Can you solve the river crossing riddle? - Lisa Winer

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    As a wildfire rages through the grasslands, three lions and three wildebeest flee for their lives. To escape the inferno, they must cross over to the left bank of a crocodile-infested river. Can you help them figure out how to get across on the one raft available without losing any lives? Lisa Winer shows how.
    Lesson by Lisa Winer, animation by Artrake Studio.

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  • @archtansterpg4246
    @archtansterpg4246 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1738

    I love how the animals just wave all friendly-like even as they're running for their lives from a fire

    • @vickythebunny4361
      @vickythebunny4361 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @ArchtansterPG: Well, 1st of all if the animals stay where they are, the 3 wildebeest and the 3 lions would all be burn to a crisp. Plus,the wildebeest and the lions all have 1 goal in mind: survive

    • @theodriggers549
      @theodriggers549 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      1300 likes but only ONE REPLY? Let me fix that

    • @anushabano8
      @anushabano8 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      1400 likes and only 2 replies?,Let me fix that(ノ^_^)ノ

    • @BrandokMeistro
      @BrandokMeistro 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      1500 likes and three replies? I’ll change that.

    • @ShrikarE
      @ShrikarE 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      1.5k likes and 4 replies?! Let me fix that

  • @themax4865
    @themax4865 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7713

    Humans: can't solve easy riddles
    Animals: know how to operate a raft and work together

    • @liamjeffrox
      @liamjeffrox 4 ปีที่แล้ว +56

      who's side is logic on?

    • @blabla-rg7ky
      @blabla-rg7ky 4 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      @@liamjeffrox whose*

    • @spadaacca
      @spadaacca 4 ปีที่แล้ว +63

      Humans are animals.

    • @blabla-rg7ky
      @blabla-rg7ky 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@spadaacca maybe you are animal, not me.

    • @spadaacca
      @spadaacca 4 ปีที่แล้ว +71

      @@blabla-rg7ky I'm a small pineapple.

  • @General_Ace
    @General_Ace 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7929

    If Lions and wildebeest can work together, so can crocs.

    • @Wakwaw796
      @Wakwaw796 5 ปีที่แล้ว +314

      Hey...
      True

    • @jushoek
      @jushoek 5 ปีที่แล้ว +104

      LISTEN they where ecaul amount of number and lions dont attack then because they are smart enouhg not to BUT because of instincts they attack when outnumbering prey and dus they cannot be left alone

    • @rottnlove
      @rottnlove 5 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      This is the frog and the scorpion in wildabeast and lions. In the end nobody wins. Once the lions were busy packing each other across the river all by themselves and everybody else was already on the safe side of the river they should have took off. Left the Lions by themselves.

    • @jushoek
      @jushoek 5 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      @@cryolite08 shut up I'm from the neatherlands I am stil learning English spelling

    • @steliastarlight9470
      @steliastarlight9470 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@jushoek Please don't be rude, you can just make a small apology. Sorry if I come off rude, I don't mean it.

  • @AndiAnimates
    @AndiAnimates 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5522

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

    • @honork12
      @honork12 5 ปีที่แล้ว +143

      lol, from another TED-ED RIDDLE video

    • @RandomNulls
      @RandomNulls 5 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      That’s true

    • @fruityfruity6178
      @fruityfruity6178 5 ปีที่แล้ว +116

      Step two: Ask the lions not to eat the wildebeest

    • @deadpineapple
      @deadpineapple 5 ปีที่แล้ว +55

      hAha i SeE yOu"re A mAn Of CulTure As WeLl

    • @Sakiyah1
      @Sakiyah1 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      HAHAHA

  • @raai6888
    @raai6888 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2994

    Plot twist
    The crocs and the animals become homies and the crocs carry them to the shore

    • @warhammer8230
      @warhammer8230 8 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      yo homie

    • @songchen4120
      @songchen4120 7 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Creative Homies help homies:)

    • @jerreexoxoxo31404
      @jerreexoxoxo31404 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      no

    • @fluffyalpaca2466
      @fluffyalpaca2466 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Creative
      Ayyy

    • @alixiria
      @alixiria 7 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      double plot twist the Crocs get dinner and the lions survive

  • @samuelokerson4163
    @samuelokerson4163 8 ปีที่แล้ว +544

    the riddles is the only reason I subbed to these guys

  • @hellyhelicopter7344
    @hellyhelicopter7344 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4642

    I though: that's easy! Beest, lion. Beest, lion. Beest, then lion! Done!
    But I forgot about the raft not being able to move by itself

    • @Stinggyray
      @Stinggyray 6 ปีที่แล้ว +77

      Bruh if a beast went first the other two would get dead

    • @GiveMePopperz
      @GiveMePopperz 6 ปีที่แล้ว +74

      he means beast and a lion went together.

    • @uni5396.
      @uni5396. 6 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      BEEST
      (I thought it was beast)

    • @lazyegg4501
      @lazyegg4501 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Stinggyray he’s saying one of each animal come at a time

    • @kyzaghan7513
      @kyzaghan7513 6 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      I let crocodiles carry the raft to other side.

  • @DrRank
    @DrRank 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1565

    "their unlikely a-LION-ce"
    ...
    ...
    ...
    I'll see myself out.

    • @Amanda-rn6tw
      @Amanda-rn6tw 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      i think that wildebeast

    • @DrRank
      @DrRank 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@Amanda-rn6tw "No, Pierre, I didn't say a democracy of two was a wildebeast. I said, "unwieldy beast". Democracy isn't a wildebeast. It's... It's more of a gazelle. A gazelle with severe Attention Deficit Disorder."
      - Michael from What's In The Bible?

    • @XTheCat
      @XTheCat 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Please see yourself out

    • @dhruvavikas1632
      @dhruvavikas1632 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      i think that was wil*debest* joke i saw in some time

    • @fa3il_5air72
      @fa3il_5air72 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@dhruvavikas1632 I didn't really understand, you meant: "wil(debest->the best) joke..."?

  • @Savirezz
    @Savirezz 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1358

    There's a flash game about this. But instead of animals, they were cannibals and normal people

    • @markvigo1747
      @markvigo1747 6 ปีที่แล้ว +72

      Priests to be exact

    • @trondordoesstuff
      @trondordoesstuff 6 ปีที่แล้ว +125

      But why would the cannibals not eat the cannibals..?

