# Eye color riddle

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eye-color-riddle/159862>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [March 8, 2003, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eye-color-riddle/159862 "2003-03-08T05:29:28Z")\
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**Author:** ![IThinkNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/ce73a5/32.png) [@IThinkNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IThinkNot)\
**Post date:** [March 15, 2003, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eye-color-riddle/159862/81 "2003-03-15T00:07:26Z")

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Is anyone going to answer this one?

\<evil voice\>perhaps I have stumped someone… mwuahhhaaaahhhhaaah\</evil voice\>

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**Author:** ![Biotop](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biotop/32/321_2.png) [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\
**Post date:** [March 15, 2003, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eye-color-riddle/159862/82 "2003-03-15T02:01:46Z")

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> \*Originally posted by IThinkNot \*  
> \*\*\<evil voice\>perhaps I have stumped someone… mwuahhhaaaahhhhaaah\</evil voice\> \*\*

As far as I can tell, **IThinkNot** there is no difference in this phrasing of the puzzle from the other…unless we postulate the existence of a person(s) with two different eye colors. In that case, because it would be impossible to tell whether a left eye or a right eye was the blue one, all would be safe.

Furthermore, to add to the absurdity, if the eyes in question are not limited to humans (i.e. the blue-eyed bird in the tree by the cave), then the whole thing becomes even more pointless.

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**Author:** ![IThinkNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/ce73a5/32.png) [@IThinkNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IThinkNot)\
**Post date:** [March 15, 2003, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eye-color-riddle/159862/83 "2003-03-15T21:21:01Z")

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Oh. I see.

Coincidentally, I asked my mom this question. She didn’t know. Even when I explained the logic. She still didn’t get it. As far as I know, she still doesn’t understand any of it.

It was pretty funny. Especially because I didn’t get it at first, either.

😃

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