Can you solve the passcode riddle? - Ganesh Pai

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In a dystopian world, your resistance group is humanity’s last hope. Unfortunately, you’ve all been captured by the tyrannical rulers and brought to the ancient coliseum for their deadly entertainment. Will you be able to solve the passcode riddle and get everyone out safely? Ganesh Pai shows how.
Lesson by Ganesh Pai, animation by Jun Zee Myers.

[@ZombieMIW]

“can you solve the riddle” me: ozo

[@toms75]

But is that yes or no?

[@skilz9525]

Eff

[@vaishakhnair7897]

😂😂

[@EntergeticalakaBot]

@@toms75 its in the three gods riddle kzbin.info/www/bejne/gnzZm3yprr6hnZo

[@EntergeticalakaBot]

@@skilz9525 you mean Ulu?

[@cuberchez818]

"Dude tell me the WiFi password" "The WiFi password is written on the back of the router." *The back of the router:*

[@aryashetty3924]

"On the back of the router"

[@axe1863]

@@aryashetty3924 ?

[@CaptainRed1000]

@@axe1863 They’re saying the password is literally “on the back of the router”.

[@itsjasonworldsfrvr]

Lol

[@justapersonwithdumbcomment9433]

bruh Xd

[@thiernodiallo5967]

‘Zara, a perfect logician, needed three clues’ Well that’s reassuring.

[@rajpod]

🤣

[@JSmellerM]

And the other two had to use more logic because they had less information. Doesn't really make sense but okay.

[@rajpod]

@@JSmellerM no zara can transform into any pokemon, so she turned into alakazan and she was so smart she knew the code

[@Mugsi]

Is there an issue? It's perfectly logical to receive all information possible if it's being presented to you with no consequences. If there's no risk for receiving the additional clues, why wouldn't you take them?

[@ukatoahthecathumanhybrid2272]

Was that sarcasm? Because she'd want to be sure, right?

[@subhenduhazra8965]

Her life depends upon the answer..... Girl: I like pumpkin pies!

[@polaryt6978]

I like turtle

[@subhenduhazra8965]

@@polaryt6978 lol😂

[@polaryt6978]

@@subhenduhazra8965 Yes I won an oscar for that

[@carlosmattessich3883]

I like trains

[@_charademon_]

I like trains

[@PrunselClone]

“Concealed” *puts a giant stick in her hair*

[@stevensanchez1192]

Gavin The Animator Level 3 They’ll never know

[@sheeloesreallycool]

Steven Sanchez I mean, I didn’t even see it.

[@kaitlynngaras3431]

SNEAK 1000

[@genechia2605]

*i like pumpkin pie*

[@gurupixel6155]

Uhh are you like crazy? What stick? I just saw her hair

[@LaLadybug]

First step: Listen to the riddle Second step: coming to the conclusion that you can't solve it and listen to the right answer Third step: Read the comments and laugh

[@lacie9861]

That's EXACTLY me except I didn't even bother trying to solve it

[@user-jr7tc]

😂😂😂😂😂Exactly 😂😂😂😂

[@tajwarba]

sammmeee

[@Peter-oz3qh]

same

[@carlosarthurscapin4792]

LOL same

[@tsuba666]

What if Zara could have answered after the second clue but, knowing her friends had no way of knowing the number of the hallway she entered, she asked for the third clue just to get them some extra information ?

[@sunitaadhikari6081]

Rip them lmao

[@baooquoc1501]

Good one there👍

[@haio7710]

@@baooquoc1501 lmao

[@sugardoe1065]

Then she wouldn’t be a perfect logician

[@lalhmangaihsangathomte230]

yea she asked the third clue for her friends

[@OnePieceObsessed]

Zara - The perfect logician. Also Zara: falls in a pit cuz she forgets that she can fly

[@filipfilip1507]

Or maybe she used to be a bird but when she was above the pit she turned human

[@Cobra97917]

Logician doesn’t mean she has perfect reflexes

[@beefyblom]

It's entirely possible the flight was granted by some sort of equipment that was confiscated after being captured

[@viiruu]

"Can you solve the passcode riddle?" No, I can't.

[@Maderr4]

That's the spirit

[@Moraxno]

made my day xD

[@Mariska2201]

I wonder if anyone can, except TED-Ed ofcourse. I would die.

