Solve the following brain teaser puzzle to measure your intelligence level. Determine which glass is filled first. You have 11 seconds to do so.
Which cup will get the coffee first?
First things first, look at the illustration. There are 4 cups, each labeled with a number. Coffee is being poured into tubes hovering over the 4 cups. Which of the cups will get the coffee first?
The first 2 cups have less tubing than the second 2, so you are probably tempted to think that the order is 4, 9, 7, and 5. Unfortunately, that’s not the right answer.
Riddles like this usually require some out-of-the-box thinking. You might be tempted to think the answer would be that all the cups would get the coffee at the same time. Close, but that’s not the right answer either.
Don’t worry, we’re going to give you the answer… but before that…
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Are you ready for the answer?
Alright, let’s carefully analyze it again:
The coffee is poured from the top and follows the connected paths.
The key is to carefully observe which paths are unblocked and allow coffee to flow.
Checking each path:
Cup 4: The path is blocked.
Cup 9: The path is blocked.
Cup 5: The path is unblocked! The coffee can flow straight down to this cup.
Cup 7: The path is blocked.
Answer: Cup 5 will get the coffee first.
