Some seem to be appalled by the idea that this thing is a test or trick. But in the end, the essence is to find people who understand the problem space and that

Some seem to be appalled by the idea that this thing is a test or trick. But in the end, the essence is to find people who understand the problem space and that they should not eliminate options because they think they are unreasonable. Instead, they should present all available options to you and add context (like recommendations). In the end, you should be able to see a clear picture of the situation, all available options, and related consequences before deciding which way to go. Often you can conduct such 'tests' without some hypothetical situation and just present them one of your harder problems you are currently trying to solve and look how they react.