[@drawingdragon4566]

same

[@linkhidalgogato]

this one is actually one of the easier ones i did it

[@justafranz2420]

I'm triggered because this is apparently the easiest one by Ted ed

[@Niiue]

Personally think it’s the river crossing one.

[@Niiue]

FadedHydra Well, everyone has an easiest riddle.

[@fajowymichal9952]

@@lesshome5856 i personally think the easiest is the robot ants one

[@josep9016]

It was pretty easy

[@achievedchair17]

Just A Frans Shipper I think the bridge was the easiest

[@trondordoesstuff]

Plot twist: She just asked for the 3rd clue to give more information to her listening teammates.

[@denisnevsky3734]

2:23 its given that Zara needed all 3 clues to escape.

[@katelevin768]

She wouldn't have because they assumed that she would have service when she left to tell them the answer.

[@jaypee9575]

@@katelevin768 This makes sense and I think they should have included this as part of the riddle.

[@corgomeemy]

Whoever did this animation, deserves a raise…

[@jampkin]

i didn't know 18 was a digit on a FUCKING SINGLE DIGIT NUMBER PAD

[@knightsolaire3781]

In the end it didn't matter. However, I did automatically eliminate all options that had a double digit number within.

[@masster87production]

It's a number on a single digit number pad

[@DarshUK1]

+LilSauce ?

[@jampkin]

LilSauce AHAHAHAHAHA

[@akashdikpati5060]

ikr so irritating

[@arnavtrehan]

Steps 1. Confirm that you have green eyes. 2. Leave the dungeon

[@bluelightning3290]

I see these everywhere tho

[@thegentleraindrop2375]

@Blue Lightning Me too and it's starting to get really annoying

[@emm7333]

Huh?

[@min._.nolonger86]

XDDD istg these comments always get me

[@rhythmtuberscustom-remixin8924]

Wrong riddle dude

[@SanraiDalris]

While certainly an interesting logic puzzle, which I did solve on my own, the conceit that Zara only asked for the third clue because she needed it is a bit shakey, as she may have just asked for it to give her companions more information.

[@joadbreslin5819]

Shakey like a pizza!

[@denisnevsky3734]

Yeah, that's why it's conceited. It's one of the givens at 2:23

[@diegorafaelgarciagodosonof161]

Maybe they asumed they would have range when they get out

[@spenrable]

At 1:49 it says “If Zara could enter the passcode at this point [after knowing the first 2 clues] she would”.

[@bensoncheung2801]

1y ago 234 👍 5th 💬

[@maxastro]

Alternate logic you can use: *The third clue must be important. *Therefore, there must be a wrong answer where the last two digits are identical. *The only set of factors that meets that criteria is 1, 6, 6. *If 1, 6, 6 is the wrong answer, there must be another set of factors with the same sum. That's how I solved it.

[@farhanafarid8543]

Qwerty

[@meandmyself1600]

There are a lot of riddles based on that. Stuff like figure out the age of three persons and the final hint is something like "my oldest daughter is playing the piano". Sounds completely unrelated but the "older" part is giving the important information.

[@bensoncheung2801]

@@meandmyself1600 Didn’t a previous thread say that that specific riddle could alternatively be answered by 1,4,9?

[@aj_style1745]

@@bensoncheung2801 I don’t think they took into account the second clue given, which is that the is that the sum of their ages equals the house number (and that the student said that wasn’t enough information to figure it out). 1+4+9 is 14, while 2+2+9 is 13.

[@bensoncheung2801]

@@aj_style1745 Oh, thank you!

[@beatag1893]

"Is greater than" *shows Equal to* "Or Equal to" *shows Greater Than*

[@aileen_7079]

your are right but how

[@AkmalZaini-po3bh]

@@aileen_7079 probably they misunderstand it

[@tannerhewison2579]

Literally why I was checking the comments lol

[@VioletNKisHere]

I think it was an error.

[@neerajnandan3519]

@@AkmalZaini-po3bh yeah could be a miscommunication between the animation and narration team

[@millaandamo]

"I like pumpkin pie!"

[@easilyforgettableyoutubeco2149]

me too

[@kerannluebke]

me 3

[@abhishekbhawnani5901]

me 4

[@youtubeguy415]

*not me*

[@limeking3587]

INTO THE DUNGEON

[@rizqirizaldo]

It'll be much easier when one of those heroes come out and say "This is The Lock Picking Lawyer and all I have for you today is dungeon door password"

[@MegaWild71]

funny thing i was just watching one of his videos about a digital lock before coming to here ...

