Open The Briefcase | Full Task | Taskmaster

[@D0CT0RECT0C00LR]

this task is truly a representation of the full spectrum of human thought, ranging from doing complex algebra to JUST FUCKING SMASH IT ON THE GROUND

[@myrin265]

i truly believe human psychology classes should include this show in their curriculum

[@joshuaoha]

Alex Horn is a fucking genius

[@qwertyTRiG]

I think that if I'd been a contestant, I'd have read the board and probably solved the algebra before opening the task.

[@fabianrodriguez7405]

I'd just crack the code of the locks and I don't know where in the spectrum that would be

[@clarkkent163000]

I find it hilarious that HULK SMASH was faster

[@madeofmandrake1748]

I'm looking at the cheap combo locks and hearing in my head - "This is the Lock picking Lawyer, and today- "

[@wohlhabendermanager]

But at least that briefcase is slash resistant.

[@NoOne-sc3fz]

I had to scroll way too far to see this comment!

[@inkyfingers317]

It does look easily decoded by simply checking for visible gates lol

[@AndyTheCornbread]

I came on here looking for a comment like this or..."binding one one..." etc. and I did not have to scroll far to find it.

[@stevehockey4]

Nothing on one... Click out of two... Binding on three... Big click out of four into a false set...

[@BMiren-bc6ye]

Bob worked from experience, knowing he was on a TV show. Katherine and Josh followed the brief. Noel... went brute force on it. And then there's Rob, just guessing it like a psychic.

[@Andjelka99]

In Rob's season where were quite a few moments with peas so I'm not surprised

[@BMiren-bc6ye]

@@Andjelka99 tru it was their round food of choice.

[@driverjayne]

Rob did show some thought by feeling the case was cold and then listening to it but yeah that was some miss cleo shit lol

[@Nick_Whiskey]

Some kind of fkn briefcase whisperer

[@I.dont.know14]

It's almost made funnier when you see Rob's reaction to Josh's attempt. Just the quick "oh" and realizing the equation was solvable

[@blessenvarghese]

I love how the producers of the show anticipated there will be someone who will try to smash the case, and hence, had the combination painted on top of the garage.

[@jeffc5974]

They also put it on the door

[@flaetsbnort]

and it didn't work, because it's pretty obvious the concept that he could find out the lock's code didn't even pass through his head

[@paulf1071]

and supplied the necessary lawsuit-avoiding PPE

[@DavoBrawn]

It's also the address of the house

[@WalkaCrookedLine]

I appreciated that the tools available included those little hammers just barely big enough to work with a lot of effort.

[@gf9712]

I love how everyone did it differently

[@KrisCasey4]

one of the best tasks for juxtaposing personalities

[@GraemeGunn]

You've met humans before, right?

[@angel-xi6ie]

@@GraemeGunn it’s not odd to think perhaps two people may do the same thing lmao

[@Alinor24]

And there even were a few hints left that no one used. Brilliant task.

[@GraemeGunn]

@@angel-xi6ie It's odd to think that all of the people competing will do the same thing.

[@homagetogorto]

I thought this would be the full 6 minutes of Mark Watson trying to open an unlocked briefcase.

[@zuzanasommerova3935]

Me tooo! 😂

[@cesariojpn]

Would this title of the video fall under deception of the Trades Descriptions Act?

[@kakapofan6542]

@@cesariojpn no

[@simona2150]

It's fiddly, innit?

[@kakapofan6542]

@@michagabo8819 relevance?

[@jacobtrost5048]

And here we have the party's Paladin, Rogue, Wizard, Bard, and Barbarian all solving the same puzzle in a different way.

[@dargosian]

I thought Katherine had more of a Cleric vibe than a Paladin, spot on with the rest though. "I would like to RAGE!! I need a hammer..."

[@kristideeley]

Aaaaaaand now I am DEAD 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@yuki97kira]

The rogue is the lockpicking lawyer.. He wasnt featured because he rolled a fucking 46 on stealth

[@motodog242]

If we're going base classes: Barbarian- Noel (Smashing Solution) Wizard- Josh (Intellect Solution) Paladin- Katherine (Persevering Solution) Rogue- Bob (Sneaky Solution) Bard- Rob (Vocal Solution)

[@Xevailo]

Underrated comment!

