When the day after tomorrow is yesterday, today will be as far from Wednesday as today was from Wednesday when the day before yesterday was tomorrow. What is the day after this day?

Why this works

This riddle plays with the relationship between days of the week and requires careful tracking of time references. Let's break it down: 1. "The day before yesterday was tomorrow" implies that we are considering a day where tomorrow is actually two days ago. This can only be true if today is Monday, making "yesterday" Sunday and "the day before yesterday" Saturday. 2. If today is Monday, then the day after tomorrow (Wednesday) is indeed "yesterday" (Tuesday) when you look at it from the perspective of Wednesday. So, when we say “today will be as far from Wednesday,” we're effectively saying Monday is two days away from Wednesday. 3. Thus, if we take today as Monday, the day after today would be Tuesday, and the day after that is Wednesday, leading us to conclude that the day after this day (Monday) is Thursday. This intricate wordplay creates a fun puzzle that challenges our understanding of time and the sequence of days!