Tricky Test 2 Level 3

Overview

This level is a pure wordplay/spatial-trick puzzle that is famous for catching people who reason with science instead of reading the screen. The question at the top reads "Which is furthest away from us?" and below it three options are stacked vertically, each with a number badge on the left and a label on the right: option 1 is an orange sun, option 2 is a yellow crescent moon, and option 3 is a light-blue cloud. Almost everyone's first instinct is to answer "Sun" because the Sun is astronomically far from Earth — but that is the trap. The actual trick is that "us" refers to the word "us" printed in the question itself, and you have to pick the option that is physically furthest from that word on the screen. The cloud, sitting at the bottom of the list, is furthest from the question text.

• Difficulty: Regular
• Estimated moves: 1 tap

Step-by-Step Solution

1. Read the question "Which is furthest away from us?" carefully. Do not start thinking about real astronomy yet.
2. Look at the vertical layout of the three options. The Sun (option 1) is near the top of the screen, just underneath the question. The Moon (option 2) is in the middle. The Cloud (option 3) is at the bottom, the farthest down.
3. Notice that the word "us" lives inside the question text at the very top of the screen. "Furthest away from us" therefore means furthest away from the word "us" as printed — i.e., the option located lowest on the screen.
4. Tap the Cloud, option number 3 (the light-blue cloud illustration at the bottom, next to the label "Cloud").
5. The level completes immediately: the Sun and the Moon disappear from the screen, the word "us" in the question gets circled in yellow to spell out the logic, and only the Cloud remains on screen as the correct answer.

Strategy & Reasoning

The trap is the astronomically correct answer. In real life the Sun is about 150 million kilometers from Earth and the Moon is only about 384,000 kilometers away, so by any real measurement the Sun is vastly further from "us" (humans on Earth) than the Moon or a cloud. If you tap the Sun, the game treats it as wrong and deducts a heart.

The puzzle's entire trick is that the game is not asking about outer space. It is a screen-layout riddle: the word "us" is typed at the top of the question, and the option with the greatest pixel-distance from that word is the one at the very bottom. The cloud is below the Moon, which is below the Sun, so the cloud wins. The game confirms this by circling the word "us" in yellow after you answer, and by removing the Sun and Moon so only the Cloud is left standing.

This is a recurring Tricky Test 2 pattern: read the instruction literally, treat the words on screen as physical objects with positions, and ignore real-world common sense. Once you see the circle around "us", the logic is obvious; before that, the astronomy knowledge works against you.

Tips & Common Mistakes

• Common mistake: Tapping the Sun (option 1) because it is astronomically furthest from Earth. That is the deliberate trap; the game does not care about real distances.
• Common mistake: Tapping the Moon (option 2) because it is "in the middle of nowhere" or because lunar tides confuse you. The middle position is neither closest nor furthest from the question text.
• Common mistake: Trying to drag the Sun, Moon, or Cloud to measure distance. No dragging is involved; this is a single-tap multiple-choice question.
• Tip: After you tap, watch which word gets circled in yellow. The game circles "us" to show you that distance was measured from that printed word.
• Tip: If you have already tapped the Sun and failed, do not tap it again. The correct answer is the lowest option on screen, the Cloud.