A brain teaser that was shared on a social media platform has sparked a discussion online. The brain teaser simply asks people to choose the time closest to midnight from the given options. Do you consider yourself a puzzle master? If yes, take a shot at this brain teaser.
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The brain teaser was shared on Threads handle @7millionaire_lines. The question reads, “What is the closest time to midnight?” It has four options. These are- A. 11:55 am, B. 12:06 am, C. 11:50 am, D. 12:03 am.
Take a look at the brain teaser right here:
The brain teaser was shared a day ago on Threads. It has since collected over 400 likes and numerous comments.
Check out how people reacted to this brain teaser:
“12:03 am, literally 3 minutes away from 12:00 am? How are y’all getting this wrong?” posted an individual.
Another added, “D as midnight is 12:00 am.”
“C, B & D do not exist. A is 11 hours and 55 minutes from the previous midnight it 12 hours and 5 minutes to the next midnight. C is 11 hours and 50 minutes away from the previous midnight. B and D do not exist as after midnight the clock resets to zero hours. After noon it would be pm,” shared a third.
A fourth commented, “D. It is 3 minutes past midnight.”
“A and C are discarded because those are close to midday not midnight. So the answer would be D,” wrote a fifth.
{{/usCountry}}“A and C are discarded because those are close to midday not midnight. So the answer would be D,” wrote a fifth.
{{/usCountry}}A sixth chimed in, “A. Time is constantly moving forwards so if it is past midnight, B and D would be incorrect as now you have to calculate the current time to the next midnight. So in this case, you need to think a bit backwards. Instead, look for the latest time out of the options given and that would be A) 11:55 am.”
What do you think is the correct answer to this brain teaser?