Is This Sudoku Impossible?

[@vndtamusic]

I love how hes apologising for taking so long meanwhile i'm bamboozled he managed to even start it wtf

[@ramna8254]

1.7k likes and 0 replies let me fix that

[@vndtamusic]

thank you because i never wouldve known I got any likes at all on this comment hahaha@@ramna8254

[@erikno2992]

@@ramna8254 I don't think it's necessary, comments are about talking about the context, if there's nothing to be said, there won't be comments

[@Void_Inc-0x]

​@@erikno2992I rest my case your honor

[@MegaZeta]

Meanwhile I mentally solved it from the preview image. Built different I guess.

[@itayraviv2422]

I've never seen someone solving sudoku from one number then apologizing afterwards I am truly impressed

[@LegenDxICExMaNx]

and now imagine what kind of person created this sudoku

[@akairyu1291]

The british way

[@gamingforfun8662]

@@giladshemesh5730 wow

[@puppergump4117]

@@LegenDxICExMaNx It's actually pretty easy to create sudoku puzzles, just throw the puzzle into a brute force algorithm until there's as few solutions as possible.

[@baph0met]

@@puppergump4117 You gotta make the algorithm first tho

[@mathewrutledge8125]

"I won't make it an hour watching a guy do a sudoku puzzle" *45 minutes later* Banging my desk and yelling through the 20 Crispers in my mouth, "THAT ONE'S A 6!!!! WHICH MEANS THAT ONE'S A 5!!! OMG YES!"

[@VideoGamePedia]

Simp,y brilliant

[@agustinbarquero8898]

@@VideoGamePedia what is "simp,y"?

[@faouzijedidi1]

45:58 I did the same thing, yelled that one is a six then proceeded to solve the rest of it in my head with his voice saying: this one is a 6 which means this one is six and this one is a six which means this can’t 7 then 7 is here ….

[@MrVerece]

I just now realized the video was indeed an hour and it's past midnight, crap

[@InferiorRaven77]

Crisper? Sounds like a posh name for a crisp, no?

[@DancingCorvid]

This is by far the best, most impressive, and entertaining thing I've stumbled across at 2 am, I can't wait to watch more

[@TylerWardhaha]

Omg. I also am watching at 2 am

[@nicolade7618]

Haha, me too!!

[@notobvi]

so true i was bored at 4 am and found this never in my life did i think id have so much fun watching someone play sudoku

[@yashshah6361]

i literally started watching this at 2:!0 am!

[@ΝιναΑντωνοπουλου-β7η]

It’s currently 2:01 am in my country and I’ve stumbled across this video and your comment

[@DanCicala]

Twitch could use some streamers with this guy's energy. I'd love to see someone patiently play Counterstrike while saying things like "Ah, I've been proper boonswoggled," over the sound of gunfire.

[@kallethoren]

That would be amazing

[@EnemyStand]

i would sub

[@EnemyStand]

also there's a Noita streamer that's super chill in the same way but I forgot his name now

[@laureeeent]

LOVELY pick mid!

[@prime_buddy]

Ah it appears my mother is being fisted by thing young not so gentle-man, we shall prepare a tactical swat attack to counter his mischief

[@puresignal82]

My favorite part: "What goes in this square? The answer is, I haven't got a Scooby-Doo." This guy is awesome!

[@Hawkeye3n]

But how did he know that square was purple, I don't get it

[@lightd7533]

@@Hawkeye3n the cage and sudoku blocked all other options, so it has to be the purple :)

[@Hawkeye3n]

@@lightd7533 but there's three squares of that cage in that grid, why couldn't it have been in the other 2 squares, that's what doesn't make sense to me, why couldn't it have been the square one to the left? Specifically the 3rd purple is the one I'm talking about.

[@lightd7533]

@@Hawkeye3n If you only look on the third purple square, and try to put anything other than purple in it, you will have a mismatch in the top middle grid. So it has to be purple

[@Hawkeye3n]

@@lightd7533 I still don't understand why it could be one square left, and nothing I've seen says it can't be one square left, that square is the same grid as the middle, and could just as easily be purple as the middle, no purple is preventing it from being purple.

[@erythrogasterhardlyknowher]

I was hooked from the beginning, but the realization of “1 or 9” completely blew my mind. there’s definitely a beauty to seeing this all unfold from seemingly nothing

[@RenShinomiya121]

because if you're having 1 or 9, it's the least restricted digit. But then we have a 2 placed on it already, giving the choice to put 9 in instead.

[@willtriplett4128]

He knows why smh

[@jayp.7197]

YES that realization was AMAZING, I literally had to stand up and walk away for a minute because I was so excited he figured it out.

[@Nihilianth]

Crazy thing is, as soon as I saw the rules, I immediately knew that 1 and/or 9 would be the key to getting a foothold. The rules themselves gave that away.

[@vectorinator_007]

Agreed Perfect place for me to save the video and hop off the internet, don't have time for this

[@crazy_elise]

The last 10 minutes are always us screaming through the screen for Simon to just do normal sudoku honestly. But we still love it

[@lazenby5793]

Yeah when he completed the 6-3 orange domino but left the top one unresolved it was hurting me

[@Leafy-o1d]

@@lazenby5793same i was staring at the six!! 😅

[@Natethegreat568]

hahahaha well put

[@ItsNeverMe]

@@crazy_elise I couldn't look away from the orange 5-6 in block 2-5

[@miahu8530]

@ItsNeverMe it was physically hurting me

[@BakkuIa]

Love when Simon goes on a tangent only to end with "this all means nothing to me". As if I wasn't lost enough.

