Can you solve the sea monster riddle? - Dan Finkel

[@TEDEd]

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[@Mysteri0usChannel]

How do we know the ancestors used a base 10 system, or that they used our method of writing numbers and not, let's say... a more Roman approach?

[@TEDEd]

@Dragon King Acnologia We do! Most recently on our video "History vs. Sigmund Freud" we recommended Matt Walker's "Why We Sleep." You can check out our full list of recs here: bit.ly/TEDEdBookRecommendations Enjoy! 📚🤓

[@kamstrz]

Hi friend. I admirer you (I have no idea if that was good grammar or not)

[@Umair-Khan-]

Still Didn't maked a single video on covid-19.😒

[@dhoom-z7221]

Can I use a calculator to solve?

[@MegaAgamon]

A random guard 5 days ago: "Let's take a pearl out of these chests it isn't like they are counted"

[@painfulpee5789]

Oml xD

[@binnieminnie9803]

Lmao rip

[@alexmun7391]

@Rachel He ulozo

[@someguywithahecktonofcomme9154]

@Rachel He zolul

[@kinyacat5919]

Theyre city is doomed

[@TheRealGuywithoutaMustache]

I'm just confused as to why those sea monsters want those pearls, like they're literally underwater, they can get it themselves.

[@smokebomb6760]

It is easier for them, like texas for not killing you

[@hpds3133]

It's easier for you to ask your friend's homework answers rather than answering them yourself

[@maximuscraig8222]

Oh gosh you’re here again

[@Code_Geel]

I live on land and can get food anytime I want, but if someone would bring me food, I'd still be happy

[@yeetmyauntaccountlikethisa8622]

OH it's you I didn't know your learning riddle too that make sense :l

[@TehWolfmanOP]

"Each containing a precisely counted number of pearls prepared by your ancestors for exactly this purpose." Ancestors: "Let's make each chest have a different number of pearls inside even though we know exactly how many pearls the monsters want."

[@egge]

what if there are a different amount of monsters tho? gotta prepare for multiple cases

[@akshayniemishra694]

@@egge But it would still be a multiple of 1001

[@AmateurStorytime]

@@akshayniemishra694 Not necessarily. Let's say there were 8 Leviathan lords. Then you'd have 13x11x8, which is 1,144.

[@markimbing8018]

The legend specifically said “Each leviathan would then divide its share into 11 equal piles.” and “Each kraken would then divide its share into 13 equal piles.” However, it didn’t specify how many leviathan lords there would be. It just said, “The pearls would be split evenly between the leviathan lords.”, so the kraken and mermites would remain the same in number.

[@criscusack]

@@markimbing8018 Sure it did: 7! Check Rule 2 "Each of the 7 piles" [one per Leviathan]..

[@somerandomweeb4836]

Plot twist: they made a counting mistake 1000 years ago

[@alexortiz9777]

Also likely someone embezzled a few pearls

[@TheSassi14]

@@alexortiz9777 both cancelled each other out, leaving you with a number of pearls dividable by 1001

[@fathfez7991]

Is that Narnia?

[@zulfanauliya9789]

I have never seen anyone getting hearted by Ted-Ed

[@menthaspicata1571]

Plot twist: the numbers aren't base 10

[@nightowlanimate7813]

Ted Ed: We need something original for a city in the middle of the ocean. Some dude: how about we merge Antarctica and Atlantic together? Ted Ed: PERFECT

[@abhishekpanwar7022]

Just about to comment the same thing

[@nightowlanimate7813]

Abhishek Panwar 😂 too bad you're late. Srry bro

[@KartheekTammana123]

@@nightowlanimate7813 Huh. I thought they merged Antarctica and Atlantis

[@yasmin-m-07]

Kartheek Tammana Yeah me too

[@ewe8929]

Very original

[@frostflamegames673]

You'd only need to fish up a single pearl per YEAR, with one year having 2 pearls in order to satisfy the sea monsters in 1000 years. Honestly, these are some very fair sea monsters. Wish my rent could be that low.

[@ng42.]

1001 pearls per 1000 years

[@mohamedb737]

hhhh yeah my rent over a 1000 years is a small country's GDP

[@_pitako]

@@ng42. that's 1.001 pearls a year, such a great deal!

[@frozenover_exe]

@@mohamedb737 If said small country is Singapore that’s way worse

[@mohamedb737]

@@frozenover_exe I think that's my rent over the age of the universe hahaha

[@shamitsharma7304]

Lesson learnt: Remember how to read the ancient digit system

[@TEDEd]

This is the exactly the takeaway we had hoped for

[@kevinlane1219]

@@TEDEd Here's a riddle: what happens when the unstoppable force meets the immovable object?

[@somerandomweeb4836]

@@kevinlane1219 see minutephysics

[@BigattckFirecat]

But what if they were taught and any information or hints are gone.