[@marcinaskawslo2984]

Well, we've already established that Josh is best at counting.

[@tinyderppotato5410]

oof

[@MetalGilSolid]

Aye, he's bean there, done that.

[@_xndr7027]

@@MetalGilSolid *vigorously thinks about how to work “spaghetti hoops” into a comment*

[@daylightsleeptight]

@@_xndr7027 Good luck, that sounds like hoops of fun!

[@DragOnDani01]

@@_xndr7027 I'm hoop that goes well xD

[@xylopiano3]

I am so glad that Noel had the idea of smashing the case open. That was my very first thought, and I felt so guilty when the other contestants actually tried to figure out the combination.

[@DarksteelPenguin]

I love this task because everyone had a different solution.

[@TitoRigatoni]

I legit thought Rob would be the one to smash it open

[@davidstorrs]

It was my first thought, too. Probably on the corner of the table that it was sitting on -- just enough to break a hole in it so I could peek inside.

[@schuttrostig5729]

i would have one for a 3 mm drill and drilled out the rivets of the hinges, they looked cheap.

[@jessiejanson1528]

considering how weak those locks are, prying it off is the fastest.

[@undine120]

There's another couple ways they could have solved this: 1. The {names} bit on the blackboard: at the time of filming, their combined age was 201 (44, 34, 31, 58, 34). Might be easier to add up. 2. The math, but quicker: the last bit of the equation is multiplication by 201. You can gamble on them not having the prior part of the equation end in a fraction, and from that realize it could only be 1 of 5 numbers: 000, 201, 402, 603, 804, since multiplication of 2 by anything else wouldn't be 3 digit, and they're unlikely to have it be a 4+ digit number you take the first or last bit of.

[@UchihaGurl404]

There were two locks, it could have been a 6 digit answer.

[@yuki97kira]

Hah wizard read.. Me barbarian rage use hammer

[@glennkurtzrock]

Actually the last bit of the equation is x1 = 201, so if x times 1 is 201, x must be 201. No need to do any of the rest of the math.

[@undine120]

@@glennkurtzrock That's not x times 1, It's x(sub)1, a way to differentiate between a number of different variables all named x.

[@jarlhenrik]

3:34 "This is just Maths, how is that a TV show?!" says Josh.. Rachel Riley: *Angry fuming*

[@TitoRigatoni]

I mean, he did say "No offense to Countdown"...

[@MrCheesegrabber]

On her way to sue him now

[@flygonfiasco9751]

😡

[@JonnieCore42]

Best part is how the last step of the equations says "x * 201" meaning the only possible 3-digit answers are: 201, 402, 603 and 804 - regardless of what's before that. Coulda saved a whole lot of time there :D

[@justin7460]

There’s one more possible answer - if x = 0 then it could be 000.

[@jacobwilson3734]

Unless they were cruel and had the x be a fraction or something

[@ulicqueldromal]

As the x came from a devision before I would not be surprised by fractions.

[@1nfinix797]

I doubt it because the 1 from 201 multiplied y any fraction wouldn’t end up in a whole number

[@Buphido]

201 isn’t prime tho, as it divides by 3 and 67. Say x were 2/3, then it could still be 134. :P

[@simona2150]

6:18 Noel: 'Tim Key?' Alex: 'I wish.'

[@johnloov]

I thought he said kimchi...

[@izzyberghmans3801]

"I thought if it was an anteater, I gotta get that guy out of there."

[@Kalmakka]

I'm quite concerned about Noel's methods of safely rescuing anteaters.

[@MichalBrat]

Thanks for that, sometimes I can barely understand the British English even when a speaker doesnt cover their mouth

[@khelek456]

After everyone got the answer, he should have asked, 'yes, but how many?' just to see their response.

[@chelseawildflowerloftinwey1945]

or at least Josh

[@GhostBear3067]

Josh: "Fuck off! Not this again!"