[@robbiedart7422]

(vienna)

[@afanofosc]

@@robbiedart7422 Me too. Though it is "this means nothing to me" rather than "this all means nothing to me". I have a few Ultravox cassettes.

[@BakkuIa]

@@FlySuppaMayne 🧢

[@elretardodecancer6402]

@@eti313 a w nem hiszem nem is vettünk a nagy varázsló wso

[@elretardodecancer6402]

@@eti313 a ember aki ne ww kkmmmmkwk nemhiszem nekem mmmmmmwkkk ekként w is vettünk kék kell

[@Buzzzkilll]

I never thought id spend an hour watching someone else solve a sudoku, and yet here I am at the end of it thoroughly impressed and entertained.

[@CUB3zOfficial]

Your profile pic looks like giga chad

[@quadZ_z]

The best way to get into something you know nothing about is by having someone explain it with genuine enthusiasm. Things like this are what make KZbin a beautiful platform!

[@wallyman292]

I'm almost more impressed with whomever designed the puzzle to begin with!

[@stefandesu]

I could not stop watching. Watched all the way through in one go even though I am not interested in Sudoku (well, maybe I am now).

[@wallyman292]

@@stefandesu I like it because it requires pure logic to solve. That appeals to me for some reason. . . ;)

[@flyingsimba]

Very Impressive solution! But i would've done something slightly different tho So at the beginning when you were starting to collour the tiles, you first did the Orange ones then you started blue and finally you determined where the purple squares would be. And here comes the difference, i on the other hand would have first started with carefully moving my mouse to the exit button, then i would've proceeded to close the puzzle and finally i would climb into bed to cry myself into sleep because that shit was so confusing

[@Hpmanenz]

You had me in the first half not gonna lie.

[@skywatcher458]

reading all these comments are better than any commedy shows 😭

[@TechTipsbelArabe]

Give this man a reward.

[@dmas7749]

this legit gave me a headache, i'll stick to normal sudoku thanks

[@Jim-vq9yg]

Lolol

[@kwilson5832]

6:40 "Ah Ha Ha! Now I have....Well, I don't have anything"! Absolute Classic! I was really amazed at how Simon solved that one, especially how he deduced the first 9.

[@maximusbjj5298]

Same, it took me thirty minutes to realize why it worked

[@乂顔]

yoo bro

[@MobaCry]

​@@maximusbjj5298can you explain it please. At 12:30 whu he deducted its 1 or 9

[@icarus-wings]

One hour Sudoko puzzle? Why would anyone watch that? One hour later: amazing!

[@wobblysauce]

30 min @ x2

[@chessplayer6632]

@@wobblysauce Facts

[@MrsAmericanDiva]

@@wobblysauce fr, why watching it in 1 hour, if you can watch it in 30min?

[@AlexKuz]

@@MrsAmericanDiva cause that becomes a hell of you r not a native speaker :(

[@annieliina]

@@AlexKuz fr i'm pretty much fluent in english but even in 1.75x i really have to concentrate

[@marshallgarey2913]

Simon's afraid he can't complete it, then he tells me to have a go. :) You're very kind Simon but you overestimate my ability.

[@AFastidiousCuber]

Usually about 99% of the comments are people saying they struggled with the puzzle, but there's always a small minority of people commenting saying things like they solved the puzzle easily in half the time Simon did. When Simon comments things like "you're probably seeing something I'm not" he's probably mostly thinking about the 1% of Sudoku champions that watch this channel. Also, regardless of who he is talking to, I appreciate that Simon is encouraging to viewers, doesn't underestimate his audience's abilities, and isn't conceited. Could you imagine if he opened the video with "This puzzle would probably be too difficult for you people to solve, don't bother"?

[@marshallgarey2913]

@@AFastidiousCuber Well said

[@BlueCyann]

Hah. Yea I'm not in the mood for 5 out of 5 today. Will just watch and play along.

[@brianagnes]

@@AFastidiousCuber I could tell you I solved it in just over 90 minutes... however I accidentally hit pause at some point. It actually took about 4 hours, so Simon's time looked real good to me.

[@Pigeon0fDoom]

@@AFastidiousCuber the guy is a national treasure

[@emmakitcat]

Something very satisfying about hearing this man say “ah,” when he figures out part of the puzzle

[@YoowlOwl]

Agreed!

[@-book]

if only i had the patience to make a compilation of them

[@puppergump4117]

Something really satisfying about the way your mom says it too

[@archiewoodhouse6509]

its the same 'ah' as my old maths teacher lol.

[@legendarymoshko]

@@puppergump4117 got the whole squad laughing😐

[@khuixinn]

18:18 "2 and 8 are not the same digits. There's a knowledge bomb. Cracking the cryptic." 😂😂 i love this man 😂

[@Natethegreat568]

lollll

[@TheRealCo0kie]

I heard him saying that and went direct in the comments for this comment 😂

[@theendicott2838]

“If I don’t solve it, then there’s no video from me today.” Me: spoiler alert...

[@Nabend1402]

I was really hoping he'd solve it so that there would be a video today.

[@zizifang4679]

@ehud kotegaro I can’t tell if you’re being sarcastic or not but he did because if he didn’t you wouldn’t have seen the video

[@Dug6666666]

Even my powers of deduction have a sneaky suspicion as to the answer to this. Shh don't give it away it will spoil the surprise.

