Can you solve the river crossing riddle? - Lisa Winer

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  • @themax4865
    @themax4865 5 лет назад +7633

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

    • @liamjeffrox
      @liamjeffrox 4 года назад +56

      who's side is logic on?

    • @blabla-rg7ky
      @blabla-rg7ky 4 года назад +27

      @@liamjeffrox whose*

    • @spadaacca
      @spadaacca 4 года назад +63

      Humans are animals.

    • @blabla-rg7ky
      @blabla-rg7ky 4 года назад +9

      @@spadaacca maybe you are animal, not me.

    • @spadaacca
      @spadaacca 4 года назад +71

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

  • @archtansterpg4246
    @archtansterpg4246 5 лет назад +1675

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

    • @vickythebunny4361
      @vickythebunny4361 2 года назад +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 6 месяцев назад +1

      1300 likes but only ONE REPLY? Let me fix that

    • @anushabano8
      @anushabano8 4 месяца назад

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

    • @BrandokMeistro
      @BrandokMeistro 2 месяца назад

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

    • @ShrikarE
      @ShrikarE Месяц назад

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

  • @General_Ace
    @General_Ace 6 лет назад +7882

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

    • @Wakwaw796
      @Wakwaw796 5 лет назад +312

      Hey...
      True

    • @jushoek
      @jushoek 5 лет назад +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 лет назад +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 лет назад +18

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

    • @steliastarlight9470
      @steliastarlight9470 5 лет назад +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.

  • @laszlokiss4409
    @laszlokiss4409 5 лет назад +462

    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 4 года назад +1

      László Kiss lmaooo😂😂

    • @tomwanders6022
      @tomwanders6022 4 года назад

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

    • @darkandraproductions8933
      @darkandraproductions8933 4 года назад

      *E*

    • @josue_mejia
      @josue_mejia 3 года назад

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

  • @samuelokerson4163
    @samuelokerson4163 8 лет назад +537

    the riddles is the only reason I subbed to these guys

  • @hellyhelicopter7344
    @hellyhelicopter7344 7 лет назад +4607

    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 лет назад +76

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

    • @GiveMePopperz
      @GiveMePopperz 6 лет назад +71

      he means beast and a lion went together.

    • @uni5396.
      @uni5396. 6 лет назад +33

      BEEST
      (I thought it was beast)

    • @lazyegg4501
      @lazyegg4501 6 лет назад +9

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

    • @kyzaghan7513
      @kyzaghan7513 6 лет назад +27

      I let crocodiles carry the raft to other side.

  • @raai6888
    @raai6888 7 лет назад +2973

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

  • @sunrevolver
    @sunrevolver 5 лет назад +900

    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 года назад +8

      you watched it too?

    • @sunrevolver
      @sunrevolver 4 года назад +7

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

    • @plasitz
      @plasitz 4 года назад +6

      What is this a crossover episode? xD

    • @sunrevolver
      @sunrevolver 4 года назад +5

      @@plasitz yeaapp XD atleast my comment is..

    • @cholifahfitria8947
      @cholifahfitria8947 4 года назад +1

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

  • @hakasebiscuit
    @hakasebiscuit 6 лет назад +3970

    My solution:
    Throw water on the fire

    • @Sudzies
      @Sudzies 6 лет назад +36

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

    • @LucindaLestrange
      @LucindaLestrange 6 лет назад +18

      Insert funny also weird comment here)

    • @ytbgamer9380
      @ytbgamer9380 6 лет назад +7

      [Best Name Ever] I know

    • @suwinkhamchaiwong8382
      @suwinkhamchaiwong8382 6 лет назад +3

      Hey uncle

    • @eggboi4517
      @eggboi4517 6 лет назад +25

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

  • @AndiAnimates
    @AndiAnimates 5 лет назад +5503

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

    • @honork12
      @honork12 5 лет назад +143

      lol, from another TED-ED RIDDLE video

    • @RandomNulls
      @RandomNulls 5 лет назад +30

      That’s true

    • @fruityfruity6178
      @fruityfruity6178 5 лет назад +116

      Step two: Ask the lions not to eat the wildebeest

    • @deadpineapple
      @deadpineapple 5 лет назад +55

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

    • @Sakiyah1
      @Sakiyah1 4 года назад +8

      HAHAHA

  • @Savirezz
    @Savirezz 6 лет назад +1342

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

  • @mikeysrose
    @mikeysrose 3 года назад +246

    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 года назад +25

      The fire can't cross the river.