    • @markvigo1747
      @markvigo1747 6 ปีที่แล้ว +298

      @@trondordoesstuff they are homies

    • @dhatrimohana960
      @dhatrimohana960 6 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      what was the name of it??

    • @markvigo1747
      @markvigo1747 6 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      IQ Test

  • @hakasebiscuit
    @hakasebiscuit 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3978

    My solution:
    Throw water on the fire

    • @Sudzies
      @Sudzies 6 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      Insert text here ya there was water in the river so they could use it

    • @LucindaLestrange
      @LucindaLestrange 6 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Insert funny also weird comment here)

    • @ytbgamer9380
      @ytbgamer9380 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      [Best Name Ever] I know

    • @suwinkhamchaiwong8382
      @suwinkhamchaiwong8382 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Hey uncle

    • @eggboi4517
      @eggboi4517 6 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      [Insert comment about the animals not having a bucket here]

  • @vladomaimun
    @vladomaimun 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1334

    Finally I solved one of these without looking at the answer!

    • @sighisoaraa
      @sighisoaraa 8 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Me too, but only because I already knew this one :D

    • @WeArePharmers
      @WeArePharmers 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Same here!

    • @_theothersarah
      @_theothersarah 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      vladomaimun Same for me

    • @ShuliLuv
      @ShuliLuv 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      vladomaimun Same ! Woooot

    • @briannaghouralal435
      @briannaghouralal435 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Same!

  • @sunrevolver
    @sunrevolver 5 ปีที่แล้ว +910

    Genius Wildebeast: If I ask you whether the raft is safe, would you answer ulu?
    Croc: OZO
    Lion: Roarrrrrrr
    And you're safely back to earth..

    • @nathanriptidal5335
      @nathanriptidal5335 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      you watched it too?

    • @sunrevolver
      @sunrevolver 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@nathanriptidal5335 yeap... Watched all in the series

    • @plasitz
      @plasitz 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      What is this a crossover episode? xD

    • @sunrevolver
      @sunrevolver 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@plasitz yeaapp XD atleast my comment is..

    • @cholifahfitria8947
      @cholifahfitria8947 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Aaaaannddd I still don't get it with that OZO ULU thing 😭

  • @embvrry
    @embvrry 8 ปีที่แล้ว +6366

    I ACTUALLY SOLVED THIS WITHOUT HELP SOMEONE GIVE ME A HIGH-FIVE

    • @jellybeanjustin82
      @jellybeanjustin82 8 ปีที่แล้ว +73

      Super Shafs ME THREE!!!

    • @alicia-hd2cs
      @alicia-hd2cs 8 ปีที่แล้ว +86

      Emily Berry wha psh!!✋🏻✋🏻✋🏻✋🏻✋🏻✋🏻✋🏻

    • @gamerkakyoin4824
      @gamerkakyoin4824 8 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      YASSSSS!!!!!!

    • @soporepor5950
      @soporepor5950 8 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Emily Berry HIGH HIGH HIGH HIGH HIGH!

    • @atanda4280
      @atanda4280 8 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Emily Berry 🙏

  • @monkiram
    @monkiram 8 ปีที่แล้ว +261

    I got the riddle on my own for the first time, yay! :D If you're stuck, try cutting 6 little pieces of paper, writing L and W on them and moving them around to represent the animals, it makes it way easier. A lot of work I know haha, but it worked :P

    • @CharlieThaCat
      @CharlieThaCat 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      yo i should have done that

    • @Amed-bm6wu
      @Amed-bm6wu 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      bro i did the exact same thing 😂 while i have to study i was just randomly cutting paper and solving riddles

    • @renrenquintela1260
      @renrenquintela1260 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      HAHAHA sameeee

  • @laszlokiss4409
    @laszlokiss4409 5 ปีที่แล้ว +480

    My solution:
    *takes on my best Lord Farquaad impression*
    Me: Some of you may die, but it's a sacrifice i am willing to make.

    • @cryocritikal
      @cryocritikal 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      László Kiss lmaooo😂😂

    • @tomwanders6022
      @tomwanders6022 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Lemme guess you are one wilder beast going alone and the lions and eat your friends while dying in the fire

    • @darkandraproductions8933
      @darkandraproductions8933 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      *E*

    • @josue_mejia
      @josue_mejia 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@tomwanders6022 You can actually take 2 wilder beast that way. Two in the raft, one gets eaten, lions die.

  • @mikeysrose
    @mikeysrose 3 ปีที่แล้ว +251

    If the animals are so concerned with getting away from the fire, why aren't they continuing to run when they get to the other side, thus negating the need to be concerned about how many lions there are on the far side?

    • @jdb2002
      @jdb2002 3 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      The fire can't cross the river.

    • @silentwaves6389
      @silentwaves6389 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      You do have a point lol

    • @Meepfoons
      @Meepfoons 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Or you could throw the lions into the water!

    • @zaidalvi-r2l
      @zaidalvi-r2l 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      They watching out for their homies

  • @GUARDIANMii01
    @GUARDIANMii01 7 ปีที่แล้ว +740

    0:18 is it just me or the fire just froze in spot just for the animals?

    • @dimonjack208
      @dimonjack208 5 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      Does anyone else find the little waves the animals do absolutely adorable?

    • @Monochrome2004
      @Monochrome2004 5 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      plot twist: the fire made an alliance and granted them time to think of a plan and then enact it

    • @keheck
      @keheck 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      They paused to get time to think ybout what to do now

    • @bawlerbro
      @bawlerbro 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Shouldnt the fire catch up to them by now

    • @keheck
      @keheck 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@bawlerbro No, the fire was polite enough to give them thinking time

  • @jannchavez9257
    @jannchavez9257 8 ปีที่แล้ว +601

    The first TED-Ed riddle I solved

    • @j_jackyline
      @j_jackyline 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Jann Chavez
      He said it needs at least one lion and one wilderbeest but he had 2 lions on raft

    • @lilar.4550
      @lilar.4550 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Same!

