Everyday
A fly in the coffee
Level 2 · Medium
A customer orders unsweetened coffee, then adds sugar himself. He finds a fly and asks for a fresh coffee, again unsweetened. The replacement tastes sweet. He insists on a check in the kitchen: the waiter admits no fresh coffee was made.
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- Read the premise aloud. Answers: yes, no or irrelevant.
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The answer
The waiter had removed the fly and returned the already sweetened coffee. Sweetness alone did not prove the trick: someone might have mistakenly sweetened a new cup. It contradicted the order and justified checking, which confirmed the coffee had been reused.