Can You Solve This Coffee Puzzle?

If you love a good puzzle, strap on your thinking cap and see if you can figure out the one that has the internet going a bit batty.

Let’s see who’s brain works 😭 who gets coffee first ? 👀🤔 pic.twitter.com/CqCtIeKVsJ

— Purp Takes 24 💜 (@_herbeautyxo) November 9, 2017

At first glance, it seems relatively simple. If you’re like many Twitter users, you probably have a theory about which cups fills first, second, third, and then fourth.

https://twitter.com/eliteluckygamer/status/928993600695881729

But others had differing opinions:

4…9….7…..5 in that order

— 🤟🏾 Captain Rachet 🕺🏾 (@HALFyute) November 9, 2017

And some just cared about which cup would be the first:

4 🤔

— YNW Ryooo (@RyoIsMyName) November 9, 2017

If you were overly-indulgent over the holidays, perhaps you’re still a little foggy and need your own cup of coffee to see the real issue with this particular puzzle. Clue: look closely!

Here it is one more time:

Let’s see who’s brain works 😭 who gets coffee first ? 👀🤔 pic.twitter.com/CqCtIeKVsJ

— Purp Takes 24 💜 (@_herbeautyxo) November 9, 2017

If you haven’t yet smacked yourself in the head after realizing the key here, be prepared for the answer below.

Only ONE cup gets filled! Yep, only cup #5 even has the slightest chance of receiving coffee.

Still stumped? If you take a closer look, the other cups are blocked in one way or another.

It’s ok. It’s early January. We need a good, long month after Christmas and New Year’s to even begin thinking clearly again after all of that rich food and eggnog.