Forum user spots 1983 watch as flaw in 1970s test
Several users point out the anachronism in the 1970 scene is a Longines from 1983; other clues remain unconfirmed.
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The flaw in the 1970s test, according to participants: a Longines from 1983
A test of attention doesn't measure attention: it measures what each person looks at. The puzzle circulating these days proposes locating the only element that doesn't fit in a scene dated 1970. Those who get it right don't do so through sight, but by knowing how to read a watch face. That's where the trap was —hidden in plain sight— and almost no one saw it.
The anachronism they point out, on the wrist
The answer given by several participants in the thread is a Longines from 1983 on the wrist of the woman in the image. Thirteen years ahead of the date the image announces. Not the clothes, nor the furniture, nor the lighting: the object that would reveal the trap is a watch, and only someone with a passion for watchmaking detects it. For the participants, the finding settles the game and, incidentally, highlights what kind of clue is chosen for these tests.
Why were the phone and television discarded?
According to one of the participants, the push-button telephone in the scene is from 1963, thus predating the year depicted, so it was discarded. The television could be a later model, but no one confirmed it. What looked like headphones could well have been earmuffs. And the device placed on top of the television remained unidentified. Too many hypotheses, none proven.
A test of attention doesn't measure attention: it measures what each person looks at. The puzzle circulating these days proposes locating the only element that doesn't fit in a scene dated 1970. Those who get it right don't do so through sight, but by knowing how to read a watch face. That's where the trap was —hidden in plain sight— and almost no one saw it.
The anachronism they point out, on the wrist
The answer given by several participants in the thread is a Longines from 1983 on the wrist of the woman in the image. Thirteen years ahead of the date the image announces. Not the clothes, nor the furniture, nor the lighting: the object that would reveal the trap is a watch, and only someone with a passion for watchmaking detects it. For the participants, the finding settles the game and, incidentally, highlights what kind of clue is chosen for these tests.
Why were the phone and television discarded?
According to one of the participants, the push-button telephone in the scene is from 1963, thus predating the year depicted, so it was discarded. The television could be a later model, but no one confirmed it. What looked like headphones could well have been earmuffs. And the device placed on top of the television remained unidentified. Too many hypotheses, none proven.
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