At first glance, it looks obvious, just a simple question about a t-shirt, something you’d answer in seconds without thinking, but this is exactly the kind of puzzle that tricks people, not because it’s difficult, but because it plays on what you don’t notice right away
Most people quickly count what they see
Two holes in the shirt
And stop there
But that’s where the mistake happens
Because you’re not looking at the full picture
Start with the basic structure of the shirt
There’s one hole for the head
Two holes for the arms
And one hole at the bottom
That’s already 4 holes
Now look again at the torn parts on the shirt
There are two visible tears
But here’s the detail most people miss
You can see through them
Which means they go all the way through the fabric
Front and back
So each tear actually counts as 2 holes
That’s 4 more
Now add everything together
4 original holes + 4 from the tears = 8 holes
That’s the correct answer
8
Simple once you see it
But almost everyone misses it the first time