    • @DLAppleGamez
      @DLAppleGamez 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Eeveelution Girl he said Or

    • @tapperbear8957
      @tapperbear8957 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      same girl

    • @meganlily8090
      @meganlily8090 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Samee

  • @thechargingturtle3537
    @thechargingturtle3537 5 ปีที่แล้ว +394

    I actually took the time to solve this and got it right
    My brain got 0.01% bigger today

    • @nathanriptidal5335
      @nathanriptidal5335 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      0.01%? it'll take more than 10% better brainpower than a regular person probably

    • @samisikdar5417
      @samisikdar5417 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@nathanriptidal5335 it’s not that hard if you and use pen and paper

    • @dhshsh5878
      @dhshsh5878 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@nathanriptidal5335 he said got bigger, he meant that his brain got improved because of exercise for it

    • @cermitdafog7811
      @cermitdafog7811 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I just went 2 lions, 2 beest and then 1 of each

  • @camosianchaos
    @camosianchaos 4 ปีที่แล้ว +112

    "Fortunatly, there is a raft you can use to cross the river"
    Unfortinatly, lions or wildabeast can't control a raft/boat

  • @ceddybandzz
    @ceddybandzz 8 ปีที่แล้ว +249

    Mann I love these riddles🔥🔥🔥

    • @EE-np4ec
      @EE-np4ec 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Cedric Jeudy yea, they are good

    • @miirwin8901
      @miirwin8901 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      Cedric Jeudy they are epic

    • @shishir4804
      @shishir4804 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      Cedric Jeudy saaaaaame

    • @multikimberification
      @multikimberification 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      Samee

    • @ghosty9478
      @ghosty9478 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      Me also love these videos keep the work up!

  • @BintonGaming
    @BintonGaming 6 ปีที่แล้ว +274

    This is one of those riddles that isn't really hard to solve, it's just tedious. There aren't any tricks or parts you need to think hard on, it just takes a lot of route checking and elimination. The riddle asks "What's the FASTEST way to get everyone to the other side" but once you start looking at the choices at each step of the way, you realize there's only one way that works.

  • @nuftuf5659
    @nuftuf5659 5 ปีที่แล้ว +206

    ‘Raging fire’ **stop to think**

  • @rosshafinaz4060
    @rosshafinaz4060 4 ปีที่แล้ว +63

    I love how the lions wave at us while there is a fire behind them

  • @boxfan9679
    @boxfan9679 7 ปีที่แล้ว +106

    That ending tho
    Top Ten Anime Cliffhangers

  • @BenandJessQT
    @BenandJessQT 8 ปีที่แล้ว +75

    you mean the corn, sheep and wolf riddle?

    • @karlandreiagapito4470
      @karlandreiagapito4470 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Clarabelle Shepherd well similar but theres only two animals (three if you count the crocodiles

    • @anthonytrinidad9949
      @anthonytrinidad9949 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      For me it was the cat, chicken and seed riddle.

    • @Zabazoe
      @Zabazoe 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      for me it was sane humans and cannibals

    • @lostlong62
      @lostlong62 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Its not exactly like that because the animals on the raft count towards the side they are on, unlike that riddle where if the farmer is watching then it wont count

    • @matrixphijr
      @matrixphijr 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I thought it was the pedophiles and small children riddle...
      Oh wait...

  • @coconoisette
    @coconoisette 5 ปีที่แล้ว +245

    Wait. Those lions have two eyes on one side of their heads, so that must mean they have 4 eyes...?

    • @hanifisyaa9246
      @hanifisyaa9246 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Always has been

    • @iterumconare4258
      @iterumconare4258 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      -all the better to see you with-

    • @nghiado9032
      @nghiado9032 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Its the peppa dilenma

    • @adamb.2235
      @adamb.2235 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@nghiado9032 aye I just mentioned that lol

    • @jaschabull2365
      @jaschabull2365 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Nah, it means they're actually panther flounders.

  • @Fakeplant-gn3hz
    @Fakeplant-gn3hz 5 ปีที่แล้ว +84

    Solution:
    Crocs become homies with Wildebeest and they carry them over, then they let the lions take the raft. Wildebeest are out of reach, no one dies!

    • @Basic_Cat
      @Basic_Cat 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      yes lol

    • @hansonbai8808
      @hansonbai8808 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      But that involves using tricks.

    • @lwright9690
      @lwright9690 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      "The Good Ending"

  • @stankmt5016
    @stankmt5016 8 ปีที่แล้ว +187

    Pretty sure there was a mini-game like this that you can play like 10 years ago on some flash games website.

    • @eldihida3179
      @eldihida3179 8 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      yeah dude it was with humans and canibals

    • @starlightsall
      @starlightsall 8 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      There was. The one I remember didn't have animals though, you had a policeman, a criminal, some adults and children. The criminal had to stay with the policeman and the children couldn't cross the river without an adult.

    • @adityakhanna113
      @adityakhanna113 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +lumos YES! EXACTLY!

    • @WeArePharmers
      @WeArePharmers 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      www.learn4good.com/games/puzzle/boat.htm

    • @TheFlamingdragon2
      @TheFlamingdragon2 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      i remember the farmer with a dog , sheep, and feed

  • @ralvo9819
    @ralvo9819 8 ปีที่แล้ว +389

    *looks at riddle*
    *has no clue*
    "You can't think on an empty stomach!"
    *shoves giant packet of oreos in mouth*
    "LET'S DO THIS"

    • @bunille
      @bunille 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      That's unhealthy...

    • @ralvo9819
      @ralvo9819 8 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      shhhh i can do what i want
      i live in a free country

    • @NockKnock1
      @NockKnock1 8 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Oreos are brain food!

    • @cobblestoneboom
      @cobblestoneboom 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      alexesh55 i cant have Oreos... the cream is dairy, and im lactose intolerant

    • @demi_demon
      @demi_demon 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Alexesh LOLOLOLOL so funny :)

  • @SLKibara
    @SLKibara 8 ปีที่แล้ว +430

    The problem is how does Animals row a boat?

    • @MrMisanthrope_
      @MrMisanthrope_ 8 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      you saw the animation, right

    • @minishina6056
      @minishina6056 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      TheDelshady with their tail

    • @blug2870
      @blug2870 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      TheDelshady good one

    • @floughio
      @floughio 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      TheDelshady do*

    • @TheArabsolga
      @TheArabsolga 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      Their tail? Why not their peni?