[@chestersnap]

This is one of my favorite tasks because of the wide variety of ways of solving it. The way everyone chose it really highlights how they approach tasks, too

[@jacefairis1289]

when I saw this task, my immediate thought was "those locks look pretty flimsy, I bet I could snap them off with a double wrench" so I'm glad to see I think very similarly to Noel Fielding

[@wohlhabendermanager]

My first thought was "bolt clipper". People often see locks and think "Oh no, I need the right combination" when in reality, most locks can simply be opened with a little bit of violence.

[@MsHojat]

@@wohlhabendermanager unlikely to have high power bolt cutter to break that shackle. Also unlikely to have a power tool to grind-cut it too.

[@samuelmellars7855]

@@MsHojat That flimsy little thing? I'd be amazed if it took more than the smallest bolt-cutters available. Most likely a hacksaw with a decent blade would get through both locks in not much longer than the fastest time...

[@wohlhabendermanager]

@@MsHojat You really don't need a "high power bolt cutter" for that thing. Look at Noel, he smashes one to pieces with a hammer.

[@ryujitzu3547]

took noel too long. violence is not hard, simply effective.

[@veronicaelders4823]

At 2:01 in the video, he notices that the number is 201.

[@fluffigverbimmelt]

That was amazing!

[@PresegeAudIO]

Wow nice catch

[@Victoria-dh9vb]

Good on you for catching that

[@musashi.miyamoyo]

🤯

[@andrewe2057]

The editor needs a raise!

[@hukstar16]

"I gotta get that guy out of there." Always the magnanimous one.

[@quemerazo]

Thanks for the translation!

[@47Jaspers]

Sometimes I have to wonder how Alex feels about the contestant's approaches. He goes to all the trouble of making these tasks and hiding clues, and then people either smash the case open or just randomly guess things until they win.

[@mike93lx]

I bet he feels pretty good when the ratings and paycheck comes in

[@ThanatosSlayer]

The show is his brainchild so I'm sure he has taken some of this into account.

[@Logan-dk8of]

it's funnier that the answers are in plain sight but they rarely see them, shows how oblivious the contestants are

[@WalkaCrookedLine]

I read somewhere in the original concept there was going to be a planned "right" way to do the tasks, but they quickly dropped that in favor of encouraging bizarre shit they never thought of.

[@jackwang9536]

You should listen to the Taskmaster podcast (hosted by Season 9 winner Ed Gamble). In some of the interviews with Alex, he says that the 5 contestants often take 5 different approaches to a task. And that's very much the nature of the show, even from its conception when he planned it as a live performance for the Edinburgh comedy festival.

[@parryyotter]

I love how you could see Noel’s brain actually stop working when he and entered and looked at the chalkboard 🤣

[@Biohybr1d]

Noel went from "Guess guess guess guess" to "Sod it, I'm gonna beat this thing to death."

[@davidha4830]

Paul Chowdhry would have simply picked the lock. He can pick ANY lock. Not that one, though.

[@propio2957]

I mean, technically ANYONE can pick any lock. You just have to choose it. 😉 This is a dad joke.

[@solracer66]

This style travel suitcase lock is actually not hard to pick at all. You just need to put tension on it and then spin each the wheels until you feel it move slightly. But that is not nearly as satisfying as smashing it...

[@YoungMatt81]

Honestly surprised Bob didn't have lockpicking in his repertoire

[@asdsdjfasdjxajiosdqw8791]

They knew what they were doing with that thumbnail.

[@panicatthegasstation]

Ah, seems the social media intern's been through the 'Thumbnails' section of the KZbin for Dummies handbook.

[@BizKwikTwist]

Loloooool

[@duskfern9041]

If it works it works.

[@BarryMikokinju]

Curse our primitive brains, and bless our advanced hands.

[@timjohnson506]

I'm almost certain, there is a least one female in every season. Pretty smart

[@tailortelhais1744]

I'm always surprised no one ever starts by looking underneath and on all sides of the table. Props to Noel for quickly deciding to try to open the case manually. And to Bob for eventually seeing the tape, ofc.

[@Tuntalunta]

lockpickinglawyer would of made a whole video about those locks and still be a minute ahead

[@CrumbsLamond]

Really glad to know I wasn't the only one to think about the LPL

[@samuelmellars7855]

Do you think he'd have bothered with making a can-shim to feel the gates or shim it, or just picked 'em by eye/touch?