    • @silentwaves6389
      @silentwaves6389 3 года назад +7

      You do have a point lol

    • @ericzhang256
      @ericzhang256 2 года назад +3

      Or you could throw the lions into the water!

    • @zaidalvi-r2l
      @zaidalvi-r2l 2 месяца назад

      They watching out for their homies

  • @GUARDIANMii01
    @GUARDIANMii01 6 лет назад +738

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

    • @dimonjack208
      @dimonjack208 5 лет назад +32

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

    • @Monochrome2004
      @Monochrome2004 5 лет назад +28

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

    • @keheck
      @keheck 5 лет назад +7

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

    • @bawlerbro
      @bawlerbro 5 лет назад +4

      Shouldnt the fire catch up to them by now

    • @keheck
      @keheck 5 лет назад +11

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

  • @monkiram
    @monkiram 8 лет назад +260

    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

    • @Charlie-yi8cf
      @Charlie-yi8cf 2 года назад +4

      yo i should have done that

    • @Amed-bm6wu
      @Amed-bm6wu 2 года назад +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 года назад

      HAHAHA sameeee

  • @DrRank
    @DrRank 4 года назад +1559

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

    • @Amanda-rn6tw
      @Amanda-rn6tw 4 года назад +14

      i think that wildebeast

    • @DrRank
      @DrRank 4 года назад +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 года назад +6

      Please see yourself out

    • @dhruvavikas1632
      @dhruvavikas1632 3 года назад +10

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

    • @fa3il_5air72
      @fa3il_5air72 3 года назад +1

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

  • @camosianchaos
    @camosianchaos 4 года назад +112

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

  • @vladomaimun
    @vladomaimun 8 лет назад +1332

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

  • @embvrry
    @embvrry 8 лет назад +6260

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

  • @nuftuf5659
    @nuftuf5659 5 лет назад +204

    ‘Raging fire’ **stop to think**

  • @rosshafinaz4060
    @rosshafinaz4060 4 года назад +63

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

  • @ralvo9819
    @ralvo9819 8 лет назад +387

    *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 лет назад +2

      That's unhealthy...

    • @ralvo9819
      @ralvo9819 8 лет назад +4

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

    • @NockKnock1
      @NockKnock1 8 лет назад +11

      Oreos are brain food!

    • @cobblestoneboom
      @cobblestoneboom 7 лет назад

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

    • @demi_demon
      @demi_demon 7 лет назад +5

      Alexesh LOLOLOLOL so funny :)

  • @jannchavez9257
    @jannchavez9257 8 лет назад +600

    The first TED-Ed riddle I solved

  • @ceddybandzz
    @ceddybandzz 8 лет назад +249

    Mann I love these riddles🔥🔥🔥

  • @coconoisette
    @coconoisette 5 лет назад +244

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

    • @hanifisyaa9246
      @hanifisyaa9246 3 года назад +8

      Always has been

    • @iterumconare4258
      @iterumconare4258 3 года назад +15

      -all the better to see you with-

    • @nghiado9032
      @nghiado9032 3 года назад +15

      Its the peppa dilenma

    • @adamb.2235
      @adamb.2235 3 года назад +1

      @@nghiado9032 aye I just mentioned that lol

    • @jaschabull2365
      @jaschabull2365 3 года назад +2

      Nah, it means they're actually panther flounders.

  • @BintonGaming
    @BintonGaming 6 лет назад +275

    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.

  • @boxfan9679
    @boxfan9679 7 лет назад +106

    That ending tho
    Top Ten Anime Cliffhangers

  • @BenandJessQT
    @BenandJessQT 8 лет назад +75

    you mean the corn, sheep and wolf riddle?

    • @karlandreiagapito4470
      @karlandreiagapito4470 8 лет назад +2

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

    • @anthonytrinidad9949
      @anthonytrinidad9949 8 лет назад +1

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

    • @Zabazoe
      @Zabazoe 8 лет назад +1

      for me it was sane humans and cannibals

    • @lostlong62
      @lostlong62 8 лет назад +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 лет назад +2

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

  • @Fakeplant-gn3hz
    @Fakeplant-gn3hz 5 лет назад +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!

