Can you solve "Einstein’s Riddle"? - Dan Van der Vieren

[@sophiaonearth6347]

Nothing in my life has ever been as satisfying as solving this puzzle by myself

[@jackdanyalds5885]

It took me around 8 minutes to solve.

[@GrittyCockle]

@@jackdanyalds5885 it took me 7 minutes.....

[@Ying.3]

@@jackdanyalds5885 I can't even solve it.....

[@chitra1975]

So true bro

[@ReadTheBible001]

Thank you for writing this comment to give me the willpower to do it on my own instead of looking at the answer :)

[@sdvampire6442]

The Brit doesn't drink tea Everyone: wait that's illegal

[@hahahanah9954]

Yeah... Something's wrong with this...

[@0mathgaming]

I mean if this is taking place in America, then there's no problem.

[@robynannmoore1]

As a brit myself I actually prefer milk over tea

[@Shreya-kx1yp]

Doesn't drink*

[@sdvampire6442]

@@Shreya-kx1yp Oops my bad

[@blythe5120]

"It's up to you, the city's best detective"... So that means we're not going to get the fish back??

[@weird-potato]

@Elene I'm the 201th like he he he

[@cozyflurry]

Lol

[@nyeinzawhtay3385]

Lol555th like

[@theletteralpha]

Lol 0h6 like Wait nvm I had my screen upside down it’s 940

[@jishtrovert4447]

I'm the 8th

[@camthefemalefont9801]

I love puzzles like these. You're given vague information and multiple clues, then you have to sort people into categories based on the clues. I love it! My math teacher had four puzzles like this for me to solve just before Christmas break and I spent almost the entire hour and a half of class working on them. One of the best math classes I've ever had this year!

[@kaitlynstertz9079]

do you know where your teacher found riddles like this one? they're my absolute favourite but Idk where i can find and do more.

[@camthefemalefont9801]

@@kaitlynstertz9079 No, sorry. I wish I did. They're my favorite kind of puzzle too!

[@woofer13]

If you love puzzles like these, PennyPress and Dell create puzzle books that are devoted to LOGIC. I spend every single day solving them, which is probably why I solved the puzzle in under 3 minutes. Anyway, if you decide to buy one of their puzzle books, make sure you either get the "Math and Logic Puzzles book", or their just plain "Logic Puzzles." They offer lots of other kinds of puzzles, but those are the best ones. I'm addicted. EDIT: Many of their puzzles are MUCH harder than this one, but then again, there are logic puzzles that are super easy in the beginning of the books.

[@Bloodlf]

@@woofer13 they are called logigrams

[@iluvmilktea3224]

Enjoying math class? Once it was relatable to me. What's it like?

[@nadiabouk8712]

“The only problem is that after you’ve spent an hour trying to solve this, the thief ran back to the store and returned the fish”

[@Reyes78]

Or the fish died already.

[@ripmorld9909]

@@Reyes78 or eaten

[@pandas_and_army7427]

XD

[@marmot1434]

Brandon Reyes yea it drowned

[@sudhanshu1396]

This riddle has been altered for the sake of this video original one simply asks who is the fish owner

[@earth-6163]

dude was just lonely , all his neighbors had pets. 😂

[@Silverr_wispp]

😂😂

[@nacnac7732]

Maybe he has wife ?

[@izzy-artmusicvlogs1234]

XD 🤣

[@ava-sj5cr]

Nac Nac I really hate when people take things to seriously R/woooooosh

[@digaddog6099]

@@ava-sj5cr thats not what a woooosh is, and whenever you try to link a subreddit outside of reddit, it gets annoying. Theyve made the subreddit ihavereddit for this occasion.

[@LossztYT]

Me: alright I’m going to bed now Ted-Ed: No you’re not Me: no I’m not

[@ryansullivan9192]

Me rn at 3am

[@bruhwtf2662]

Hi not, I am a Cheese Grater

[@nicolezhang8546]

@@bruhwtf2662 Hello Cheese Grater!

[@catuskitzew1652]

Hello cheese grater,I'm daddddd

[@vickieclark7649]

Me

[@thisguyispeculiar]

Me: I solved this puzzle! I solved a puzzle by Einstein himself!!! Ted-ED: Did Einstein really invent this puzzle? Probably not. Me: _Why must you hurt me in this way?_

[@ChristyVisty]

Omg lmaoo i solved it tooo high five buddy!

[@malshidias]

Sooo true!! I actually thought I solved an Einstein puzzle!😫

[@harimulya4392]

I solve it, but ehh i don't know why I don't have any emotion. My school went like THE NEW ENSTEIN nah, first I have horrible spelling so like I learned nothing there. And I don't think that riddle Is by Einstein cause it just like so easy cmon throw us a serious one that has real Einstein brain.

[@raifhossain1162]

Me too 😑

[@bonegem2989]

@@harimulya4392 like the other ones are harder than this.

[@Chey1_]

How bout you get 5 cops to check each house at once

[@sarahlee4404]

Ikr

[@kendry375_6]

I though the same 😂😂😂

[@bearmanjon_bmj]

+Voltic_HD What's the fun in that, now? Come on! XD

[@vision716]

There was only two available XD

[@jocefvr]

That's what I was thinking

[@aleb6245]

0:39 if they could follow the scent and reach the road why couldn't they follow the scent and reach the house with the help of the dog?

