Can you solve the rebel supplies riddle? - Alex Gendler

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  • Practice more problem-solving at brilliant.org/TedEd/
    Solution to Bonus Riddle: brilliant.org/tededmislabelle...
    You’re overseeing the delivery of supplies to a rebel base in the heart of enemy territory. To get past customs, all packages must follow this rule: if a box is marked with an even number on the bottom, it must be sealed with a red top. One of the four boxes was sealed incorrectly, but they lost track of which one. Can you figure out which box it is and save the day? Alex Gendler shows how.
    Lesson by Alex Gendler, directed by Artrake Studio.
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  • @TEDEd
    @TEDEd  5 ปีที่แล้ว +663

    For the solution to the bonus riddle visit brilliant.org/tededmislabelledboxes/! Also, the first 833 of you who sign up for a PREMIUM subscription will get 20% off the annual fee. Riddle on!

    • @shravannarasimhan7363
      @shravannarasimhan7363 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      1st like

    • @pitadomu
      @pitadomu 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      2nd like

    • @LabScienceTheOne
      @LabScienceTheOne 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      awesome video

    • @azlan194
      @azlan194 5 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      The riddle is slightly confusing especially the part where they say that when we grab a box, we would deprived the rebels of their supplies. So I thought you can only inspect 1 box to make sure that is the wrong one. Not taking two boxes away.

    • @TheMovieKnightProductions
      @TheMovieKnightProductions 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      why tf not?

  • @vskidan
    @vskidan 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6051

    If it doesn't matter if the odd numbers have a red top, why don't you give all the boxes red tops

    • @anoldretiredelephant
      @anoldretiredelephant 5 ปีที่แล้ว +124

      Victoria Skidan North Korea man

    • @Rissa_1322
      @Rissa_1322 4 ปีที่แล้ว +652

      Right? That feels like it would prevent lots of problems

    • @teslapenguin1
      @teslapenguin1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +136

      Or odd numbers

    • @kittygranger842
      @kittygranger842 4 ปีที่แล้ว +548

      Maybe red tops are more expensive?

    • @Hello-qg4yk
      @Hello-qg4yk 4 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      Sammy Sicari yeah

  • @sophiemontecalvo7503
    @sophiemontecalvo7503 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4745

    "Can you solve the riddle?"
    No but I'll watch

    • @lpalacioschairez
      @lpalacioschairez 5 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      MEEEEEEEEEEEE

    • @skull123
      @skull123 5 ปีที่แล้ว +44

      Overused joke on ted-ed's riddles. Lets just stop saying this

    • @filipeamaral216
      @filipeamaral216 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      No.

    • @thatoneguy9582
      @thatoneguy9582 5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Sophie the Jedi Knight
      literally every single video

    • @gavinwarner3480
      @gavinwarner3480 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Sophie the Jedi Knight I never even try to solve them. I just like the animations lmao

  • @charliejulietdavies8715
    @charliejulietdavies8715 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2022

    for the bonus riddle
    you only have to open 2 boxes: open any one and if it's right, easy. if not, open the box labelled with what you found. the box labelled with what you find in the second box is also wrong, so the final box is correct
    example: i open the apples box and find dates, then open the dates box. it can't contain dates since the apples box does, and it can't be apples because that would force both of the other boxes to be right or wrong, neither of which is allowed. say it contains bananas, i know the bananas box has to have apples, so the carrots box is labelled correctly

    • @jonrd21
      @jonrd21 4 ปีที่แล้ว +122

      Its 2 boxes no matter what, see:
      Apples -> bananas
      Bananas -> carrots
      Carrots -> apples
      Dates -> dates
      I open boxes apples then carrots. I know it has to be dates, because it isnt apples bananas or carrots. If I open boxes bananas then apples, I still know it is dates for the same reason.

    • @milkii_tea
      @milkii_tea 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      CJ Evans 👁👄👁

    • @LuneWatcher
      @LuneWatcher 3 ปีที่แล้ว +119

      Like the musicians' instruments riddle.

    • @harutodoroki9918
      @harutodoroki9918 3 ปีที่แล้ว +45

      I think this was on another video, I think it was the band instruments riddle?

    • @bebgab1971
      @bebgab1971 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Finn ·-· nah it’s slightly different

  • @goosifyed9717
    @goosifyed9717 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1232

    when 2 boxes are missing: eh its fine
    when 4 boxes are missing: WE ARE BARELY SURVIVING

    • @danielyuan9862
      @danielyuan9862 2 ปีที่แล้ว +66

      Think of it this way: there are 4 boxes, and you take away 2, you still have 2 left, but if you take away all 4, you have 0 left. It really depends on how you look at things before you realize that this makes complete sense.