[@nilavsarkar748]

@@kevinlane1219 U get an incredibly Awesome movie : The Dark Knight

[@nuggetillustrations383]

5 days ago- guard : I’m gonna surprise my wife with a Pearl necklace; I’m sure these boxes full of them can spare a few

[@mouthlesshater]

AAAAAAARGH

[@zer0serpents106]

Dang O-O

[@aviXex]

😂

[@sprazz8668]

“I wonder what those symbols on the front mean? Eh, I’m sure it doesn’t matter. Probably just when they were collected or something.”

[@thanthanh5190]

Plot twist: he makes it possible to divide equally

[@nicolekow1600]

0:13 According to legend, once every thousand years there comes a solvable ted ed riddle...

[@jojohendo7385]

Try the Einstein one if ur good at sudoku

[@drewpeacock9087]

And this is that riddle! First one I actually nailed, although I did need to get a pen and paper

[@infiniti2011]

​@@jojohendo7385 That's the one I first solved. I love those types of riddles. We had a book full of them for school, and I breezed through it.

[@electricchris9932]

This is one of the few riddles I was actually able to solve

[@l554446l]

TED-Ed: “7 Leviathan Lords...10 giant kraken...12 mermites.” Me: (Multiplication problem. How hard could it be?) TED-Ed: “Unfortunately...you don’t know how to read the ancient numbers.” Me: “Of course, TED-Ed.”

[@Paul-A01]

It's always something with these guys...

[@ewe8929]

They might as well teach us their language now

[@nhathuynguyen4736]

It’s Ted-Ed anyway, what else do you expect? :D

[@theguyman256]

Most riddles like this: ha you see, you actually had to do 7x11x13 haha. Ted-ed: decipher ancient languages of past civilizations

[@ee-vk7is]

im still confused by where did those 7x11x13 come from . not 7x10x12. anyone can help ?

[@daichi1069]

plot twist: one of the pearls fall while bringing it to the monsters

[@tristannaess2558]

Different plot twist. They use dozenal

[@Apotoxin-nz6ws]

Just get rid of 1000 other ones and you're good

[@fallingforward9173]

@@Apotoxin-nz6ws plot twist, you have no idea that a pearl fell down due to the blanket structure of your entire city(it also floats somehow.).

[@awesomemantroll1088]

Grab one from one of the other chests.

[@fallingforward9173]

@@awesomemantroll1088 you don't know that one has fallen off, that's why it's a plot twist. It's an easy problem to solve, but you don't solve it because you don't know it's there, like forgetting your keys before you leave the house and lock all the doors and windows, that's why it's a plot twist.

[@rileybishop3597]

You may not have enough time to count how many pearls are in the boxes but you should have enough time to use the pearls in the chest to count out 1001 pearls and give them that. Especially considering everyone would be willing to help given that their life is on the line

[@Deathnotefan97]

You are assuming that 1001 pears is enough Yeah, it satisfies the even splitting rule, but it’s also a paltry offering

[@khosani1726]

The condition was given simply that the answer is a multiple of 1001, not that it had to be a higher multiple. Sea monsters are apparently arbitrary with their pickiness.

[@samtrout5147]

I enjoy the fact that you dress up riddles and puzzles as stories.

[@DarkRizzard69]

That is technically what riddles are but I like its narration

[@kingwolf3044]

Ever wonder if they’re set in the same universe?

[@salt-x4o]

Ruler of ATLANTARTICA: Dismisses legend MONSTERS:Whomst has awakened the ancient one

[@senaahasan5182]

"Haha..I haven't seen a monster come out in ages!!" Monsters: *so anyway then I started blasting*

[@epikitee2186]

And then it turned out that the ancient system didn't use base 10, but someone stole several pearls a couple years ago (because who would notice, like, 3 pearls missing among however many thousands are in those chests?) and it turned out to all balance out in the end. Not that anyone was ever aware of this.

[@CRONCHBOIWATER]

was looking for a comment about base 10 counting

[@electronresonator8882]

ancestor A : "our future children shall face the same peril, what should we do" ancestor B :"aha, let;s prepare them 1000 boxes full of pearls and don't teach them how to read numbers" ancestor A : "brilliant !!"

[@shadowfox3442]

@Matthew CHOI........

[@martinaguilar5646]

STONKS!

[@milx7210]

@Matthew CHOI *stonks*

[@Rainy_R]

*y e s*

[@alexc3543]

Me: Tosses an empty box down, containing 0 pearls. Leviathan lords: Bruh Me: Divide them into 7 groups of 0! Leviathan lords: Alright, you win this time.

[@nazninsultanashima1937]

Intellectual!

[@ultra-flamaxus]

Epic Bruh moment.

[@confusedpotato7045]

Kraken kommanders : no no he’s got a point

[@Bloobinton]

Your the next Tom Ed

[@NotAnAlex_Guy]

I get the joke, but you have to have a Pearl at least so uh *not stronks?*

[@Vamilator7165]

Ok so not only did my ancestors pull an epic prank on me by leaving, not one chest but 5, they also assumed that either I as their descendant was a math wiz and could quickly calculate the correct solution, or that the monsters would be super patient as I sat down with my abaccus and counted out the amount of pearls required and then counted the content of each chest. It's a wonder Atlantarctica lasted this long with previous generations setting up newer ones to fail

[@misakianimated]

I thought the same lmao

[@ComDenox]

I mean, they wrote the amounts on the chests and from their perspective, it was readable. The only thing they didn't account for was that the numeric system changed in 1000 years, everything else was fine.