[@Enderspearl184]

Aysha Hammud because they used a chicken

[@cw8357]

Cuz he don’t know wut a fish even is also he would chase the cat

[@cw8357]

;)

[@jamilahs5650]

Casey W. police dogs are trained not to chase random animals

[@diywithmico6094]

@@jamilahs5650 true Casey w. Is wrong

[@manlingsun8928]

Everyone: *The Brit doesn't drink tea!!* Me: *The German doesn't drink beer!!*

[@helplessnarwhal3722]

He just drinks the coffee to help his hangover

[@hamzamemon3081]

@@helplessnarwhal3722 *”It all makes sense now”*

[@g.k684]

The Brit decided that it wouldn’t make sense if 2 people on the street drank the same thing. The audacity.

[@trashcuber7654]

I’m the 667th like 😈

[@trashcuber7654]

Me: *The Dane/blue walled house doesn’t smoke blue master!*

[@m3mori]

My entire childhood spent solving professor layton puzzles has prepared me for this moment! This is the type of riddle I enjoy, I know it’s not super hard to grasp but filling in the boxes and making progress feels so good

[@syra1541]

omg fr

[@boy638]

I think that coming up with the riddle is harder than solving it haha

[@BreatheManually]

+boy638 Try making a Sudoku puzzle with only one answer to it.

[@SussyBacca]

+Lincoln were I can make and solve one in 0.0001 seconds... github.com/dlai0001/sudoku-generator/blob/master/README.md Puzzles like this are a waste of human life. Once you understand how they work its a game of patience, not skill. It's a game for kids, not scientists.

[@JuliusGvoz]

+Lincoln were You only need 17 numbers to have only one answer.

[@boy638]

***** Yea but to supply the carefully selected clues without any loopholes is not easy.

[@Fer-wr5xb]

Yeah

[@elliotthebigender1190]

I think the funniest part of this riddle was all the nationalities saying hello or hi

[@liliharbin]

i agree lol

[@juleha1]

and einstein open up his jacket saying everything is relative 💀

[@seanmchugh1981]

hElOo

[@crystalvbae]

yessssssssss

[@desihirohamada]

That's kinda cute tbh

[@grbacky]

If I’m the city’s best detective, the city is doomed.

[@fisharooniboi6969]

grbacky same.

[@asy0ulikeit]

grbacky samee

[@malar2473]

lmao

[@lauriezahn2791]

grbacky fadsi

[@randomnessyt8429]

grbacky hahahahahahahaha

[@diagonalleaf]

I had a teacher who gave our class this riddle to do over the weekend, Sadly she discovered she had cancer and didn't come back to school (she ended up being fine) and our class never discovered how to solve it but this video finally showed me how to solve it.

[@thituannhanguyen2056]

Poor teacher😢

[@phabiorules]

Ok, I have the answer to everyone's question. The British is drinking tea, but he uses so much milk that the detective is just roasting him.

[@thulaniwav]

great answer

[@Naymy]

As a tea drinking Brit, i'll allow it.

[@Jazkal-V420]

I'm your 551st like

[@pustota7254]

@@veryrandomhandle I did.

[@Bigzthegreat]

@@pustota7254 you didnt

[@crex-pd1vv]

Ok, I think I got it... my answer is the dutchman stole the goat

[@prabhjotsinghkainth2282]

german did

[@crex-pd1vv]

Prabhjot Singh haha I know, I was joking... There isnt a dutchman or a goat in the riddle

[@prabhjotsinghkainth2282]

c88.rex tricked xD ;)

[@amberdrews9958]

no the german

[@prabhjotsinghkainth2282]

MonsterMash Gaming well he said goat not fish

[@zippr1608]

My answer is the thief stole the fish

[@ES-yn9mq]

true genius

[@frenchtoast3031]

Lol! I'm dead

[@hanaxavier1524]

Lol no shit Sherlock really?😂😂

[@dlol.]

*facepalm*

[@TheDrdebika]

So true!

[@AlexandraD2020]

0:28: Beginning of riddle 0:54: Details from police 1:24: Tips of how to solve the riddle 1:37: Clues 1:43: Solving the riddle

[@OmoiSenpai]

I love these types of riddles :)

[@SussyBacca]

+Caio S That means you realize it's wasting your life and pointless. 5 IQ points for you.

[@SussyBacca]

***** No need to assume I feel like I'm better than everyone because I make a comment. That's your own projection. Math solves real problems. This is a fake problem. You can do the math and figure that out right? What is the purpose of making and solving fake problems when there are real ones out there to use your brain on; there is none other than practice, understanding. Once you understand you are supposed to move on. Riddles like these aren't nearly as fun as real ones. Math, after all, was created to solve real problems, not practice on fake ones. My point is this TedEd celebrates the practice, and suggests Einstein had a hand in making it to draw attention to it. Even they admit he did not later. Which is baseless sensationalism.

