Clever, logical first graders! YOU HAVE 20 SECONDS to solve
There is a reason why the question shown below, from a Hong Kong elementary school test, is making the rounds on the internet. Most adults can't solve it – not for want of math skills, but because most of them have lost the child's ability of unconventional thinking. Instead, they have acquired the debilitating unwillingness to try a different perspective. Look closely.
The answer to the problem is provided at the bottom, but before you give up, here are some clues.
This problem is not mathematical, but rather philosophical. It proves that, in spite of what the modern "progressive" philosophers tell us, not all viewpoints are equally valid; in most cases, there is only one point of view that leads to the right answer.
If you're still unsure about the answer, see below.
