Either you'll get this in 5 seconds or it'll take a LOT longer

[DFW]

I got it right away, but some of my friends and relatives needed WAY longer.

Either it's obvious immediately, or it's WTF? Check it out!

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[ZombieHorde]

1. I looked at it for about a minute and didn't get it.

Then I read some other threads, and came back and saw it right away. I knew I couldn't over think it.

[DFW]

2. It's definitlely an "aHA!" thing.

Not something you take a long time solving using hours of rational linear thinking.

[mucifer]

5. Looked at it a long time didn't get it. Read your post looked at it again and got it right away

[arcane1]

27. Same here! I said "don't over-think it" and went back, and BAM it was there :)

[mrmpa]

3. it was about 5 seconds.......

or just a bitshorter.

[hollysmom]

4. Numbers are my friends

I play way too many video games.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

6. Cute.

[LostOne4Ever]

7. 5 seconds

[font style="font-family:'Georgia','Baskerville Old Face','Helvetica',fantasy;" size=4 color=teal]But seeing as I have Dyslexia it feels like I'm cheating...[/font]

[DFW]

9. Interesting observation

I have not been tested, but as I frequently misread numbers and interchange letters, I think I am mildly dyslexic as well, and wonder if that is why I got this right away and my wife got nowhere with it. Five minutes, and it still made no sense to her whatsoever.

[pinboy3niner]

16. I noticed that the image draws the eye to the empty spaces on the left...

...but focusing on the right side first makes the answer readily apparent.

I was more puzzled by the instruction:

Don't spoil it by giving away the answer. Only share it when you get it.

I'm still puzzling over that.

[Jim Lane]

21. I can explain the part that puzzles you.

I saw it elsewhere before I saw it here... but the person who provided it there didn't have DFW's good sense, and sent it with a HEADLINE that gave away the answer. I saw the answer before I saw the problem.

Thus, to DFW's "get this in 5 seconds or it'll take a LOT longer" I must add a third alternative: not have the chance to test your wits because someone carelessly puts in a spoiler.

[pinboy3niner]

24. Apparently they meant don't post the answer, but share the puzzle

Too bad some dumbass didn't realize that posting it WITHOUT a spoiler was implied. I feel your pain, Jim.

[magical thyme]

8. it took me longer than 5 seconds

but I think under 20. I'm pretty groggy this am from all the long, extra shifts. Once I re-read it I suddenly got it.

[BlueJazz]

10. A few seconds, You need ESPS

[Avalux]

11. About 5 seconds...

it's all about direction, my dear.

[DFW]

15. That it is!

[Phentex]

12. I am still a kid I guess...

No surprise there!

[Ron Obvious]

13. About 10 seconds...

I recognised the quality all those digits have in common straight away. It might have been harder to solve on my desktop than my laptop...

[Tuesday Afternoon]

14. oh ... over five but, less than twenty.

fancy me, slow on the uptake. what?

[sakabatou]

17. I knew it immediately, but only because I've seen it before

[ohnoyoudidnt]

18. About 30 seconds nt

[CaliforniaPeggy]

19. I'm not good at this sort of thing, my dear DFW!

I don't give it much thought. It's just not something my brain is wired for.

I'll be curious to hear what the answer is!

[DFW]

20. For YOU, my dear Peggy, a special hint

Check your PM in 3 minutes
Your "a-HA!" moment is on the way!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

22. Thanks, and I got it..........literally and figuratively!

[pinboy3niner]

25. We now await your poem on the numerology of parking spaces

This just begs for something about thinking outside the parking space...in iambic pentameter.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

29. Do NOT hold your breath, my dear pinboy!

Iambic pentameter is a mystery to me!

[WinkyDink]

23. Post a link to the answer.

[pinboy3niner]

26. SPOILER:

87.

[LiberalAndProud]

28. Knowing the answer didn't help.

I figured it out and won't spoil it for others, but I'd have something witty to say, except I can't without spoiling the puzzle.

[antiquie]

30. Geez, you're usually more fun.

The answer is the sum of three consecutive numbers.
The start number, excluding the century, is the year the Winter Olympics were held in St. Moritz.

[pinboy3niner]

31. K.I.S.S.

I suspect you're trying to pull a snow job here.

[antiquie]

32. You can just

insert witty remark here

[pinboy3niner]

34. Afraid to risk a jury, eh?

[WinkyDink]

45. I'm sorry, that isn't a link. I wanted to see how it was determined.

HERE is a LINK:
http://puzzlersworld.com/logical-puzzles/a-lot-of-thought-parking-number-puzzle/

Bah. I make my "9" with a straighter line.

[panader0]

33. I got it immediately

But I've seen it before....

[Cheese Sandwich]

41. I got it before I even finished reading the question.

[Skittles]

35. I got it very quickly

but only because I wondered why numbers would be in parking spots like that

[hifiguy]

36. Took me about 15 seconds

and it was an "AHA!!" moment.

[Lionel Mandrake]

37. I hate to admit it, but I couldn't solve this puzzle.

When my wife told me the answer, I said "of course!" I had been thinking it was a math problem (something I'm good at), but in fact it was nothing of the sort.

[Throd]

38. The vanishing point in the drawing helped me.

[Marie Marie]

39. So how do I know if my answer is correct?

[CaliforniaPeggy]

42. See Post #26!

There's your answer.

[pinboy3niner]

40. It's white and gold

[denbot]

43. Got it, but it took over a minute

But in my defense I was watching a Battle Creek episode too.

[pinboy3niner]

44. You were still seeing blue and black

You're forgiven; it can take a while to see the light.