[@saolal]

@@samuelmellars7855 in any way he’d be done in less than a minute 🤷‍♂️

[@narmale]

@@samuelmellars7855 nah you just pull on the shackle to put the pins in a bind on one two and three, roll till they stop binding, and your in ^.^

[@SeanNicholsEh]

"This is the lockpicking lawyer, and what I have for you today is... peas."

[@casey6556]

As a longtime watcher of LockPickingLawyer and Deviant Ollam, my first thought was “Are those exposed hinges?”

[@narmale]

actually those cheap cases can easily be forced on the corners, but yes, exposed hinges :3

[@gorak9000]

@@narmale You mean it wasn't just tap the cheap lock with a hammer in the right way and it pops open? Or use the decoder to just pick the combination? Or use a magnet to pull the locking ball off of the shackle and open it that way? And if all else fails "little click on 1, no movement on 2, good click on 3"

[@narmale]

@@gorak9000 oo and, 3 is binding 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@SirusShea]

this was one of the best tasks IMO. the variety of options and solutions where the guests were let loose to do whatever they wanted is my favorite.

[@TheDaringPastry1313]

I'm an American and I really have loved watching a lot of these Taskmaster videos. I think the ideas are silly and I personally like the way people get around the challenges with ideas to sidestep the rules. I think the show is really creative and the personalities are great. Keep up the amazing work.

[@Prometheus-f5t]

Noel's being the most artistic and naive one in the group, and being the one who smashes things up when he gets stuck

[@CamKoudo]

This by far my favorite task, simply for how uniquely different everyone solved it xD

[@Travelinmatt1976]

I've watched enough Bosnian Bill and The Lock Picking Lawyer to know those locks are easily decoded.

[@commodoreperrytheplatypus2891]

Man i thought it'd be hilarious if one of them happened to be a lockpicker of some kind, only mildly disappointed they weren't

[@samuelmellars7855]

Honestly, I'd be torn between decoding it and getting two spanners on it...

[@jandedycker1748]

@@samuelmellars7855 You don't even need the two spanners for those tiny things, just a screwdriver and twist.

[@spareribbs2304]

@@jandedycker1748 For this kind of cheap 3 digit lock you don't even need tools, you really can just feel once you get the right number if you keep pulling the shackle while rotating the rotating discs top to bottom.

[@ih8people]

But apparently not enough to just notice that the screws on the back of the case are Philips screws :P

[@blame7121]

I like how he thought "I'll break the briefcase" instead of just going for the locks first.

[@d0n_key]

What we have learned from this: Violence isn't just an answer, it's the best answer.

[@flaetsbnort]

or, at least, the most efficient

[@andrewe2057]

This was without a doubt my favorite task of any season.

[@treyellis3]

What I've learned from this is that bullshitting your way through something is only second to brute force, even if the brute is as inept at brutality as Noel Fielding.

[@TheBestAsbestos13]

I LOVED the moment when Noel jumped to slam all his weight on the broad side of the case and the only sound was a crisp little **tap** like the hooves of a baby goat on a tile floor.

[@awes5893]

@@TheBestAsbestos13 That's a very Bob way of saying that.

[@Finnish_guy]

5 people and 5 different methods. Nice one.

[@canoli72]

Sometimes the answer is brute force. Just get a hammer and beat life’s problems into submission.

[@MadcapShambleton]

Even better when the hammer has googly eyes...

[@bubbaguy4411]

@@MadcapShambleton my problem was keeping the googly eyes to stay stuck to my nephews forehead....

[@NastierNate]

“Knowing is half the battle.” - G.I. Joe The other half is violence.

[@guillermorelobalopez7553]

If violence doesn't solve your problems, you aren't using enough.

[@GhostBear3067]

@@guillermorelobalopez7553 violence is not the answer. It is the question, and the answer is "yes".

[@parklloyd6690]

The more clips I watch of Noel Fielding, the more clips I want to watch of Noel Fielding. He seems to always be having fun and doesn't take anything too seriously. Cheers.

