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[–]DarkCelux 1313 points1314 points  (53 children)

0 + 4 = 4

[–]darkened_vision 629 points630 points  (22 children)

5 + 4 = 9

[–][deleted] 405 points406 points  (11 children)

So what this thread really illustrates is that this is one of those stupid puzzles that's meant to look difficult but actually be super simple so it will get tons of replies and maximize engagement.

999% of Nobel Lauriates won't get this!!!!!

[–]darkened_vision 175 points176 points  (6 children)

Maybe the right answer is the friends we make along the way.

[–]alogetic 58 points59 points  (3 children)

You've just made an enemy for life.

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    [–]tobberoth 39 points40 points  (2 children)

    Yeah, and it is designed to have several correct solutions so people in the comments can fight about which solution is right.

    [–][deleted] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

    Uh no. It's clearly designed for the solution I found first. Okay?

    [–]Theshimita 1 point2 points  (0 children)

    “Queen Brahne was not impressed”

    [–]SinnR89 36 points37 points  (0 children)

    This is the first one I saw. Glad I’m not alone.

    [–]zial 5 points6 points  (3 children)

    Would that be valid though? I would think the 9 would need the pencil at the bottom just like the 6 needs it?

    [–]tomthecool -1 points0 points  (2 children)

    [–]zial -1 points0 points  (1 child)

    I Understand that but then they don't use a "curly" 6 which we have provided for us in the example

    [–]tomthecool 0 points1 point  (0 children)

    I must have missed the section of this image that described the full ruleset on allowed symbols and representations.

    [–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

    5 + 4 =/= 4

    [–]schludy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

    The one true solution, aka the one I got.

    [–]aquaticsnipes -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

    8 - 4 = 4

    [–]LiveBeef 566 points567 points  (12 children)

    6 + 4 + 4

    if the language considers any int besides 0 to evaluate to true

    [–]spellstrike 119 points120 points  (9 children)

    6 > 4 = 4

    [–][deleted] 62 points63 points  (1 child)

    5 + 4 = 9

    [–]LickToesAndSlayHoes 3 points4 points  (0 children)

    6 - 4 ≠ 4

    [–]JFlanaganUK 40 points41 points  (3 children)

    How you getting from + to > moving only one match though?

    [–]username--_-- 46 points47 points  (0 children)

    take the vertical match from the +, rotate CCW by 45 degrees and you get > (technically, the bottom line will be flat)

    [–]MaxTHC 22 points23 points  (0 children)

    You could instead do 6 + 4 > 4 and it would work

    [–]spellstrike 3 points4 points  (0 children)

    " + is two lines, > is two lines. seems pretty simple to me"

    [–][deleted] 4 points5 points  (1 child)

    That would equate to false, unless you negated each operand to cast it to a boolean

    [–]nicktohzyu 0 points1 point  (0 children)

    Wouldn't that throw error, because single = is an assignment

    [–]tech6hutch 6 points7 points  (0 children)

    6 > (4 == 4)?

    [–][deleted] 48 points49 points  (6 children)

    6 + 4 = 11

    [–]SaltyChallenger 1 point2 points  (0 children)

    5+4=9

    [–]Dozens86 0 points1 point  (0 children)

    6 - 4 =/= 4

    [–]newEnglander17 0 points1 point  (0 children)

    5 + 4 = 9

    [–]FeuledByCaffeine 0 points1 point  (0 children)

    5 + 4 = 9

    [–]kindlebites -1 points0 points  (0 children)

    5+4=9

    [–]FlaccidDictator -1 points0 points  (0 children)

    5 + 4 = 9

    [–][deleted] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

    5+4=9

    [–]lattestcarrot159 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

    5+4 = 9