[@ricardodeleon0475]

Step 1: confirm you have green eyes Step 2: realize that this is an overused (and maybe cringe) joke. Step 3: still ask the bad guys to leave

[@yeetdabeans3883]

Step 1: confirm that you have green eyes Step 2: ask cringe to leave

[@orangefanta6567]

the visual confused me and made me think the digit pad only had numbers 1-9

[@Tahlorn]

I did the same thing. Luckily it only used numbers 1-9 for the answer.

[@Jandalph]

No luck involved, a zero would be impossible after clue one.

[@sharkfister7903]

Hes refering to the fact they listed 1-1-36 (implying that the keypad had numbers > 9)

[@kflo411]

what..? That was no implication. You simply work out the math of the first clue, filtering them out later for the ones that make sense to the keypad.

[@DarshUK1]

+kflo411 the keypad in the animation shows numbers 1-9 therefore it is implied you can only use those numbers

[@vivianitehawk2458]

3:40 ‘You’ve freed yourself through *MA* th and lo *GIC* ‘

[@omegaultramax]

Julious Lucas ofc it’s thlo, Triple Hero Lillypad Organization

[@izzy-artmusicvlogs1234]

MAGIC!

[@arvinpersaud156]

Omega Ultra j

[@85windows78]

Who needs math and logic anyway.

[@mellow1821]

nerds

[@briannabalsamo2073]

I've been watching these riddles over and over and this is the first one I got. Gotta start somewhere. Oh, also TED, if you're looking for a guest speaker, I'm a certified genius now, I'd be happy to discuss my innovative mind.

[@rageldith9600]

2:18 is the funniest screenshot in ted ed riddle history

[@hobomojo6666]

One question, if they could fly, why wouldn't they fly out of the salamander pit.

[@CourtOrderedThiccBitch]

Asking the real questions.

[@PrinceAzeemPlatinum]

I wonder...

[@VulcanOnWheels]

Your question is based on an assumption. Always check your assumption(s) first.

[@Tyler-fm1ke]

Assuming makes an ass out of you and me

[@yakuu1t]

lol they are dumbs

[@HATEBEINGSOBER44]

I actually figured this one out. Greatest achievement of my life

[@ddms.0]

SAME! :)

[@k41wuzhere]

I didn’t :/ must be because I’m tired 😂

[@beetlebub4460]

same :) i feel so proud

[@allabouttry..5057]

Yes, me too

[@Kamaljama]

we don't say that

[@thehappysuma3067]

Riddle: Asks for answer Me: Just uses the first 2 clues and thnks it’s 2 2 9 Riddle: Answer is 2 2 9 Me: 🤯

[@atharvshukla6424]

same.

[@Sasha-nd4lf]

I thought Zara asked for the third clue regardless if she had found the combination using the first 2 clues, just because she wanted to make sure the other 2 would be able to figure it out correctly.

[@myhairisbiggerthanmyfuture4193]

When Zara both looks like you and has a similar name and you somehow feel accomplished 👌🏿😂

[@strawbbymillie]

Your username is 👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻

[@luke1stars1masher]

That usernameeeeeeeeeeeeeee

[@tosca9127]

I love your username XD

[@ms174life7]

Look at my channel description

[@spamfriedrice9756]

+Look at my channel description I am in love with you #best name ever

[@ShiaTheBunnyGirl]

"Has super powers that allow us to defeat monsters" "Get's kidnapped by a robot"

[@galladegamer3579]

Well, a robot isn't a monster, so...

[@ShiaTheBunnyGirl]

R/woooooosh

[@anonymouspotato3584]

hi

[@Bruh-mb8dx]

@@ShiaTheBunnyGirl r/itswooooshwith4os

[@ShiaTheBunnyGirl]

@@Bruh-mb8dx also thank you for the correction

[@damascoergeirism.3080]

This is the first ever riddle I’ve figured out and I feel accomplished 😂

[@shadowspoon192]

When you guess correctly and you feel like a whole new person

[@Forestxavier20]

May I just say, WHAT IS WITH VILLAINS NOT INSTANTLY KILLING THE HEROES!? WHAT IS WRONG WITH THEM?