[@OmoiSenpai]

Nick Steele Technically everything is mathematical, so does that mean that things that waste our time, such as fake problems, and my comment actually does not waste our time? :o Fake riddles, helps you perceptualize real problems, and situations. This riddle was a matter or Organization, Observation, and Elimination. It helps improve our senses to be able to detect and understand things with better thought, as well as quickens our eliminations and make faster decisions. This way, when we come across any type of situation, we can narrow down selections to make a better judgement. Also, "Einstien's Riddle" is the common known name for the riddle he spoke about. That is why they talked about that subject at the end. As a matter of fact, they even give you the reason as to why Einstein did not make this with the use of Observation and Elimination. It was something so simple to search up, yet you had reason to believe that TED-Ed "suggests Einstein had a hand in making it to draw attention to it." Sometimes, the easiest of answers are right under the nose. That's why I love riddles. ^_^

[@Openyoureyesify]

+Nick Steele Stop acting like a douche in every thread. You don't have to bash others just because you couldn't solve the problem.

[@SussyBacca]

Openyoureyesify how am I bashing anyone?

[@ikechristensen1899]

If I'm the city's best detective, the city's screwed.

[@ikechristensen1899]

I did do the riddle, though.

[@kevinbob2416]

Yea

[@kevinbob2416]

Lol

[@dareven9984]

but that also just might mean youre batman, depends on the city

[@Chance007]

Ike Christensen I wud screw all the women

[@frodoswaggins3132]

I had to solve this in an escape room with my friends, AND WE DID IT!

[@jandodo4634]

nice

[@edlawrence5464]

u cant bring phones in an escape room

[@Emily-mq9hs]

Wow! Good job! I don’t think I would be able to do that lol 😂

[@talkingsquidgaming4350]

Nice v._

[@Goursome]

It took me 1 hour but i did it

[@leah5280_]

This kind of puzzle is my favorite--and it's one of the only Ted Ed riddles I've ever been able to solve! :) This was so satisfying!

[@paige8357]

I actually solved this and it took me about 45 minutes but when I was done I felt so accomplished and I ran around my house screaming *spoiler* IT WAS THE GERMAN Sorry guys I didn’t mean to spoil it for anyone I just thought you would’ve figured because I said I solved it Before you click read more. Very sorry.

[@riatortilla9906]

Paige Weneck PFFTTT OMG THATS AWESOME

[@jovanakostencova1813]

I still have the paper that i solved the riddle 😂😂😂

[@HAA-xf3di]

Why did you have to spoil it???

[@carol3745]

@@HAA-xf3di if you didn't want spoilers you shouldn't have read the comments

[@JorgeRodriguez-xx8vx]

@@carol3745 how would he knew someone would've spoiled?

[@friedwater6519]

4:14 HIS WALLS BLUE

[@barrygu8368]

lmfao XDD

[@albertboy2774]

@@barrygu8368 IT WAS THE DANE POSING AS THE GERMAN

[@minecraftworld5684]

You made iy

[@creepybabby]

oh snap.

[@avinaushvenkat1616]

@@albertboy2774 it's the German

[@Susan-po1ms]

The situation is too realistic

[@ghassensmaoui6060]

+Marleychopsandme which situation you mean ?? elaborate

[@shamona7121]

+Ghassen Smaoui That a German would steal a fish from an aquarium.

[@MrRende321]

+Rizwan Zaki Should have been a Polish person!

[@dario-viva]

+Ghassen Smaoui the hole riddle. if you watch the other riddels in thi channel you'll find some with zombies.

[@TonyStark-ir8ke]

No, the Brit does not drink tea. That's the most unrealistic thing I've ever heard😛

[@minalakbar7404]

"Police can't search the houses one by one" Me: "DIVIDE OR CALL MORE!"

[@PlatformingCyndaquil]

Me: Hello, police? Police: Who is this? Me: The police… Police: Do your job!!!

[@sin8683]

I actually took an hour to solve it. AND I GOT IT RIGHT! IM SO HAPPY

[@archdukefranzferdinand567]

This is the first Riddle I actually bothered solving, and it took me like 35 minutes

[@hi-mm1gh]

Im glad im not the only one

[@mushroom2000]

mine took 27mins and 27secs

[@donutlover2893]

Same

[@shireensheikh505]

Same..

[@Xstreambreeze1X]

But why can't you just use the dog. If he lead you to a neighbor hood from a museum that scent must've been pretty fishy.

[@nexus3101]

I see what you did there

[@yaboifet9058]

+Alan Hofman oh so this means "why" is the norwegian!!! Really dude.. Yellow house.. Wtf

[@ambertalley4219]

+why That was my first thought. Not only did they not do the obvious thing, they also picked on the poor lonely guy with no pet.

[@matthewqualls1060]

+why The dog may not have been able to pinpoint which house if the thief had traveled to the door of each house before hiding in his own

[@dotmhk_7168]

if you think about it the guy who has a fish is the obvious fish thief...but what the hell lets confuse people by making a really complicated answer.

[@helcurt-shadowbringer8721]

A moment of silence to those who grabbed a pen and a paper but still don't get the answer..

[@cherryleung9236]

I got it tho hehe

[@noillebyarod6946]

So me?

[@madhuripatil4659]

It's cool I got the answer

[@ib5799]

I got it too. Its not that hard if you try long enough

[@mehwantcookies3478]

It was meh :/

[@ChartreusePearl140]

I hope they do more riddles that involve grids and clues (i.e. The sorting hat riddle and the fire crystal riddle)

[@ba.nguyen]

"when you arrive at the thief's house, you realize they have flushed the fish down the toilet."