  • @thechargingturtle3537
    @thechargingturtle3537 5 лет назад +393

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

    • @nathanriptidal5335
      @nathanriptidal5335 4 года назад +10

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

    • @samisikdar5417
      @samisikdar5417 3 года назад +3

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

    • @dhshsh5878
      @dhshsh5878 3 года назад

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

    • @cermitdafog7811
      @cermitdafog7811 2 года назад

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

  • @anonomus4567
    @anonomus4567 8 лет назад +310

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

    • @NicrophorusVesp
      @NicrophorusVesp 8 лет назад +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 лет назад +8

      Andie G Flawless logic

    • @mettatemdreemurr183
      @mettatemdreemurr183 8 лет назад +1

      ...
      cannibalism?

    • @MoronaNamchawt
      @MoronaNamchawt 8 лет назад +8

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

    • @KatzAreAwesome101
      @KatzAreAwesome101 8 лет назад +5

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

  • @ayaansiddiqui3419
    @ayaansiddiqui3419 6 лет назад +2629

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

    • @mars-nf9cj
      @mars-nf9cj 5 лет назад +87

      Ayaan Siddiqui That was Scar not the wildebeest!

    • @felixlee9645
      @felixlee9645 5 лет назад +31

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

    • @newsdude4988
      @newsdude4988 5 лет назад +24

      NEVER FORGET

    • @YoungForever-kj3gs
      @YoungForever-kj3gs 5 лет назад +9

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

    • @bluetechno6056
      @bluetechno6056 5 лет назад +2

      Nooooooooooooooooooooooo!

  • @melkhiordarkfell4354
    @melkhiordarkfell4354 3 года назад +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 года назад +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.

  • @stankmt5016
    @stankmt5016 8 лет назад +188

    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 лет назад +18

      yeah dude it was with humans and canibals

    • @starlightsall
      @starlightsall 8 лет назад +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 лет назад +1

      +lumos YES! EXACTLY!

    • @WeArePharmers
      @WeArePharmers 8 лет назад +4

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

    • @TheFlamingdragon2
      @TheFlamingdragon2 8 лет назад

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

  • @SLKibara
    @SLKibara 8 лет назад +430

    The problem is how does Animals row a boat?

  • @ablanchi
    @ablanchi 8 лет назад +235

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

    • @thechaoslp2047
      @thechaoslp2047 8 лет назад +3

      why

    • @alexboehm3919
      @alexboehm3919 8 лет назад +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 лет назад +4

      "i dont like new ways of drawing things"

    • @ablanchi
      @ablanchi 8 лет назад +6

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

    • @KyleClippers
      @KyleClippers 8 лет назад +8

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

  • @Pitazboras
    @Pitazboras 2 года назад +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 Год назад

      Wouldn't the wildebeest get outnumbered if it returns?

    • @Pitazboras
      @Pitazboras Год назад +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 Год назад

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

    • @Buphido
      @Buphido 6 месяцев назад

      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.

  • @nicksacco5041
    @nicksacco5041 8 лет назад +1726

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

    • @hahano1772
      @hahano1772 8 лет назад +51

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

    • @tomtom-tl5bo
      @tomtom-tl5bo 8 лет назад +4

      BA HAH AHA

    • @otakuwithapen2109
      @otakuwithapen2109 7 лет назад +23

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

    • @savagefreddy9254
      @savagefreddy9254 7 лет назад +1

      Nick Sacco phh

    • @austrialeon8109
      @austrialeon8109 6 лет назад

      Nick Sacco i

  • @stevecharters1
    @stevecharters1 8 лет назад +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.

  • @thomasdoyle6812
    @thomasdoyle6812 6 лет назад +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.

  • @dorsknee
    @dorsknee 5 лет назад +43

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

  • @ShadowTBlack
    @ShadowTBlack 8 лет назад +245

    I remember flash games based around this concept

    • @princeshezy007
      @princeshezy007 8 лет назад +9

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

    • @andrejors9501
      @andrejors9501 8 лет назад +3

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

    • @frostcrackle2374
      @frostcrackle2374 8 лет назад +1

      i remember flash games period

    • @danielshao9161
      @danielshao9161 8 лет назад +2

      ShadowTBlack i do too lol.