[@iNREEk]

Forestxavier2 they don't really want to kill them. If they Do, they won't have anyone to play with. And they will get bored

[@UltimaDoombotMK1]

IKR? i keep thinking about "Ways the villain could do their job better"

[@computermouse9138]

they need to tell them, "you're gonna die" "yeah you're gonna diee" "mmmmmmmmmmmm you're gonna DIEEE" "aw yeah you're gonna die"

[@Fopenplop]

they like math more than murder

[@SPNPtoSPNP]

These are Ted ed villains....

[@ososo]

*I think I'd rather be eaten by the mutant salamanders than do math.*

[@travinhill3774]

I like it when they look up and smile, it looks so wholesome.

[@multikioske8044]

Step one: approach door Step two: confirm you have green eyes Step three: leave

[@ashleyko9068]

That moment when you literally guess only one option and it turns out to be right. "Haha yeah I'm a genius" 😂😂

[@maizakame689]

I second that, didn't feel like thinking much :(

[@bach_in_a_minuet8700]

+_Orange Qulava805_ Same :P

[@GrandFactor]

yea I guessed the right answer, but I was so unsure of it when they pulled up the list of all the possible answers most of which I didnt think about lol

[@varva001]

yea, feels good man ahah

[@a.r.c8021]

Same haha

[@delaneyotoole4453]

Well I would die.

[@commonsadhuman]

Same.

[@nuttyspells3410]

Me too ☹️

[@angelgamer4931]

Once you die you know the value of life

[@6616Milan]

+Angel Gamer Exactly rather than this stupid math.

[@jianhuang5617]

Same

[@rossplendent]

These are the most adorable rebels ever.

[@IAmTheAce5]

I kinda wish modern stories involved characters utilizing logic and mathematical problem solving

[@claireivestone]

Narrator: "Your ressistance group was humanity's last hope..." Me: oh... Everyone's screwed if I was part

[@joshualeksche9958]

Same

[@usamiandlumineglitchstudio8600]

Omg same xD

[@jamessminz9319]

I died

[@elisabeth5995]

Yes

[@connorbeighley6981]

Totally

[@shadowplays2617]

U got captured, but u got superpowers, USE THEM

[@wishfulwoomy9159]

At the beginning and end of the video, it showed them flying. Flying! Why can't they do that inside of the building?

[@DevPatel-nf5mp]

Bcoz maths is the thing u should learn and not making excuses

[@CoryMck]

Also, chances are that whatever destroyed humanity is probably a deadly force.

[@burgernthemomrailer]

Dev Patel So we should learn math instead of common sense?

[@CoryMck]

kektagon nothing about your name implies you understand common sense.

[@mickeyrube6623]

How did the two others escape? The were still in the dungeon. They had no access to the hallways. Edit: also why did she not say the combination out loud? It clearly said if she guessed the wrong answer, or said "ANYTHING Else". Implying, with the animation as well, mind you, that she could guess, out loud the answer, and if she happened to guess wrong, or SAID ANYTHING ELSE, she would be sent back to the dungeon. Obviously the dungeon is cutoff from the hallways, because why wouldn't she just get up and go back to the hallways again?

[@chineduj-o6291]

OMD I LOVE the animation here, it's so smooth and perfect.

[@ShawnRavenfire]

That part where it says she could have entered the code after the second clue threw me off, because I thought that she already had the answer, but was asking for a third clue for the benefit of the listeners, not that she didn't yet have the answer.

[@RochesterOliveira]

2:23 clue number four would help you to clarify that

[@8bit_pineapple]

If you know the answer after two hints it benefits the listeners more to not ask for a third clue (It eliminates [2,2,9] and [1,6,6] instead of just [1,6,6]). Plus the listeners also get a huge benefit when you ask for a 3rd question when they know you wouldn't if you already had the solution.

[@MrSlothJunior]

That really depends, Bradley... If she knew the answer after the second clue, and she left right then and there, her companions would have 6 possible answers with no way to determine the right one. Since she doesn't know what the third clue is, that clue might've been exactly what they needed to narrow it down to 1 answer.

[@Applest2oApples]

+Bradley Good point, however she does not know what the clue is before asking for it. That means can't know how many possibilities a third clue could eliminate. It would be in her best interest to ask for a third clue to eliminate as many as possible.