[@choccy9251]

That's a bruh moment there

[@ClumsyYT]

*crystal dolphin plays in the german's house*

[@joaquinm9148]

Bruh

[@KT-pe8gw]

Anyone who got the answer by solving it on a pen and paper, I DID!!

[@cheesecake2048]

Same! Even though a few of my boxes were wrong, I deducted that the fish was on the 4th house

[@collinchan6000]

I use pencil

[@justanotherweirdo11]

Yeah me too. It was fun, took a little while but I've never played sudoku before.

[@justanotherweirdo11]

@@collinchan6000 I used colored pencil.

[@kevinmak9345]

i use excel lol

[@ethanoicacid159]

I’m proud to say that this is the only Ted-Ed riddle I have been able to solve LOL

[@catlover5718]

Same

[@b0realis527]

This and the wizard one personally

[@atharvaagarwal7326]

The sheet is at 1:37, description at 1:01, walls at 1:07, & animals at 1:11

[@Ro-sz3fv]

These are my favorite kind of riddles

[@sligovolts]

This site has a variety of puzzles like this one www.brainzilla.com/logic/zebra/einsteins-riddle/

[@sadakatzamee5872]

0:45 "It's up to you, the city's best detective, to solve the case" I don't think I am the best detective...

[@-starlight-8516]

then we are never getting that fish back

[@level0.01thescaredcreator5]

ITS THE GERMAN

[@level0.01thescaredcreator5]

*insert 3 of us raiding into the house* 4:11

[@p3achyyp8p16]

@@level0.01thescaredcreator5 may I join..? Haha

[@fghfhg9599]

My solution:call more polices and enter all five house.

[@shiningemeralds8024]

The plural for police isn't polices, it's just police.

[@doofisconfused]

It said that you can only search 1 house at a time...

[@thalespro9995]

Or just assign the colours I mean u should know them

[@PauIdenino]

@@shiningemeralds8024 But that wouldn't be the right way to say it either.

[@katiapopova5626]

Paul Denino yes it is. you have an alternative?

[@veracretano6173]

Admittedly, I usually end up skipping for the answer on puzzles like these, but this one just sort of grasped my attention and it was really satisfying to get the answer through the sudoku/codeword style

[@om-rane]

The thief probably saw you and ran away through the backdoor while you stood in the doorway playing fucking sudoku to solve a theft.

[@delightfullypessimistic2782]

Haha truu

[@delightfullypessimistic2782]

Haha truu

[@flicker1014]

Geez. My city is doomed if I’m their best detective.

[@nicolefrancessazon8726]

Oof, same

[@dishant8126]

Stolen

DETECTIVE! SOMEONE STOLE THE FAMOUS AND EXPENSIVE MASK! WE KNOW ONLY 14 SUSPECTS WITH 140 EVIDENCE!

[@salumtummundi9462]

STOLEN

[@pryty11]

Copy

[@dynasties.and.dystopia]

3:33 *HhHhhHIiIiiIii* Edit: I love all of the greetings in this so much, this is just my favorite!

[@peacefulbreeze366]

3:50 *Hallerrrrrrr*

[@whatishappening6949]

Im gonna cry

[@parasb6485]

3:42 Hhhhaaaaloooo

[@7Rover]

1:49 hallllow

[@7Rover]

2:37 HAeLllow!

[@Axolotllova]

This was actually pretty easy if you write it down on paper it is like sudoku. U were right about the variables I was literally thinking “this is just algerbra basically”

[@quinnfabrayrocks]

I'm posting what i got before I read the answer. This took me 20 minutes by the way, but it was fun! house 1: yellow, Norwegian, Dunhill, water, cat house 2: blue, Dane, Blends, tea, horse house 3: red, Brit, Pall Mall, milk, bird house 4: green, German, Prince, coffee, FISH house 5: white, Swede, Blue Master, root beer, dog i wonder if i got it right... gonna check now. update: this is the only TED riddle i've ever solved omggg

[@luniqfit8131]

Kim Nguyen same is here

[@oxman5646]

Nice going man, yeh it took me about 15-20 mins to solve as well it was pretty fun!!

[@maddyfushiguro]

Kim Nguyen same

[@SKREFI]

Did it a long time ago, and this is simpler then lots others, this is exactly a sudoku game. It nothing very fancy with hard to think of mathematical tricks and this is why I love this quiz.

[@apaxplayzv-techtoys9838]

@@oxman5646 for this you just use your imagggginnaaatioooonnnnnn

[@emilypatton867]

*spends an hour on the puzzle Me: I SOLVED IT! I SOLVED EINSTEIN'S PUZZLE😏 Narrator: Did young Einstein really write this puzzle? Probably not. Me: ..........I'm done

[@alexbaek-nadell1244]

took me 20 mins

[@rdsx463724]

Haha it took me an hour as well. I don't care though. I'm proud of myself.

[@areej5732]

Yea, me too. After a while I realized how simple it was and finally got it.