    • @goosifyed9717
      @goosifyed9717 2 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      @@danielyuan9862 THEY HAVE HUNDREDS OF SHIPMENTS

    • @bingbang7735
      @bingbang7735 2 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      I actually thought we could only take away one box because of this rule

    • @igunn8632
      @igunn8632 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@goosifyed9717 who said they have more then just that?

    • @goosifyed9717
      @goosifyed9717 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@igunn8632 did you watch the part with all the boxes being loaded?

  • @gracy2826
    @gracy2826 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1341

    The human who’s sacrificing his time for making those riddles: Respect and Hats off!

    • @OneWeirdDude
      @OneWeirdDude 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      He did say Brilliant.org sponsors him. You should subscribe to Brilliant to support these riddles!

    • @gracy2826
      @gracy2826 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      OneWeirdDude I know but like behind Brilliant...I mean there is a groupe of people who is working hard!

    • @laurenjulia1552
      @laurenjulia1552 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      the riddle’s by alex gendler. brilliant’s just being sponsored

    • @gracy2826
      @gracy2826 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Azure sorry I got it wrong 😅 thx :)

    • @alisonfool
      @alisonfool 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Bold of you to assume there's a human behind this

  • @PowahSlapEntertainmint
    @PowahSlapEntertainmint 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2184

    Now would be a good moment to have X-ray vision.

    • @rnegron77
      @rnegron77 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Patha with no thauth

    • @mattyaqin7501
      @mattyaqin7501 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Will Justin Y.(idiot) returns?

    • @TheMovieKnightProductions
      @TheMovieKnightProductions 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      this guy is everywhere (Justin y's son???? :0)

    • @miap3563
      @miap3563 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Who is Justin Y?

    • @TheMovieKnightProductions
      @TheMovieKnightProductions 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      a channel who's comments are everywhere and who has 130,000+ subscribers because of it. did that answer your question?

  • @BintonGaming
    @BintonGaming 5 ปีที่แล้ว +792

    Finally an easy one 😂 the difference between “if” statements and “if and only if” statements. Good ol logic-based math

    • @777Skeptic
      @777Skeptic 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      Nobody that took logic in college fell for this. It's a shame we aren't required to take it in high school.

    • @craigoda4284
      @craigoda4284 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      well ist code
      0:06 so thicc

    • @Most1562
      @Most1562 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@777Skeptic It's required in my school. But I think people will fell for it anyway.

    • @theIris51
      @theIris51 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yeah this was weirdly easy for TED. Didn't even have to pause the countdown.

    • @iceyyl3mon
      @iceyyl3mon 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah

  • @Shrektacular2468
    @Shrektacular2468 5 ปีที่แล้ว +978

    Why don't you just ship all boxes with a red top?

    • @Inkyminkyzizwoz
      @Inkyminkyzizwoz 4 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      I'd wondered that as well. When the solution came up I found that I'd almost been thinking along the right lines and that was what threw me

    • @eon3595
      @eon3595 4 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      Just like the example in the video, Meat needs one box, vegetarian needs another, you can’t just give everything to the meat eaters or else the vegetarians will go without food. Same if it was military a Pilot and a Boat, a pilot can only take one type of ammunition, but the boat can take both, but you can’t just give everything to the Boat.

    • @Inkyminkyzizwoz
      @Inkyminkyzizwoz 4 ปีที่แล้ว +56

      @@eon3595 Not quite the same though, because the boxes in the real scenario are all going to the same place!

    • @Lexi-ng2be
      @Lexi-ng2be 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      169 likes

    • @legendofgaming3851
      @legendofgaming3851 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Why make the order not be shipped if even 1 box is incorrect

  • @sophiaramirez7787
    @sophiaramirez7787 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1135

    This is the first Ted-Ed riddle I've ever solved!!

  • @MegaGeorge454
    @MegaGeorge454 5 ปีที่แล้ว +704

    First riddle of yours that I solve...Feels nice

  • @dirtycheeto4350
    @dirtycheeto4350 4 ปีที่แล้ว +795

    0:06 that security guard has no business being that thicc

    • @immanuelak2643
      @immanuelak2643 4 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      that is you by the way based on the video :"))

    • @mrayrick7631
      @mrayrick7631 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      1M subscribers with no video you legit have videos

    • @bbonez
      @bbonez 4 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      She got 🎂

    • @CallMeWyvern
      @CallMeWyvern 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@immanuelak2643 You don't have 1M subscribers lol

    • @koolkhicken5050
      @koolkhicken5050 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Shame shame

  • @justahuman5160
    @justahuman5160 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1009

    1.confirm you have green eyes
    2. ask the empire to leave

    • @Jellygoober
      @Jellygoober 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      Nah nah nah eat the potatoes and ask the boxes to leave

    • @angelnumbers7718
      @angelnumbers7718 3 ปีที่แล้ว +81

      But would you reply ozo or ulu?