[@nisargpatel4560]

She knew what number hallway she went through. After adding up the digits, she saw that two of them were the same, 13, while the rest were different. Since she already knew her hallway number, she could have left, if all of the sums were different. However, knowing she went through hallway 13, she didn't know which combination if 13, therefore she had to ask for a third clue. She wouldn't have needed that third clue if all of the sums were different, because she went through one hallway, and she knew which hallway it was.

[@ZhiggerA]

YES! Please Ted-Ed make more riddle videos!

[@darkjordan7647]

We beg

[@MightyButter]

need

[@seth9326]

I agree! their riddles are SSSOOO GOOD!!!!!!!!!! ☺

[@jerusalemtsige7593]

Please. We are desperate

[@grantbuzard6682]

Yes I need more!!!

[@scienceexplains302]

There is a small problem with the riddle. Zara could ask a 3rd clue for the benefit of the others. The riddle says her logic is perfect, not the others’. It doesn’t break the riddle, but 13 appearing twice is not the only reason she might ask the third clue.

[@pyromanic8]

Zara could have asked for the third clue in order to provide some extra information to her friends, as she saw that they would not be able to escape using just the two clues they heard, unlike her

[@aaaa9489]

Couldn't they just fly out?...

[@carlosalvarez2791]

They were stuck in a dungeon with no doors

[@panie445]

When they were being fed to the salamanders

[@ToadRoasted]

what about when they were being fed to the salamanders. they b could just fly out then. idk why i watched this vid. i just did

[@humant9664]

Why you buy clothes at the soup store!!????

[@ToadRoasted]

+creativekitty cat damn u

[@mathiasblm9482]

But if they can fly and the colosseum doesn't have a roof, why don't they just fly away when they are supposted to be feeded to the salamanders? Anti-flying field? Or did i just outsmart the system?

[@mathiasblm9482]

What comment? I have not seen any comment about this topic... Im sorry if copied someone. It was an accident :/

[@armood1925]

Mathiasblm its the power of math that’s important or else the riddles would be easy

[@dinanhafizh1433]

But the riddle wouldn't be exist if that happens :/

[@george_bungot]

its ok its all coincidental

[@nowonmetube]

You know a colosseum has hallways and basement, right??

[@jen-ij6kx]

ive figured it out and my self esteem got so much better thanks ted

[@russellcummings121]

I figured it out!! I'm never watching one of these again, so I can end on top!

[@aprilkang408]

Where did they get the radio transmitter

[@alejrandom6592]

yes

[@sammccoy3946]

April Kang they had it

[@spoonythegamer21]

April Kang they are a group that has powers like heros, don’t they need communication to work together?

[@ericatou4684]

Animator/editor

[@bawlerbro]

They pulled ut out

[@Yaheli102]

"I like pumpkim pie!"

[@jamesslick4790]

LOL

[@KIM-ju8xu]

Dean Winchester.

[@221197andy]

I got that answer as well :v

[@JonatasAdoM]

I don't like pumpkin pie!

[@mattnova18]

you lose!

[@zoebops5344]

I did it differently. I figured out very quickly that the combination 1-6-6 was the only way to have two equal numbers at the top and then just tried to find another code with the same sum.

[@user-ye2kf4ct2q]

I'm a Japanese. Recently, I have watched ted-ed and started solving riddle. But, I usually can't🥺🥺 However, I enjoy solving!!! I'm so excited about your movie!! I am very sorry for my poor English.

[@awesomegirldavricks1237]

MY BRAIN IS SO LAZY! I LOVE THESE VIDEOS BUT I NEVER ACTUALLY TRY AND WORK THEM OUT😆

[@ncrveteranranger985]

Same

[@ericanicolecunanan5276]

same here

[@deadsmile6806]

Rory Davricks me has same problem two

[@DigitalSalt]

you guys are missing out

[@misfitt3545]

Samez here

[@NixillShadowFox]

1:08 "Greater than" with two circles of the same sizes, "or equal to" with two circles of different sizes. I didn't realize that's how equality worked.

[@toms75]

Neither did I!

[@Tippex_Official]

You heard of feminists?

[@abcxyz-]

@@Tippex_Official oooooooooooooooh😂

[@zeycus]

A met this problem as a teenager, it was called "The ages of the three daughters", and supposed to have been praised by Einstein himself. The last clue was "Oh, yes, I forgot to tell you, my eldest daughter plays the piano", which seemed completely irrelevant but on second thought, it was not.