[@giskaanandita5362]

it took me an hout too:/

[@jeremiasmarzuca1344]

I know right! I solved it because of Einstein! 😂

[@cammarc]

I got it! The hard part was knowing what I had to find first, so it just took a lot of rationalising and concentration. In the end I did it by myself. I feel proud!

[@cammarc]

It's the German with the Green house who smokes Prince, drinks coffee and HAS THE BLOODY FISH!

[@vlogsbyrow]

Same it took me 1 hour and 7 tries but I got it

[@reacteddoughnut6774]

AGIDDLEY Asdfghjkl same

[@ShadowVR2]

I managed to figure it out too! I got stuck at first because I didn't immediately understand what "the green house is *directly* left of the white house" meant. Partially because when I looked up the clues, a version of it stated that it was only to the left of the white house (which to me meant ANY house to the left).

[@cammarc]

ShadowVR2 I guess that's why they specified that in this version.

[@OmarHyari2009]

Me when I see that the Brit isn't the one who drinks tea: *visible confusion*

[@kanyefanpage8196]

Title: Can you solve Einstein’s riddle Me: Probably not but ima click it anyways

[@mrspooks5287]

“The Brit Drinks Milk” *_N A N I ? ! ? !_*

[@cat1800]

German drinks coffee ? k I'm out

[@2coolsophia]

XD MY LIFE IS A LIE

[@saintcelab3451]

No way. the brit doesn't drink tea???

[@thatonephan2918]

XD

[@connormcclure8017]

And the German doesn't drink beer?!?!

[@TheSlyfoxhoundfan]

+Connor McClure Vodka*

[@connormcclure8017]

+Gavin :D that's russia

[@MegaMementoMori]

+Larry Lyü It is obvious that he drinks tea, so the detective didn't even mention this facts, but unlike some Brits, he drinks tea with milk ;)

[@peddr.o]

0:56 americans: easy, it was the brit

[@phuongthu8290]

TED-Ed: You may find it helpful to organize your information in a grid... Me: I don't need a grid! Also me, 3 minutes into the riddle: You know what, I need a grid 🙃 I did solve this riddle and a grid is really helpful so thanks for that

[@nuharazia]

@@kithminakarunaratne4196Biìut it said it's not. And that would be a very weird road planning.

[@phabiorules]

@@kithminakarunaratne4196 it never stated it was a cul de sac though. Besides, if you want to get really technical, then there is only one house next to #1. #5 would be across the street.

[@a.henderson9559]

I did that exact same thing XD

[@koga-roblox2280]

i actually solved it without a grid but it took me an hour lol but the problem was that i started the first house from the right to left and not like he did, so the only different was the green and white house were switched places

[@bruhwhat7677]

I did it in my head I kept forgetting stuff but I was stubborn on solving in my head so it took some time but with a grid this it would take like 5 minutes.

[@arhamhasan3958]

Step one: Confirm you have green eyes Step two: Acknowledge that this is an overused joke Step three: Actually take time to frickin solve the case

[@Drklra]

Good job detective

[@arhamhasan3958]

@@Drklra :3

[@arhamhasan3958]

@Jordon Hanson oyo thanks

[@kayleelomas5598]

Lmao it’s overused but it’s amazing

[@mooseygoosey9720]

Hi Papyrus. I have some advice for you. If the human is killing everyone... DON'T HUG THEM!

[@eldritchbeing5614]

Me: takes an hour to solve The narrator: takes like 2 minutes to explain

[@Manima108]

Explaining something after you figure it out is much easier than trying to figure it out in the first place (for a time consuming riddle like this one)

[@gabeitch2694]

@@Manima108 Is it? I tried to explain this after solving it but my notes are incomprehensible.

[@herisuryadi6885]

@@gabeitch2694 incomprehensibility really?

[@-_-6649]

I took 15 minutes

[@averythesuperhero]

Hello fellow Avery! I like your pfp, my bf did one from the same artist 😋

[@stanislavgalev9458]

I just showed the riddle my green eyes and it started solving itself.

[@Cookiefz]

I remembered when the whole school got this test atst and I was the first to solve that problem. THE HYPE.

[@nowolves870]

Yes me too ! We're the chosen ones.

[@jameswray50]

NERDS! Come on guys, let's give these no gud teacha's pets a lesson is swirly!

[@Cookiefz]

DaCamponTwee my teachers hate me since I dont really give af about school lol

[@wingedbunny6211]

I love logic problems but they stress me out. I won't stop one unless it is finished

[@ebatatas]

+cfz you'll most probably regret that thought in a few years

[@ZedAsh]

Here a tip get more police and then search all houses :D

[@knavenformed9436]

Neo Lighter He'll see it coming and run away in time

[@abbaaabbbbb]

Wouldn't he see a few police as much as many, though?

[@xxxdragonxxxxxxbossxxx4079]

Neo Lighter No you should have 1 police officer watching each house. Then search a random house. When they try to escape... BAM!

[@yingcao7001]

Yea, just call backup and search all the houses at once if he tries to escape during that the police already their will catch him. BAM SOLVED IT!!!

[@gamershawker5558]

lool me

[@yinghungman4471]

When the video started: 'Can you resist solving one of the riddles composed by the smartest person in history?' Me: no When the video ends: 'It MaY nOt Be AlBeRt EiNsTeIn ThAt CrEaTeD tHiS rIdDlE'

[@abhinavdp7376]

Exactly 😂 that's why I solved this in the first place

[@TheMountainBeyondTheWoods]

And Einstein, as smart as he was, wasn't the smartest person in history.