    • @chipps2378
      @chipps2378 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Ozo

    • @K_B_C
      @K_B_C 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Why is this still going on

    • @itsashplazxxx1649
      @itsashplazxxx1649 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      What does ozo and ulu mean? *im still confused on that riddle*

  • @iOddWorId
    @iOddWorId 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2327

    Anyone who codes got this right, and didn't fall for the fallacy.

    • @MegaGeorge454
      @MegaGeorge454 5 ปีที่แล้ว +62

      Or if you are good with maths

    • @dark6.6E-34
      @dark6.6E-34 5 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      @@MegaGeorge454 im pretty sure that maths isn't the problem hear

    • @woonjeng
      @woonjeng 5 ปีที่แล้ว +60

      @@dark6.6E-34 actually it is, basics of pure mathematics explain these

    • @dark6.6E-34
      @dark6.6E-34 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@woonjeng can you give me the name of the lesson that is connected to this type of thinking

    • @cachotognax3600
      @cachotognax3600 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Or likes oddworld apparently :P
      (I code too but come on reason don't ruin this for me)

  • @deadacc9371
    @deadacc9371 5 ปีที่แล้ว +606

    But they got confiscated anyways as they had no stamps

    • @deadacc9371
      @deadacc9371 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Skylar Noël xDDDD

    • @calvinlau5569
      @calvinlau5569 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I mean fair point, but u also have the point that these people are rebels, they aint gone give no shts about policies or
      Government

    • @Lanurus
      @Lanurus 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      What anime is your pfp from

    • @atalchoudhary3553
      @atalchoudhary3553 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      That is truly thinking outside the box

    • @joshuabradford8372
      @joshuabradford8372 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Atal Choudhary speaking of outside the box what is really in those boxes?

  • @schizophreniagaming1187
    @schizophreniagaming1187 3 ปีที่แล้ว +882

    Solving the puzzle is alright and all, but can we talk about our character's cake?

    • @some1sday889
      @some1sday889 2 ปีที่แล้ว +52

      That’s what I was thinking like that’s a big cake

    • @ballsucker89
      @ballsucker89 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      i prefer pie XDDDD I'M SO FUNNY I'M SO FUNNY LAUGH GUYS LAUGH XDDDDD

    • @cogwun
      @cogwun 2 ปีที่แล้ว +54

      The hardest thing about this riddle was trying to concentrate after seeing that cake

    • @alexisjewl1830
      @alexisjewl1830 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Yess

    • @-nightlyfireflies-9561
      @-nightlyfireflies-9561 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      It's like a birthday party in here with all dat *C A K E*

  • @Koblac
    @Koblac 4 ปีที่แล้ว +320

    Me: *gets it right*
    Also me: *has watched this 50 times*

  • @LaGGSBD
    @LaGGSBD 5 ปีที่แล้ว +727

    Answer to bonus question: u need 2
    1) open the apple box. If its correct, u found it.
    2) If its not correct, u also know that the vegetable in the box is incorrect, so if u find banana, u know its not banana or apple
    3) ur second box is either carrots or dates in this case
    4) if ur second box is correct, u found the answer, if not then the other box is correct. So if u find apples in carrots, the answer is dates in this case.

    • @re7alia7or
      @re7alia7or 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Shut up Einstein 😂

    • @willbobsled
      @willbobsled 5 ปีที่แล้ว +70

      You can open any second box because exactly three boxes are incorrectly labelled, e.g. in your example, if apple box had bananas, then banana box can not contain apples

    • @maxilerlantreas3306
      @maxilerlantreas3306 5 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      @@willbobsled That's true, but for example if you open a carrot box and find banana. You immediately knows that banana box is filled with wrong stuff, and it will increase your chances of opening the right box on the second try by avoiding the banana box. Sure, this part didn't matter because the question didn't care about the process. But in my opinion this method is better because it's much more efficient.

    • @willbobsled
      @willbobsled 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      fair

    • @xjesh868
      @xjesh868 5 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      @@maxilerlantreas3306 Opening the Correctly labeled box is not the goal. Identifying it is. Even if you open 2 incorrect boxes you have gained the same information as if you had opened one incorrect box and one correct box. No method of choosing a second box is more or less efficient than choosing randomly from the remaining unopened boxes.

