Can you figure out this coffee puzzle?
This puzzle has sparked a big debate within the Breakfast team, can you figure out which cup will be filled with coffee first?
Coffee struggles are a norm amongst the East Coast Breakfast Team. If it's not an argument over who finished the boiling water and didn't refill the kettle, it's a debate on who finished the coffee... so it's no surprise we couldn't figure this out, but can you?
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This mind-bender has hit the internet and it has everyone confused.
Twitter user @_herbeautyxo posted this simple picture, which shows four cups connected via pipes. Now, the question is, which of the four would fill first?
The East Coast Drive show tried to crack the puzzle but failed miserably...can you figure out which cup will get filled up first?
Let’s see who’s brain works 😭 who gets coffee first ? 👀🤔 pic.twitter.com/CqCtIeKVsJ
— Purp 💜 (@_herbeautyxo) November 9, 2017
The Twitterati couldn't handle the pressure:
4...9....7.....5 in that order
— Rγαη Fυgαζí 🇱🇨 (@HALFyute) November 9, 2017
Umm, 5
— Cindy Murphy (@cmurphy307) November 10, 2017
9 is also blocked.
In all fairness, I haven't had my coffee yet. 😟
I'm out ✌ pic.twitter.com/oIS7oNzyjX
— Rγαη Fυgαζí 🇱🇨 (@HALFyute) November 9, 2017
Isn't it 9, 4, 7, 5? (9 first because the distance between the tubes are much shorter than 4.)
— Elite Lucky Gamers ® (@eliteluckygamer) November 10, 2017
— 🇳🇬Khal Bam🇳🇬 (@MrVicBam) November 9, 2017
I think the "speed" of the coffee being poured plays a role here. A "slow" pour would result in 5 getting the coffee first (as you pointed out) but a "fast" pour would result in an overflow spill from the top which would leak coffee into 4 & 7 before 5. Speed is relative.
— Vicious Vixen (@MsViciousVixen) November 10, 2017
Have you figured out the ‘clue’ in the image?