[@billyotea6421]

They were probably Asians parents

[@DonickPL]

​@@ComDenoxthats not what he means

[@TherealNiqqa]

they waited 1000 years to collect your rent so yes they are more than super patient

[@dahomeboi9759]

“If there is an uneven amount or an extra pearl, they will tear the city down” They should be grateful that they get an extra pearl

[@facundollamosas8208]

They're really sensible to inequality

[@prometheus7387]

The monsters are ideal communists!

[@madiliarianawati5424]

they have OCD

[@Inkyminkyzizwoz]

@@facundollamosas8208 *sensitive

[@bobrock6438]

@@prometheus7387 they taught marx the arts of communism

[@oldrabbit8290]

so: - these chests were prepared for such occasion, but the ancient kings decide to mix in 4 wrong chests for some reason. - the city has 5 chests of valuable pearls, but let them gathering dust in the basement for thousands of years. If they believe in the prophecy, they should rewrite these numbers ages ago. If they don't believe, then it's just bad management. - for some reason, no pearl has been lost after thousands years of neglection. - no one bothers to call the historians, who should be able to read your old language. - the monsters don't accept any leftover pearl, even though they could use that fund to throw a party for everyone if they don't want unequal payment. "You want to give me more money? How dare you!" on the side note, the Kraken is such a nice boss. They divide the spoil equally with their minions; and because the mer-something have no one else to split the spoil, they actually receive the same pay as their lord. Either the mer-something have a good trade union, or someone had read Das Kapital in his free time.

[@carlosortiz1070]

I think its so they can just give them all of the chests.

[@andrescrespo2514]

I mean it really isn’t much to do with Marxist economic analysis, read The Prince. Machiavelli describes the qualities a good prince should have and how he should pay his men. Two other quick points, Adam smith advised paying your workers twice their need so that they may raise a family so that class of worker does not die out and, Marx never really advocated for totally equal pay. With the seizure of the means of production there is still the division of labour and the natural disparities that come with those smaller hierarchies the goal being to lessen them so no one individual had more power than the rest to be able to exploit the others. This typically improves the social cohesion of the workers and results in increases in productivity and maintaining a nearly similar pay roll.

[@VyLe-lq8yv]

nam trịnh người Việt hả

[@ruirui1164]

maybe they're all communist

[@VyLe-lq8yv]

rui rui oh 👌:)

[@nickr.4075]

So the sea monsters destroyed Atlantis because the offering had “leftover” pearls? I did not know sea creatures had OCD.

[@shawnburke-hutchinson5901]

Sea Monsters: There is an offering that is one pearl too much. It’s triggering my OCD! +1 sin

[@impossiblehanley2732]

No, it's because they would fight for the extra pearls

[@Spacebugg]

@@impossiblehanley2732 why dont they just.... *GIVE IT BACK!?*

[@theaegislash8249]

@@Spacebugg Cus they still want the pearl for themselves?

[@Spacebugg]

@@theaegislash8249 but thats not the amount they wanted

[@arisontube]

A cheaper solution: Just give them 1001 pearls.. With a few servants it shouldn't take more than 5 minutes to count them.

[@silentwaves6389]

This is actually clever.

[@thomb.9013]

@@silentwaves6389 unless they want a ransom of atleast x pearls. then oyu need for example 10,001 pearls, taking to long. but if not ur fine. and clearly they want at least 100 pearls per, due to all the chests having at least 100X1001 in them

[@blackscreenscreen6961]

It doesn't work . So let s say you do have 1001 pearls. First you neet to give the pearls to 7 leviathans. That leaves each leviathan with 143 pearls. The each take one for themselves, so that actually leaves each leviathan with 142 pearls, and since they can't devide that to 10 krakens your city get's destroyed. I calculated that there are exactly 917 creatures, and if you divide that by 7 you get 131, take one for each lev. So 130 actually divides by 10. The result is each kraken has 13 pearls, they take one for themselves so that leaves 12 pearls and wouldn't you know that goes perfectly for 12 fish. They got the answer wrong on this one and no one noticed probably bc no one does the actual math lol

[@seven_8434]

@@blackscreenscreen6961 the leviathans don't take one pearl, they divide the pearls into 11 piles and take one pile for themselves. So it goes like this: 1001 ÷ 7 = 143, each Leviathan gets 143 pearls, then they divide it into 11 piles, 143 ÷ 11 = 13, and take a single pile for themself, so each Leviathan ends up with 13 pearls. Then the krakens divide their pile into 13 piles, 13 ÷ 13 = 1. So each Leviathan gets 13 pearls and the krakens and mermites get 1 pearl each.

[@nzombom]

@@blackscreenscreen6961 did you even watch the solution

[@kinghiccup]

ted-ed: solves all these crazy riddles me: can't even tie a shoelace

[@TEDEd]

Personally, we prefer the Bunny Ear Method 🐰

[@kartiksharma2361]

i can solve the riddle but still cant tie shoelace

[@geraldjinx]

@TED-Ed I hate when people just use very complicated Methods.