[@warioseggs]

@@zizifang4679 get better at judging sarcasm

[@stevecool4381]

@@warioseggs yes just yes

[@brunorinaldo3882]

Wait... Did I just watch an hour of sudoku-solving? Felt like 10 minutes

[@jackrudolf1745]

That's good! It means that you really enjoyed it! :)

[@suz4255]

wait that was an hour-

[@MetalAcrean]

I know right

[@dootanator_]

Wait It was a hour long!?

[@bostinobaddog2040]

Genuinely..

[@johnbaros8194]

The middle square being a 9 conclusion was magic. Followed you all the way. Thank you!

[@myshowTM]

How did he know the purple couldn't be in the upper left or middle left of the middle region? Like, how'd he know the purple must be the middle, and that the other two i mentioned (in the same cage) were excluded?

[@MThreeRNz]

@@myshowTM he reverse engineered it in the way that he didn't look at purple top to find which one could be purple, but saw that the middle one covered 8 spots in the top square, either through normal Sudoku vertically and the bordered cage. The only spot it didn't cover was the one he already knew was purple , so he knew the middle one had to be purple as well

[@majatepic1628]

@@myshowTM I was wondering the same, the "reverse engineering" does not explain it for me.

[@wheybig2972]

@@myshowTM EXACTLY WHAT I WAS THINKING! It was a lucky guess that managed to work itself out

[@davidbrayelle3278]

@@wheybig2972 I just figured out that if he went to the one on the left as purple, it would have ended as no purple available in the big square bottom middle. I am still thinking on it, especially for the one on top left to the middle that he chose as purple.

[@_KayWoah]

This is like watching Sherlock Holmes solve a murder right before my eyes! It's incredible how well you explain your thought process when solving it. Bravo!

[@jaroslav-6027]

Except for the fact that Sherlock is a made up character, this guy really does it all, it's absolutely fascinating to watch his mind at work. Love it

[@pisquickgta]

@@jaroslav-6027 yeah that was the thing, he said "this is _like_ watching sherlock holmes" the comparation with a made up characters shows how "absolutely fascinating" it is, that was the point

[@ionaf9]

he's so much better at sodoku than I am, but on those rare occasions I spot something, like at 45 : 53 I noticed it had to be a 6, I felt like the smartest person on earth.

[@RenShinomiya121]

spectators and a less skilled person tend to observe more and point out more small things compared to an expert. Because a less skilled person tries to figure out what is going on while the expert tries to figure out how to move forward.

[@pandalla114]

@@RenShinomiya121 interesting

[@spaceblob]

at 27:48 i realised on box 1 a marked 7 had to be a 7 because the other one shares cage with another 7

[@HANzzz98]

As soon as he put in 5 or 6 I was screaming noooooo 😂 brilliant sudoku 👌👌

[@aidang7278]

Box 1 had a 9 he could place after he got the eight in

[@BrokeMastermind]

"What goes in this square? The answer is I do not know." -me doing Soduko on a daily basis.

[@hecarat]

Dude, the word "Sudoku" is literally onscreen at least 6 times, 7 if you include the title. You had one job.

[@justanothergamingyoutuber8179]

@@hecarat lmao

[@esmin2400]

@@hecarat hey buddy, did you consider that they *might* be dyslexic?

[@hecarat]

@@esmin2400 See, I would be more empathetic to that if the word wasn't Japanese, and thus written phonetically-- and Simon says it out loud every 2 minutes or so.

[@esmin2400]

@@hecarat Dude, do you think an English speaking dyslexic is going to think about, let alone know, Japanese phonetics? Just think before you comment next time, it can hurt someone’s feelings

[@LorDCapkin]

we used to solve sudokus with my dad when i was a kid . the moment i saw this sudoku concept i forgot his death for a second and want to show it to him . it was kinda heartbreaking but later i started watch you and tried to solve sudoku with you . it felt like i was a little kid again and dad explains me why specific numbers goes those specific locations . it made my day . thanks for the content and reminding me my good memories .

[@wannabecryptid4934]

You got me crying, I'm sorry about your dad, but happy you got this experience :)

[@ZkullShot]

It's amazing how this might just be another video he made, but to you, it was more than that, more than merely giving insights into sudoku, it was your journey of embracing the past. Quite fascinating to know that every little thing we do will have a deep impact on someone, and yet we don't even realize we might have lightened up a stranger's day. Your story is a lovely one. Enjoy life, remember, live to give.

[@YouKnowMeDuh]

This is a tearjerker. I'm glad this KZbinr helped you remember good times with your dad. That's so sweet :)

[@tsubasfan]

exactly the same thing just happen to me, i used to play whit my dad, and he passed away 3 years ago. Im sure they are playing werever they are. so lets do the same here.

[@cathy94333]

Why is my screen blurry. . .

[@Sandstimes]

I have no clue why youtube waited 3 years to show this to me, but watching your process was so interesting I didn't even notice the 53 minutes pass by. I've only played sudoku like once or twice in my life but now I want to pick it up again

[@Ayelis]

"Two and eight are not the same digit." 🤯 Life-changing stuff.

[@joostvanrens]

This knowledge will make my life a LOT easier

[@CarMedicine]

"Gray is not seven."

