What are paradoxes?

A paradox is like a riddle that makes your brain go “Wait… what?!”

Imagine you have a box that says: “If it’s sunny outside, I will be closed. If it’s cloudy, I will be open.” Now, suppose you’re inside the box, and you look out the window. It’s sunny, so the box should be closed… but you're already inside! That means the box can’t close, right? But if it stays open, then it was supposed to be closed. It’s like the box is playing a trick on itself, that’s a paradox!

Paradoxes happen when something seems to be both true and not true at the same time. Like having a toy that says “I’m not a toy”, if it's not a toy, then how can it talk? But if it talks, then it is a toy!

Think of a grandparent who is also your parent, like in some stories. If your grandparent had a child, and that child became your parent… then you’re both their grandchild and their child at the same time! It’s confusing, but that's what makes it fun!