  • @melkhiordarkfell4354
    @melkhiordarkfell4354 3 ปีที่แล้ว +55

    It was nice of the lions to not run to safety once the 3 lions got across, I tried rewording this for D&D with 3 orcs and 3 hobbits but the orcs leaving the hobbits to die was the only answer the players got at that point.

    • @MrSilentProtagonist
      @MrSilentProtagonist 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The lions can't eat the wildebeests if they are stuck on the other side. You could probably assume that the wildebeests will not come back for the lions if they are all on the other side with no lion to row back the boat.

  • @thomasdoyle6812
    @thomasdoyle6812 7 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    A great tip for this solution is that the moves are symmetrical. This means that after the 6th move, you just mirror image the first 5 moves and get there without any thought whatsoever.

  • @the1whoplayz
    @the1whoplayz 8 ปีที่แล้ว +157

    SOLVED THIS IN PROFESSOR LAYTON

    • @xanderpizza2759
      @xanderpizza2759 8 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      TheOneWhoPlays YES IM NOT ALONE

    • @KerropiKirby
      @KerropiKirby 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      TheOneWhoPlays Same lmao

    • @porlQ
      @porlQ 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      TheOneWhoPlays Wait, u play prof Layton! Nice! What game was it in?

    • @xanderpizza2759
      @xanderpizza2759 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      I think curious village

    • @lenzfaraday4954
      @lenzfaraday4954 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      porlQ

  • @ShadowTBlack
    @ShadowTBlack 8 ปีที่แล้ว +245

    I remember flash games based around this concept

    • @princeshezy007
      @princeshezy007 8 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      ikr I remember soling this when i was 10. it had some monks and animals as far as i remember

    • @andrejors9501
      @andrejors9501 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      i knew it!! i've seen it somewhere!! it was the monks & cannibals game.. thanks for reminding me 😁

    • @frostcrackle2374
      @frostcrackle2374 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      i remember flash games period

    • @danielshao9161
      @danielshao9161 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      ShadowTBlack i do too lol.

    • @kibr_et
      @kibr_et 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      ShadowTBlack me too lol

  • @Pitazboras
    @Pitazboras 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    There is an additional valid option after 9 crossings (2 lions and 3 wildebeests on the left bank, one lion on the right bank). The video proposes to send a lion back on the 10th crossing but the equally valid option is to send a wildebeest back. In both cases just take both animals to the left bank on the 11th crossing.

    • @n_nagpurkar
      @n_nagpurkar 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Wouldn't the wildebeest get outnumbered if it returns?

    • @Pitazboras
      @Pitazboras 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ​@@n_nagpurkar No. After 9 crossings we have 2L+3W on the left and 1L on the right. If we send a wildebeest back, we get 2L+2W on the left and 1L+1W on the right, so both sides have a balanced composition.

    • @n_nagpurkar
      @n_nagpurkar 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Pitazboras Oh yes!
      That's possible too!!

    • @Buphido
      @Buphido 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      On both the 1st and the 9th crossing, one of the animals on the raft is arbitrary because it needs to head back right after anyway and causes no imbalances. It's not much of a difference at all, but technically there are 4 solutions I guess, yeah.

  • @ayaansiddiqui3419
    @ayaansiddiqui3419 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2633

    Don't feel sorry for any wildebeest. Remember Mufasa.........

    • @mars-nf9cj
      @mars-nf9cj 5 ปีที่แล้ว +87

      Ayaan Siddiqui That was Scar not the wildebeest!

    • @felixlee9645
      @felixlee9645 5 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      @@mars-nf9cj but still.....................

    • @newsdude4988
      @newsdude4988 5 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      NEVER FORGET

    • @YoungForever-kj3gs
      @YoungForever-kj3gs 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@mars-nf9cj yea and also they were hyenas in the movie

    • @bluetechno6056
      @bluetechno6056 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Nooooooooooooooooooooooo!

  • @nicksacco5041
    @nicksacco5041 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1727

    They couldn't swim anyway because that river looks polluted af

    • @hahano1772
      @hahano1772 8 ปีที่แล้ว +51

      That seems natural. Algae and mud is very natural. Don't think pretty rivers are clean rivers.

    • @tomtom-tl5bo
      @tomtom-tl5bo 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      BA HAH AHA

    • @otakuwithapen2109
      @otakuwithapen2109 7 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      They can't swim because the crocodiles would eat them.

    • @savagefreddy9254
      @savagefreddy9254 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Nick Sacco phh

    • @austrialeon8109
      @austrialeon8109 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Nick Sacco i

  • @anonomus4567
    @anonomus4567 8 ปีที่แล้ว +313

    Simple , the lions eat the wildebeest and carry them across in their stomachs. One trip .

    • @NicrophorusVesp
      @NicrophorusVesp 8 ปีที่แล้ว +50

      Anon O'mus Well not necessarily, because the raft only carries two at a time.
      So the the lions should eat the wilderbeasts, then eat the least helpful lion, then take that one trip across.

    • @paintopiapaullete2470
      @paintopiapaullete2470 8 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Andie G Flawless logic

    • @mettatemdreemurr183
      @mettatemdreemurr183 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ...
      cannibalism?

    • @MoronaNamchawt
      @MoronaNamchawt 8 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      And by this time, they have all burned to death or been eaten.

    • @KatzAreAwesome101
      @KatzAreAwesome101 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      No, they eat the wildebeest, two lions go across, and one makes the return trip for the last one. Two trips.

  • @cathl4953
    @cathl4953 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I translated this and posted this riddle in a type of school newspaper forum. (Ted ed wasn't so popular back then so no-one new this video, also this vid is in English so when you try to search it in my language this vid wouldn't come up). Alot of people tried to solve it, and many people made the mistake of thinking a wilderbeast will from the lions because it is on the raft. This is something that i think should be made clearer

  • @rasp-passiontea8525
    @rasp-passiontea8525 8 ปีที่แล้ว +81

    I already knew the answer,,,, I've done this thing multiple times in Poptropica 😌

    • @CyanStarLight
      @CyanStarLight 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      Tayah Hutchins ha me to

    • @schtwo5179
      @schtwo5179 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Oh the poor poor game, if only they decided not to wait a year to redo the whole game...

