Can you figure out this viral coffee puzzle baffling the internet?
It really gives your brain a workout!
It really gives your brain a workout!
It really gives your brain a workout!
This coffee-based brain teaser posted recently on and has since made many brain cogs start to turn.
Shared on the social media channel by user @_herbeautyxo, the puzzle shows coffee poured into a funnel, which leads to four different cups via a system of pipes. The user asks her followers to work out which cup will be filled with coffee first.
The post quickly went viral, being shared and liked thousands of times. But it has proven confusing, leaving most of Twitter absolutely stumped. Can you figure out which cup would be filled up first?
Take a look at the puzzle here:
Many guessed that the would reach all four cups at the same time, however the original poster encouraged them to try again and look harder.
The Answer
Cup five receives the coffee first, and is in fact the only mug that gets any coffee at all. All of the other pipes are blocked off before they reach the other .
Did you get it right? Give yourself a pat on the back!