Tricky padlock puzzle that requires 'high IQ' to answer divides opinion on social media
People have even resorted to consulting AI bot ChatGPT to answer the question for them.
Everyone loves a good riddle, as they're a great way to sharpen your focus and improve your brain power no matter your age.
And at the moment, one is going viral on social media, and it's said to require a "high IQ" to answer correctly.
The puzzle involves a padlock and a series of clues about how to unlock the code - but some are finding it so difficult to answer that they've had to resort to AI bot ChatGPT.
The Mirror reports the puzzle requires you to work out a padlock code, beginning with a clue of 682. One of these digits is right and in the correct place.
Then 614 is tried, and one digit is right, but in the wrong place. Next, it's 206 – two digits are right but both are in the wrong place. With 738 all digits are wrong and finally 380, where one digit is right but in the wrong place.
These hints should allow you to crack the code - but people on Twitter are in disagreement over what the answer is.
Give it a go yourself and see if you can figure it out before we reveal the answer. Writing it down may help if you're struggling.
Some people on social media reckon the answer is 062, whilst others are saying 012 - but the most common answer is 042.
We've put the correct answer below, so don't scroll down if you're still trying to figure it out.
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Determined to make sure they found out the answer, a man put the question into ChatGPT and it gave the response of 042. The chatbot broke down the clues one by one to explain how it reached the conclusion that it did. Were you able to solve it?
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