… There are 8 matches.. The three behind the lighter is partially hidden while the reflection of the five in front gives them a false image.

There are 8 matchsticks. Those in front are reflected in the lighter case…there are matches behind the lighter that look like they’re part of those in front.

5 the others are reflected

Doesn’t matter…look, there’s a Zippo!!

One thousand six hundred and thirty three 😂. It’s TRUE!!! I read the answer years ago on Facebook.

8, five reflected and three extra.

10. No reflections – look at the wood grain on the surface (table). It certainly appears like the “lighter” is translucent.

There is no evidence wheather there is a clear glass or partially transparent object ( bottle filled with water). So it leads to doule suggessions
1) if the reflective object is clear mirror the answer is 8
2) if the object is partially transparent its 10 coz the two matches completely alligned to its symetry

Well, due to the theory of the multiverse. Even though you may see 10 or 8 or even 5 there are actually an infinite number of matches. See there are an infinite number of universes and if this picture is within each universe then there are infinite amount of matches. Bing bang boom, beat that mfers!!!

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There are this many—enough to start a mighty big fire!!!!!! But then again—just one of them could start a mighty big fire!!!!!

Never seen a lighter that didn’t have a tube of some kind to get fluid to the top that or cotton to hold it.I don’t think it is a see through lighter.

Yep. 8. Unless you’re Liberal. Then, 10. Because the perceived, illusionary, non-existent matchsticks have feelings too, so they are JUST as important and should be counted

Lighter reflects the matches in front, the ones behind are arranged so they make an optical illusion, so it’s really just 8 matches.

There are clearly 5 matchsticks. Reflection of the glass tell everything behind this simple very telling puzzle.

Oops there are 9 total, 3 behind the lighter 5 are mirrored by the lighter and one in the bottom left corner of the photo!

8…not all others are reflections…the ones showing partially on the lighter and partially outside the lighter cant be reflection’s

They fooled you too. There 5 in front and 3 behind that are carefully placed to line up with the reflection. I bet you’re easily hypnotized too. lmao

8. ….5 in front. 3 behind which can’t be reflections as part of the matches are not within the reflective area. Clever optical illusion.

It depends whether or not it’s a piece of clear plastic or similar product that looks like a lighter.

Piss off and stop insulting people’s intelligence. If you can’t work this out, you probably can’t even read the feckin’ thing in the first place.

Here there none but where you are there is 3 trillion 9 hundred thousand 4 thousand three and twenty – two live ones and 4 dead ones

Better things to do than counting matches. Am I in the elementary school classroom. Back in BIA school.

There are nine-look more closely at the bottom of the pic.

8 ( 5 in front whole) (3 partially out right and left with reflection from three in front) 2 in middle of lighter are complete reflection. total 8

5 matches. The others are a reflection off of the lighter.

There 5 in front. and 3 be hind and 2 reflected all together there 10

8, ATE, EIGHT ……….. AND IF THE ZIPPO HAD FUEL , YOU WOULDN’T NEED ALL THOSE MATCHES. “Smoke em if you gottem”

9 plus any that might be hidden completely behind the lighter

8 is the correct answer. 3 partially behind the lighter and 5 in front of it.

5 the others are reflections.

There are 8 there are some all you see is half of them and the 5 other ones are reflected on the lighter

Well, I’m Going To Settle This The Easy Way! Going To Get My Zippos, And Matches And See How Many I Can Detect!

Only an arsonist would have a lighter and matches Not playing.

5 the others are reflections,

Nope. I’m wrong it should be 8. 3 behind the lighter and 5 in front

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8 visible. Possibly 9 if that’s a reflection of a matchstick head in the upper right side of the lighter . ?? A bit fuzzy

5..others are reflections.

7 matchsticks and 5 reflections

8. You can’t see through the lighter therefore the ones sticking out from behind are on the other side.

THERE ARE FIVE (5) MATCHSTICKS

Yup still 8 nothings changed

You have a lighter, what do you need matches for?

5 the rest are reflections

I have better things to do than count matches

10 the lighter is see through. You can see the wood grain of the table through it too