    • @kibr_et
      @kibr_et 8 лет назад +2

      ShadowTBlack me too lol

  • @2tri749
    @2tri749 5 лет назад +66

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

    • @arushupadhyay5615
      @arushupadhyay5615 5 лет назад +4

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

  • @anoushkadhar122
    @anoushkadhar122 8 лет назад +636

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

    • @ye3s146
      @ye3s146 8 лет назад +8

      Anoushka Dhar get out XD

    • @turkishvancatz1233
      @turkishvancatz1233 8 лет назад +26

      Anoushka Dhar it re-mane-s to be seen

    • @ZHBG-ll7fy
      @ZHBG-ll7fy 8 лет назад +10

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

    • @TheJurnalyst
      @TheJurnalyst 7 лет назад +13

      Anoushka Dhar I *herd* that!

    • @jennazoubi8430
      @jennazoubi8430 7 лет назад +2

      Anoushka Dhar I'm crying 😂😂😂

  • @dustin_travissantos4755
    @dustin_travissantos4755 5 лет назад +9

    I love how the lions are just waving at the screen

  • @zubmit700
    @zubmit700 8 лет назад +309

    The ending reminds me of human history.
    Sad.

  • @atlekristiansen4975
    @atlekristiansen4975 8 лет назад +99

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

    • @Cayixs
      @Cayixs 7 лет назад +23

      then they dont have food maybe? :)

    • @joeye1015
      @joeye1015 7 лет назад +3

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

    • @acelsg
      @acelsg 7 лет назад +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 лет назад +1

      Atle Kristiansen the food would be too crispy

    • @stm7810
      @stm7810 2 года назад

      The wielderbeast can survive without lions, but lions are the exploiter class and depend on killing wielderbeasts to sustain themselves.

  • @6789-v9g
    @6789-v9g 8 лет назад +273

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

  • @cathl4953
    @cathl4953 3 года назад +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

  • @Danicker
    @Danicker 8 лет назад +268

    Selfish lions, do they want to escape or not?

    • @teamrhganimations3343
      @teamrhganimations3343 7 лет назад +1

      do they

    • @slavicmaestro2280
      @slavicmaestro2280 6 лет назад +18

      Danicker it’s just their instincts

    • @DarkShadow-rd3mu
      @DarkShadow-rd3mu 6 лет назад

      Bandana Dee it was a joke btw

    • @SC-zq6cu
      @SC-zq6cu 6 лет назад +3

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

    • @bluejay524
      @bluejay524 6 лет назад +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

  • @nayfin5985
    @nayfin5985 8 лет назад +832

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

    • @thanksforwatching6838
      @thanksforwatching6838 8 лет назад +7

      Ah. Yes.

    • @gwynethsai6593
      @gwynethsai6593 8 лет назад +2

      Championriven exactly.

    • @mettatemdreemurr183
      @mettatemdreemurr183 8 лет назад +7

      EEEDDDGDDGGGGGYUYYYYYYYYY
      JK but so tru

    • @neobarockloki86
      @neobarockloki86 7 лет назад

      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 7 лет назад +1

      Majla Rolland yea they can lol

  • @gobblerbaby1871
    @gobblerbaby1871 7 лет назад +112

    The bridge riddle on steroids

    • @DJTileTurnip
      @DJTileTurnip 6 лет назад +1

      Basically

    • @eggboi4517
      @eggboi4517 6 лет назад +3

      gobblergot
      Except you have infinite time

  • @orangutan879
    @orangutan879 3 года назад +3

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

  • @shadowplays2617
    @shadowplays2617 7 лет назад +392

    There happens to be a 'random' raft :/

    • @teamrhganimations3343
      @teamrhganimations3343 7 лет назад +4

      Yeah how good point

    • @kittyace196
      @kittyace196 6 лет назад +21

      I think the tree falls and accidentally make a raft

    • @s.d.966
      @s.d.966 6 лет назад +2

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

    • @thegamingdoge9407
      @thegamingdoge9407 6 лет назад

      yeah

    • @grandmastercultistofben
      @grandmastercultistofben 5 лет назад

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

  • @the1whoplayz
    @the1whoplayz 8 лет назад +157

    SOLVED THIS IN PROFESSOR LAYTON

  • @pixthepixel
    @pixthepixel 8 лет назад +152

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

  • @DanBurgaud
    @DanBurgaud 3 года назад +1

    3:50 Plot Twist: A poacher is waiting at the left side of the river killing all animals.