    • @luthias592
      @luthias592 8 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Tayah Hutchins SAMMEEE I REMEMBER THAT ISLAND IT TOOK ME SO LONG TO DO IT

    • @suyu5241
      @suyu5241 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      OMG SAMEEEE

    • @skylander4882
      @skylander4882 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      Can someone plz tell me which island that is

  • @michaelchristian6096
    @michaelchristian6096 8 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    One of the few I can actually solve without getting a paper, but I did a riddle similar to this in a professor Layton game

    • @zehahaha5630
      @zehahaha5630 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      Michael Christian Yeah its the same one except you uave to count the turns

  • @2tri749
    @2tri749 6 ปีที่แล้ว +66

    Plot twist
    the crocodiles eat the raft (yes, they eat wood) and all the animals fall into the river

    • @arushupadhyay5615
      @arushupadhyay5615 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Or they could just pull the animals from the tiny raft under the water

  • @DimentiosLoyalest
    @DimentiosLoyalest 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Took me a while, but I actually solved this one. I ended up with the second solution, and it was easy halfway through because I realized since I'd ended up with a wildebeest and lion on both sides and on the raft, I just had to do the first half of the solution in reverse.

  • @anoushkadhar122
    @anoushkadhar122 8 ปีที่แล้ว +636

    "Now that the danger has passed, it remains to be seen how long their unlikely 'a *lion* ce' will last."

    • @ye3s146
      @ye3s146 8 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Anoushka Dhar get out XD

    • @turkishvancatz1233
      @turkishvancatz1233 8 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      Anoushka Dhar it re-mane-s to be seen

    • @ZHBG-ll7fy
      @ZHBG-ll7fy 8 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      First, it's an alliance. After the lions get hungry, it'll be all lions.

    • @TheJurnalyst
      @TheJurnalyst 8 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Anoushka Dhar I *herd* that!

    • @jennazoubi8430
      @jennazoubi8430 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Anoushka Dhar I'm crying 😂😂😂

  • @6789-v9g
    @6789-v9g 8 ปีที่แล้ว +272

    how long their unlikely "a-LION-ces" last... I'm sorry... someone had to do it

    • @changlingyu8626
      @changlingyu8626 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      6789943278923043275 lol true

    • @rawmn3526
      @rawmn3526 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      6789943278923043275 ted-ed did it

    • @Thegentechgamer
      @Thegentechgamer 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      That was beautiful, thank you.

    • @david_ga8490
      @david_ga8490 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      6789943278923043275 xD what a name

    • @FewVidsJustComments
      @FewVidsJustComments 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      i noticed it too lol

  • @atlekristiansen4975
    @atlekristiansen4975 8 ปีที่แล้ว +99

    When all three lions are across, what's to stop them from just leaving the wildebeast behind and keep running?

    • @Kaeixs
      @Kaeixs 7 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      then they dont have food maybe? :)

    • @joeye1015
      @joeye1015 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Atle Kristiansen the wilder beast would be all gone destroying the food cycle

    • @acelsg
      @acelsg 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      same for the wildebeast. I thought they mentioned there shouldnt be 1 that outnumber the other? WTF? the narrator totally forgotten about it himself!

    • @jimblesjoestar8741
      @jimblesjoestar8741 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Atle Kristiansen the food would be too crispy

  • @dustin_travissantos4755
    @dustin_travissantos4755 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I love how the lions are just waving at the screen

  • @zubmit700
    @zubmit700 8 ปีที่แล้ว +308

    The ending reminds me of human history.
    Sad.

  • @Danicker
    @Danicker 8 ปีที่แล้ว +268

    Selfish lions, do they want to escape or not?

    • @teamrhganimations3343
      @teamrhganimations3343 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      do they

    • @slavicmaestro2280
      @slavicmaestro2280 6 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Danicker it’s just their instincts

    • @DarkShadow-rd3mu
      @DarkShadow-rd3mu 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Bandana Dee it was a joke btw

    • @SC-zq6cu
      @SC-zq6cu 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Just because they are lions doesn't mean they are humans too you know !

    • @bluejay524
      @bluejay524 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      The Lions are giant Idiots. I could understand if they wanted to save their lion buddys but at crossing 3 all the lions are on the save side. You can' t tell me, they would go back to the fire, only to save some animals they can' t even eat.. :D

  • @gopherdon3783
    @gopherdon3783 8 ปีที่แล้ว +70

    by the time there finished thinking about who's going to be across the river the would already become medium rare

  • @dorsknee
    @dorsknee 5 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    My solution: tell the crocodiles to bring the boat back 😂😂

  • @stevecharters1
    @stevecharters1 8 ปีที่แล้ว +52

    A better solution is for 2 wildebeest to go across on the first trip, leaving 1 wildebeest to be eaten by the lions who will then be killed by the forest fire, which will greatly increase the chances of the wildebeest genome continuing in a lion-free environment - survival of the fittest.

  • @abbyskelley7099
    @abbyskelley7099 8 ปีที่แล้ว +161

    I already solved this before this video was created. PROFESSOR LAYTON YO.

    • @gimcadiente1648
      @gimcadiente1648 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Abby Skelley same

    • @phanicandaslothatthedisco2596
      @phanicandaslothatthedisco2596 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      wee woo

    • @porlQ
      @porlQ 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Abby Skelley which game!? I wanna know plllllzzzzz.

    • @abbyskelley7099
      @abbyskelley7099 8 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      porlQ Professor Layton and The Curious Village I think. It's hard to find the game so.. I would try and find a good ROM. Lol

    • @carmen8462
      @carmen8462 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      SAME

  • @ayush6025
    @ayush6025 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Riddles!! My favorite part of Ted-Ed!!

