A T-Shirt Puzzle That’s Breaking the Internet
An image of a simple t-shirt has gone viral online for one puzzling reason:
how many holes are in it? At first glance, it looks ordinary—
but looks can be deceiving.
The Trick Behind the Image
People are stumped because the challenge forces you to rethink what counts as a “hole.”
As the article explains, “we don’t always think of the normal openings in a t-shirt (like the sleeves or neck) as ‘holes,’
even though that’s technically what they are.”
The Correct Answer
The shirt has 8 holes: two for arms, one for the head, one at the bottom, and “four holes in the fabric itself –
two in the front and two directly aligned at the back.”
Why It’s So Confusing
Many only count the holes visible from the front.
But as the article says, “if a hole goes all the way through…
there’s another hole in the back to account for.”