[@jackeea_]

That's about the only thing I understood in this video

[@justanothergamingyoutuber8179]

Yes, they are let’s say a=b a^(2)=ab a^(2)-b^(2)=ab-b^(2) (a-b)(a+b)=b(a-b) (a-b)(a+b)/(a-b)=b(a-b)/(a-b) a+b=b because a=b, it can be rewritten as: 2b=b 2b/b=b/b 2=1 2^(2)=1^(2) 4=1 4*2=1*2 8=2 Bam, I proved it, 8=2

[@joostvanrens]

@@justanothergamingyoutuber8179 you're such a Wally. You can't divide by a-b.

[@CarthagoMike]

_"Two and eight are not the same digit"_ Now there is some wisdom for you.

[@geoculus5606]

Wait a minute now, I was raised on two and eight being the same. Don't tell me my life has been wasted.

[@EdricCoconut]

It's the bite of '87, not the bite of '27 ... I'll see myself out

[@emailbenbenson]

That's the only thing I could figure out!

[@CarthagoMike]

@@geoculus5606 it seems your life has been a lie up to this point

[@Lady8D]

*Me:* "!!!!!! How the hell does he just blaze through a puzzle this hard this fast?!?!" *Simon:* "Sorry, I know this is excruciatingly slow" *Me:* ded

[@jackrudolf1745]

*ded.*

[@thomasr6732]

ded.

[@ChesterTheGod]

ded.

[@pandalla114]

ded.

[@Kai-ci1ch]

ded.

[@kavyaagarwal1561]

I watched like the first 10 minutes of this and decided to do it myself. Took me 2 hours to finish it. Was super proud of myself. And then I completed watching this, and his thought process is so much different than mine. It's amazing how our brains can see different patterns in the same thing.

[@stevedeve2088]

I love how he apologises to us for not getting it sooner, as if we could have done any better.

[@arseniykorchevskiy1564]

it’s so funny that he is infinitely better at sudoku than i am but sometimes he misses things that i see

[@mikeynel54]

That's because he's too busy seeing things that I'll never see.

[@Guipos]

I was screaming about that 9 in the box of the given 2

[@trinityy-7]

watch enough people do puzzles and it happens all the time. its just because 1 man cant do it all

[@sebastiandierks7919]

Especially as the puzzle is about half solved there can be several paths forward and you can't see it all as one person.

[@IamBetterThanYou3205]

It's so good for our ego, right?

[@somefreshbread]

The fact that he missed the 6 reveal in box 2 at around 45:50 and still found a solution is incredible. What a smart dude.

[@wizrd2286]

I also noticed that immediately, it’s interesting what he picked up before other things

[@CharmChampion]

There was a significant lag on the box1 7 as well. 😂 I kept shouting at him. Willing him to see it, through time since it’s been a year. 😂🤦🏻‍♀️

[@ThePelster]

I missed the 6 reveal in box 2 but noticed the missed 7 in box 1

[@dijoxx]

Classic Simon :)

[@Mohjive]

Tbh, I can’t see it, but the 4 in box 3 stands out to me (which resolves the 6 in box 2).

[@ssr8555]

21:38 the relief my mind felt when you finally noticed this. I was focusing on it the entire time

[@fantasy_foexig1116]

Same i looked at it the entire time😂

[@samvan6175]

same 🤣

[@TheTruth-si5zq]

No y’all didn’t

[@OliverOcelot29]

@@TheTruth-si5zqkys

[@beniocabeleleiraleila5799]

@@TheTruth-si5zq ??? They didnt saw an easy thing?

[@drxhunter]

What's even impressive is the fact that I was able to watch every second of this. Knowing me and my short attention span I'm very proud of my self.

[@matthewedric]

Congrats. Now try applying why you were able to keep that attention span irl That will make things a bit more interesting

[@solar0wind]

I watched it in 1.75x. 1.5 would've been best probably, but 1.0x would've killed me. Someone talking slowly for an hour? Hell no.

[@samirahenilaulainen1555]

I was trying so hard to think all his moves through after he did them, still couldn't keep up half the time 😆

[@zachbarnes2538]

I need to write out all my life’s problems and let this man problem solve his way through it. Absolutely brilliant

[@MioMyDog]

I would pay big money for that!

[@Jaddas]

My list would be to complicated...

[@bmwmb24]

Listening to this guy figure this out while working on a school assignment is very calming. I haven’t any clue what he’s saying, but his funny words let me be productive.

[@jestfullgremblim8002]

Lol what

[@assass8958]

The moment where you thought you made a mistake in the last move was so funny, I can’t imagine the defeat and then immediate relief you felt once you realized it wasn’t a mistake haha

[@allgreatfictions]

My favourite line was, "Like the Montagues and the Capulets, we have to keep the 1 and 2 apart."

[@juststeveidk9360]

I commend Simon not on his Sudoku skills (which are amazing) but his ability to talk and concentrate at the same time...

[@aarcade6676]

The trick is that you just have to externalise your inner monologue and then it's easy

[@Michael-kp4bd]

@@aarcade6676 that’s probably the draw of watching Simon, his ability to do that and the fact that his inner monologue is so charming and filled with wit

[@bradb7010]

@@aarcade6676 I call that talking to yourself

[@OhWaker]

@@aarcade6676 Getting good at formulating your internal machinations into words is good practice for teaching and kinda hard for me

[@BigSources]

​​@@Michael-kp4bd that's not an ability. Everybody can say their thoughts out loud. Is just thinking loud. It's about as basic as breathing.

[@clairerichter2863]

Simon, my son asked me what was wrong with me, and I realized I was having a full-on conversation with you through this video. Thanks so much! This one was really good!

