Only logical thinkers will be able to solve the mystery of the apple inside the bottle

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Riddles can be extremely testing and they encourage you to think, analyse and find out answers at the snap of a finger. They are also very rewarding if you get the answer correct. But, if you can’t always solve them, you end up learning and having fun along the way, even if it takes you a little while to solve.

According to a lateral-thinking author, Paul Sloane, speaking to The Mirror, every time we approach a problem, in any walk of life, we bear assumptions that limit our ability to establish fresh solutions.

Mr Sloane said: “Our experiences condition us to see any new situation in terms of situations we have seen before. We make assumptions unconsciously and put things into a framework with constraints that limit our thinking. Lateral thinkers are always aware of assumptions and deliberately confront them.”

He added: “Many jokes, riddles and puzzles work because the listener makes the wrong assumptions and goes down the wrong track.”

So think carefully before you try and solve this special riddle…

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Apple bottle mystery

In the riddle above, an apple is lodged within a clear glass bottle. The question asks: “How was a full-sized apple placed inside a thin-necked glass bottle without breaking the bottle or cutting the fruit?”

Standing next to the bottle is a man scratching his head whilst wearing a blue shirt and attempting to work out the answer. Perhaps you can discover the answer before he does!

If you need a clue, try and think about the nature behind growing fruit, and it may help put you on the correct track.

To find out the answer, scroll down below…

Apple brainteaser

Answer: The apple grew inside the bottle. The bottle was placed on the tree branch before the apple was formed.

Did you guess the answer correctly? For those that were thinking about how fruits grow could have worked out the answer to this fruit-themed riddle. Well done if you guessed it correctly!

It is believed that if you regularly do brain teasers and brain puzzles like this, you could reduce your risk of neurodegenerative conditions such as dementia and Alzheimer’s, the most common form of dementia.

That is because the brain, like the other muscles in the body, needs to be exercised to be kept at full fitness.

Some experts say that the more you test your brain through doing brain teasers, crosswords, and other mental exercises, the stronger and healthier it will be in the long term.