  • @67L48
    @67L48 5 ปีที่แล้ว +752

    "Stick around after this episode for a bonus advertisement."

    • @Bacony_Cakes
      @Bacony_Cakes 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Exactly.

    • @americantoastman7296
      @americantoastman7296 4 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      I really likes the bonus riddle tbh

    • @sdft1138
      @sdft1138 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Dont like it? Dont watch it. Easy as that.

    • @itayraviv2422
      @itayraviv2422 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      People have the right to complain.
      It's also very fun and satisfying

  • @nadrewod999
    @nadrewod999 4 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    The bonus riddle can be answered with just 2 boxes.
    For the first box, you have a 75% chance to open an incorrect box. Once you see the actual item inside, open the box with that item's label. At that point, you know that the boxes you opened AND the box labeled for the second box's actual contents were misplaced, while the remaining box was pristine.
    If you opened the accurate box, you already know which 3 boxes are mislabeled, but you can open one of the mislabeled boxes to figure out the triangular direction of the label shift.

    • @jedisalsohere
      @jedisalsohere 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      You actually don't have to check the box with the item's label.
      If you looked in the box labelled 'Apples' first, and it contained bananas, you then know that the box labelled 'Bananas' is labelled incorrectly. Then, you can check the box labelled 'Carrots'. If it's correct, great. If not, you then know that the boxes labelled 'Apples,' 'Carrots' and 'Bananas' are labelled incorrectly and the box labelled 'Dates' is correct.

  • @joshuasmusiccovers
    @joshuasmusiccovers 4 ปีที่แล้ว +174

    "Rebel base"
    "Imperial customs"
    Star wars fan: laughs in Sith lord

    • @KavishM02
      @KavishM02 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Even I'm thinking was I the only one to get that refrence

    • @joshuasmusiccovers
      @joshuasmusiccovers 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Haha

    • @simonfrancis9009
      @simonfrancis9009 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      *Sith cackling intensifies*

  • @SVASH-hz5ji
    @SVASH-hz5ji 5 ปีที่แล้ว +77

    0:14 Glory to Arstotz.. I mean Distancia!

  • @eliaskivenmaa4609
    @eliaskivenmaa4609 5 ปีที่แล้ว +45

    I have been watching and solving these riddles all night. Love them! I love the narration and the animation. Basic riddles become hecking interesting with funny stories surrounding them and on the harder riddles I really appreciate the simple explanations that are actually opened why and how and what. And the comparing of things such as here the athmospheres so we actually see WHY it works as it does.

  • @shmatts5269
    @shmatts5269 5 ปีที่แล้ว +97

    Solution:
    > sabotage all the boxes
    > rebels starve to death
    > Victory for the Empire!

    • @gracesun5982
      @gracesun5982 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Die stormtroopers die!!!!

  • @jjjcutie4ever
    @jjjcutie4ever 5 ปีที่แล้ว +147

    yay! this is the first riddle i have ever solved!!

    • @TEDEd
      @TEDEd  5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Congratulations!

    • @level0.01thescaredcreator5
      @level0.01thescaredcreator5 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@TEDEd I'm the 9000th 1 ghost to beat your riddle -_1

  • @racenicolia29
    @racenicolia29 5 ปีที่แล้ว +187

    Why am I so T H I C C in this riddle

  • @anhetnd463
    @anhetnd463 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This whole channel is a giant brilliant sponsor

  • @David.d.d.d
    @David.d.d.d 5 ปีที่แล้ว +53

    Everyone: This is the first riddle I ever solved!
    Me: i dont get it

    • @lily_icycle
      @lily_icycle 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      its actually easy when you have heard of anything similar

  • @jerombastiaansen9495
    @jerombastiaansen9495 5 ปีที่แล้ว +212

    Solution:
    Put 7 on every box.

    • @MetaWarlord135
      @MetaWarlord135 5 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      Or just be more careful when you're trying to sneak packages into a country, avoiding situations like this where your operation was almost jeopardised due to a basic error.

    • @saiyanfang1047
      @saiyanfang1047 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      better one mark all with red tops

    • @mars-nf9cj
      @mars-nf9cj 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Solution: don’t put random numbers on the bottom of boxes

    • @daerdevvyl4314
      @daerdevvyl4314 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Jerom Bastiaansen Your commander commends you for your suggestion which will help get supplies across the border in the future. And also executes you because that suggestion doesn’t help right now, so all the supplies got confiscated.

