The Missing Dollar Riddle

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  • Опубликовано: 26 сен 2024

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  • @tipsgaming8685
    @tipsgaming8685 5 лет назад +4062

    Kevin:how does a dollar dissapear
    Me:frickin taxes

    • @ayaso_fia
      @ayaso_fia 5 лет назад +25

      Tommy Marco r/woooosh

    • @damadiel9726
      @damadiel9726 5 лет назад +69

      *Laughs in credit fraud*

    • @inyobill
      @inyobill 5 лет назад +26

      Oh, but you have police, fire and paved roads. poor you.

    • @andrewmorrison3316
      @andrewmorrison3316 5 лет назад +7

      magically 6 dollars disappears in the 2nd one. you have $20 busboy takes 2 making it $18
      divide that by 3 and you get back 6 dollars each $4 and $6 are the same to this guy

    • @inyobill
      @inyobill 5 лет назад

      @@andrewmorrison3316$30 -$5 = $30 -$2 -$3 = $25, what missing dollar?

  • @ryanandnojo123
    @ryanandnojo123 5 лет назад +4278

    When I looked at the chart at first I was confused cuz I thought Bill was one of the friends. 😂

  • @yuarkok6273
    @yuarkok6273 5 лет назад +2919

    EA:
    You just lost a dollar.
    *Want us to get that back for 5.99 Dollars?*

    • @cameronmeetze8153
      @cameronmeetze8153 5 лет назад +10

      Yuarkok 5.99 dollar? You means dollars 😂

    • @yuarkok6273
      @yuarkok6273 5 лет назад +57

      @@cameronmeetze8153 you mean "you mean 5 dollars"

    • @sniks9901
      @sniks9901 5 лет назад +26

      @@yuarkok6273 you mean "you mean" "you mean 6 dollars?"

    • @nekroneko
      @nekroneko 5 лет назад +29

      @Muhsin Mohammed you mean 10 loot boxes with a chance of getting a dollar back for a dollar each go

    • @obliviouspotato8545
      @obliviouspotato8545 5 лет назад +13

      @nekroneko you mean “Everybody is now confusion”

  • @datona5678
    @datona5678 5 лет назад +1888

    “You just lost a dollar”
    Bold of you to assume I have a dollar

    • @xCrysT4L1
      @xCrysT4L1 4 года назад +3

      So you are poor?

    • @Max_G4
      @Max_G4 4 года назад +28

      @@xCrysT4L1 or you just live somewhere where you don't pay with Dollars. For example... all of Europe

    • @SacsachCCABP
      @SacsachCCABP 4 года назад +3

      Lol yes

    • @ninjapanda0822
      @ninjapanda0822 4 года назад

      Bfb_Pencil battle for bfdi

    • @aaltaccout8126
      @aaltaccout8126 4 года назад +2

      No no no *Bold*

  • @PaleozoicProductions
    @PaleozoicProductions 5 лет назад +2298

    Vsauce: Micheal
    Vsauce 2: Kevin
    Vsauce 3: Jake
    Vsauce 4: Bill
    Vsauce 5: Tip
    Vsauce 6: Busboy

  • @onredj4326
    @onredj4326 5 лет назад +2459

    I like to explain this riddle a little differently.
    Simply, when you perform the mathematical slight of hand of 9+9+9+2, you’re fooling the listener into believing that he must solve for the original $30 that you paid, but this is wrong.
    What you actually are solving for is 9+9+9-2 which is equal to 25.
    Once the refund happens, the fact that you paid 30 before is now obsolete information, but the riddle pretends it’s still important.
    That’s why it works best with 30 because by just changing the sign, you can get a fake result that is one off the original.

    • @tommyellis7728
      @tommyellis7728 5 лет назад +18

      9+9+9+2=29, unless I'm misunderstanding what you're saying.

    • @onredj4326
      @onredj4326 5 лет назад +142

      Tommy Ellis Yes, that’s 29, and not 30 because it’s the wrong equation. Instead of +2, the correct math is to -2. And instead of expecting 30 as your answer (deception), you should be expecting 25.