[@mralt5419]

What if Zara just asked for the third clue to help her friends be able to escape

[@rmrsavage7602]

your stories are so dark and scary they put me under pressure. btaman would figure this ish out in a heartbeat.

[@batmanbrucewayne1241]

Batman I am the real batman and I solved it under 000000.1 second because I am batman

[@maryteodosio2776]

Teenage Hustler omg yes. I feel so under pressure and nervous.

[@gulle8536]

Teenage Hustler answer? i like pumpkin pie!

[@rmrsavage7602]

BATMAN BRUCE WAYNE u know that's just 0.1 seconds right. I think what u were looking for is 0.0000001 seconds and *****​ it's nanosecond idk if attosecond is even a real word. The real Batman told me to tell u guys that

[@Kandro]

Teenage Hustler attoseconds are real lmow just do a simple google search "An attosecond is 1×10−18 of a second (one quintillionth of a second). For context, an attosecond is to a second what a second is to about 31.71 billion years. The word "attosecond" is formed by the prefix atto and the unit second. Atto- was made from the Danish word for eighteen (atten)." wikipedia is my source lol

[@teenfoe]

This actually the Three Daughters problem. A classic. A student asks his teacher: How old are your three daughters? The teacher says the product of their ages is 36. The student says this is not enough information. The teacher says if you add them up you get my house number. The student says this is still not enough information. So the teacher says the eldest one plays the piano.

[@dragoci2]

I knew that one!

[@karthikeyavishwanatham4261]

Exact same riddle lol

[@sonicrulez6916]

i don't get it

[@hstandeffer]

Her saying “the eldest one” tells you that it must be the choice of 2,2,9 because if it were 1,6,6 there wouldn’t be an eldest one since the oldest are both 6

[@aditisk99]

@@hstandeffer It could be 1,4,9 too

[@lambadajewo.4143]

Alright, so I’m not a native English speaker and these riddles were the main reason I learned what „even number” means in English. Thank you for that, TEDEd.

[@evnoteve5269]

Them putting the transmitter in her hair like that was so adorable and idk why

[@flipperzgg]

Wait, why didn't she purposely say a wrong answer, so she could return and tell them the answer

[@flipperzgg]

Tell them the code*

[@Dutchyman]

If she said the wrong code or anything for that matter, they would be thrown into the pit. Listen to the story -.-

[@baaaldur]

no, she would only be thrown back into the dungeon. they wouldnt be thrown into the pit til next morning.

[@jonatan01i]

But she can fly she wouldn't fall down if she don't want to.

[@Dutchyman]

+Exertuz she doesnt get a second chance, obviously...

[@454ffv]

in step 1, they shoulda eliminated the codes with double digit 3rd number since the passcode only allowed for 3 digits total. So like it couldn't be 1*3*12 because that's 4 digits. Not that it mattered but still

[@IFA1]

I thought I was the only one....I'm like its a 3 digit code with a 9 number keypad no way I'm fitting 12, 18, or 36 in that XD.

[@davidwebb4755]

I thought so as well.

[@ekimarcher]

I thought the same thing but the answer still doesn't change.

[@DrGerbils]

The puzzle never says anything about the code being limited to 3 digits.

[@IFA1]

+DrGerbils It doesn't have to, because it fits 1 digit per box. If it did fit 2 digits per box...how do I move on to the next digit box? Where on the keypad is the space/tab bar? If it were capable of 2 digits per box then it would be 6 digits meaning most importantly and finally where is 0? Because if it's 2 digits then there has to be a 0 in front of any number less than 10, and numbers with 0 like 10, 20,etc (Ex....A date written numerically is commonly written mm/dd/yyyy 8 digits. If today is March 3 2016 I'd have to put 03/03/2016). If it wasn't there then the number placed like for example the code 557 would then need to be typed 55, 55, 77 in order to move to the next digit place but the computer will see it as seventy-seven not seven. So no its 1 digit place per box because of the absence of 0 or some form of moving to the next box while filling in the space....sorry :p.