[@matthewl6627]

Next up: The shoelace riddle

[@memekasagar4314]

Me: can’t even spell lays

[@deKahedron]

Plot twist: not believing in the ancient stories of sea monsters, I had already spent all the pearls to improve the quality of the Atlantarctic drains.

[@Alkalus]

*This riddle really un-Loched my ability to solve future riddles!*

[@isaiahsangilan8889]

I don't sea the joke

[@franziska9260]

Christ, dude, that's a more painful pun than the "meets the eye" joke on the Cyclops sheep video

[@christina4558]

That's enough pun for tuna-it...

[@rockspoon6528]

Imagine having five enormous chests of valuable resources lying around for something you thought was an absurd myth.

[@Pineapply_Queen]

We don't know if the pearls have any other value for their civilization.

[@TigruArdavi]

Did it with a spreadsheet, getting all the 6-digit multiples of 1001, then checking whether the string of digits fits the patterns on the chests. Does actually just fit with the correct chest but within that, you find actually more than 600 combinations between 100 000 and 999 999 where the pattern ABC ABC fits. Neatly made animation, I like this :-)

[@Internalisverychill]

Ted-ed: Can you solve this riddle? Me: *Quick answer no*

[@kevinlane1219]

Then down to the deepest depths with you and your people, so sayeth we, the Seven Leviathans.

[@matheuss.3596]

Long answer: yes lol

[@Internalisverychill]

@@matheuss.3596 ikr lol

[@jannettecolle6182]

TED-Ed: Theres no time to recount. Leviathan Lords & Kraken: We do tho

[@833Rowan]

monsters: gimme them now no time for u to count monsters 2 seconds later: ok now wait for me to count all of these to see if u live or not

[@ChrisHinners008]

@@833Rowan everyone would just be like BRUH

[@fleasy4393]

Sea monsters have Rainman counting powers, that's just basic lore.

[@archtansterpg4246]

I love how the leviathans just happen to command their armies in such convenient numbers for the purposes of this riddle. :)

[@bingusofwales]

“You didn’t believe these stories were true” “Your sister nation was annihilated because of this” K

[@academicunboxing1402]

😂😂😂😂

[@franziska9260]

I didn't believe in my sister nation anyway 😂

[@Cats83747]

they didnt know why atlantis sunk they could have just thought is was a story

[@AlexLopez-hn5ru]

"I'm sure she was just exaggerating"

[@CrazyAvidGamer]

It was just a flu /s

[@sreejasrivaram8250]

everyone gangster until the chests have roman type numericals.

[@knightlypoleaxe2501]

Roman?

[@stormchazer3068]

@@knightlypoleaxe2501You are right, indeed not even close to Roman, not only do they look different, but the Romans use a different kind of number system with counting stuff by or off eacother. This riddle wouldn't have been possible with the Roman numerals, so also not with a number system like the Romans.

[@alexanderjoseph5380]

@@stormchazer3068 I think that was the point. It would be impossible.

[@agioiutdrdgfyfyfhgky]

Or duodecimal/literally any other number base...

[@orderandkhos6269]

Not even close

[@xcorpionxting84]

nice solution, but it can be done in another easier way: just count and give 1001 (7*11*13) pearls. This satisfies the division needed, and you keep more pearls for your kingdom that way.

[@CookieM0nster76]

"Can you solve the..." No. I can't. We've been through this. Tens of times. I Cannot. Stop asking. Still gonna watch the video though lol

[@namesareoldschool4533]

@Voteforbella Thank you.

[@0606Deco]

@Voteforbella I know the guy wasn't very polite, but this puzzle is considerably easier than others in the channel. And I wish the person who posted the original comment actually tried. Enigmas and puzzle are awesome, but solving by yourself is even better.

[@nanaadusei6604]

0606Deco @its pms’ comment was unnecessary though, and it assumes that everyone has the same mathematical prowess as they do. It might be easy for you but that doesn’t mean it’s easy for everyone. Even if OP’s original comment was a joke. It’s pms’ comment would still be unnecessary

[@itsashplazxxx1649]

its ms I’m sorry but I can’t seem to find WHO ASKED

[@vernanonix]

@@Randomuser-dl5mx Small correction. You technically don't want to find the LCM here because the number needs to be simultaneously divisible by all three numbers, so just the product of the numbers. Now, since all the factors for the number are prime, that is what you do in essence. But you can't divide 24 by 3 then 8, then 6, right? (Just for the sake of example.)

[@bryanw4582]

1000 years ago they knew you would need an EXACT number of pearls but they left 5 chests? The real villain is not the sea monster, it’s your jokester ancestors.

[@ephyreus]

@Kyoko Chan If the city is old enough and if they come once every 1000 years u may easily see the pattern, you don't know how many times they came before

[@ossiencadwallourien-modred447]

​@Derek Meng different patterns wouldn't allow for the "1,001" trick

[@daniels5780]

Sea monsters die and reproduce. you have to have options.