    • @tommyellis7728
      @tommyellis7728 5 лет назад +52

      @@onredj4326 oh, I misread what you said. You did say "-2." my bad!

    • @R-Cade
      @R-Cade 5 лет назад +12

      That's what I was thinking and then he began to confuse me by switching the numbers around

    • @Joe_Potts
      @Joe_Potts 5 лет назад +6

      AHHH THIS IS EVEN MORE CONFUSING 😱

  • @samburger1774
    @samburger1774 5 лет назад +442

    >its hard because it bombards you with numbers
    > *2 minutes later, Kevin proceeds to bombard you with numbers*

    • @supremelordoftheuniverse5449
      @supremelordoftheuniverse5449 5 лет назад +5

      SamPat yes, and for no reason. All he needed to fix the equation in the answer was to switch the sign of the 2 from plus to minus. 9+9+9-2= 25 (the cost of the meal). Done.

    • @daerdevvyl4314
      @daerdevvyl4314 4 года назад +8

      Gunnar Thiessen But the point is to explain why the mistake happens in the first place. Just fixing that sign doesn’t do that.

  • @davidwells9982
    @davidwells9982 5 лет назад +515

    I told my students this riddle and it almost started a classroom riot. It was hilarious.

    • @CaramelliousDa1
      @CaramelliousDa1 2 года назад +18

      My teacher bet us 200 pounds for whoever solves it. It took me a week but I did solve it but he refused to give me it >:(

    • @asheep7797
      @asheep7797 2 года назад +17

      @@CaramelliousDa1 he was a busboy, I knew it!

  • @brandonrepo4
    @brandonrepo4 5 лет назад +404

    I did this experiment physically and magically lost 1 dollar. Thanks Vsauce 😢

    • @asheep7797
      @asheep7797 2 года назад +18

      Well I did it with 30,000,000 dollars, and the BusBoy took $2,000,000, so I lost 1,000,000 dollars!

    • @zoyadulzura7490
      @zoyadulzura7490 8 месяцев назад +1

      @smitshilpatul314 Are you implying that there's a trick that gets you more chocolate? You have my attention.

  • @just-a-silly-goofy-guy
    @just-a-silly-goofy-guy 5 лет назад +4491

    "You just lost a dollar"
    My bank account x100

  • @penguinmaster7
    @penguinmaster7 5 лет назад +1622

    "Your abilities with numerical cognition are actually pretty good"
    that's not what my grades say...

    • @silviafox78
      @silviafox78 5 лет назад +37

      teach yourself. School is for brainwashing not for teaching you numerical cognition.

    • @darkmario720
      @darkmario720 5 лет назад +25

      True story school is only useful for jobs not education teach yourself but still go to school

    • @silviafox78
      @silviafox78 5 лет назад +11

      @@darkmario720 yeah only go to school for your "achievements" like your diploma and such because businesses like that :)

    • @mew2eight773
      @mew2eight773 5 лет назад +9

      teachers: teach you how to square root a negative number with imaginary numbers
      student: how will we use this?
      teacher: *visible confusion*

    • @nousername12127
      @nousername12127 5 лет назад +3

      @@silviafox78 would you rather not even have the opportunities for education like people in some countries

  • @HY-ti4bh
    @HY-ti4bh 3 года назад +109

    So the dude overcharged you and took an extra $2 for himself? The real riddle is why isn’t he fired yet

    • @zulephizus1212
      @zulephizus1212 2 года назад +8

      The server overcharged you. The busboy simply took advantage of that info.

  • @NatePunzalan
    @NatePunzalan 5 лет назад +1382

    You and your friends Michael, Jake, and Bill

    • @alexwang982
      @alexwang982 5 лет назад +71

      Nate Punzalan don’t forget tip

    • @Cg51555
      @Cg51555 5 лет назад +25

      @@alexwang982 who's tip

    • @alexwang982
      @alexwang982 5 лет назад +17

      @@Cg51555 The 5th column

    • @noah321
      @noah321 5 лет назад +29

      Don't forget Buck

    • @maciej4250
      @maciej4250 5 лет назад +8

      Hmph, as I had friends...

