Here’s a brain teaser: “A woman was born in 1975 and died in 1975. Yet, she was 22 years old when she died.” Sounds impossible at first. How can someone live 22 years in the same year they were born?
The trick is that 1975 doesn’t mean a year here. It refers instead to a place, like a room number. So the woman was born in room 1975 and died in the same room at age 22.
This riddle tricks us because we’re so used to thinking of numbers as years or dates. By shifting our perspective, we solve the mystery easily.
It’s a great example of how assumptions influence our thinking and why it pays to question what we take for granted.
Sharing riddles like this can give fun moments and valuable lessons about perception and thinking differently.
