them, there are two more pieces in the middle row. Finally, the bottom row contains another three.
That gives us:
3 + 2 + 3 = 8
So there are clearly eight visible orange pieces in the image. If the question were asking, “How many orange pieces can you see?” then there would be no real trick at all. The answer would simply be eight.
You can count them from top to bottom and arrive at the same result every time.
This is why the puzzle can be so convincing at first. Your