  • @Skelly57
    @Skelly57 5 лет назад +483

    I’m pretty sure you’ve uploaded more videos in the past month than VSauce 1 and VSauce 3 have uploaded in the past year

    • @elijahthompson7049
      @elijahthompson7049 5 лет назад +10

      Quantity over quality.

    • @justinevans1852
      @justinevans1852 5 лет назад +107

      @@elijahthompson7049 But these are still quality.

    • @areszippy4434
      @areszippy4434 5 лет назад +35

      @@justinevans1852, they are great videos, and well thought out, but they have no where near the scale and special effects put into other videos, which allows him to churn them out faster.

    • @justinevans1852
      @justinevans1852 5 лет назад

      @@areszippy4434 That is true.

    • @jamietuccinardi2203
      @jamietuccinardi2203 5 лет назад +8

      @@Jamsessionroom1337 disney owns the mcu... VSAUCE OWNS VSAUCE 2!?!?!?!?!1/11/?!1/!?!/1/?1//1/!1????1!/1/!?!/??!/?!?

  • @juan3141
    @juan3141 5 лет назад +518

    *I CAN'T REMEMBER MY PASSWORD FOR LASTPASS*

    • @lunafoxfire
      @lunafoxfire 5 лет назад +133

      *SHOULD'VE STORED YOUR LASTPASS PASSWORD ON LASTPASS*

    • @1ava
      @1ava 5 лет назад +35

      *WRITE IT DOWN ON PAPER AND KEEP IT IN A SAFE OR SOMETHING*

    • @benrosen5917
      @benrosen5917 5 лет назад +28

      *f*

    • @bruhbbawallace
      @bruhbbawallace 5 лет назад +2

      Name related

    • @Svmmyy
      @Svmmyy 5 лет назад +9

      @alex bynum have you tried using last pass

  • @bongoe6997
    @bongoe6997 5 лет назад +704

    You michel and jake are at a restaurant.
    * Writes you Michel and jake on the table *
    * writes Bill *
    Me: WHO IS BILL!!

    • @sophiamalcolm2119
      @sophiamalcolm2119 5 лет назад +6

      It's THE Bill not a person named Bill.
      Does that help?

    • @bongoe6997
      @bongoe6997 5 лет назад +2

      Coding Ant IK

    • @mohammedalkhalili6305
      @mohammedalkhalili6305 4 года назад +4

      Guys, at first he thought that there was a person names Bill...
      Easy on the guy

    • @blitzgaming9561
      @blitzgaming9561 4 года назад +6

      @@neoupath r/ihavereddit to you too. Using r/ihavereddit outside of reddit is contradicting so don't use it just say "this isn't reddit".

    • @tilerboston5973
      @tilerboston5973 4 года назад +3

      Blitz Gaming r/wooooshception

  • @ethanlegler6403
    @ethanlegler6403 5 лет назад +733

    So we're just going to gloss over the fact that the bus boy committed burglary?
    Edit: Sorry all, but I couldn't remember the word "theft" when i wrote this comment.

    • @petrusandersen198
      @petrusandersen198 5 лет назад +43

      Dude the customers can't count!
      Ain't going to jail if no one snitches.

    • @wiiztec
      @wiiztec 5 лет назад +13

      Not unless he broke into the customer's houses later to get that $2

    • @andresgonzalez7911
      @andresgonzalez7911 5 лет назад +1

      @@wiiztec And that would be burglary and theft :)

    • @TMPreRaff
      @TMPreRaff 5 лет назад +22

      Burglary is 'entry into a building with intent to steal'.

    • @andresgonzalez7911
      @andresgonzalez7911 5 лет назад

      @@TMPreRaff not nececarally, burglary and theft are two different crimes for a reason, burglary itself is just to enter a building illegally, theft is taking something from someone without their consent. Next time you Google burglary, google the "criminal justice definition" thats the realy one my guy.