[@seitenryu6844]

Then you'd love The Great British Bake Off.

[@ezrablock3218]

Linear thinking: Following the clues or deciphering the math equation. Lateral thinking: Just looking around until you find the correct number or guess what's inside until you get it right. Diagonal thinking: Smash the fucking lock.

[@jandedycker1748]

Going through those codes, even without trying to "feel" them, you can go through 1000 in well than 5 minutes. Assuming you start from 000, getting to 201 will cost you well under 2 minutes.

[@trenthawkins]

Glad at least one of 'em went with the destructive method.

[@Scarletraven87]

Josh: hah, math. No worries, gimme 5 mins. Crowboy: Haha hammer goes smash!

[@xCrossCat]

"i thought if it was an anteater I gotta get him out of there" first solution in to smash the case on the ground mate, that anteater is dead, and you killed him

[@tbz1551]

4:21 Yea, Josh “suddenly”. 😂🤣😂

[@maiNmusica]

What better way to save an anteater than to through it around in a briefcase and then jump on it?!

[@jamesflames6987]

He already guessed anteater and it was wrong so that possibility was already eliminated.

[@taskendeer]

''I thought if it was an ant-eater, I've got to get that guy out of there'' That was fucking hilarious

[@Arsenov92]

Just a reminder, someone had to count 201 rice to prepare as an aswer.

[@Torvaun]

Probably Josh Widdicombe.

[@luiolitz]

...and then reset the prop for the next person. 😳

[@taleswithtrisha5939]

I love this show because on here, being an oblivious arse beats knowing math.

[@MadcapShambleton]

You gotta give props to Tony Three Pies!

[@fluffigverbimmelt]

As an engineer, I would have aced this. Not because I know the structural weak points of any object or because I am amazing at math. Simply because I know that you can't be fucked to deal with any equation and just punch it into Wolfram Alpha and directly get the result. Would have been boring, though.

[@vinfishin2582]

Just like real life

[@kaldogorath]

@@fluffigverbimmelt That wouldn't be allowed though

[@rachelcookie321]

If he was actually good at maths then he would have done it quicker. It only took me 30 seconds to work it out and I’m no maths prodigy. It seems I would have easily won just by solving the maths.

[@martianfromjupiter3]

The fasted math way would be to skip to the last equation: x3 * 201 = ?. Try 000, 201, 402, 603, and 804. x3 would have to be a nasty fraction for it to be anything else.

[@pedromendes5022]

If "x" was not an integer, you'd be fucked tho

[@jeremiahjackson8018]

It has to be either 0 or 1. Which means 000 or 201. 2^3 = 2x2x2=8 8x201 = 1608 which is too many digits.

[@jlinkous05]

@@jeremiahjackson8018 You misread. X3 is X sub 3, not X to the 3rd power. Basically just indicating that it's the third variable (solve X, then Y, then Z). To solve the last one, its X3 (the result of the previous equation) multiplied by 201. The original commenter was right, there are a few integer values for X3 which are less than 1000 when multiplied by 201.

[@57thorns]

@@pedromendes5022 Which is what he said, but the only factor that could be in play is 1/3 or 1/67 given that 201=3*67. And both are impossible because the only thing you divide x2 with is 625, which is 5*5*5*5... x1 and x2 are both trivially integers.

[@jlinkous05]

@@pedromendes5022 If the result wasn't an integer, it would be a bit hard to enter on an integer combination lock, yeah?

[@sanluislfx4]

This was the first task I ever watched, and I was immediately hooked.

[@justchiling22]

I absolutely love this. As everyone else said, because they did it all so differently and some in sort of unexpected yet understandable ways, this was exhilarating to watch!

[@tomcauser5632]

One of the funny things about this is that the way Josh is filmed as doing it is incorrect! At 3:42 if you follow his thinking, he says 5000 - 10 = 4900, but this is wrong because of BIDMAS (PEMDAS for Americans). You've got to multiply the 10 into the term on the right before you can subtract it from x1. If you ignore BIDMAS you get a ludicrous answer in the thousands. If you follow BIDMAS though, you get the correct answer. So when he says 4900, that must've been a dead end that was shown.

