those 2 eggs.

Those two eggs are now gone.

So what remains?

The original six eggs:

• 2 eggs were broken, cooked, and eaten.
• 4 eggs were never touched.

Therefore:

6 – 2 = 4

The correct answer is:

4 eggs

Why Do So Many People Get It Wrong?

This riddle works because our brains naturally try to process information quickly.

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