[@neoptune0130]

haha same my mom thought i was crazyy

[@neonxvices]

the mental image you just gave me is both hilarious and adorable

[@robloxgameshowsasmr]

I didn’t think I would be watching a 53 minute video on solving a sudoku puzzle, but here I am 53 minutes later cheering for this man’s solve.

[@ER3xW4ha7]

“7 gray triple. You don’t hear that very often.” You’re right. You’re absolutely right. Brilliant puzzle tho, nicely done.

[@takashinishida1201]

there's something so satisfying about watching someone just so much smarter than you solving a puzzle

[@dsargus3]

and explaining it step by step, allowing you to follow and sometimes even understand before he comes to the conclusion :)

[@gthjzby887]

@@nateg.6187 I think it is infinitely more likely that this person simply didn't ponder too much over their choice of diction, in something possibly so fleeting as a relatively quick KZbin comment.

[@Katalystic]

@@nateg.6187 what you define as smart, I would rather define as wise. I feel like «smart» is such a liquid term that it could mean intelligence, wisdom or experience or a mix of either. It’s like an umbrella term, and a very common word at that. Not to mention short and casual. That’s probably why

[@Sonofsun.]

This is more about paying attention to the rules which you can do too

[@jaredgulin9028]

Sudoku is all about number logic! Have no fear

[@clutterbot7279]

"that's *extremely* annoying... i think the technical expression is _b o b b i n s_ " - i laughed so hard omg

[@Fox.59]

he got all this, FROM ONE 2 IN A SQUARE!? this guy's a genius

[@ARudi-bq6sj]

I'm truly impressed that I understood most of this only from basic sudoku knowledge and his explanations

[@soop6015]

goes to show how good of a puzzle it is. simple to understand hard to figure out

[@SageOfLegaia]

Simon: ""I'm sorry, I seem to have stalled again." Me: "I'm pretty sure, if we're using a car metaphor, that I crashed into the ditch with a smoking engine 20 minutes ago, so I think you're fine."

[@brendabalzan1994]

Me: also adding the fact 1 min for simon is 5-20 minutes for myself.

[@exgreg]

If we're using a car metaphor, my car still hasn't moved from its starting position.

[@philrod1]

@@exgreg - I'm too drunk to drive.

[@portemanteau3802]

@@philrod1 I have no driver licence

[@rz2374]

@@portemanteau3802 My car blew up before i got the license

[@Spendleton]

me: "there's no way imma watch this guy play sudoku for an hour" also me: **leaves comment an hour later...**

[@stevevernon1978]

I didn't watch it for an hour.... I watched most on 1.25 speed and the rest on 1.5 speed

[@samirahenilaulainen1555]

@@stevevernon1978 to think I had trouble keeping up on normal speed...

[@saifaddeenal-manaseer6325]

It's addictive lol

[@eabapa130]

@@stevevernon1978 and here I am watching on 1x speed and rewinding when the logic went over my head

[@bar0nger]

me too, it's kind of like the Bob Ross of soduku

[@allthatjazza451]

The middle square 1 or 9 revelation was enough for me to like the video. Absolutely mindblown at the level of logical coherency required for something like this. I am simply stunned.

[@imogenmangle]

This was SUCH a blast. First time viewer - absolutely loved having the puzzle up alongside the video, watching you explain the logic, pausing the video and doing whatever solving I could manage before hitting play again and learning the next logical step. So fun to sometimes pull ahead of your solve, only to then get hit with a massive headache when I get stuck and don't even understand your /explanation/ of the next part! Had so much fun and feel like I learned a lot.

[@colindaviddick]

I did the same and even with watching the video at times when I got stuck it took me 204 minutes.

[@imogenmangle]

@@colindaviddick HAHAH I think it took me about that long too!!!

[@danivation]

Same!

[@marcellocapone4925]

And I have the gall to feel introspectively accomplished when I complete 'easy' level Sudoku puzzles in 15 minutes.

[@fart63]

Me when I finished the expert level on the sudoku app in 4 minutes: “so yeah I’m kind of a pro 😎”

[@gabriellastauffer]

You’re allowed to be proud of that. You accomplished something

[@FirstLast-ur6xt]

@@gabriellastauffer he should be ridiculed for taking so long

[@tactician6129]

@@FirstLast-ur6xt bruh you're fun.

[@spring.on.neptune]

I mean everyone starts somewhere, right? Youre more than welcome to feel proud at whatever makes you feel accomplished. We’re all different, we all have difficulty limits and we all have specialties and individual talents.

[@popogeejo]

I love how much of this puzzle is solved simply with the sudoku logic but not entering any numbers, just a subbed in colour with the respective number an eventual extra deduction. There's something honestly cool about that as a puzzle type.

[@aetherealbeing690]

I put this on to be white noise while doing laundry, and before I was even 5 minutes in I was sitting down invested in the puzzle. I am so impressed by your ability to solve it, and so quickly! Your joy and amazement with the puzzle’s details and intricacy were contagious. Well done!

[@MatsLindgrenMusic]

"I haven't got a Scooby Doo" is now officially my new favorite phrase. xD

[@derekfordyce9]

Is that cockney rhyming slang?

[@kevindawson2228]

@@derekfordyce9 yes. Scooby doo= haven’t a clue

[@donrated8951]

@@derekfordyce9 No it's general UK slang. The true cockney way is ain't got a Danny (La Rue). With cockney slang the rhyme is never said, as in have a butchers, on the dog - butchers hook (look), dog n bone (phone).