  • @rasp-passiontea8525
    @rasp-passiontea8525 8 лет назад +81

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

    • @CyanStarLight
      @CyanStarLight 8 лет назад

      Tayah Hutchins ha me to

    • @schtwo5179
      @schtwo5179 8 лет назад +1

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

    • @luthias592
      @luthias592 8 лет назад +6

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

    • @suyu5241
      @suyu5241 8 лет назад +2

      OMG SAMEEEE

    • @skylander4882
      @skylander4882 8 лет назад

      Can someone plz tell me which island that is

  • @michaelchristian6096
    @michaelchristian6096 8 лет назад +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 лет назад

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

  • @leviklein646
    @leviklein646 8 лет назад +10

    DO MORE OF THESE RIDDLES

  • @iancalizandanar3512
    @iancalizandanar3512 Год назад +1

    I like that the lion's snooper is on the side of its head

  • @gopherdon3783
    @gopherdon3783 7 лет назад +70

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

  • @ayush6025
    @ayush6025 8 лет назад +4

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

  • @spiritwind5888
    @spiritwind5888 8 лет назад +8

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

  • @fakeaccount4301
    @fakeaccount4301 2 года назад +1

    Anybody gonna question why the fire straight up went "Oh ima let u solve this first, goodluck. I'll be waiting"

  • @abbyskelley7099
    @abbyskelley7099 8 лет назад +162

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

    • @gimcadiente1648
      @gimcadiente1648 8 лет назад +2

      Abby Skelley same

    • @phanicandaslothatthedisco2596
      @phanicandaslothatthedisco2596 8 лет назад +1

      wee woo

    • @porlQ
      @porlQ 8 лет назад +1

      Abby Skelley which game!? I wanna know plllllzzzzz.

    • @abbyskelley7099
      @abbyskelley7099 8 лет назад +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 лет назад

      SAME

  • @mayalavallee4774
    @mayalavallee4774 6 лет назад +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!!! :) ^_^

  • @tina-yb4mr
    @tina-yb4mr 8 лет назад +64

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

  • @coconoisette
    @coconoisette 5 лет назад +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 лет назад

      Same here

    • @Fluffers355
      @Fluffers355 Год назад

      Sorry I ant reading that

    • @rosynosyposy
      @rosynosyposy 5 месяцев назад

      @@Fluffers355 its not even that much to read

    • @coconoisette
      @coconoisette Месяц назад

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

  • @meganbiles3340
    @meganbiles3340 7 лет назад +5

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

    • @iguessso1010
      @iguessso1010 2 года назад +1

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

    • @BUZZSITO
      @BUZZSITO 4 месяца назад

      Hey youre not alone

  • @yousefjaber4987
    @yousefjaber4987 8 лет назад +8

    I really like your channel and these riddles 👍

  • @imeldakurniadi6085
    @imeldakurniadi6085 5 лет назад +27

    The fire was staying still the whole time

  • @sigmagrey3236
    @sigmagrey3236 8 дней назад

    I like how the crocodiles acted as civil as the lions and never attacked the raft.

  • @KnakuanaRka
    @KnakuanaRka 5 лет назад +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, as that just made more sense to me). 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!

  • @chirayubetkekar5692
    @chirayubetkekar5692 8 лет назад +7

    What if at 2:24 The Lions Say "Fuck You" and Leave To The Left😂😂

  • @jimmykeffer7401
    @jimmykeffer7401 8 лет назад +45

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

  • @ryanp9388
    @ryanp9388 4 года назад +1

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

  • @GEORGIOSMGEORGIADIS4
    @GEORGIOSMGEORGIADIS4 8 лет назад +11

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

  • @BEEEELEEEE
    @BEEEELEEEE 8 лет назад +36

    I'm getting Professor Layton flashbacks.

  • @boglenight1551
    @boglenight1551 8 лет назад +63

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

    • @sajanpatel4956
      @sajanpatel4956 8 лет назад +6

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

    • @mosk11tto
      @mosk11tto 8 лет назад +1

      What you mean? Was the video edited afterwards?

    • @TheScienceBiome
      @TheScienceBiome 7 лет назад +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 лет назад +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.