[@genieyamaguchi2571]

Teacher: Where are the calculations Rob: But the answer is right tho innit?

[@fatalfruit2662]

I love how the less rational the idea is the less time it takes to open the briefcase

[@MatsJPB]

That was amazing! I'm so happy we got so many different soulutions to the problem, and that at least one just figured "let's smash it with a hammer"! =D

[@SekhmetMorgan]

you can tell they're champions, all different techniques but all amazing!

[@Lokhir100]

Katherine's shirt during the task: DTF Katherine's shirt being judged: Modest

[@Butane-lj6tr]

I wouldn't mind helping here with that request...😅

[@personperson2380]

@@Butane-lj6tr gross

[@CyberBeep_kenshi]

She seems like a lot of fun in that department 😉

[@skarlath0]

@@Butane-lj6tr it stands for Determined To Fight

[@Butane-lj6tr]

@@CyberBeep_kenshi that is what I Thought.

[@CyberBeep_kenshi]

Been watching 'shooting stars' clip with Bob. I love that show

[@crispykevin5606]

Ahh those briefcases of Katherine

[@barryschalkwijk9388]

Catherine does make some excellent points.

[@somethingelse9176]

This is an absolute classic.

[@webkritik5411]

Hello, this is the Lockpicking Lawyer and today I have for you a briefcase.

[@degiguess]

this task is great because everybody's approach was a power move

[@fernandofelix892]

Does her shirt read DTF? If so, that's just great. Wonderful even.

[@allieandfluff]

Was wondering if anyone else noticed

[@CyberBeep_kenshi]

And what a shirt it is.....

[@archerelms]

Maybe? It looks like "OTF" to me and I have no idea what that would mean

[@bon-chan7197]

They must have loved having her this season the thumbnails and promos alone

[@drakebloodknight7981]

The guy who chose the thumbnail: 😏

[@Erikutis55]

That's a great show! Thanks to KZbin, I recently discovered and I enjoy every bit of it.

[@sarahfaith6531]

I love that they each did it in their own way

[@turnerjensen2620]

What’s most incredible is that Noel realistically guessed for a matter of seconds before he resorted to smashing it open

[@RoliasDei]

As soon as I saw the case I immediately thought of how fast could LockPickingLawyer open it up

[@andrewb378]

"Click on one, two is binding, three is in a false gate, nice click out of four, back to two, and we've picked this one open with the pick Bosnian Bill and I made. As you can see, folks, the taskmaster uses masterlocks which is unfortunate for him as they offer little in the way of security."

[@timo4938]

@@andrewb378 "And just so you know it's not a fluke, we'll do it one more time."

[@dubious6718]

@@andrewb378 Most likely could have just used a shim.

[@TitoRigatoni]

@@dubious6718 Nah, these locks are easier to pick than to shim.

[@SirVilder]

Violence IS the answer when the subject is a stubborn inanimate object.

[@MoltenSnowball]

Noel's always the most creative with his approach

[@Fink621]

that thumbnail is puttin in work

[@Archon762]

Noel is my favorite contestant theyve had on this show bar none. His brand of insanity is exactly what i need in my life.

[@EricZierdt]

This is one of my favorite shows that (as I don't live in the UK) I can only see bits and pieces of on KZbin

[@MsHojat]

Great challenge. Sign of a good challenge is to have those different methods of achieving it.

[@Jackty89]

This is the lockpicking lawyer... 15 seconds later now the lock are open and well it's pea's

[@Im__Your__Huckleberry]

I just noticed that in the math equation the last equation is X3 x 201 = so as long as we know the equation gives the final answer (which we know it does) the answer for the lock would have to be 000, 201, 402, 603, or 804

[@Stuffthatsfunny1]

2:05 that's great, they should definitely do that

[@MagnaRyuuDesigns]

I have had experience with that type of lock, it's easy to crack the code. There is a reason why those style of locks made horrible bike chain locks :D

[@TitoRigatoni]

yeah, LockPickingLawyer would've been in that case in less than a minute

[@MagnaRyuuDesigns]

@@TitoRigatoni i can brute force those briefcases with locks in the same way i can with this locks

[@macsnafu]

So many different clues to the combination, but the fastest time is by the person who simply used brute force to smash the locks off.

