The correct answer: 16 eggs
If you look carefully and count every visible egg – whether shown in whole or in part – you will find exactly 16 eggs
Nothing more. Nothing less.
Some are stacked, others slightly obscured, but all are at least partially visible in the image. That’s the trick: the problem isn’t how many eggs there are in the pyramid, but how many you can see .
Why so many people are wrong
This is a classic visual puzzle designed to confuse through guesswork. Many people fall into the trap of overthinking and trying to guess the complete 3D structure of the pyramid.
But as with any good riddle, the answer lies in paying attention to the exact wording.