  • @coconoisette
    @coconoisette 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    My solution :
    🦁🦁<
    🦁>
    🦁🦁<
    🦁>
    There is now 1🦁 and 3🦓(yeah it's a zebra I know) on the bad side of the river, and 2🦁 on the good side.
    🦓🦓< (Leaving one lion with the wildbeest)
    🦁🦓>
    Now, there is 1🦁 and 1🦓 on the good side, and 2🦁 and 2🦓 on the bad side.
    🦓🦓< (Leaving the two lions alone)
    Now, we can't send back a wilbeest, because it's gonna get eaten if we send it alone, and if we send two it's the same thing but in reverse.
    🦁>
    🦁🦁<
    🦁>
    🦁🦁<
    We now have all six animald on the good side of the river.
    Number of crossing: 11
    Casualties: 0

    • @geetaagarwal4622
      @geetaagarwal4622 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Same here

    • @Fluffers355
      @Fluffers355 ปีที่แล้ว

      Sorry I ant reading that

    • @rosynosyposy
      @rosynosyposy 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@Fluffers355 its not even that much to read

    • @coconoisette
      @coconoisette 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@Fluffers355 I even put on little images for you... :(

  • @leviklein646
    @leviklein646 8 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    DO MORE OF THESE RIDDLES

  • @shadowplays2617
    @shadowplays2617 7 ปีที่แล้ว +392

    There happens to be a 'random' raft :/

    • @teamrhganimations3343
      @teamrhganimations3343 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Yeah how good point

    • @kittyace196
      @kittyace196 6 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      I think the tree falls and accidentally make a raft

    • @s.d.966
      @s.d.966 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Those lions are intelligent. They did not lose any of their lion friend.

    • @thegamingdoge9407
      @thegamingdoge9407 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      yeah

    • @grandmastercultistofben
      @grandmastercultistofben 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Pretty sure for legged animals with hooves and paws cant use an oar aswell

  • @meganbiles3340
    @meganbiles3340 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Ted-Ed is SO great! It makes learning actually fun for me!

    • @iguessso1010
      @iguessso1010 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      no one seen your comment for 4 full years
      how do you feel knowing about this rn ?

    • @BUZZSITO
      @BUZZSITO 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Hey youre not alone

  • @ryanp9388
    @ryanp9388 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Completed my FIRST one of these! I'm so happy!

  • @mayalavallee4774
    @mayalavallee4774 6 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    I love this one! I watched it, and in 5th grade problem solving, there were many similar riddles! I knew how to solve every one of them, and got all of them right! Thanks, TED-Ed!!! :) ^_^

  • @KnakuanaRka
    @KnakuanaRka 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I solved this with drawing a diagram; specifically, I made one with all the different possibilities for the number of animals on each side once the boat lands, along with the side the boat is on.
    For example, the starting point would be 33L, since there are three lions and three wildebeest on the left side, and the boat is also on the left (I pictured everything as starting on the left rather than right).
    Then I connected lines between points to indicate valid moves; for example, the starting move of sending over two lions would be a connection between 33L and 13R (the boat and two lions move over to the right).
    Then I erased all points that gave states where the lions would attack the wildebeest, and the remaining nodes quickly show the solution with all variations possible (4, since the solution is symmetric around step 6, and the initial choice of what to send over first is reflected in the last moves, as move 10 can also be to send over a wildebeest who returns with the last lion).
    Incidentally, said graph also shows that if you forbid the same position from occurring more than once (which should be pretty obvious, since anything in between can be cut out entirely), it isn’t actually possible to solve it in anything other than 11 crossings; it’s not only the fastest way, but the only way!

  • @gobblerbaby1871
    @gobblerbaby1871 8 ปีที่แล้ว +112

    The bridge riddle on steroids

    • @DJTileTurnip
      @DJTileTurnip 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Basically

    • @eggboi4517
      @eggboi4517 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      gobblergot
      Except you have infinite time

  • @orangutan879
    @orangutan879 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I don't know why, but the lions pounding on the Wildebeest is so HILARIOUS!!!

  • @nayfin5985
    @nayfin5985 8 ปีที่แล้ว +832

    Answer: animals wouldn't know how to use the raft and they all die. The end.

    • @thanksforwatching6838
      @thanksforwatching6838 8 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Ah. Yes.

    • @gwynethsai6593
      @gwynethsai6593 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Championriven exactly.

    • @mettatemdreemurr183
      @mettatemdreemurr183 8 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      EEEDDDGDDGGGGGYUYYYYYYYYY
      JK but so tru

    • @neobarockloki86
      @neobarockloki86 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      Championriven This could be possible in the far future when these animals will at least be in the term of evolution in the level of dog's IQ. That is, IF these animals CAN evolve.

    • @omegareaper1233
      @omegareaper1233 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Majla Rolland yea they can lol

  • @GEORGIOSMGEORGIADIS4
    @GEORGIOSMGEORGIADIS4 8 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I must say, that was an easy and most solvable riddle..

  • @Haburg
    @Haburg 8 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    +TED-Ed
    you are the best
    plz make more videos for solving riddle

  • @jimmyifyoustillthisiwillde1017
    @jimmyifyoustillthisiwillde1017 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I don't know if it would take longer but I had a separate idea that I think would work. One wildebeast would stay on the raft the whole time. First it would bring one of the other wildebeasts over, then go back and bring the third. Next trip it gets a lion (note although at this point it would be outnumbered, same for the next point, it wouldn't die because: raft. And although this is kind of a weak point in my version, I think, played right, it would work.). This puts two lions on one side and two wildebeasts and a lion on the other. The next trip evens them out, so still good. And on the final trip both the last wildebeast and lion get off, so still even. I know its not as good as the real answer, and has a lower success/survival rate, but it's what I came up with.

    • @LucyWhiskers
      @LucyWhiskers ปีที่แล้ว

      I think this solution is actually closer to what I came up with…it’s 2AM so I completely forgot my idea. But yours sounds similar and like it could work too😂

    • @peppygrowlithe
      @peppygrowlithe ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The problem here is that, the moment it brings that first wildebeast over, there's one remaining wildebeast surrounded by three lions and he gets gobbled up.

  • @ablanchi
    @ablanchi 8 ปีที่แล้ว +234

    If a child drew a lion like that, i would have them tested.

    • @thechaoslp2047
      @thechaoslp2047 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      why

    • @alexboehm3919
      @alexboehm3919 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      TheChaosLp I guess because it looks like the lions mane is going between his face and snout. But I wouldn't call that a reason to get tested

    • @al3x3lm3jor
      @al3x3lm3jor 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      "i dont like new ways of drawing things"

    • @ablanchi
      @ablanchi 8 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I didnt say i wouldnt get a T-shirt of it. Its beautifully derpy.

    • @KyleClippers
      @KyleClippers 8 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Its an art style. Its not supposed to be photo realistic.

  • @tina-yb4mr
    @tina-yb4mr 8 ปีที่แล้ว +64

    my uncle bet me 20 bucks that I couldn't do this... I did it and he never gave me my money😂

    • @dwarfie24
      @dwarfie24 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Lol cheapskate

    • @andyaaayaaa
      @andyaaayaaa 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      LOL.

