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Coffee Shop Offers Discount To Anyone Able To Solve Riddle—But No One Can
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A coffee shop is offering a discount to anyone who can solve a riddle—but no one seems to be able to.
Creeks Cuppa, a coffee shop located in the city of Exeter in Devon, U.K., is offering a 10 percent discount on their next drink to anyone correctly answering their "Brew Brain Teaser."
The challenge is the brainchild of owner John Creeks. "At Creeks Cuppa we want to bring back the fun in customer service," Creeks told Newsweek. "We have banter with our customers. The riddles are a great way for everyone to interact."
The riddle reads:
I have weight but no mass,
I move swiftly yet stay still.
I'm felt, not seen, yet speak swiftly without a voice,
I can lift, stopple and chill.
You can't hold me, but I can hold you–
What am I?
While much about the world of gaming and play has evolved over the years, traditional word puzzles have proven enduringly popular.
Part of that is down to the way they provide us with something akin to a workout for the brain. It's a workout that can be of significant benefit too.
In 2014, a study published in the Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society found crossword puzzles can help reduce the onset of dementia by two and a half years.
Creeks Cuppa customers have certainly be getting a cerebral workout from the coffee shop's latest riddle.
So much so, in fact, that one customer decided to share the riddle to Reddit in the hope of being handed the correct answer.
The coffee shop riddle that has got people scratching their heads.
The coffee shop riddle that has got people scratching their heads.
Creeks Cuppa
The resulting post, shared by a user under the name u/Substantial_Purple12 has proven popular, earning over 18,000 upvotes and more than 7,000 comments since being posted earlier this month.
Despite going viral, however, there appears to be no consensus over what the correct answer is. "The wind," one user wrote. "Pause," another said with a third suggesting the correct answer was actually "the news."
"Emotions," another user suggested with a similarly confused Redditor commenting: "I thought the solution is 'words'. Words can be heavy, lift your mood or hurt you."
Creeks is coy when it comes to revealing the correct answer and would rather people "keep guessing". He said "We have a new riddle every 2 weeks to keep people on their toes," he said.
Though he was keeping the answer to this latest one a secret for now, Creeks was happy to share next week's riddle with Newsweek. It's another head scratcher:
I mark the path of those who pass,
Yet leave no trail upon the grass.
I hold your voice but make no sound,
Reflect your thoughts though none are found.
You feed me words I never eat,
And yet I serve you, fast and fleet.
I live in light but fear the rain —
Too wet, and I might sleep again.
What am I?
The viral post comes hot on the heels of a post in which a dad challenges users to complete his 5-year-old son's tricky word search. In a similar instance, a mom turned to social media for help with her daughter's "impossible" spot the difference puzzle. Then there was the dad who ended up stuck on the puzzle his six-year-old son was working on while the family was out for dinner.
Newsweek reached out to u/Substantial_Purple12 for comment.