[@daerdevvyl4314]

Dan Z The ancestors didn’t know you needed a trick. They thought you’d be able to read the numbers. So they prepared chests for the different patterns that might happen in 1000 years.

[@emiliekarlsen7081]

Maybe the other ones are just filled to the brim so they have a place to get pearls from 😅

[@Imamotherfreakingavocado]

Wow, these sea monsters must be great friends, they share completely equally

[@truegentlemen4174]

Rantaro

[@truegentlemen4174]

The ultimate avocado

[@danielmakhlouf8931]

Ted ed : can you figure which box is it? Me : *randomly select a box and got it right* : GENIUS

[@naveengadhwal2838]

FINALLY after years of watching riddles and failing to answer them... I finally solved one!!

[@flowergirl6267]

Navin Mali what might be the answer?

[@AftabAlam-xz5ee]

@@flowergirl6267 2nd chest was answer. It's pretty easy question.

[@eliakimrodrigues]

@@AftabAlam-xz5ee It might be easy, but it's not evident. Almost no one knows the special properties of 7*11*13.

[@santiagoflores9926]

GIRL, SAMEEE

[@bb5bucks]

I’m in that boat too! Finally solved one

[@robinbanks7500]

Plot twist: they didn’t count using base-10.

[@thomb.9013]

hexadecimals, also known as base 16.

[@iminediamonds]

The rules state that the numbers are in base 10

[@cyanisnicelol]

3EF3EF: Am I a joke to you? But really, If it was hexadecimal I'd hope the number corresponds to 3EF3EF, or a multiple of 3EF3EF

[@sincerelysof]

"the monsters accept your ransom and swim back down to the depths for another thousand years". Why not another 1001 years? 🤓

[@eclecticsoffy]

Does it matter at that point

[@goddessdeedeebubblesofimag7789]

@@eclecticsoffy riddle would be a lil easier to solve that way and it kinda just-- fits, cuz referencing/ hinting at the math problem

[@eclecticsoffy]

@@goddessdeedeebubblesofimag7789 oh ok, just wondering

[@sebastianelytron8450]

What does a sea monster eat? Fish and ships

[@sophi765]

haha

[@rebeccasutton2401]

and citys

[@rebeccasutton2401]

oh I get it now

[@bruhmoment1271]

I love ur about... 😂😅

[@rebeccasutton2401]

fish and chips fish and ships

[@percuss3757]

Every TedEd riddle ever: uNfOrTuNaTeLy

[@innitheotaku3883]

TedEd: complicating things for no reason since 1999

[@marveltrailers6015]

My city is surrounded by sea monsters. Also me Let's decode ancient numbers because only one of our 5 ancestors kept the right amount of pearls....

[@nightowlanimate7813]

Monsters waiting outside: da fuk took them so long?

[@aarongilbertphonetube219]

I'm guessing all the chests have the correct amount for particular events

[@franziska9260]

@@aarongilbertphonetube219 if there are more of these monsters I'm taking my city to land and staying there

[@thalespro9995]

Just count 1001 pearls

[@daerdevvyl4314]

Thales pro999 They said you didn’t have time.

[@karellengkong1918]

SAY WHAT YOU WANT, THIS IS THE FIRST TED-ED RIDDLE THAT MY IDIOTIC BRAIN ACTUALLY SOLVED WITHOUT WATCHING THE SOLUTION I'M SO HAPPY.

[@iriotero1760]

Sameee lol

[@mrjoe332]

Me too. It's the first time I felt smart in so long

[@johnlucas6683]

I'm with you. Although my solution and choice ended up just being lucky.

[@absentcoder4552]

Similar story - didn’t have a calculator on hand but the moment I saw the number “1,001” it was a great epiphany.

[@albreigh]

Saaaame

[@danielcgallagher]

More so than any of the other TED-Ed riddles that I have seen so far, this one is very solvable by just giving it an earnest shot (i.e. by just trying stuff to see what happens).

[@georgeliang4800]

Why can’t the ancestors just leave the right chest so we don’t need to worry about it.

[@mythicql9652]

George Liang I think because the army might be different so then you’d need a different amount of pearls

[@aleksitjvladica.]

Liang, you have 70 IQ.

[@RailwayPenguin]

Or better, why didn't the new ruler just count out 1001 pearls to give?

[@hunnitbaehunnitbae8804]

@@RailwayPenguin It was literally mentioned that she didn't have enough time

[@RailwayPenguin]

@@royinc.1191 must have missed that.

[@nealliu1746]

my ancestors: offers thousands of pearls to the lords me, an intellectual: poison the pearls and kill the monsters, securing the absolute dominance over the sea for eternity

[@roshanpaul1184]

How would you poison something already inedible? No reason it should work. What if the monsters love the poison so much they demand a second helping?

[@wouterlahousse9637]

You stole this! This strategy is the legitimate property of the United kingdom.

[@neejan1029]

And how would that work? They're not going to eat the pearls. It's inedible

[@nealliu1746]

@@roshanpaul1184 well the video said you FEED them the pearls 🤔

[@tiniwish5248]

Monster: EaTS peArLs

[@mogenoof]

0:29 detecting multiple leviathan class life forms in the area. are you sure what you're doing is worth it?

