Test: How Many Eggs Are Left?HAVE YOU EVER BEEN DISORIENTED BY A SEEMINGLY SIMPLE QUESTION? LIKE: “I HAVE SIX EGGS, I BREAK TWO, I COOK TWO, AND I EAT TWO. HOW MANY ARE LEFT?” MOST OF US HESITATE, MAKE RUGGED CALCULATIONS IN MY MIND, AND END UP BEING WRONG. YET, THESE RIDDLES ARE JUST LITTLE LOGIC TRICKS, DESIGNED TO TICKET OUR BRAINS… AND OUR PATIENCE. SO WHY DO THEY TRICK US SO OFTEN? AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, HOW CAN WE PRACTICE SOLVING THEM WITHOUT FALLING FOR THEM?The Classic Trap of Everyday PuzzlesThese little puzzles have one thing in common: they play on our mental reflexes. When reading quickly, we rush to the calculation without taking the time to break down the actions one by one.Let’s take our example:
Test: How many eggs are left?