[@AzureKyle]

What I ended up doing is drawing up a chart of houses numbered 1-5, and drew lines to separate each house, as well as each category: Nationality, Color of the house, pet, drink, and Cigar. Then on the side I wrote down each article in each category, like Norwegian, Milk, Pall Mall, etc. Then I went through the clues until I could find something I could place on the list, starting with 9: The Norwegian lives in the first house. I then wrote down Norwegian under the column for the first house, in the row dedicated to Nationality, and I crossed Norwegian off my list on the side. I then systematically went through each clue, filling in what I could, as well as putting in possibilities, until I ruled out all but one option. I did this until I filled in everything but the Fish, which I placed in the final empty slot, and deduced that the German in the 4th house with Green walls who smoked Prince and drank Coffee stole the Fish.

[@lisalachance1131]

This riddle was hard but didnt use common logic, it used problem solving technics and clue finding. I really enjoy these kinds of puzzles and this one was the most difficult one yet.

[@elimoranodicio4163]

Lisa Lachance do you know how these puzzles usually are called?or if i can find them on internet

[@brandonwithnell612]

their called logic puzzels and their a favorite of mine heres a site that i sometimes use www.logic-puzzles.org/

[@silverfish2315]

"It's up to you, the city's *best* detective-" *NANI??*

[@topangaleija]

lmfaooo

[@Hartono25277]

*_detective conan theme song starts_*

[@pandas_and_army7427]

I'M L NOW OMG

[@TurfShark]

It took me some time, but i actually SOLVED this shit... Feels good. haha

[@Gryjlfkagor]

+MD Q ME TOO and im 13 yay

[@tobiashmm2322]

+MD Q me too :)

[@JansenBaja]

Me too and I'm Einstein

[@Stephenzz987]

+RossBoss74 Your age doesn't matter.

[@Stephenzz987]

+Jansen Baja No you're not

[@mintykookieee]

The thief would have probably already gotten away, by the time, the detective: - Came to the scene - Received all the information from the police - Took time to think and use process of elimination, which takes a long time - And burst into the home of the culprit, because he could’ve sneaked out the back… But I like the riddle

[@animeyahallo3887]

Imagine after spending hours of solving the riddle you end up seeing the German eating the fish after you raided his house. Must be a nightmare.

[@Andre83572]

The Brit doesn't drink tea? I don't trust him. It was definitely him.

[@RockyPictures]

+Mr Pebbles Lol

[@GeometryDashProgam3r]

I'm British and I still laughed at this

[@mieldasma8326]

Blimey?

[@msjkramey]

this riddle was way easier than the others they've showed. we did this in Spanish class in middle school. the only difficult part was the Spanish lol

[@trixandy2541]

got it on the 2nd try after 7:54

[@iniddor4454]

J Girl I resolved this riddle when I was in 3rd grade and it took me about 1h. Yes, it's a lot but I was 8. (Sorry but english isn't my native language)

[@FitnessComplete]

Utente Anonimo hi (sorry for my english)

[@iniddor4454]

cuatica la wea I don't uderstand what do you mean.

[@AmrutashMisra]

I solved this puzzle twice online, and it felt so satisfying to finish it both times.

[@DaftSpunky]

Dafuq kind of city has 2 police officers and 1 detective?

[@TheShikerWolf]

one with 5 houses

[@daniyalshah1503]

that's only one neighbourhood

[@omerhortig573]

SpunkGargle WeeWee chicago

[@bmbandit]

Detroit

[@robot-he6nq]

LOL

[@danaedang2072]

The Brit should drink TEA! No?

[@danaedang2072]

Also, EVERYONE drinks water.

[@danaedang2072]

Wow, when the Dane came in, he said, "Hi."XD

[@bobwelch8317]

that's not the point but true

[@oscarprado5273]

Danae Dang 😂😂lol

[@danaedang2072]

HE SHOULD

[@vincentquibranza7877]

This is the first riddle i've solved here in TED-Ed, i feel so smart AHAHA

[@aprameyaaithal9071]

I feel you

[@Dan9986Playz]

plot twist: they arrested some guy who already owned a similar looking fish, and that guy had to leave but his door was stuck.

[@klipklapklop3359]

Getting more cops to bust down all houses at once ❌ Taking time to write up a plan while the thief escape 💯 💯 💯

[@Yuzemite]

Is it a riddle or a promoted ad for 5 different cigarette brands? If yes, I'm *S T O K E D*

[@Itsdark]

@3:00, I don't think that's the best way to approach the riddle. Why would you all of a sudden start asking what the Norwegian drinks, when there's so many other empty slots? A better way is to just look at Clues.*3.*, *7.*, *12.*, and *13.*, and realize the *Swede* must be the one drinking *Root Beer*, and smoking *Blue Master*. Leaving the guy drinking *Coffee* in the House 4 (*Green House*) to be *German*. Whoever came up with this riddle intended for it to be solved logically. Not just, all of a sudden, to randomly pick one of the empty slots and try to fill it in. You need to follow the flow of the clues.