  • @KaiJason
    @KaiJason 5 ปีที่แล้ว +97

    About the bonus riddle, I think the maximum time of checking is 2.
    Here is how I go about this:
    First select a random box to check, say I check the Apple box, and found banana inside.
    Then according to the content of the box I can deduce that the Banana box is definitely not containing Banana, which left us with Carrots and Dates box.
    Finally just check one of the remaining boxes, if you found it, nice! If you didn't, the last box is the correct box.
    So I figure the maximum is 2, would be nice if someone share their thoughts

    • @kaileypeppard3334
      @kaileypeppard3334 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      yeah, i believ that is correct

    • @thecrookedman3851
      @thecrookedman3851 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Where did the riddle stipulate that only one box can contain bananas? You fell for the fallacy again.

    • @KaiJason
      @KaiJason 5 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      @@thecrookedman3851 Pretty sure the riddle states that 'each of these boxes contain a different type of fruits' so there would not be two boxes of the same fruit.
      But your reasoning still stay true, that some other fruits outside of the four labeled (eg. waterlemon) could be inside the wrong boxes

    • @zarasyeda2254
      @zarasyeda2254 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      I got the same

    • @ZombieKillerThe
      @ZombieKillerThe 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Or you can pick any 2 boxes at random since 3/4 of them are label incorrectly. Which makes a loop of 3.
      If you find Apples in the Banana box. You know Banana box must contain either Dates or Carrots and also either Dates or Carrots Box must contain Bananas. By selecting the Apple box and find Dates you will know Dates box has Bananas and the Carrot box contain Carrots. Or you can pick the Dates box and find bananas or the Carrot box with Carrots.
      Any 2 boxes will give you enough information about what all 4 boxes contain

  • @danielcastillo591
    @danielcastillo591 3 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    I love how the kingdom's name is just "distance" in spanish

  • @chip2508
    @chip2508 5 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    My first ever TED-ED ridle I actually solved before the reveal and didn't just watch for entertainment. I feel proud.

  • @gildedbear5355
    @gildedbear5355 5 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    My favorite thing about this riddle is what it says about the way we humans think. Structurally the shipments to restaurants is exactly the same, as is who do you need to card in a bar type environment, but the "natural" situations are easy for our brains to get correct (since most people can do it without thinking about it too much) while the more "abstract" versions, such as this one or with cards, require significantly more thinking for most people.

  • @nathanielserrano3134
    @nathanielserrano3134 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Thanks TED-Ed. I absolutely love your videos, you are giving the whole internet a free source of knowledge. Thank you :)

  • @joeshmoe7428
    @joeshmoe7428 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Solution: just don’t slip up when delivering to top class army soldiers

    • @jkc-l8978
      @jkc-l8978 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Other solution: seal everything with red

  • @Hqrwey
    @Hqrwey 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    “Imperial protocal”
    Why does this sound like Star Wars

  • @bdavis3982
    @bdavis3982 5 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    Your riddles make my day!

  • @abrahamzetz
    @abrahamzetz 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    That feeling of satisfaction when you can solve ted-ed’s riddle :D

  • @TheStupidRaptor
    @TheStupidRaptor 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This is the first of your riddles I solved by myself. I feel so smart now.

  • @binitaagrawal7018
    @binitaagrawal7018 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Ted Ed : Stick around till the end for another bonus riddle
    Me : you mean bonus commercial right?

  • @pheubuselectric7893
    @pheubuselectric7893 5 ปีที่แล้ว +50

    I love these riddles thank you Ted-Ed

  • @LaGGSBD
    @LaGGSBD 5 ปีที่แล้ว +133

    Can you solve the rebel supplies riddle? No but ill watch it so i can tell it to my friends to look smart

    • @jonathanodude6660
      @jonathanodude6660 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      really?

    • @zzewe1694
      @zzewe1694 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      LoL

    • @rendazg
      @rendazg 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Troll died in 1914

    • @LaGGSBD
      @LaGGSBD 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      ik i just couldnt be bothered to change my profile picture

    • @FromTheMountain
      @FromTheMountain 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      I thought that message by Renda was about the message, not the profile picture.

  • @schizophrenicsnowman3226
    @schizophrenicsnowman3226 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    This has to be my favorite riddle shown so far, simply for how easy it is to be tripped up on it. Its like an unwritten rule that everyone just instinctively follows with the tops

  • @sanjanasabu
    @sanjanasabu 4 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    1:08 depriving rebels of CRITICALLY NEEDED supplies 😂😂

    • @jyotisrivastava1122
      @jyotisrivastava1122 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Why do they need underwears

    • @jyotisrivastava1122
      @jyotisrivastava1122 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @Craig Carmichael They are star wars rebels who want jar-jar binks to be removed from the movies and we all are supporting them 'cuz we hate jar-jar binks

    • @Bananappleboy
      @Bananappleboy 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@jyotisrivastava1122
      Ah yes, weird creepy creature named Jar Jar.