[@derekfordyce9]

@@donrated8951 gotcha

[@jammenjammenz4965]

It would be nice if we could get through a puzzle without once again having to hear his overused stock phrases - Scooby Doo, knowledge bomb, bobbins, etc. Bring back the Simon of old.

[@fawziekefli2273]

Love the way he says "This square can't be an 8 or 9" while blissfully having forgotten that he's already eliminated all the 8's and 9's. 😁

[@legal040]

relatable

[@StianF]

Surely that's why he says it can't be 8 or 9?

[@mikaeluhl]

Sometimes we inconsciously leave clues for ourselves of the future that make a conclusion guaranteed to always be the same. This way we can smartly let ourselves forget something and focus on what matters!

[@sebastianthor546]

It's interesting how fast the rules of normal sudoku was forgotten. I was looking at that orange square that couldn't be a 5 for a long time.

[@sebastian-benedictflore]

That's what he means though. He is saying it can't be one of those because he's already got rid of the 8s and 9s therefore it is something else

[@charminharlan9081]

does anyone else find these videos relaxing? there’s just something so soothing about these!

[@Klopchiha]

It is the classical music in the intro

[@Magnus_Loov]

It's his sotting voice and his cadence, the pauses and then an "aaaaah!"

[@tuseroni6085]

no, i was relaxed when i started, now im ampted up and im gonna have to find something to come down so i can sleep.

[@shaemaali2458]

i'm sobbing, how does his brain work so quickly

[@shanky.y]

i tell you how - he dont have my brain !😂

[@jestfullgremblim8002]

@@shanky.y bro lol

[@bertbergers9171]

Simon, don't worry about speed, when getting to the solve, with the added pressure of needing to succeed to get a video, is an achievement on it's own! So hats off to you!

[@maximelenfer6280]

I'm a 17years old french boy... I don't know why youtube algorithm made me watch this video but I've watch it from start to finish without skipping any part... It's entertaining to be honest! I am going to sub right now ahah!

[@wilfgordon7704]

i’m a 16 year old english boy and... me too! why is it so fun to watch haha

[@queertearss]

I'm an Israeli nonbinary person and hearing "I haven't got a Scooby Doo" made me laugh way too hard

[@shiyameowo]

i'm sixteen

[@hugobressange4051]

haha same bro i think the algorythm found me a new hobby

[@kurrandor]

24 year old german boy here - i don't know why this is recommended to me either but you and me have something in common now - the beauty of the internet man

[@Anyxera]

I don't know what caused this to be in my recommended but I am not disappointed. My grandpa and I used to do sudoku together. I can only do fairly easy puzzles. I clicked on this because I couldn't process how a single number could solve a puzzle and I'm glad I did.

[@Simon-nv5zj]

Math is actually an artform the way this guy talks us through it.

[@Flameclaw123]

I love the way you explain your thought process in simple enough terms that even a sudoku newbie like me can see how you're making progress. I wouldn't even know where to begin with this one but it's really enjoyable to watch you puzzle your way through it.

[@obligatoryfate6849]

When he says “I’ve only got two 7’s out of that” with defeat in his eyes. I was like “son, I’m stuck on one 2!”

[@fivehundredlux]

it’s 3 am and i can’t sleep and this is the only thing entertaining me it’s so exciting to guess things then immediately have you confirm it i love this

[@planetary-rendez-vous]

It's 3:43 am here. Luckily this is Sunday but my sleep is gone watching him.

[@vincew3005]

i doubt youll ever see this but thank you for being so blissfully yourself, ive been feeling really cynical and pessimistic but this reminded me what it means to be human. solving things, nothing but excitement for the way pieces go to together. i recently started doing daily sudoku and that little daily enrichment makes me feel so much nicer. tldr thank you for showing me how good it feels to be alive.

[@kryldon8146]

46:27 The orange is 6!! The orange is 6!!! Lol This was such a thrill to watch! I can practically hear the cogs turning in your head. 😆

[@ivimusic1659]

Same lol

[@AarPlays]

FOUR FIVE, FOUR FIVE

[@soph5440]

Haha same I was yelling abt the 6 and the grey 7 for half the video

[@jakobbailey]

Never in my life has watching someone else solve a sudoku been such an exhilarating experience. Well done!

[@MrBeastiemon]

i have never heard of this channel before but watching him get so giddy when he starts solving it is one of the best things ive seen in ages

[@cashclam1126]

I paused thinking to give the puzzle a crack at around 24:20 or so. Fried my brain way to much. Well done lad

[@casilquest5046]

"keep them apart like the Capulets and the Moniques" this man is beating mind rending puzzles and remembering the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet at the same time.

[@Cipher_Paul]

I wouldn't even have remembered these names came from Romeo and Juliet if you hadn't mentioned it 😂

[@alsoroses]

"2 is not 8" is by far my favorite knowledge bomb of the last several videos. A lot of the bombs (and rockets) have felt very forced lately, but that was a perfect use of the phrase.

[@AndreggvilJammer]

when he says "well i’ve got nothing really" it always makes me laugh

[@MrBetnesol]

Here I am after a hard day of work, watching a guy cracking the hardest Sudoku ever seen. And it actually was more intense than all „Die Hard“ movies at once! Chapeau my dear sir!

[@emelieilhage9334]

Did not expect this to be both so relaxing and entertaining, or that I would watch the whole video without skipping. Left me with a nice feeling haha.