[@PrincessAllie]

Yeah, that part wasn't articulated very well. It's not so much a case of knowing to solve that one next and THEN deciding to look at the clues, but it's a case of taking the clues that have been given and realizing that water is the only option. That was the point I got stuck at and I was definitely like "well, how was I supposed to know to try to solve for that one first?" but then he made the point about the Dane with the Tea and the Blue Master with the Root Beer, so clearly water is the only option. I wasn't thinking about eliminating the options when I did it, so that was why I got stuck there, but after he said that, it made sense that that's the only next logical step, but I agree with you that the way he presented it, it's confusing and seems like he's making an arbitrary guess.

[@samcramer5554]

Yeah I agree that it does seem odd, but knowing the green house, coffee, and German is the 4th house, still wouldn't give you the answer, as well as it would be impossible to do it in that order, due to the other possibilities that would make you answer have 2 or more different options.

[@abcdefghijk12e5]

1: Say the fish has green eyes 2: Ask for the fish to leave

[@nebula_the_starfish]

0:50 I guess 'arrive' means to jump magically from the sky. (Great riddle, nonetheless)

[@zestyd24]

Well if I was the detective the theif would already have been gone cause I took so long 😂

[@Little_Lotta]

Same lol😂

[@sensen1388]

uhh since it was supposedly written by Einstein so I took the shortway and assumed that the dude with the fish has to be german but ofcourse its a chance but it was a detail that would be extreemly ironic if it worked out

[@emellutfi]

flying detective

[@deathshroud6275]

Same but I did solve it so I'm excited to have solved something that Einstein created

[@abdulhalekjunasbinamir8461]

So true

[@sanyuktakadam1760]

Kind off easy "JUST SEND A COP TO EACH HOUSE AT THE SAME TIME" CAUGHT YAA!!

[@derp1715]

Sanyukta Kadam "But they can't search all the house at once"

[@brandonmartin1958]

Get More Cops Then, Person Guy

[@ginger_mcale9708]

Lol loop holes

[@bloodstarkidlander9159]

Was going to complain that they didn't specify that they meant Green is to the left of White *facing the houses* and not from the houses' perspective, but it doesn't matter as the solution works either way. It's a credit to the clues and set-up that they're "interpretation-proof."

[@Lone-Lee]

I tried this and found the same problem with it. I could find every details except the house number of the German and the Swede.

[@Lone-Lee]

But, how could it work either way? You'll have to storm into both of the houses simultaneously to find it.

[@Lone-Lee]

As per the video, you're the detective whom the police have called to investigate on the crime and it's you yourself who finds the close after sleuthing. So, obviously you'd know the direction too. So it's not a problem in the actual scenario.

[@bloodstarkidlander9159]

@@Lone-Lee Two scenarios: "Yellow, Red, Blue, Green, White" & "Yellow, Red, Blue, White, Green" from left to right facing the houses. You come up with the same result either way. In fact, even if you flip both those around, you get the same result. So four set-ups yield the same solution of "the German in the Green house." As for the German's and Swede's locations, one can deduct the Prince-smoking German's once you are left with the Green house being the only one missing a cigar type and nationality. Then the only nationality left is the Swede, which must be in the White house. It doesn't matter if you switch the Green and White houses' positions; you end up with the same result either way when you deduce it based on the clues given. "you're the detective whom the police have called to investigate on the crime and it's you yourself who finds the close after sleuthing. So, obviously you'd know the direction too." Huh? I'm talking about the confusion of "my left or the house's left." It doesn't matter what the eponymous detective "knows" based on the scenario; the only information is what's provided in the riddle. I suggest you just watch the solution again, they spell it out clearly and logically in the video.

[@emilyarcher1564]

I spent a lot of time on this XD But I am so proud I actually got it!

[@Alkiiis]

Me too, but sometimes I thought to complicated.

[@andreasstergard4057]

+Alkiiis same

[@madalena4145]

SAMEEEE

[@Saiprashnth007]

me too. took me a solid half hour though

[@timothywong3990]

me too but I only took 20 minutes

[@hiyukelavie2396]

Solved this in about 15 minutes, using a spreadsheet I feel so clever now

[@sanyamishra2825]

Hiyuke La Vie I envie your cleverness

[@hiyukelavie2396]

@@sanyamishra2825 Thank you, I am happy to receive your praise

[@madi887]

What’s a spreadsheet?

[@Fyyryf4r153]

If you are lying then you are a very bad person

[@sophief2958]

@@Fyyryf4r153 I doubt they're lying, I did it in about 15 minutes on paper too.

[@sarthakgururani6629]

Plot twist Einstein didn't write it

[@salumtummundi9462]

That was what was said.

[@twistedwonderland9378]

Then why is called the Einstein’s riddle then

[@christinecao4499]

Shy Guy The Great because the riddle was made for Einstein

[@izzy-artmusicvlogs1234]

Shy Guy The Great Good question. Because the person who wrote it was smart like Albert Einstein.

[@northfox5368]

Ngl I'm so used to the stereotype of brits drinking tea, that I was genuinely surprised when I found out that the brit drinks milk

[@catfan277]

Am I the only one that never tries these? Just me okay....