    • @138shreyshekhar2
      @138shreyshekhar2 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      That profile picture and tha statement.😂😂😂😂

  • @sanjhsolanki2419
    @sanjhsolanki2419 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    First time i solve a riddle here.. And that really makes me happy.. Yup..
    High-five needed❤❤😘

  • @MikeHawk-bg5ss
    @MikeHawk-bg5ss 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    We had this riddle in middle school once, though it was slightly different.
    There were 3 things to keep track of.
    Goats, wolves and cabbages. Each group had 2 members. You needed to take all of them across a river but your boat could only carry 3 things and because you need to be on the boat to control it, only 2 things can be on it.
    Same rules as the video. If there are less cabbages then goats the goats will eat the cabbages. If there are less goats as wolves the wolves will eat the goats. It doesn't matter if the cabbages and the wolves are left together because the wolves won't eat them.
    This one is waaay harder

    • @PickAPocky
      @PickAPocky ปีที่แล้ว +3

      This seems to be much easier than the river crossing riddle. You can just take both of the goats and leave them on other side then go back to take both cabbages and leave them there (now there are 2 of both goats and cabbages on one side) and then go back again to get both wolves.

    • @rosynosyposy
      @rosynosyposy 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@PickAPocky the boat cant control itself

    • @PickAPocky
      @PickAPocky 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@rosynosyposy as stated in their riddle, you stay on the boat as the operator. You are still able to carry 2 things across every time since the boat can carry 3 things and youre always the 3rd item on the boat.

  • @yousefjaber4987
    @yousefjaber4987 8 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I really like your channel and these riddles 👍

  • @SLKibara
    @SLKibara 8 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    My answer is this:
    1st Row = Lion-Wildebeast
    2nd Row = Wildebeast
    3rd & 5th Row = Wildebeast-Wildebeast
    4th Row = Wildebeast
    5th and 7th Row = Lion-Wildebeast
    6th Row = Wildebeast
    Hope I got that correct!

    • @a_slime.
      @a_slime. 8 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      TheDelshady rip wildebeast on 3rd row

    • @TheGamerzTown
      @TheGamerzTown 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      In the 3rd row, at the right there will be one wildebeast and 2 lions so rip wildebeast

    • @andrejors9501
      @andrejors9501 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      3rd step is wrong.. 3rd step is lion-lion and 4th is lion.. 5th is spot on, wildebeast-wildebeast..

    • @mujtabasirius
      @mujtabasirius 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      TheDelshady actually the wildebeest would be dead on the 3rd move :)

  • @owen2935
    @owen2935 5 ปีที่แล้ว +239

    Another riddle :D
    that I can’t solve

    • @ismaildin9159
      @ismaildin9159 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      😥 #sadlife

    • @spadaacca
      @spadaacca 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It's only a riddle if you believe it's a riddle. Just like 5G.

  • @asdert6588
    @asdert6588 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    bro this is the first and only riddle i was able to solve so far from the ones i have watched 💀

  • @pixthepixel
    @pixthepixel 8 ปีที่แล้ว +152

    "There's just one problem..." Yeah, Lions nor wildebeest have opposable thumbs to row the boat

    • @joshuaokparaocha331
      @joshuaokparaocha331 8 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      They're using their tails

    • @agatlingpea2232
      @agatlingpea2232 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Joshua Okparaocha bullshit

    • @danlewis1329
      @danlewis1329 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      PixThePixel THEY USE THEIR TAILS YA DUMMY

    • @RedTree_6767
      @RedTree_6767 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      PixThePixel ARE YOU BLIND

    • @onodera387
      @onodera387 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Joshua Okparaocha crocodiles will eat their tails

  • @annulrsolformrkelse4023
    @annulrsolformrkelse4023 8 ปีที่แล้ว +83

    Wtf happenend to the face of the lions

    • @ABitOfTheUniverse
      @ABitOfTheUniverse 8 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      thx, this comment made me laugh
      Maybe whoever drew them was in a Picasso phase.

    • @pantsshitter533
      @pantsshitter533 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      User Name the mane gave the lions a half beard

  • @kalietidwell7397
    @kalietidwell7397 8 ปีที่แล้ว +99

    Poptropica. lol, I already knew

  • @Sudzies
    @Sudzies 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is the only Ted ed riddle I can solve.
    I feel accomplished.

  • @imeldakurniadi6085
    @imeldakurniadi6085 5 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    The fire was staying still the whole time

    • @NI-fr8ju
      @NI-fr8ju 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Same

  • @carlfilipmadsen3537
    @carlfilipmadsen3537 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    This is really hard! Tip: When you want to carry one wildebeest over the river, make sure to let one lion travel with the wildebeest. In this scenario, never start the escape with carrying two wildebeests over the river.

  • @boglenight1551
    @boglenight1551 8 ปีที่แล้ว +63

    The start of this had incredibly terrible wording of the problem.

    • @sajanpatel4956
      @sajanpatel4956 8 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      yeah, technically all of them could have crossed in one raft

    • @mosk11tto
      @mosk11tto 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      What you mean? Was the video edited afterwards?

    • @TheScienceBiome
      @TheScienceBiome 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Boglenight Agreed, the wording was not clear at all. I tried to solve this with assuming that two wilder beast/lions can't travel together in one raft.
      (I did solve the riddle at 3 in the morning though)

    • @rathmiron
      @rathmiron 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I don't think it's the wording on it's own. If I listen to it without looking at the picture, it's quite clear to me (although that could be because I am familiar with river crossing riddles). I think it's the picture of the wildebeest and lion together on the raft caused confusion for some.