[@dhirendrakalita9237]

Step 1: Confirm you have green eyes. Step 2: Ask the monsters to leave

[@mithmoonwalker]

monsters: HAHA I HAVE GREEN EYES TWO AND MORE OF THEM

[@ruirui1164]

bruh

[@tod3608]

I don't get it

[@batteryz9615]

@Matthew CHOI Which video is it?

[@madhusai220]

@@batteryz9615 try searching "green eyes Ted ed puzzle" that should bring up the video

[@destux]

There's arctic, Then there's antarctic, And then there's atlantarctic

[@Based-Degenerate]

I think it would have been better if instead of arctic you wrote Atlanta

[@fadeonline1384]

Its Atlantis plus Antarctica and Arctic

[@obi-wankenobi4886]

"Can you solve this problem?" "I'll answer when i come back"

[@nouche]

This is actually the first time I managed to solve a TED-Ed riddle myself!

[@DittoJoe]

Me too! Kudos 🥳

[@andriesbingani]

I was almost there, I didn’t get the pattern part

[@amirah23]

I was happy enough that I even thought of LCM lol

[@tirthgolwala1233]

This was one of the easiest TED-Ed riddles

[@hieulechi2548]

I totally agree

[@dumbassalert1943]

it's the only one i've ever done correctly lmao

[@hardikdua8123]

yeah

[@Tomer_Zaitsev]

@@dumbassalert1943 me too i think

[@juliaprohaska9295]

Don't ruin my victory 🙈

[@DoFliesCallUsWalks]

Queen: Oh no I can't count! You: Don't worry, I'll make him an offer he can't refuse

[@mrb9825]

“You don’t know how to read their numbering system. Luckily, their system turns out to be a substitution code for our system”. Uh huh. Lucky break.

[@userasdf]

My exact complaint as well. These guys should know about roman numerals. Entirely different way of writing a base 10 numbering system. Could be 2 squiggly symbols sometimes mean 1 digit as well. Lot of numbering systems have 2 somewhat separate symbols meaning 1 number.

[@jessicav931]

I miss that part, that explains alot. I was coming to say that I could create a number system where every number is a totally different simbol. Like 1 will be ¢ and 10 ¥ and 100 ∆

[@Bruhdley.W]

Hey bro, I know it’s been 7 months. I appreciate your sarcastic tone. But you didn’t put the period inside the quotations. I’m going to have to mark your paper off by 12

[@mrb9825]

@@Bruhdley.W Ah, your wit is as sharp as it is timely.

[@Chard9463]

Trying to think of solution: Alright, let's get Kraken.

[@wingedbluj1674]

CURSE YOU, PETER THE PANDAAAAAAA

[@the_boggert_personal]

UUGH I LOVE IT IT'S TEEERRRRIBLLEEE

[@andrewcheng1948]

A angry Karen would work to

[@SkittishGirl...]

I did it. This is my first time I successfully soved a TedX problem that also had right explanation.

[@sybelleesguerra6635]

Crew Member 1: What should we call the island in the riddle? Crew Member 2: How 'bout Antarctica? Crew Member 3: Nah, mate, let's do Atlantis. Crew Member 4: aTLanTaRtLca

[@Atapd]

me: crew 1 **** ted-ed: crew 4 ; )

[@avivastudios2311]

Crew Member 5: How 'bout Gattaca? The others: *laugh*

[@nathankaltz6925]

"There is nothing special about 725" EXCUUUUUSE ME!!!!! 725 DESERVES MORE RESPECT!!!!!!

[@sneakers1553]

Y

[@Mateusz-Maciejewski]

Yes, 725 is the least number of pearls for 5 leviathans with 5 krakens and 29 mermites.

[@EdwardNavu]

@@Mateusz-Maciejewski Not quite. It's 5 Leviathans with 4 krakens under each, with 28 mermites under each kraken. It's 5x(4+1)x(28+1) instead of 5x5x29.

[@Mateusz-Maciejewski]

@@EdwardNavu You're right. I forgot that bosses also want pearls.

[@ricardodeleon0475]

Sadge 725 noises

[@Justme_1213]

“Madam, the monsters are here” “THROW THE PEARLS”

[@siriyadla1334]

I can't be the only one who doesn't solve the question, sees the answer and say "I was right"

[@jeonghwang6223]

IKR

[@LordShehap]

what ?

[@dreamcanvas5321]

I actually guessed right, but wasn't sure because I got mostly through the logic. I got as far as multiplying the three primes, and then multiplying them by 100 to get a six digit number. I saw that that resulted in 100,100; and only one box had a double-matching pattern so I picked it. But, I hadn't gone far enough to realize it was right, I just eliminated the others as not possible and wasn't sure "why" that last one was right without the explanation.

[@jucom756]

That's normally what i do too, but this one was pretty simple imo, maybe that's just because i've been interested in these kinds of math problems for a while.

[@sargunbhatti9038]

me too bro

[@cosie1336]

"The piles must split evenly": this is easy! "You can't read the numbers": wait WHAT. *multiplies 7 × 11 × 13 on calculator*: nevermind this is easy again.