  • @asdert6588
    @asdert6588 6 месяцев назад +2

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

  • @annulrsolformrkelse4023
    @annulrsolformrkelse4023 8 лет назад +84

    Wtf happenend to the face of the lions

    • @ABitOfTheUniverse
      @ABitOfTheUniverse 8 лет назад +27

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

    • @pantsshitter533
      @pantsshitter533 8 лет назад

      User Name the mane gave the lions a half beard

  • @wesercole
    @wesercole 8 лет назад +122

    Just teach those wildebeest how to fight geez

    • @airbornestar7113
      @airbornestar7113 7 лет назад +2

      i agree

    • @RoxOn413
      @RoxOn413 6 лет назад +1

      And get sharp claws and fangs to them... ImPAWssible :P

    • @pischtato6835
      @pischtato6835 6 лет назад +1

      A girl has no name true

    • @notyourpetmonkey2709
      @notyourpetmonkey2709 6 лет назад

      Nah bc lions also learn how to fight PLUS have killer instinct and tools to go with it

  • @owen2935
    @owen2935 5 лет назад +239

    Another riddle :D
    that I can’t solve

    • @ismaildin9159
      @ismaildin9159 5 лет назад +1

      😥 #sadlife

    • @spadaacca
      @spadaacca 4 года назад +1

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

  • @DimentiosLoyalest
    @DimentiosLoyalest 3 года назад +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.

  • @arianevidding
    @arianevidding 8 лет назад +23

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

  • @Haburg
    @Haburg 8 лет назад +8

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

  • @sanjhsolanki2419
    @sanjhsolanki2419 5 лет назад +9

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

  • @RuardOozer
    @RuardOozer 3 года назад +2

    3:55 *Top Ten Saddest Anime Betrayals*

  • @kalietidwell7397
    @kalietidwell7397 8 лет назад +99

    Poptropica. lol, I already knew

  • @JairajSinghPatil
    @JairajSinghPatil 8 лет назад +61

    The lions had a bad hair day.

    • @sagittarius5466
      @sagittarius5466 8 лет назад

      JairajSingh Patil 😂😂

    • @miirwin8901
      @miirwin8901 8 лет назад

      JairajSingh Patil lol

    • @stlkngyomom
      @stlkngyomom 8 лет назад

      JairajSingh Patil Probably a sideffect of sixth extinction.

  • @maumankracht5544
    @maumankracht5544 8 лет назад +30

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

  • @jimmyifyoustillthisiwillde1017
    @jimmyifyoustillthisiwillde1017 2 года назад +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 Год назад

      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 Год назад +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.

  • @carlfilipmadsen3537
    @carlfilipmadsen3537 7 лет назад +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.

  • @richkimtim
    @richkimtim 6 лет назад +5

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

  • @mikakagehira2972
    @mikakagehira2972 8 лет назад +100

    Why does my note 7 not explode????

  • @ahmadjauhar4562
    @ahmadjauhar4562 3 года назад +1

    Solving ted ed riddles boost your confidence level by 80%, until you watch another vsauce video

  • @hetakusoda2977
    @hetakusoda2977 8 лет назад +29

    I did this in fifth grade, but with missionaries and cannibals.

    • @pcarrierorange
      @pcarrierorange 8 лет назад

      IHateNumbers234
      Huh, I did it with paedophiles and children.
      Then paedophiles became bishops, and the children, so fucked up they resorted to cannibalism.

    • @anupamverma7749
      @anupamverma7749 8 лет назад +1

      I'm still in 5 grade n I had it last term

    • @anupamverma7749
      @anupamverma7749 8 лет назад +1

      n I solved it correct

    • @duchessmarshmallow6504
      @duchessmarshmallow6504 7 лет назад +5

      why are they talking about cannibals in 5th grade

  • @iqbaltrojan
    @iqbaltrojan 6 лет назад +4

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

    • @joaquinm9148
      @joaquinm9148 4 года назад

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

  • @MikeHawk-bg5ss
    @MikeHawk-bg5ss 4 года назад +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 Год назад +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 5 месяцев назад

      @@PickAPocky the boat cant control itself

    • @PickAPocky
      @PickAPocky 5 месяцев назад +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.

  • @Krebzonide
    @Krebzonide 3 года назад

    2:41 on the next step the left is exactly what the right was before, so you just need to do the steps backwards to finish.