  • @dimityrlefterov4877
    @dimityrlefterov4877 5 лет назад +1317

    ,, YOU Just lost a Dollar'' -
    Jokes on YOU Im from Europe, I DONT use Dollars!

    • @rodrigo-hj7ol
      @rodrigo-hj7ol 5 лет назад +39

      Then the title would be "The Missing "insert all currencies here" Riddle"

    • @blaise6553
      @blaise6553 5 лет назад +7

      You also don't use memes

    • @rodrigo-hj7ol
      @rodrigo-hj7ol 5 лет назад +7

      Dimityr: Am i a joke to you?

    • @laarrsiavelli
      @laarrsiavelli 5 лет назад +5

      Better joke is that ya'll don't tip.

    • @MrDannyDetail
      @MrDannyDetail 5 лет назад +11

      A 'Euro' is actually, to give it it's full name, a European Dollar, so there's a good chance you do in fact use Dollars! Admittedly it depends where in Europe you are though.

  • @user-ft3jq5vi2l
    @user-ft3jq5vi2l 5 лет назад +555

    Teacher: the test isn't even that confusing!
    The test:

  • @VuldGarsk
    @VuldGarsk 4 года назад +100

    "I dunno how to divide 5 dollars between them, so i'll take 2 dollars"
    Brilliant

  • @thiernodiallo5967
    @thiernodiallo5967 3 года назад +74

    6:06
    Kevin: There is no missing dollar.
    The missing dollar to the side: *sweating profusely*

  • @redspin2ify
    @redspin2ify 5 лет назад +161

    Anyone seen this riddle before but literally forgets the solution every time you see it? Its blown my mind like 5 times in my life, deja vu is real

    • @EGRJ
      @EGRJ 5 лет назад +8

      I didn't even get it the first time I heard it a long time ago. This time I was listening to Kevin explain and about halfway through I went "wait, that's not what you do with the $2."

    • @sebione3576
      @sebione3576 5 лет назад +4

      I love you for making me realize I'm not the only one who's done that.

    • @DirtmopAZ
      @DirtmopAZ 5 лет назад +1

      Yeah...Kevin did this already

    • @snowfloofcathug
      @snowfloofcathug 5 лет назад

      I have that sometimes, like the second time encountering this phenomenon, but when he puts “9 9 9 25 2” it was *really* clear to me that it was 9+9+9=25+2 before he had even said 27, so luckily I didn’t need a _third_ epiphany on the same trick

    • @HotDog-yf2je
      @HotDog-yf2je 5 лет назад +1

      yeah but once you see it its so simple, you paid 27$ with the tip, , so that is 9+9+9, ? i dont even get how i got confused

  • @steampunkWizardStudios
    @steampunkWizardStudios 3 года назад +32

    Your boss explaining why taking that $2 tip was a bad choice:

  • @Tone720
    @Tone720 5 лет назад +459

    Never mind losing a dollar, I'll buy that for a dollar.

    • @themc3311
      @themc3311 5 лет назад +4

      You get a like because I understood that reference.
      Anyone else?

    • @beefcakeandgravy
      @beefcakeandgravy 5 лет назад +2

      @@themc3311 I drove up in my 6000SUX just to understand a second layer to the reference

    • @dustinmoe4985
      @dustinmoe4985 5 лет назад +3

      Ill buy it for a dollor and 5 cents

    • @wes2891
      @wes2891 5 лет назад

      Dustin Moe one dollar and six cents

    • @EvilishDem0nic8732WhatItDo
      @EvilishDem0nic8732WhatItDo 5 лет назад

      Robocop reference btw

  • @SpikeViper
    @SpikeViper 5 лет назад +404

    The Missing Comment Riddle

    • @brokenwave6125
      @brokenwave6125 5 лет назад +6

      There are no replies on this comment.