[@mooohmarius4554]

Me 2

[@jort3256]

nope

[@wilberluna1401]

+Art_lyddie 0_0 same here its really interesting...

[@alisamitchell7529]

IVE BEEN WORKING ON IT FOR 2 HOURS!!!!!!

[@daniyalhaider377]

Nope

[@emmjay4776]

OMG IM SO PROUD OF MYSELF THIS IS THE FIRST RIDDLE IVE FIGURED OUT ON THIS CHANNEL!!!

[@imnotbeyonce4966]

Me too But it took me 2 hours :( too long isn't it?

[@whitneyhoustonstan2472]

Is it just me, or is this the only riddle of TedEd that actually made sense?

[@TheDrdebika]

True

[@92397]

No cuz they could've just called 3 other cops and searched all the houses at once

[@92397]

+Stfu5 but instead of doing that they call a detective 😐😐😐

[@NintendoSunnyDee]

Nah, the one about the resistance leaders made perfect sense.

[@xvkkas]

yeah

[@NorwayTheCountryball]

Just wait for all of the house owners to exit their house with their respective pets. The thief will never go out of their house with the fish.

[@ocatatodapotato2497]

I used to have to solve these riddles, timed, during my third grade enrichment class. I was working with mostly 5th graders Edit: we had about 15-20 minutes

[@jackdanyalds5885]

It took me 8 minutes and I’m your 20th like and second commentator.

[@serenityhamilton7574]

This took me almost an hour, but this is the first riddle I've ever actually tried to solve cause it was the simplest one I've seen so far. The ones that uncle either math or process of elimination are the easiest for ne

[@serenityhamilton7574]

Me*

[@embry3255]

This is my favorite kind of logic puzzle and I had nothing to do cause of quarantine so I solved this riddle. It took me about 10-15 minutes and I got every single box right!! Thank you to my GT teachers who gave me these kinds of puzzles before!

[@jackdanyalds5885]

It took me 8 minutes to solve and also I got al the boxes right as well, thank you brain.

[@the_crazy_asian_girl4568]

Took me an embarrassing amount of time to solve the puzzle without using the grid. I decided to do the puzzle with the grid and solved it almost instantly.

[@D1ONDRA]

I solved it!! This has been the easiest Ted-Ed riddle, for me, thus far!

[@Asw_2004]

D!ONDRA what about the bridge riddle it's easy

[@monocat999]

Same! But only because i find these kinds of puzzles intriguing

[@affanafrizalgani9494]

D!ONDRA agree with you, this is the first thing I solve up

[@years8809]

D!ONDRA You must be smarter than me. I got stuck.

[@hssaugat1589]

As for me the easiest and the only problem I solved (it may not be a riddle) is the infinity hotel paradox first and second situations... you are indeed very smart!

[@Hazy_Heart]

0:57 Water isn't a beverage Don't know why I feel the need to say but I did

[@gamer9smith]

A beverage is just another word for drink

[@froggod5543]

@@gamer9smith no, a beverage is any drink except from water for some reason. Search it if you don't believe

[@julesjanesson]

first i wanna say, sorry for my bad english, i'm vietnamese and i'm still learning english day by day. hope that you all can understand me, since i try all my best to explain my way to solve the riddle. this riddle is actually really easy compared to the other riddles that ted-ed has ever shown. you just need to use the hints which give 100% true information, then try to solve some more hints which are related to the 100% true hints, and finally end up using the rest of the hints. all you need to do is to draw 5 columns, number them from 1 to 5, and you can start. for example, you can see the hint which tells that "the norwegian lives in the first house", then write "norwegian" in the first column. you can also see the hint "the owner of the middle house drinks milk" (or something like that i don't really remember sr) and write "milk" in the third column. good luck, and be happy if you can find the answer yourself without any helps. this riddle might not be as difficult as many more riddles, but just be proud a little bit tho, and think about a fact that maybe there are still people who can't solve it as you. by the way, i solved it in 15 mins, too slow, wasn't it lmao? have a good day, y'all.

[@tabletgenesis3439]

Since it only said we can't search all 5 houses at once, we can search 4 houses at once. There's a 80% chance we go in the thief's house, and if we dom't, a cop sees if the fish is still in the thief's house and the rest chase after the thief. If the fish is there, the cop in the house communicates through walkie talkie. If not, they catch up.

[@kynxi7066]

Yey, I did it with the help of a table. I feel so smart, lol

[@BlueEyes-WhiteDrag0n]

+Oliver C Lol.. U must be a Bad Liar.

[@dudewithglasses]

Lol me too

[@mikearaujo377]

you can make a table with pen and paper, so it doesnt really matter if you used one. good job.

[@tiagofreitas9673]

That's it, for me the table was the key to solving the problem

[@connorjohnson8590]

I really needed a win, and solving this puzzle totally on my own was extremely gratifying.

[@Jesuslovesme2andU]

But can you just get other policemen to divide in the five houses

[@npn2463]

surroung allthe hous3s

[@hiimacrazyguy]

That was my first thought lol

[@matheustran8009]

They said they can't search every house at once

[@apotteronabike6222]

Or use the dog to sniff out the person

[@khanhlinh9848]

+Zied Kanzari But what about the rare fish?😒

[@maryelainagarmany1120]

1:13 Fish. So cute! ❤