[@andrewtime9213]

oh wow i actually figured this one out by myself! the more of these riddles i do, the better i get at them

[@CosmicTherian]

“Concealed audio transmitter” *the transmitter sticking out of her hair*

[@bejerk7167]

I like pumpkin pie Nope (throws her into the dungeon)

[@Titanic-wo6bq]

WISHPER

[@joo-hyunsnarwhal7030]

title: can you solve-- me: *n o*

[@sahraali1229]

Correct

[@user-ne5dx4js3b]

Lol

[@juanpablosalazar4336]

M e: O z o.

[@lovidasmith]

@@juanpablosalazar4336 U l u

[@TheBigGuyBillyBob]

achievement get! solving a ted-ed riddle

[@rohitmahajan5814]

I am so happy I actually got a Ted Ed riddle right

[@anonymousmonkey9491]

alright, and we're gonna totally ignore the fact that Zara almost ditched us and left us for dead.

[@erhector]

look how easy we escaped at night. she had no excuse

[@iaccidentallysubbed1005]

The horses name was friday

[@alanacampbell8919]

Did u get that from iCarly 😂😂😂?

[@gwenpenaco7506]

LMAOOOO

[@victoriayasmeen4105]

different riddle brooo

[@tabularasa0606]

Lies it talked, it must be Mr Ed.

[@gigiv77ify]

Ahhaha

[@kaisarsihaloho975]

1:04 - 1:15 That animation is very good

[@mariamtamer3939]

this is one of the first times i solve one of these riddles and i’m very proud of myself

[@IsaacLevy]

or she asked for the third clue because she knew there wasn't enough info for her compatriots yet. In which case, game over, man! game over!

[@Stubbari]

Or she asked the thrid clue because she didn't have enough info to get out herself after the 2 clues.

[@alyssiagonzales7960]

Yep

[@7Poetica]

2:24 and look at #4

[@Jandalph]

I like how they just assumed she would just leave them to die the second she had her own way to escape.

[@Stubbari]

Jandalph Well, she's a perfect logician so she should leave whenever she knows the answer and not worry about her friends. So she would leave them to die. Luckily they could escape with her.

[@jadeow7502]

i would be so screwed

[@dancorwin9232]

So would we all

[@br4t11]

Same

[@MilesEdgeworth129]

Not many people in this world are perfect logicians. I am no exception.

[@kalebfowler1057]

+MilesEdgeworth129 it wasn't hard I got it and I'm in 8th grade

[@Barrett49cal]

+kaleb fowler congratulations you are good at math want a fucking medal?

[@Piikaachuu1203]

Moving camera at 0:29: stops moving at door 42, the answer to life, the universe, and everything

[@willwill878]

Finally . One riddle from Ted . I solved !!!!! Feeling like Ramanujan .😎😎

[@Echoes_act_3378]

Niceee

[@PowerNoob9000]

I worked out the options 2-3-6 and 3-3-4 before saying screw it.

[@clyax113]

Same

[@weakgait]

i did like 3 options :T im mad at myself

[@FronocoVideos]

Exactly the same!

[@deniserobinson2368]

There was no 2

[@gabi4593]

its 1 1 36. 1 x 1 = 1 1 x 36 = 36. 1 +1 = 2 2 +36 = 38. without the clues she couldnt find out the passcode because one is unique and it has to be acending. . . i dont actually know but im paused trying to figure it out. WISH ME LUCK !!!

[@vijayvellaithambi3339]

I assumed the digits could only be 0-9 (like a typical number pad). Luckily the solution still fell within that so I still got it right. 😅

[@andrewscrase917]

I had the same as Vijay. A key pad only has number 1 - 9. So for example 1x1x36 does not work. The answer still comes out the same however. The

[@estebanramirez8542]

Me too!

[@devvyas6751]

same bro

[@David-tw3fh]

The difference between 'number' and 'digit' . I made the same mistake. Could have been stated more clear in the explanation though.

[@judedrabble2477]

😠

[@morganr9825]

I used a completely different logic and STILL somehow got it right. The fourth clue says that Zara used "clues 1-3 to escape", as opposed to saying "all three clues". Therefore, I determined that the hallway number was 13 due to the wording. Then, "the largest number must be unique" implied that the other two were identical. The only combination that satisfied all rules in that case was the one that ended up being the correct answer. I am still not sure how I got away with this.

[@RiddlerRavi]

wow took me a while to crack this. would love to see some more such riddles. I love to make and solve riddles

[@SumitPalTube]

I had eliminated all numbers greater than 9 as only one digit can be keyed in. That, of course, took me off track.