    • @noelarreola5641
      @noelarreola5641 5 лет назад

      *Where are the missing replies?*

    • @awawpogi3036
      @awawpogi3036 5 лет назад

      There is one missing reply out of 4

    • @Ignacio.Romero
      @Ignacio.Romero 5 лет назад

      You're everywhere!!
      Hail vooperia

    • @sdm000
      @sdm000 5 лет назад +1

      *TRUE AF!* Especially when the video is just uploaded.
      *OH!* Don't forget that "50 likes, 20 views" thing

  • @craigbenedict7142
    @craigbenedict7142 5 лет назад +163

    My dumbass though 'Bill' was a friend too

    • @joejohnstone3170
      @joejohnstone3170 5 лет назад +2

      Liam Fauve dont use words you can't spell, especially when you're trying to insult someone.

    • @craigbenedict7142
      @craigbenedict7142 5 лет назад +1

      @@joejohnstone3170 oof

    • @kingcrimson293
      @kingcrimson293 5 лет назад +2

      @@joejohnstone3170 r/woooosh

    • @FuttBucker42069
      @FuttBucker42069 5 лет назад

      And that’s how YOU lost the dollar 😂

    • @Tortle_owo
      @Tortle_owo 5 лет назад +1

      Joe Johnstone r/woosh

  • @jite_o
    @jite_o 2 года назад +19

    I remember my friend bringing up the question back in high school (2008). I was able to solve and tell him the problem was in how it was phrased. He never agreed. I just sent him this video (14 years later), with the quote "I was right". 🤣

  • @animallife4803
    @animallife4803 5 лет назад +422

    Lmao I asked my teacher this question an here's what she said:
    Me: *explains question*
    Me: So where is the missing dollar?
    Teacher: In my pocket.

  • @TristanBomber
    @TristanBomber 5 лет назад +74

    Paused at 2:09.
    My "solution" is that there is no reason to expect the total "before" and the total "after" to be equal. In the "before" scenario, $10 + $10 + $10 = $30. In the "after" scenario, $9 + $9 + $9 = $25 + $2. Everything's fine, the equations are equal, and there's no missing dollar. The reason the "riddle" exists is because the $2 is placed on the wrong side of the equal sign - we're putting it with the customers, when it should actually be with the bill. We're asking "why isn't the $29 equal to $30?" when in fact there is no reason to suppose that it should be.

    • @IsaacPrinTheNerd
      @IsaacPrinTheNerd 5 лет назад +7

      YES, YOU SEE IT TOO! It was $30-$3 for $27 that they actually paid. Can't believe he got this so wrong.
      ....On Purpose

    • @carrjeep7538
      @carrjeep7538 5 лет назад +9

      Thank you. I understand your analysis. I didn’t understand the video at all.

    • @bohnec1
      @bohnec1 5 лет назад +4

      Totally
      9 + 9 + 9 - 2 = 25, and those 5 dollars of overpay is then 30

    • @supersaiyancaleb7107
      @supersaiyancaleb7107 5 лет назад

      This is where my mind immediately went too. I was just like... "WTF... You don't know how to math! You're putting the wrong numbers in the wrong places!"

    • @bernt1997
      @bernt1997 5 лет назад

      - 9 - 9 - 9 +2 = -25, all four paid 25 that is. and the driver got + 25, that is the logic used first (30 - 10 - 10 - 10 = 0) and (25 - 9 - 9 - 9 + 2 = 0) there is nothing wrong here. and the next one should be ( 10 - 4 - 4 - 4 + 2 = 0) he simply forgets that the total amount paid should be negative.. not posetive

  • @RyanHelbig
    @RyanHelbig 5 лет назад +18

    It's quite simple. The $27 they paid includes the $2 tip... You can't add them together.

  • @cherry.berry2
    @cherry.berry2 3 года назад +22

    Me at first: Wait that's illegal
    Then: Oh I see, this is easy
    After explanation: Now I'm confused again

  • @TonyMacaroni69_
    @TonyMacaroni69_ 5 лет назад +96

    I hate it when I'm eating something crunchy and I can't hear the TV anymore

  • @2600slumedout
    @2600slumedout 5 лет назад +243

    I checked my wallet when he said that I lost a dollar. You never know with this guy. Good vid

  • @user-B12
    @user-B12 2 года назад +7

    i have known this riddle for almost 20 years. i was at home and came my nephew with a bunch of unsolved riddles in a book and we stumbled upon this one that amazed us, to the point i still remember it 20 years later! lovely video Mr.V 🤓

  • @Xperim
    @Xperim 5 лет назад +108

    Glad that Kevin is keeping Vsauce alive.

