And the reason it's supposed to be tricky is that they expect us to start by considering the four objects on the table next to the briefcase (pineapple, novel, toaster, top hat)?
And then the "aha" moment is supposed to be realizing that we could click on the airplane, rather than one of the four objects to the right of the briefcase?
I've seen the earlier Idiotest puzzles in this thread and I think the above description is how this puzzle is supposed to work.
However, this time, I honestly thought of the airplane before considering any of the four objects to the right of the briefcase. To me, the first interpretation of the words "What would this briefcase fit inside?" is "What larger object could this briefcase go into", and the other possible interpretation "What would this briefcase be able to fit inside of itself?" only occurred to me afterwards.
And the reason it's supposed to be tricky is that they expect us to start by considering the four objects on the table next to the briefcase (pineapple, novel, toaster, top hat)?
Spoiler
That's the biggest gimmick to these. They give you a group of objects, but the intended answer is not part of that group, it's a background item.
And the reason it's supposed to be tricky is that they expect us to start by considering the four objects on the table next to the briefcase (pineapple, novel, toaster, top hat)?
Spoiler
That's the biggest gimmick to these. They give you a group of objects, but the intended answer is not part of that group, it's a background item.
I have no idea why we're spoilering this, but I'll play along: Spoiler
Huh? Isn't the point of the question that there is an implicit 'of it' at the end of the question? I.e., What would this briefcase fit inside of it? Which I took to mean the book.
Yes, this isn't an actual photograph of random items with an airplane flying in the background. They are deliberately chosen objects placed on the screen. I guess the trick is people eliminate it because it is just too obvious
Lemme clarify: I know the riddle. I know that 'water' is the answer to the riddle. But clicking the water doesn't work. Clicking the glass of OJ in the middle gives me credit for a right answer, and I don't understand why
And the reason it's supposed to be tricky is that they expect us to start by considering the four objects on the table next to the briefcase (pineapple, novel, toaster, top hat)?
Spoiler
That's the biggest gimmick to these. They give you a group of objects, but the intended answer is not part of that group, it's a background item.
I have no idea why we're spoilering this, but I'll play along: Spoiler
Huh? Isn't the point of the question that there is an implicit 'of it' at the end of the question? I.e., What would this briefcase fit inside of it? Which I took to mean the book.
I completely agree that this is a possible interpretation of the wording in the question.
I'm just saying that this particular puzzle didn't have the same psychological effect on me as other Idiotest puzzles. (That could be because I was being smarter than usual, or because I was being dumber than usual.)
The way most Idiotest puzzles seem to work is: We have (a) the interpretation that most people tend to think of at first glance, and (b) the other interpretation that most people don't think of right away, where you have to think slightly "outside the box", but also very literally in some sense.
I just thought this was a little different from the other Idiotest puzzles because I honestly wasn't sure which of the two interpretations would be the interpretation that most people would think of first.
TenPoundHammer wrote:I started at that a good five minutes and didn't even see the misplaced hyphen. Any way to make me less blind?
Do you see it now that it's been pointed out to you? If so, just try to approach the questions remembering that there is going to be something tricky about them. Also remember that there is going to be a correct answer (or at least, one they think is correct) - they've set it up that way.
In this case, the question had to do with prices, so focus on the prices. At first glance, they all look exactly the same. So there must be something different about one of them.
I got the answer, but for completely the wrong reason. I reasoned that the middle stand was the only one that was advertising lemonade. The others may have looked like they were selling lemonade, but it could have been something different entirely.