[@cupcakkesprostitvte]

Plot twist: Your ancestors did not follow the 10-base numerical system

[@ankitdoddamane391]

I finally solved a ted-ed riddle...after fours years of watching ted-ed! Huge achievement you see...

[@prasunadhikari6054]

Same

[@jacobkhu-oldacc.4491]

ditto! this is simple algebra~ all the other riddles were either very logical intensive or builds on number theories.

[@DJTileTurnip]

The pearl economy in Atlantartica must be high if they can feed all of them to monsters every 1000 years

[@0mathgaming]

1000 years is a long time though

[@ishanjain922]

Finally, after all this time, a problem that I could solve. Let me tell you mortals, it feels legendary

[@PhilomenaPhilominnie]

That princess who doesn't know the numbers allocated supplies better than the government in this lockdown.

[@dreamcanvas5321]

It's because she was more concerned about saving the city than pocketing the pearls for her personal fortune.

[@kousikdas9794]

@@dreamcanvas5321 lol

[@raydrysdale2726]

Smashed this one out the park with identical reasoning... Easiest riddle yet for sure

[@heyitsmatt3953]

I'm just happy that I get to be hot in one of these riddles, usually I look like a deformed muppet.

[@jayyates1921]

Ted-Ed : “see if you can solve this!” Me : “it’s 4am”

[@vdawgvinny]

“If there is uneven amount of pearls or an extra pearl, they will tear the city down” *Ah yes I see a perfectionist*

[@ispeakforthetrees69]

Probably they are Virgos

[@mieldasma8326]

they should be grateful they get an extra pearl⚪️

[@tryhardest4844]

You: *Accidentally drops the box of pearls when going back up the stairs*

[@Momingi]

XD ikr

[@manjularathaur9712]

It would be just like me

[@Spacebugg]

your pfp fits

[@MrTeknotronic]

"There isn't enough information to decode the ancient Atlantartican numeral system." Then you go on to make assumptions about the structure of the ancient Atlantartican numeral system

[@kentakagi5214]

ted ed assuming it's a based ten system 🙄

[@l-DrFizz-l]

@@kentakagi5214 it literally says in the rules its base 10

[@archiecook4232]

@@l-DrFizz-l MrTeknotronic is right as say roman numerals are base ten and it would not work for them

[@sajeucettefoistunevaspasme]

@@archiecook4232 how ?

[@diegonathanielmina7361]

Only the symbols for the digits are said to have changed. It's safe to assume that it continued using the same base for the past 1000 years: a highly likely scenario given that the same applies to many cultures of humans. And it might be possible to decode the ancient numeral system fully, but it would take too much time given that there are a bunch of very powerful and impatient sea creatures right outside the city.

[@themanwithaplan.3494]

i got this one! I reasoned that to divide chests with that precision, they must be in bits of the lcm of those piles (being 7*11*13), which equated to 1001. Any 6 digit number which is a multiple of 1001 would be of the form abcabc, meaning only one chests could be the answer (making the assumption the number system on the chests are base 10).

[@jr.p.8429]

First half: Here's a problem that should be easy. Second half: BUT THEN YOU CAN'T [insert conundrum here]

[@s7intlyFN]

Imagine the queen doing all of this in her head in like 2 minutes I’d just pick the chest with a closed top lol

[@ibee1104]

Hey Mr Cheese

[@s7intlyFN]

@@ibee1104 hola

[@SingularPhasmid]

You're talking to yourself, Mr. Cheese. Get some help/

[@s7intlyFN]

@@SingularPhasmid What a good idea

[@MAA-kw4ez]

I would THROW THEM ALL

[@asr2009]

ancestors: lets give the monsters 768, 768 pearls, even though only 1001 would suffice.

[@pauljoseph3081]

*Let those damn sea monster do the counting instead, they seem to be good at math!* 🤪

[@randompastahandle]

Lol

[@oscarfinley8554]

easy: just give them zero coins and they will be so confused by how to split the money, they'll die on the spot

[@The-Cookie]

Good Point.

[@mithmoonwalker]

unless, oh no *I BECOME THE DED*

[@LavaLambz]

pearl*

[@heraldcarljesalva36]

It's 0/(7*11*13), not the other way around. Still zero.

[@amosbatalden5871]

@Antony Rye That defeats the point. You don't have time to count out 1001 pearls.

[@42ndadventurer41]

THE ONE TED ED RIDDLE I ACTUALLY SOLVED CORRECTLY THIS IS A HISTORIC DAY

[@DChen123-b5l]

Who else loves all of Ted Ed’s riddles and other vids???? ♥️♥️♥️

[@ShinichiKudoQatnip]

Meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee 🙋🏿‍♂️

[@shaquilleoatmeal4883]

me: *thinking that i could finally get a ted ed riddle* ted-ed: "unfortunately, the symbols they used to write digits 1,000 years ago have changed with time, and you don't know how to read the ancient numbers" me: yeah no

[@BlueHighlighter-ew8qd]

Best solution: FIND ANY RELIABLE DAMN HISTORIAN WHICH CAN READ 10 CENTURIES OLD SH!T

[@lanielas]

Plot Twist: Ancient digit system wasn't base 10

[@daerdevvyl4314]

Lanielas Plot twist: Read Rule 4.