[@SeriousLark]

Add here we see an example of the brute force approach being the fastest solution to the problem

[@valeries9297]

I would have gone through every possible combination. It's actually quite fast when the locks are only three digits.

[@ChristinaKilgore]

simple combo lock. Either shim it open or tug on it and turn the numbers feeling for when the wafer falls into place

[@CyberBeep_kenshi]

Lock picking lawyer? :)

[@nachoigs]

The equation for x3 has a 0 multiplying everything, so the last equation is trivial (x3 + 201).

[@TimmetatschLp]

I believe "0 dot 15" is meant to represent "0.15" rather than "0 times 15". Otherwise x3 would be 0 and hence ? = 0 as well

[@karelfinn2343]

It's kinda hard to read, but I'm pretty sure the equations are: 200,000 / 40 = x1 x1 - 10 * ((10 + 50) / 0.25 + 10) = x2 x2 / 625 * (0.15 + 0.1) = x3 x3 * 201 = ? You can hear Josh say out loud that x3 equals 1.

[@nachoigs]

Yeah, you two are totally right. I misread the equations clearly. Thanks!

[@reniesulaweyo4383]

Can't be, X3 would be 16. I think one part is missing. X1 is 5000, x2 2500. Obviously doing the operations in the multiplication/division first order.

[@Rubinos12]

@@reniesulaweyo4383 Division and multiplication have the same preference so u should do them left to right 2500/625=4 and 4*0.25=1 so x3=1

[@devanman7920]

The thumbnail had me thinking i was on a different site lol

[@kristideeley]

This is the best one EVER. Noel Fielding, you are an absolute fucking treasure ❤❤❤

[@BizKwikTwist]

Idk why.......but something tells me this clip in particular is going to get a lot of views.

[@EdselsBakedGoods]

Solving the problem is Ravenclaw (Math and Rice) Sneaking around is Slytherin (finding the code) Guessing peas is Hufflepuff. Smashing the locks is Gryffindor.

[@thuynder]

1:57 you're welcome.

[@CheyenneNKStone]

This was amazing. Honestly might be my new favourite task.

[@Finvaara]

Lockpicking Lawyer would be proud

[@Sunprism]

I would watch a full series of Noel Fielding trying to Break Things

[@patpat8727]

I've never understood from the video how he gets the maths to work out. Not sure if the video is not high enough quality to see everything or what. I have a degree in statistics and I can't get it. Every time I see this video I stop it and try. It's infuriating. But this is still the greatest ever task. So much diversity of solutions.

[@mrcereal16]

Don't know if you ever figured it out, but here it is if anyone else looks. It took me longer than I wish it did because the British decimal points looking like multiplication dots and those x's in there made for multiplication confusion. I also did 5,000 - 10 mindlessly before the parenthesis, likely because they do that in the video and somehow got to the answer so I must need to do it too!! Or because I didn't write it down and follow PEMDAS properly, but why blame myself when I can blame someone else? 200,000/40 = 5,000 5,000 - 10 x ((10 + 50)/0.25 + 10) 5,000 - 10 x (60 / 0.25 + 10) 5,000 - 10 x (240 + 10) 5,000 - 10 x 250 5,000 - 2,500 5,000 - 2,500 = 2,500 2,500 / 625 x (0.15 + 0.1) 2,500 / 625 x 0.25 4 x 0.25 = 1 1 x 201 = 201

[@LuneWatcher]

I made sure not to do 5000 - 10, but then screwed it up immediately by doing 0.25 + 10 argh, I'd have been stuck for 10 minutes wondering what I did wrong

[@x8axe8x]

One of the very best casts

[@NamesForDogs]

The worst part about Josh doing all that algebra is that it was a waste of time. All you need to know is that the combination is a multiple of 201, as the last line is "x_3 × 201 = ?." So the only possible options are 201, 402, 603, or 804.

[@MrNobodyX3]

"you are using a master lock number combination lock you can unlock it with the master lock number combination lock"

[@MsJeanneMarie]

So glad you guys put this show on KZbin so Americans have a chance to see how awesome it is.