    • @Ihaveagasmask
      @Ihaveagasmask 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@jyotisrivastava1122 ok comic book guy

  • @mattgsm
    @mattgsm 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    This is a very good riddle. I love how Ted-Ed changes the original riddle to make it both better to understand AND more exciting to watch!

  • @Vic-zx1xc
    @Vic-zx1xc 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    I am a very simple person, when i see a riddle vid by ted-ed, i click it

  • @TheKelliestKelly
    @TheKelliestKelly 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I got the second riddle! You need to open two. This is a simpler version of a riddle involving more boxes and instruments they've featured on this channel which helped me a lot.

  • @jaffos9097
    @jaffos9097 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I've only solved one of your riddles before today. This one I got on the spot! Proud of myself

  • @NoobMaster-tn8di
    @NoobMaster-tn8di 5 ปีที่แล้ว +343

    3:43 Damn thicc 😂

    • @jln3399
      @jln3399 5 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      That's literally what i was thinking the whole video. Wow what a hue jass

    • @greenslimeswag
      @greenslimeswag 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Papyrus..

    • @vietnamtoday9573
      @vietnamtoday9573 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      EXTRA THICC

    • @derusher2979
      @derusher2979 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @electric_hiccup 707 thirsty yeet?

    • @Alkalus
      @Alkalus 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      FBI OPEN UP

  • @priyanshusingh3451
    @priyanshusingh3451 5 ปีที่แล้ว +51

    "Stick around after this episode for a bonus riddle"
    - TED ED

  • @Thoomas2001
    @Thoomas2001 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Solving a TED riddle before the riddle itself even appears on screen is the most satisfying thing ever.
    Also I legitimately found the numbers and colors one easier than the meat and vegan one, lol.

  • @demy1761
    @demy1761 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    i love your riddles! they are hard, but it gets easier when explained!

  • @mysticalarchives7821
    @mysticalarchives7821 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    For the bonus riddle, you would need to check just two boxes to determine which three are mislabeled. The first box you open will either be incorrect or correct. If it's correct, then you know the other three are mislabeled, then you just need to open one more box to see what the correct label should be. To demonstrate the correction, let's say the remaining boxes are box 2,3,&4. Box 1 was correctly labeled as apples and box 2 is labeled as bananas. You open box 2 and find that it contains oranges, which is the label for box 3. To fix the mislabel, you don't even have to look in the other boxes, you just need to move box 3's label of oranges to box 2, put box 4's label of Dates on box 3, and put box 2's banana label on box 4. Why? because if box 3 contained bananas, then box 4 would have to be correct, which we know is false. Thus, if box 2 has no bananas, then neither can box 3. That means the bananas must be in box 4. Two options work for an initially incorrect box as well. If the first box is incorrect, then all you have to do is look in the box labeled for box 1's items and then you know that whatever box is labeled for box 2's items is the third mislabeled box, and again, you know that that box will contain the items for box 1's label. In short, checking just two boxes will allow you to identify the three incorrect boxes and allow you to correct the mistake.

  • @LaGGSBD
    @LaGGSBD 5 ปีที่แล้ว +71

    Can we bring back the quotes at the beggining of the videos?

    • @TEDEd
      @TEDEd  5 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      Don't worry, they're still there! This one was just an exception. :)

    • @KyoushaPumpItUp
      @KyoushaPumpItUp 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      They do not do that with riddle videos such as this one, if you noticed.

    • @laurendyer2838
      @laurendyer2838 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ian Cabugsa they do, check some other riddles on their riddles playlist. They can start with quotes.

  • @jforkie1838
    @jforkie1838 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is the first riddle I’ve ever solved from Ted-Ed and I feel complete in life

  • @zainshirazi8542
    @zainshirazi8542 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Yes! This is my first riddle solved on ted ed. Keep up the good work!

  • @crelos3549
    @crelos3549 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Just seal every box with a red top next time

  • @myl25-
    @myl25- 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    When you realize your enemies are literally the same countries
    0:59

  • @paultuante
    @paultuante 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I swear i have watched every single riddle video ted-ed has posted

  • @leonardmerlin7926
    @leonardmerlin7926 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Also to identify all 4 fruits, you only need to open two boxes.
    The idea is, the three of them must be permutated in a circle. So you check one and its fitting its label, you go check any other one and know how the permutation goes.
    If the first one is not fitting you open any other box except for the one labeled as the fruit you found in the first box. Then you can see if it fits its label or if its also part of the permutation (together with the first box and the box which is labeled as the fruit inside the first box).