[@ruben7937]

I did not find it relaxing;) I would find it relaxing if i could just solve it myself. But instead i get stuck in figuring out HOW he (9:31) was able to put E5 as purple. I can not see him showing how he could logically decide tgat E5 is purple (on that time of the sudoku it could have just as well been D4 or D5.so how did he logically eliminate D4 and D5 as options?) I can offcourse offcourse find the solutiin myself. BUT i got stuck in analyzing how HE with his youtube video supposedly got to that conclusion;) I just can not see him giving logical reasoning for it. So it looks like a 33% lucky gamble. (Or cheated). Both which annoys me;)

[@xLuye]

Not sure if you're asking how he spotted it. But if youre asking how he conckuded it, this should help. Top middle box has 8 non-purple squares. 6 of those share the same cage as the center. The other 2 share the same row as the center. Therefore centre must be purple.

[@jamrhein2]

I need an explanation for why I just found an hour of somebody else solving sudoku to be so entertaining. This was edge of your seat thrills. I don't understand.

[@magc_csgo7098]

Haven't finished watching yet, but @ 30:30 my girlfriend seriously started to doubt me, when I almost peed myself laughing out loud... All these wonderful phrases: "A grey - seven triple" - "These two squares are both orange, but one of them is also blue." It's as if you're watching a philosofer instead of a sudoku.

[@saifalikaredia9109]

It took me 2 min to do it. start with '123' on top left and fill 1-9 in first row in sequential order. Then start with 123 in the top middle block and fill that row 1-9 in sequential order. Fill 123 in 3rd row of the top right block and so on fill the entire sudoku board 123456789 789123456 456789123 912345678 678912345 345678912 891234567 567891234 234567891

[@IamEkkan]

@@saifalikaredia9109 so you didn't read the rules of this one, ok.

[@saifalikaredia9109]

@@IamEkkan my bad :P

[@edoardobrunomazzitelli717]

@@saifalikaredia9109 tried showing off and didn't even read, what a clown

[@RenShinomiya121]

@@saifalikaredia9109 the rules of the board though. You don't really read that one.

[@WooHooCelery]

It takes me an hour to do an easy sudoku so I am truly baffled as to how you managed this so quickly. And the fact you kept apologising for how long you were taking had me laughing as I’d have taken five years. Brilliant stuff!

[@BelirahcDrake]

I can see a new feature being needed for your software, Simon. You need to put in the ability to color a quadrant of a box, thereby allowing you to use multiple colors for these extremely twisted and devilish puzzles. Thank you again for keeping us entertained with your brilliant uses of logic!

[@Myskully14]

I'm not sure if a letter could be placed in the same way a number can but if so that would work.

[@Krysstof]

21:43 for all of you shouting " THE 9 AT THE BOTTOM " ahhhh the release

[@tricia1072012]

It was the 9 in box 1 that bothered me, after Simon had put the 8 in then moved on. I genuinely couldn't concentrate for the next 10 minutes until he went back and sorted it.

[@ertanyesildas]

Same for 56 square at middle bottom . I was gonna be mad

[@KiczzciK]

Yes, that 5/6 next to the 4. Easy to say when you're not solving though! Great all round, very enjoyable.

[@NiennaNeryam]

Omg that took too long xD

[@coachb1820]

How do you rule the 9 out of row 7 C2 in box 7?

[@iliba]

*Is This Sudoku Impossible?* For us mere mortals, yes it is.

[@emilycaitlynn2471]

i’ve only ever tried sudoku a few times in my life. it’s always been fascinating and i love the challenge of it. watchin this makes me want to start playing it now too!

[@johnsims9907]

That Orthogonally adjacent rule was brilliant mixed with the cages.

[@lynnmatsui]

What I thought was interesting is that when I started watching I thought the dotted line cages and the rule that orthogonally adjacent cells couldn't have consecutive digits were things that would make the puzzle more difficult to solve, but as the video went on it became clear that those rules were in place to help figure out the solution by narrowing down the possibilities. Really clever!

[@hhaavvvvii]

Every restriction like that makes it easier to solve.

[@andresv.8880]

Just like having restrictions in real life often help creative projects come to life, by limiting where it minds roam.

[@ashleecadell9955]

another way of looking at that, though, is that without those rules there would be many possible solutions - the brilliance of this puzzle is that those rules, along with the placement of the cages and a single digit allows for one and only one correct solution .. the creation of the puzzle in itself is way more genius than the solving of it ..... I would love to see a video on how things like this are created, i can't even begin to imagine how you go about that .....

[@OldBenKenobi2318]

Wouldn’t the puzzle be impossible if there were only normal sudoku rules in play?

[@andresv.8880]

@@OldBenKenobi2318 yes

[@Swynndla]

Steps for me to find the correct solution: 1) I have a go myself, 2) give up and watch Simon, 3) drop my jaw in absolute amazement

[@Cazammaf]

Ngl I came into this video with intrigue but not expecting a lot, because although I love solving sudoku’s, I didn’t think watching someone else solve one would be entertaining. However I think I was misjudging you a bit, because this video is bloody brilliant. Well done!

[@Neptune0404]

I love how this whole video beautifully parallels the ideal mystery story's peaks and valleys: At first the mystery seems unsolvable, but after some digging a clue is uncovered. The clue leads to the understanding of the framework, making it clear that there are connections, and a logic, but not too many definitive answers are revealed right away. Then there is a prolonged period of uncovering connections without reveling many clear answers before we finally get a breakthrough. One of the connections led to an answer, and now the road forwards seems clear. Several answers are revealed and for some time it seems as if the mystery is solved, but then another wall is hit, and the slow final grind begins. The answer is close but not yet solved and the final pieces must be put together, and after the last bit of effort the final question is cleared up, and the mystery is solved (there is even an "oh no" moment at the very end where we fear the whole case might fall apart, but it turns out to be a red herring). A wonderful video, not something I would normally click on but a friend recommended it and I'm glad I listened because it was a joy to witness.

