New internet brain teaser has social media users stumped

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Puzzles might be taking the internet by storm - but picking the panda out of a page of elephants has become old news. Now, brain teaser boffs are being challenged by Playbuzz to see if they can spot what's wrong in this sentence and colourful list of numbers below - in fewer than five seconds. Those sharp enough to single out the mistake are sharing the puzzle online. But, as its creators say, 'it's harder than it looks Reading both text and numbers at a quick pace can result in skipping bits out - which many people who failed to spot the mistake have fallen foul of here. The numbers, which are in colour, attract the eye and the reader may automatically find themselves checking those for a mistake. In fact, the error is hidden in the text informing you that there is a mistake to spot Those with a keen eye for detail, and practised in the art of speed-reading, will have noticed that the word 'the' is written twice. The puzzle is a slight detour from the current trend of Where's Wally-style quizzes. On Wednesday, popular high street bakers Greggs have had Brits scratching their heads after posting a pasty puzzle online. The picture shows a lone cheese and onion bake in this pile of steak slices - but only true Greggs fans knew what sets the two apart. For those not familiar with the baker's offerings, picking out the pasty proved difficult The puzzle is the latest in the trend of brain-teasers sweeping the web in recent months - with Where's Wally-style puzzles challenging people to spot animals amongst throngs of creates becoming all the craze. The Greggs challenge could pave the way for a new trend of food challenges, after the picture caused a storm online yesterday. The eagle-eyed spotted that the difference lies in the patterns of the pasties - with the cheese and onion bake boasting a slightly different scoring. Earlier this week, a puzzle saw an artist hide a panda's face among a herd of elephants - and it's proving surprisingly tricky to spot. The illustration sees dozens of elephants' heads in shades of brown, yellow, grey and white. However the black ink used to outline their eyes and ears mean that the monochrome panda (second from right, seventh row from the bottom) is all but camouflaged. It was created by Matthew Merrill from Fresno, California, who is fast becoming known for his head-scratching puzzles. His last creation that swept the internet saw a panda hidden among hundreds of dogs, with a few wearing bows and others with long shaggy hair, making them even more difficult to differentiate between. Among the dogs is a cheeky-looking panda. But the black and white creature shares several similarities with its fellow hounds including jaunty ears and a black nose. With every breed represented - and a few mutts as well - it's quite a challenge to spot the bear hiding amid the giant pack of dogs. But if you look closely you'll see it sandwiched to the middle of the right-hand side of the drawing. The animal is far less easy to spot than the corgis pictured with giant ears, or the white hound with its hair in a pink bow. Once you've spotted the bear, you can then see how long it takes you to find the various breeds featured. There's a Hungarian Puli - the dreadlocked pooch owned by Mark Zuckerberg - as well as a Labrador, husky, shar pei, mastiff, doberman, a schnauzer, spaniel, pointer, great Dane, chihuahua and poodle But the teaser proved a little too easy for the web's taste, with some commenters saying it took them a mere two seconds to find the panda. One wrote: 'In an instant,' to describe the length of time it took her to find the animal. Meanwhile, someone with a sense of humour has taken inspiration from the trend to create an image with lots of extra Queen's heads. The practical joker shared the hilarious image on his account with the message, 'Happy 90th birthday Queen Liz!' before asking his followers 'Can you spot all 90 Queen's heads?' The image which has been viewed over 44,000 times sees the monarch hidden in the furniture, carpet and wallpaper of the palace. Each of the royals' faces has been replaced with that of Her Majesty and in a rather creepy twist her face even appears on various body parts including her own knees and Charles' finger nails. Look closely at buttons on the royals' clothing, the Queen's jewellery and the moulding on the walls to spy other faces. Those who do manage to seek out all 90 photos of the Queen may notice a 91st face in the picture peering over the right elbow of Prince Charles. Bizarrely Samuel has chosen to Photoshop in an additional photograph of singer-songwriter Iggy Pop, for reasons unexplained. Recently, puzzlers were challenged to find a hidden picture inside a red circle? The brain teaser was said to test the internet's vision with people able to see everything from a detailed image to just an outline, while others struggled to spot anything at all. Try the test below.