Viral Puzzle Stumps Most Adults While 6-Year-Olds Solve It Right Away

[Teh One Who Knocks]

By Dominic Kelly - Opposing Views


http://i.imgur.com/gGIBwFR.jpg

A viral puzzle that’s stumping the entire Internet is reportedly so easy a 6-year-old can solve it in less than 20 seconds.

The clever puzzle that’s taking the Internet by storm apparently was first assigned to children on a first grade admissions test in Hong Kong, reports Centauro. The students were reportedly given 20 seconds to solve it, and now, after it’s starting to spread online, IJReview reports adults appear to be totally stumped.

The puzzle shows a car parked in a parking space surrounded by other parking spaces. From left to right, the spaces appear to be numbered 16, 06, 68, 88 and 98. The parked car is located between spaces 88 and 98, second from the right, and the puzzle asks which number belongs in the parked car’s space.

http://i.imgur.com/3nGVflL.jpg

Can you figure out this seemingly complicated puzzle?

[Teh One Who Knocks]

I got it in less than 20 seconds, it's not that hard.

[Pony]

That's because you have the mind of a 6 year old.

[Goofy]

That's because you have the mind of a 6 year old.

:lol:

[DemonGeminiX]

Not too hard. Here's the solution for those that can't make heads or tails of it. But be warned: you're gonna wanna kick yourself when you see it.

It's 87. Read the numbers upside down, the way they would be oriented as you would see them while you were pulling into the parking spaces, front end first. Basically, turn the page upside down and read it left to right. The numbers are actually 86, blank, 88, 89, 90, and 91.

[Noilly Pratt]

I got it in about 15 seconds. But I'm a bit of a puzzle solver at work too.

[PorkChopSandwiches]

Not that difficult, I think these people are just now realizing the internet is full of idiots. You should see how many incorrect answers you see in the dumbass FB posts that ask you to solve a basic math problem

[Muddy]

Im such a lazy ass.. I jumped right to the spoiler.. :lol:

[PorkChopSandwiches]

:lol:

[deebakes]

i got it in about 2 seconds :shrug:

[KevinD]

Tbh , I didn't get it. Never been good at things like that offhand. I've never seen the picture in one of those dot picture either.

[PorkChopSandwiches]

Those dot pictures never work for me either

[Hal-9000]

If you wrote your answer with the page orientated the same way as the question is asked....you would have to write an L, as in 'L8'. A little misleading...:-s

[deebakes]

Those dot pictures never work for me either

yeah, fuck those things :x