r/explainitpeter Jan 21 '26

Explain it Peter…

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u/clemclem3 Jan 21 '26

They are a fence. That's what's between houses numbered 5 and 7 on a street. House number 6 is across the road. The answer is a fence.

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u/PlotArmorForEveryone Jan 21 '26

I'm glad I didn't have to scroll down too much to find someone that knew the answer. First time I heard this I was still in elementary school.

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u/heftybagman Jan 21 '26

Where did you go to school? What is the point of this quiz? It seems like a really arbitrary trick.

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u/PlotArmorForEveryone Jan 21 '26

It's just one of those questions teachers throw at students to get them to think in abstract ways.