Can you solve Elon Musk’s favourite interview riddle?

Elon Musk made his money at PayPal and now runs two of the most successful tech companies in the world.

It’s fair to say, he’s probably handled his fair share of job interviews.

But, rather than the typical ‘where do you see yourself in five years’, the SpaceX boss likes to throw in a curveball.

One of his favourite interview riddles was recently posed to viewers on TikTok by maths influencer Tanya Zakowich, who goes by the handle @pinkpencilmath.

The brain-teasing question goes like this:

You’re standing on the surface of the Earth. You walk one mile south, one mile west, and one mile north. You end up exactly where you started. Where are you?

According to Zakowich, candidates that answer successfully aren’t given much time…