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2+2 = not what you think

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Changing someone's mind is very difficult, that's why I like puzzles most people get wrong: to try to open their mind. Challenging the claim that 2+2 is unequivocally 4 is one of my favorites to get people to reconsider what they think is true with 100% certainty.

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but if I ask you what’s 22:00+2:00, you are likely not going to answer 24:00 (which isn’t a thing)

Yes it is... that's a perfectly valid way of expressing time.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/24-hour_clock#Midnight_00:00_and_24:00