Imagine: While scrolling through the news, you come across this strange sentence. “A woman was born in 1975 and died in 1975. She was 22 years old.” It stops you in your tracks. Incomprehensible? Surprising? There’s definitely a catch somewhere… But where? Hold on tight, because this riddle tests our logic, reflexes, and requires a pinch of imagination. What if the key was simply to think differently than usual?
A Riddle That Complicates Things
We all love little logic puzzles: they make you think, they entertain… or they make your head spin! This one, in particular, has been circulating the internet for years, causing a stir wherever it appears. And for good reason: appearances can be deceiving.
The first sentence seems illogical: a woman was born and died in 1975, but would she have been 22 years old? Unless you’re a time traveler (and even then!), it seems impossible. So naturally, we come up with explanations. A typo? A different calendar? We complicate matters… when the answer is much simpler than we think.
The trap everyone falls into
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