[@Corninthesky]

I love how much you took out of this from a story telling perspective! Do you write fiction?

[@Neptune0404]

@@Corninthesky I try😅I'm studying so I've had to put writing aside a bit. But I still dabble from time to time

[@FluFive]

Bro's paragraph took more time than watching the video 💀

[@Ziggopotamus]

Bruh it's just Sudoku. Don't be like a fuckin high school English teacher finding meaning out of nothing.

[@edwardking9359]

@flufive7856 Hardly, took just a couple of moments to read

[@jsteel89]

10:00 to 14:20 just brilliant. Thank you so much for this little slice of heaven.

[@misikubanyi5768]

Brother i dont understand. In the centre (5th) square why cant the purple go to the 1st and 4th small square. Why does it has to go to the center?

[@jsteel89]

@@misikubanyi5768 you need a purple in the little killer cage that starts in the center cell and goes up to box 2. its a 9 cell cage so it needs one of each digit.

[@crazychimera]

@@jsteel89 still don't understand since the purple in the 5th can be put in 1, 2, 4, 5, 7 or 8. Center column and D column need 1 to 9 digit and the cages don't have this. I understand the right solution, but don't ubderstand the suggestion to purple center square this time...

[@THEAKRIAN]

@@misikubanyi5768 I had trouble with this too but I think I understand now!! So, we know that squares 1, 4, or 5 in the 5th box could be purple because they're in a 9 square cage. However, squares 1 or 4 cannot be purple because they do not exclude squares 5 or 8 from box 2 from being purple. Square 5 from box 5 does. I think that for squares to be equivalent, they have to exclude the same squares. So square 9 from box 2 excludes everything else in its box from being purple, and square 5 from box 5 does the same thing! Hope this makes sense!

[@Khrisper]

@@crazychimera I was confused about this for a long time, I realised that if you stop thinking about purple for a moment, you can see that the cells 5 and 8 in box 2 have to map to cells 1 and 4 in box 5, that only leaves cell 5 in box 5 free for the purple.

[@h2l134]

Its so cute how he apologizes for not completing it asap. Loved hearing how he reasoned out the solution

[@cerie3964]

The happiness in his voice at 13:47 is what got me to subscribe 🥺

[@NordicRest]

While watching you solve this was damn near magical, it really gives me so much respect for the truly mad who make these things. Not only making it solvable, but making a unique solution, off a single digit and a couple of added rules. It's absurd.

[@zimmicks3170]

"This is a seven-grey-triple...you don't hear that very often." - Simon Me - "And even LESS so a red-nine-pentuple!"

[@Kafen8d]

One thing I've learned solving puzzles, and watching you solve puzzles, is that if you have any new information you have deduced to be correct, do not disregard it. It will either be helpful immediately or it will be helpful later in piecing other larger parts together, as in maybe how to start laying down digits. Things you did early on and questioned/abandoned with no way of seeing how it helps the puzzle at the moment, you end up doing later anyway, as really any info you can gather during the analysis process, the better you are later on.

[@lil_cap]

stumbled upon this totally randomly and am absolutely delighted. I am crap at logic puzzles but I like watching you do them! and the phrase “2 is not the same as 8 - there’s a knowledge bomb for you” made laugh out loud.

[@catherine4091]

This was absolutely crazy to watch--felt like I was watching a sports match. So special to see a great mind at work--incredible job!!

[@lorrainevanilla607]

I was trying to pin down the feeling- you're right with the sports match.

[@j.q.higgins2245]

It did indeed remind me of a good game of snooker.

[@jameswiebe8956]

After the day I just had, sitting down to a 53 minute Simon video is just what I need. I'm not even going to attempt trying this one on my own - I just need the soothing voice and logic of Simon.

[@dgyt27]

well, it cant get harder than this so this man quite literally beat the final boss of sudoku

[@Azaghal1988]

I read it as I and was really confused for a moment😂😂

[@anonemoose7777]

Azaghal1988 my man has the hots for sudoku, don't worry about it.

[@gemmiethegemini6808]

Add knights rule and adjust cages and he would have became god

[@MatsMatsuo]

It can actually become harder than that, i know because i watched some other videos of him solving incredibly confusing sudokus. At least i could understand his thought process here, lmao.

[@Hamuel]

Oh it can get more difficult

[@Brawnkers]

I've never been a sports guy, but have twice now yelled to my monitor '2 is in cell 6 box 4!' and '6 is in cell 3 of box 8!'. Love these videos

[@yungmaz13]

“I have no idea where to start”, immediately calculates where a 2 can be 😂

[@charlesxie2794]

Amazing solve, never imagined I would watch 1 hour of sudoku solve. The way you figured out the 9 at the start was beautiful.

[@zach2ry]

this is how I feel when I try to complete the sudoku you'd find in a children's activity book...

[@camrynnoble6249]

I fell asleep watching this last night and missed the end, I thought there’s no way I’ll watch an hour video of someone else solving a sudoku, but here I am the next morning, coming back to finish the last 20 minutes. Thoroughly entertained, well done!