D. It’s now 3 minutes past midnight, which makes it the closest. Rocket science people. Go back to school, please.”
A sixth announced, “There are two midnights in this question. Last day and current day. So I’d say the answer is A and D.”
What do you think is the correct answer?
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