[@radimvalencik7953]

Sorry to ruin it by giving the 100th upvote

[@Cloiss_]

Yeah I was gonna say the same thing but it's mentioned in the rules...

[@SickRedApple]

@@daerdevvyl4314 Kinda unfair that they don't mention it though, I usually don't read the rules as they're normally just a reminder.

[@abiwolf_vannila5622]

Plot twist x 2: your ancestors were reincarnated into moonsterz and they are using binary

[@sharonsabu365]

Finally, I have solved a TED-Ed riddle. My life is complete.

[@jackwells8107]

Twist: you give the monsters the chest, and they destroy your kingdom, because you didn't know the last king was born without thumbs and declared all counting be done in base 8.

[@NeonV01D]

Plot twist: The ancient Atlantarticans didn't use the decimal system.

[@madisonking8057]

said they did in the rules

[@Munkingly]

Rule 10 said base 10, bub

[@samotnaf007]

@@madisonking8057 even if they did they could also wrote 1001 as MI (roman numbers) for example :D

[@sreejasrivaram8250]

@@samotnaf007 but not knowing what is M and what is I in their language will be the downfall of the city.

[@NurioMarayana]

@@samotnaf007 ...Roman numerals aren't base 10. In fact, they're not even really base anything. So, no. As per the rules, it could not have been like the roman numerals

[@Ottolineification]

2:12 let me stop right there... all chests should be able to save the city, as the have been prepared by the ancestors for this purpose

[@Foolab]

Another solution would be a chest containing exactly 1001 pearls. This means the first and last digits would match each other as well as the middle ones => the bottom left chest in the count down scene in the video

[@aj_style1745]

Late, but the only way for those 6 digits to be 1001 is for the first two digits to be 0. Since the first two digits are different symbols, they have to be different numbers, so they can’t be 0. If the chests only had 4 digits, you would be right, though. Edit: Wait, nevermind, even with 4 digits, you couldn’t be sure that the number is 1001. 3663 would fit what you said too, for example.

[@TheRealGuywithoutaMustache]

These riddles are undoubtedly mind bending, I can't comprehend them but it's easy to say "I knew that" after you tell me the answer

[@Hygix_]

Hey guy can you reply

[@nova3k]

"Atlantarctica isn't a country, sir." "Thanks to Dr. Robotnik it isn't."

[@gamerknight1014]

Step one: confirm you have green eyes Step two: ask the mosters to leave

[@nafrost2787]

I liked the puzzle, but just for the record, if the puzzle had numbers which do have a common factors, you would still multiply the numbers together, not take their least common multiple to determine what number, the number of pearls needs to divide. For example let's say that there are 6 leviathan lords, 8 karaken commanders, and (for smiplicty) no mermite minions. You would need a number of pearls that is divisble by both 6 and 9, their least common multiple is 18, but if you try giving them 18 pearls you would find that it's not enough, and if you try to give them a multiple of 18 that is bigger than 54 like 72, there will be some pears remaining during the division among the karakens. You have to give them a multiple of 54. They didn't say explicitly that you can you the least common multiple, but I wanted to highlight this after hearing this 3:00-3:05.

[@chandir7752]

Yeah I thought the same thing. It's weird they mentioned that 7, 11, 13 are primes, it doesn't really matter. It's not about the least common multiple.

[@leonardovergara5620]

It's true for Primes.

[@KyrieFortune]

The riddle is more about 1001's property in the end, and 1001 just so happens to be the LCM for 7, 11 and 13

[@nafrost2787]

Yeah but the point is that even if the numbers were not primes and had a LCM different than their product, for the calculation you would use their direct product and not their LCM. And the fact that they mentioned the LCM, gives the impression like you would use it and not the product, which is not true.

[@rupzrya]

Was gonna say the closed one cause other chest were opened and pearls might have been stolen 😂😅

[@hay0099]

Lol or the pearls had fallen in the storage or on the delivery

[@rupzrya]

@@hay0099 might be 😂😂

[@lukebomber]

Solving these gets you better at solving more... That and actually being willing to sit down and keep thinking. This marks my 9th solution

[@merilum]

Step 1: confirm you have green eyes Step 2: ask the monsters to leave

[@phroggothephirst6288]

Wait, that's another riddle

[@wariolandgoldpiramid]

Wrong Riddle 😁

[@ga.y.meofthrone]

Me: Alright, it’s time to finish your homework, you only have a couple of hours left before it’s due. TEDED: Posts video Me, 8 hours of spiraling into a youtube hole: dammit, teded, not *again*

[@foolishgruntigluana7041]

Aren't u in lockdown?

[@ga.y.meofthrone]

Yup - still got work though

[@reclame_dar]

4:50 this guy just stole a pearl and the city will sink...

[@thisisepic3052]

When you get it right by guessing: *i am smort*

[@MrMeme2006]

jeenyus