You spot a bright orange tee with two ragged tears in the front. Under the picture are four choices – 2, 4, 6, or 8 holes and a cheeky headline: “How many holes you see in this T-shirt determines if you’re a narcissist.” Before you rush to judge yourself, let’s treat this as the kind of light, shareable brain-teaser that reveals more about how you think than it does about your mental health.
The puzzle: what counts as a “hole”?
The trick in many visual riddles is definition. When you look at a shirt, do you count only the obvious tears? Or do you include the built-in openings (neck, sleeves, waist)? Different valid interpretations produce different answers.
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