  • @ellemariea2620
    @ellemariea2620 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Much simpler way of solving it:
    1. Wildebeest and lion go together to the other side and lion drops off the wildebeest across
    2. The lion stays on the raft to go back and pick up another lion to bring to the other side (that makes one wildebeest and one lion on the left side which is equal)
    3. The lion goes back again to pick up another wildebeest to get across (left side has now 2 wildebeest and a lion, and on the right side there is one wildebeest and one lion
    4. Lion GOES BACK again to pick up another wildebeest (having 3 wildebeest and 2 lions on the left side and one last lion on the right side)
    5. Lion picks up the last lion on the right which saves everyone from the forest fire
    Total trips: 9
    Only down-side: Poor lion had to paddle for everyone 🥲🦁 🔥 🛶
    Also, the riddle doesn’t mention that the animal on the raft counts… Only if the lions outnumber the wildebeest ON THE LAND and not on the boat (;

  • @arianevidding
    @arianevidding 8 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    K but the lions could also not be jerks for 10 minutes

  • @richkimtim
    @richkimtim 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    *lions & wildabeasts* : “ok heres the plan, so you go over there and i-“
    *fire* : “im here to frikin consume u”

  • @maumankracht5544
    @maumankracht5544 8 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    How long their al-lions can last. *Badum-tss*

  • @samuelkueber659
    @samuelkueber659 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Easy way to solve this:
    -The pack of animals is a binary number, with 1 representing a wildebeest and 0 representing a lion.
    -The right bank currently looks like 111000
    -the left bank is empty
    -there can never be a greater number of zeros then ones one either side
    -1st move
    -right bank: 1110
    -left bank: 00
    -2nd move:
    -right bank: 10
    -left bank: 1100
    -3rd move
    -right bank: 1100
    -left bank: 10
    -4th move
    -right bank: 00
    -left bank: 1110
    -5th and final move
    -right bank:
    -left bank: 111000

    • @chrissommarstrom4472
      @chrissommarstrom4472 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      I'm not sure how you got from the 1st move to the 2nd move. It looks like two lions went across, then two wildebeests followed--but where did the second raft come from? If that were the case, you could just send one lion and one wildebeest over each time and do it in 3 moves--but you need to bring the raft back, which is where the 11 moves come from.

    • @samuelkueber659
      @samuelkueber659 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@chrissommarstrom4472 yeah I skipped a few steps but the logic holds. To get from 1st move to second move one lion would paddle both other lions across before paddling back. Then, The lion would exit the raft and allow two wildebeests to paddle across. One wildebeest and one lion would then travel back and the lion and last wildebeest on the right bank would switch. By then all wildebeests could safely paddle to the other side and the one lion still on the right bank could go back and pick up each other lion in two trips.

  • @jimmykeffer7401
    @jimmykeffer7401 8 ปีที่แล้ว +45

    I finally solved one of these dang things! Where's my cookie?

  • @spiritwind5888
    @spiritwind5888 8 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    The real riddle is how animals are able to ride and control a raft

  • @mikakagehira2972
    @mikakagehira2972 8 ปีที่แล้ว +100

    Why does my note 7 not explode????

    • @5kastubh5
      @5kastubh5 8 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      you used up your pot of luck for next 7 years.

    • @ahitler5592
      @ahitler5592 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      Because iphone is illuminati

    • @frankdrebin7949
      @frankdrebin7949 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      Neverlucky

    • @DeAngeloYouKnow
      @DeAngeloYouKnow 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      you got a note 7 me too

    • @divassubedi4668
      @divassubedi4668 8 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      got a fake one

  • @franchello1105
    @franchello1105 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is a classic Computer Science problem. We had to solve it with a program accepting 2 inputs. Number of Pairs of Lions/Wildebeast. And size of the Boat. 3,2 was the base problem. It had to calculate unique solutions. I did it over a weekend.

  • @BEEEELEEEE
    @BEEEELEEEE 8 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    I'm getting Professor Layton flashbacks.

  • @delanya8036
    @delanya8036 8 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Okay but how about this stragedy:
    First, two lions cross together and one of the lions hop off. (The other side has now one lion)
    The other lion goes back to the other side and takes a wildebeest and drops him off to the other side. (The other side has now one lion and one wildebeest)
    Now that one lion goes back to the other side and takes, again, one wildebeest and drops him off to the other side. (The other side has now one lion and two wildebeests)
    The lion goes back to the other side and takes the third wildebeest with him and drops him off to the other side. (The other side has now one lion and three wildebeests)
    Finally the lion goes back and takes the last lion standing on the other side and once they both reach the other side they both hop off. (The other side has now three lions and three wildebeests)

    • @peterdue7676
      @peterdue7676 8 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      2nd row would have 2 lion v 1 wilderbeast. So rip

    • @delanya8036
      @delanya8036 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Oooohhhh, of course oopsie! Thank you!

    • @asianbutstupid1437
      @asianbutstupid1437 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      wait, the lion stays on the raft the whole time right.. hmm
      L L
      LW L
      LWW L
      LWW L
      LLLWWW
      no, I think that'd work, dont the lions need to outnumber the wildabeasts? 3 lions dont kill 3, so why would 1 kill 1?

    • @meaghanr6632
      @meaghanr6632 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      Delanya Why not:-
      LW WWLL
      LWLW LW
      LWLWLW

    • @anoushkadhar122
      @anoushkadhar122 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      the flaw is in the third line, with the other side having one line and two wildebeests, the original side will have two lions and one wildebeest. The lions will eat the wildebeest

  • @JairajSinghPatil
    @JairajSinghPatil 8 ปีที่แล้ว +61

    The lions had a bad hair day.

    • @sagittarius5466
      @sagittarius5466 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      JairajSingh Patil 😂😂

    • @miirwin8901
      @miirwin8901 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      JairajSingh Patil lol

    • @stlkngyomom
      @stlkngyomom 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      JairajSingh Patil Probably a sideffect of sixth extinction.

  • @i.am.chico.
    @i.am.chico. 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I feel so fulfilled to have correctly figured this out

  • @julianjet
    @julianjet 8 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Me:
    Have one lion and wilderbeast each cross, then push the raft in any way. Then it goes again until they all cross.

  • @iqbaltrojan
    @iqbaltrojan 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    2:59 For 5 frames "Crossing Nr.7" Is backwards.

    • @joaquinm9148
      @joaquinm9148 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Glad I’m not the only one who noticed it.

  • @Isagiyoichi7K
    @Isagiyoichi7K 5 ปีที่แล้ว +82

    If ur the buffaloes,ask the lions
    That
    'if I said you to eat me, will you'
    Wait for Yarr or neh

  • @devinplaysstuff2618
    @devinplaysstuff2618 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I thought about this riddle when I was in 5th grade, and someone else in my class actually figured it out in about 5 minutes!