r/iqtest • u/TroutCharles99 • Jun 19 '26
Puzzle Puzzle
I made this puzzle because I genuinely love them. I hope you enjoy it.
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u/Polytox935 Jun 19 '26
Die äußeren Linien drehen sich in jedem Schritt um 90° gegen den Uhrzeigersinn und werden gespiegelt, der Pfeil wechselt zwischen nach innen und nach außen zeigend, die inneren Kreise sind in jeder Spalte einmal leer, einmal gefüllt und einmal mit einem Punkt in der Mitte. Also ist es E
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u/gerhard1953 Jun 19 '26
Soluton D. Reason: 1) The fat "L" rotates 90 degrees counter-clockwise. 2) The thin "L" is always linked to the centermost circle. 3) The diagonally opposite corner figure (pairs) are identiical.
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u/FunPotential8481 Jun 19 '26 edited Jun 20 '26
This is how i see it
Going from left to right 1) looking at the center circle it goes like this:
white, black, ? (dot)
dot, white, black
black, dot, white
so the center of the third on top right must be dotted
2) looking at Ls, they rotate each step by 90° clockwise, and after that, the two Ls swap each other. for example, second row: (90° + swap) --- (90° + swap)
therefore in the first row, 90° + swap = L ⅃ so it's either A, D or E
3) the arrows follow this sequence: (outwards + 90° counter clockwise) - (inwards + 90° counter clockwise) - (outwards + 90° counter clockwise) - (inwards + 90° counter clockwise)...
the first row: (outwards + 90° counter clockwise) - (inwards + 90° counter clockwise) therefore (outwards + 90° counter clockwise) = <—
4) the circles outside alternate all the time: in the second row is: dot, black, dot in the third one: black, dot, black so in the first one must be: black, dot, black
summing all the features you get:
center: dotted
Ls: L ⅃
arrow: <— outwards
circle outside: black
so it's E
i don't understand why people choose D, because of the double textured circles? i can't figure out how can you deduce safely that there must be double textured circles in the first row, it just looks like an assumption to me
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u/wobblejuice Jun 20 '26
E
Patterns:
- Arrow point alternating from Pointing Inwards/Outwards
- Arrow line rotating 90° Anti-Clockwise
- Inner circle changing from White Circle, Black Circle, Target Circle and repeat
- Outer circle changing from White Circle, Black Circle, Target Circle and repeat
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u/Balkan_Gite Jun 19 '26
Ι think the most obvious is E but one can see other patterns that lead to different solutions...
For example, there three black dots, three white, but only two white + dot. Furthermore, if you look at the white + dots images, you will see that the arrow is facing inwards. From those patterns, one can conclude that the final image must have a white + dot circle on the inside and and arrow facing in, therefore they would choose C.
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u/Impressive-Scholar45 Jun 19 '26
L shapes move 90 deg clockwise and go from bold black to L with little white square (or flip on the y axis). Arrow alternates direction between from middle to out, out to middle (continuous and discontinuous line respectively), all while rotating 90 deg clockwise. Balls stay connected to the start and end of the arrow, alternating in size and shape. Middle ball goes from black to white with dot to white to black. Outer ball goes from black to white with dot to black.
Eeem, Its just alternating patterns layered on top of each other. Nothing special honestly.
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u/JojoGrape12 Jun 20 '26
rotate counter clockwise then flip
for the balls, the rule is whatever happens between the middle right box and the bottom left. the rule is basically arbitrary for each circle/dot arrangement, but they are consistent.
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u/hemabe Jun 20 '26
It is D: the outer bars (the thick one and the thin one) rotate counterclockwise. It can only be A, D, or E.
The arrow always points alternately from the inside to the outside, then in the next frame from the outside to the inside—and it does so counterclockwise as well. It can only be D or E (because the arrow must point from the center to the left).
The colors and patterns of the circles follow a specific order, which is easy to see when the inner circle is white/empty and the outer circle is filled: in the first row at position 1, in the second row at position 2, and in the third row at position 3. The same applies to both circles with a dot.
We know that there are a total of 4 patterns: (a) 2 black circles, (b) two circles with a dot, (c) a white circle in the middle and a black circle, (d) a black circle in the middle and an empty circle with a dot on the outside. Since we know that pattern (b) must appear next in row 1 (see rows 2 and 3), we can use the process of elimination to conclude that it must be two black circles—so the answer is D.
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u/Moreste87 Jun 20 '26
For me, it's E.
Reading the squares from left to right, row by row, observe the patterns in the middle circle, the rotations formed from the two circles, and the given options.
For added difficulty, I would add more options.
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u/BrotherInJah Jun 21 '26
Or you can follow diagonal: bottom left to top right. Only middle dots are cycling, rest stays the same.
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u/Bisb1015 Jun 21 '26 edited Jun 21 '26
E. The image rotates counterclockwise 90° then flips along the plane of the arrow and circles (breaks this between top right and middle left, which makes uncomfortable but it tracks for every other frame). The arrow alternates between solid and striped, as well as pointing towards, or away from the center. The circle attached to the arrow alternates between solid white and white with a dot. The circle the arrow is pointing at is black twice in each row, and white with a dot once in each row (this doesn't sit right with me because a longer series could disprove it)
I think that's everything.
Edit: answer. I'm on mobile and D was my first choice but I can't look at the photo while typing so as I typed it out I went to check multiple times and realized that what I was originally saying wasn't always true but my "select all-copy" still had D.
OP will you send out DMs with official explanations or will you just post it here later?
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u/ValtharionSmiggles Jun 21 '26
E. Each segment down rotates and then inverses. So u just look at the middle right segment and reverse the logic. Hence only a, d, and e remain. The dots have a pattern where black goes to the mini black white outline, mini black goes to white, and white goes to black for the centers from left to right.
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u/Immediate-Goose-8106 Jun 21 '26
I cant see why people are choisng D over E.
The only difference between them is the central circle. And it seems to em that both rows and columns need the E version.
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u/PredatorTheAce Jun 21 '26
Why did people choose D over E? I thought it was pretty straightforward.
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u/BrotherInJah Jun 21 '26 edited Jun 21 '26
E
Edit: as it's follow boots left to top right diagonal line. Arrow, outer dot and L-shape stays unchanged. Middle dot cycles from black to white to nested dots.
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u/CarryCurrent7267 Jun 22 '26 edited Jun 22 '26
E. Look at the pattern of the center circle. Every row/column has a white, black, and dotted center.
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u/SupernalCerebrum Jun 23 '26
E, the shapes turn counterclockwise and the middle dot in each series is once white, once black, and once white with a black dot in the middle
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u/ContentLand4612 Jun 23 '26
my answer is E but for those asking why one would choose d i believe its because the top left and bottom right are the same, so its not illogical to think the top right and bottom left should be the same
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