  • @hulohyou8536
    @hulohyou8536 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    So why are they more concerned about the lid colour and not about what's inside and the adress?

  • @Hydax_
    @Hydax_ 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    1:58 then why couldn’t we just mark all boxes with a red top

  • @ThePikPals
    @ThePikPals ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The only Ted-Ed riddle easy enough for me to solve. Whoo!

  • @arusu6478
    @arusu6478 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Yes I can, and I did. My genius makes me feel so grateful for all those who taught me get to the level I am now. Merci a Ted-Ed aussi 👍🏾

  • @zxt327
    @zxt327 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Answer to the bonus riddle is 2 boxes.
    You check one box, if it is labelled correctly then you have solved the problem, if not then you have gained information about a second box as well. Since you know what the box you opened contains, say it contained carrots but was labelled apples then you know the box labelled carrots can't contain carrots. So you check one of the other two boxes as they are the only two that could be labelled correctly, either you open the correctly labelled box or the third incorrectly labelled box.

    • @theunholytrinity1544
      @theunholytrinity1544 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      yeah thats what i got too

    • @andrejstojanovic5455
      @andrejstojanovic5455 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      ZX T just because a single one is labeled correctly it will not solve the problem

    • @tinkut8960
      @tinkut8960 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@andrejstojanovic5455 The riddle says 3 are wrong so finding the correct one means the other 3 are wrong.

  • @quahntasy
    @quahntasy 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    First ever riddle I solved correctly.
    And 1:06 By suplies they mean ammo and stuff. Underwears are least of their worries lol.

    • @Starling2100
      @Starling2100 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Quahntasy - Animating Universe they could be fighting a laundry war

  • @Adam-jo3tr
    @Adam-jo3tr 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The first one I got right so far!! These are so much fun :)

  • @miriamdonahue6188
    @miriamdonahue6188 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    “F*ck. We’re one pair of contacts short.”
    “Guess John will have to wait.”

  • @iso9881
    @iso9881 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    "Stick around after this episode for a bonus riddle." -TED-ed
    Damn TED-ed being inspirational

  • @hanoihero8168
    @hanoihero8168 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Can we all appreciate how *_THICK_* the person in the surveillance room is.

  • @RickJaeger
    @RickJaeger 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Got this one pretty quickly. A simple trick of logic and examining your assumptions.

  • @harshitbamotra2013
    @harshitbamotra2013 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is the second riddle I was able to solve. YAY.

  • @commenturthegreat2915
    @commenturthegreat2915 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I've spent WAY to much time trying to figure out if I needed to take the first or third box... xD

  • @minx.toesies2037
    @minx.toesies2037 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I was constantly thinking *"ship them all and they can use the boxes they need and store away the ones they dont need."*

    • @eon3595
      @eon3595 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      minx.toesies But then security would confiscate all of them.

  • @BrahmaVachika
    @BrahmaVachika 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    The first ted ed riddle I solved by myself and that too quickly😭😭
    Hekkin proud❤

  • @siguy6412
    @siguy6412 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Very first TedTalk Riddle I got right!

  • @wynautvideos4263
    @wynautvideos4263 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Lol I’m learning about conditionals converses and biconditionals now in school so this was quite easy! Thanks for the riddles!

  • @nicholasleclerc1583
    @nicholasleclerc1583 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    4:48
    I never knew TED-Ed would be sponsored by Brilliant !

  • @athrasher4160
    @athrasher4160 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Let E(x) denote "x is marked with an even number on the bottom" and R(x) denote "x is sealed with a red top" with all the boxes as the domain.
    Premise: b is a box such that (E(b) ∨ R(b)) = T.
    If E(b) = F, then E(b) → R(b) = T
    If R(b) = T, then E(b) → R(b) = T
    For the given premise, E(b) → R(b) is a tautology.
    This video made me study the discrete maths course that I've been ignoring for 3 weeks now lol

  • @Jgaldragon
    @Jgaldragon 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    For the bonus riddle you open any of the four boxes (example the apple box), if the correct product is inside you know the other three are mislabeled. If it holds another product (say carrots) you know the first box and the intended box for the discovered product are mislabeled. Check the second box (intended for carrots) to find the third mislabeled product. *Similar to the missing instrument puzzle.
    So at most you would only need to check two boxes.

