{"id":421,"date":"2026-04-21T03:02:29","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T03:02:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/paxtonhegmann.com\/?p=421"},"modified":"2026-04-21T03:02:30","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T03:02:30","slug":"at-first-glance-this-looks-like-a-simple-question-four-identical-glasses-all-filled-to-a-similar-level-each-holding-a-different-object","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paxtonhegmann.com\/?p=421","title":{"rendered":"At first glance, this looks like a simple question\u2026 four identical glasses, all filled to a similar level, each holding a different object."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Glass A has scissors.<br>Glass B has a paperclip.<br>Glass C has an eraser.<br>Glass D has a watch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Most people rush to answer based on what they SEE. But here\u2019s the trick \u2014 this isn\u2019t about what looks fuller\u2026 it\u2019s about understanding how space works.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When you place an object inside water, it pushes the water up. The bigger the object, the more water it displaces. That means the water level rises \u2014 even though there may actually be LESS water inside the glass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So if a glass contains a large object, it might look \u201cfuller,\u201d but in reality, part of that space is taken by the object, not water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now think carefully\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Which object takes up the LEAST space?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The smaller the object, the more actual water remains inside the glass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Most people get this wrong because they focus on the water level instead of the volume taken by the object.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Take your time\u2026 look again\u2026 don\u2019t rush it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udc47<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Answer:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Glass B has the most water in it \u2014 because the paperclip takes up the least space.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Glass A has scissors.Glass B has a paperclip.Glass C has an eraser.Glass D has a watch. Most people rush to answer based on what they <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/paxtonhegmann.com\/?p=421\" title=\"At first glance, this looks like a simple question\u2026 four identical glasses, all filled to a similar level, each holding a different object.\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":422,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-421","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-home"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/paxtonhegmann.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/421","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/paxtonhegmann.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/paxtonhegmann.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paxtonhegmann.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paxtonhegmann.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=421"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/paxtonhegmann.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/421\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":423,"href":"https:\/\/paxtonhegmann.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/421\/revisions\/423"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paxtonhegmann.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/422"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/paxtonhegmann.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=421"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paxtonhegmann.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=421"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paxtonhegmann.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=421"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}