[@ronjr4356]

Sumit Pal this is what threw me too, it looked as only if single digits was allowed.

[@nowonmetube]

They said numbers, not digits

[@mrs.roberts1961]

I did the same thing! I'm going to do this with my students today (middle school) and suggest they list ALL possibilities and not worry about the keypad being 1-9 ;-)

[@cosmos9688]

Same. Especially with the keypad animation at 0:31.

[@Darthmaulini]

Yes that part was unclear

[@morayeel3061]

clearly examine all buttons for fingerprints

[@halfnwhole751]

Where will zara find flour

[@lildishrag4860]

MORAY EEL that would take too long

[@augustinedaudu9203]

Irish Virador you could just put it under the light of those electric Gates and examine any reflection

[@Speedinglobster]

There will be people who got them wrong And the fingerprints don’t give the order either

[@augustinedaudu9203]

Hey Plays but will be able to use the second clue to determine what order it was in because we'll already know what buttons she pressed

[@BehIsReal]

Imagine dying to mutant salamanders because you said I like Pumpkin Pie!

[@sreejamarupalli8007]

When you don't completely understand the riddle, but your guess ends up right anyway.

[@LordSandwichII]

Why did I give up? I could have solved this! :'(

[@salmanmaqbool6825]

exactly my mind after every riddle answer

[@eduardogonzalez8485]

+salman maqbool AHAHAHAHAHAHA

[@oddeyes9046]

Animelover 123 me to! yayyyy! I had to pause it for like ten minutes

[@bcnicholas123]

me in literally every life situation

[@icarusty6481]

And this is why super villains always lose. They let their nemeses play logic games like this instead of just killing them right then and there and being done with it.

[@brogurtyoghurt7721]

When it said you have freed yourself with math and logic i was like "nope, not me I'm still in the dungeon waiting to get eaten"

[@BoogleBeats]

Yes, this is the first one I've solved!! On to greater challenges!

[@princeedhwardhezmi6469]

Well I guess my brain didn't work that hard '-'

[@agentnutella2948]

I love your profile picture, Finny is so cute~ (I still love Hetalia, crap)

[@dilennoris6547]

I'm happy cuz it's the first Ted riddle that I solved by myself.

[@RochesterOliveira]

Congrats!

[@bblil6778]

Good job young man!!!

[@jdfranklin2]

Same! I had no idea it was such a rush much better than drugs trust me DONT DO DRUGS DILEN

[@philia7332]

I was too bored to take a paper and look for it :'P

[@justinbenedictpilario5922]

ya me too!

[@averagetheatrefan]

This is the first ted ed puzzle i've solved and I feel like a genius

[@lukatufegdzic3272]

This is the first Ted-ed riddle I actually managed to solve! Anybody else?

[@kunjupulla]

I got it by a different way. I thought the girl deliberately asked for the 3rd clue (1-3) so that they can guess the hallway number.

[@iruleatgames]

I thought the same thing based off his wording, but for me, that left it unsolvable. I don't know how you could solve it an alternative way.

[@sreeharis7466]

Looking at the keypad I (wrongly) assumed that all three numbers are single digit. So it can be 6 6 1 or 3 3 4 or 2 2 9. Since she new the answer by second clue, but went for the third clue to help other guys, it must be 3 3 4.

[@kunjupulla]

Spencer Geller she asked the third clue because 3 means she started from the first clue and ended in the third, i.e, 1 to 3 (1-3) which can be considered 13.

[@jdosh6907]

Sreeram S Nair coincidence

[@Bleagle]

@@sreeharis7466 But that wouldn't help the other guys, as the third clue only eliminates (1,6,6) from the group! (2,2,9) would still be valid, too.

[@regularlemon8141]

I SOLVED IT!! I'M SO PROUD OF MYSELF!!!

[@iralanuzo4321]

congrats!

[@regularlemon8141]

Ira Lanuzo thank you so much. :)

[@alicia-hd2cs]

YeskelaKing ! Well done! :D

[@ni.9352]

Same! :D

[@jimmywu1011]

this is the only ted-ed riddle I solved by myself. I'm so proud of myself LOL

[@CassidyNab]

Step one: confirm you have green eyes Step two: escape the dungeon

[@What.does.it.take.]

Fabulous as always, TedEd :)