  • @marin-ss1sw
    @marin-ss1sw 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I’d grab all of the boxes, check which ones are incorrectly colored, color them correctly and deliver all of them again.
    *big brain time*

    • @daerdevvyl4314
      @daerdevvyl4314 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Lordri In the meantime, no supplies get through to the rebels and they all starve. There’s a reason why you’re supposed to only remove the boxes that are necessary to remove.

  • @headcanon6408
    @headcanon6408 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    For the bonus riddle: you need to open a maximum of two of the boxes. If the first box is labeled correctly, then you already know which one is correct. Otherwise, you open the box that has the label of whatever food the first box actually contained. It's impossible for this one to be labelled correctly, or for it to contain the food from the first box's label, so it will contain food from one of the remaining two boxes' labels. Whichever one it is is obviously labeled incorrectly, so the other one is the box that's correctly labeled.

  • @leafhoopin
    @leafhoopin 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Me: Takes the tops off of all of the boxes but doesn't take the box off the con conveyor belt
    Ted-Ed: HAX

  • @_mtomm2689
    @_mtomm2689 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    The best explanation for the fallacy is that “3 is always a number, but a number is not always 3”

  • @markdaniel9657
    @markdaniel9657 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    For the bonus riddle:
    You only need t check two boxes at most.
    First, you check one at random. If it's correctly labeled, then the job is done. If it's not, look at what fruit it has in it, then check the box with that fruit's label. The content of that second box will tell us which of the two remaining boxes is labeled incorrectly. For instance.
    You check the carrots' box -> It has apples in it -> You check the apples' box -> It has bananas in it -> If the bananas' box contained the dates, then the dates' box would contain the carrots, meaning that all four boxes would be incorrectly labeled, so the carrots must be in the bananas' box, and the dates would be in their own box, being the only fruits labeled correctly.

  • @siobhanfinkielman32
    @siobhanfinkielman32 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    "Did you solve the riddle"? Nop but I like the animation 😂

  • @demy1761
    @demy1761 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    i want more riddles! they are fun to watch! i love teded!😺😺🐶

  • @drewstillexists
    @drewstillexists 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hooray, a TED-Ed riddle I figured out on my own correctly!

  • @circle4602
    @circle4602 5 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    Answer: No I can't

  • @arpitjoshi5611
    @arpitjoshi5611 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I always wonder all the riddle loving intellectuals and no one talks about the solution of bonus riddle.. while for this one my answer is 2

    • @lorcanowen-gibbons8889
      @lorcanowen-gibbons8889 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      hm, i only got it down to three. if the first three you check are incorrectly labelled, you know that the last one is not

    • @tinkut8960
      @tinkut8960 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@lorcanowen-gibbons8889 You can do better because if the second box you checked had the label of the item in the first box, then the box labeled with the item in the second box is also wrong. (Assuming you can't repeat any items.) It's impossible for the second box to contain the first's item because then the other two boxes would have to both be wrong or both be right, which isn't allowed.

  • @Imamotherfreakingavocado
    @Imamotherfreakingavocado 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Bonus riddle you only need to open two, open one and if it's wrong then you know the box for whatever is inside it is also wrong so you just need to check that box to determine which of the remaining is wrong also

  • @insertinterestingnamehere4539
    @insertinterestingnamehere4539 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Yes!!! This is the only riddle I’ve gotten right on my first try!!!!

  • @steamer3930
    @steamer3930 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    1:36 *THEN WHY DON'T WE JUST HAVE ALL THE BOXES HAVE RED LIDS!*

  • @papasscooperiaworker3649
    @papasscooperiaworker3649 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    These riddles explained by TED-Ed educate me more on math/logic etc. more than actual school does...

  • @ukatoahthecathumanhybrid2272
    @ukatoahthecathumanhybrid2272 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Solved both in just two seconds, pretty easy but still hard, and the explanation quite interesting.

  • @iftekharhossainiftee9915
    @iftekharhossainiftee9915 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    At last; a true riddle without a math problem!

  • @User-gt5pf
    @User-gt5pf 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    4:39 I never knew Dates was a type of food.

    • @arthurlawrencecabo836
      @arthurlawrencecabo836 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      User 192751834 idk if you’re joking but dates are a fruit

    • @Lokesvararaja
      @Lokesvararaja 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Also with Months and Years

  • @b.snotty8173
    @b.snotty8173 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Who TF put the box lid down

  • @RanasEspace
    @RanasEspace 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I've decided to watch all the riddle videos and so far I got 1/3 right.. This was easy

  • @killerkanickel6167
    @killerkanickel6167 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is the first time ever, that I solved a Ted-Ed riddle on my own😊