    • @mosab643
      @mosab643 5 лет назад +4

      Yeh, he didn't sell out like his senior.

    • @ophigreen2096
      @ophigreen2096 5 лет назад

      @@mosab643 Hmm?

    • @mosab643
      @mosab643 5 лет назад

      @@ophigreen2096 I'm talking about Mr. Stevens.

  • @davidgrandm453
    @davidgrandm453 5 лет назад +40

    I get it now!
    27$ plus the 2$ tip, plus one Bill equals 30$

  • @203maxwell
    @203maxwell 4 года назад +86

    Moral of the story: leave a 20% tip.

    • @murder7415
      @murder7415 4 года назад +15

      Moral of the story : don't tip. Move to any country where tipping isn't mandatory. Why must you, a consumer, pay the wages of an employee? That's the employer's job!

    • @darrencrissistotallyawesom918
      @darrencrissistotallyawesom918 4 года назад +2

      @@murder7415 Where do you live? Asking for a friend

    • @arikwolf3777
      @arikwolf3777 4 года назад +5

      @@murder7415: I don't know why we tip anymore. Since the wait staff is getting $15/hour, "the living wage", they don't need tips to live. Also, if you do tip, don't include the taxes in the tip calculation.

    • @jalexoneschanel1356
      @jalexoneschanel1356 3 года назад +2

      @@arikwolf3777 the wait staff doesn’t get that much. Everywhere in the US tipped positions, like wait staff, are paid less than minimum wage. Disabled people can also be paid sub minimum wages by their employers regardless of whether it’s a tipped position or not. Gotta love the US.

    • @arikwolf3777
      @arikwolf3777 3 года назад

      @@jalexoneschanel1356: As long as a person make $30 in tip for the month, the employer can pay that person below minimum wage. The exceptions are CA, NV, OR, WA, AK and MN. Everyone gets state minimum wage before tips. I will not tip in those states.

  • @Tata-iu3fy
    @Tata-iu3fy 5 лет назад +201

    The whole time I was like NO! You’re counting it all wrong! 😂

    • @CarmsCelestia
      @CarmsCelestia 5 лет назад +40

      @Shakthi Udana Yeah, it's kinda irritating to watch when you're not fooled by the riddle.. I was there the entire time like... "27-2 is 25, thats exactly right, why tf do you wanna add them? The three missing is what you gave back"

    • @Rorius
      @Rorius 5 лет назад +18

      Oh totally, I'm here like "why you keep adding the tip to the paid total, it's already in there" xD

    • @yoyay123
      @yoyay123 5 лет назад +1

      literalllyyylylylylylyylylyl

    • @gramcrackag6342
      @gramcrackag6342 5 лет назад +1

      yes. i thought i was missing something so i stayed until i was just told what i already knew (the answer)

    • @Cae_the_Kitsune
      @Cae_the_Kitsune 5 лет назад +14

      Yeah, it's not really a riddle. The premise contains an obvious error.

  • @TheDisabledGamersChannel
    @TheDisabledGamersChannel 5 лет назад +144

    Kevin, Kevin here, thank you for the 6 months of bit defender free on your last video, it's an awesome program, ty.

    • @johnyliltoe
      @johnyliltoe 5 лет назад +1

      I love it myself. Already had it, so no free trial for me, but it works well on my computer and the anti-theft features on my phone are a nice bonus.

  • @Tarkov.
    @Tarkov. 5 лет назад +11

    I've seen IRL where people do these quick-math problems and cause intentional screw-ups to their own benefit. We called them quick changers, where a guy would hand you $100 for his bill, get his change back, and then say "oh I have a 20, here, give me back the $100." So he hands you a $20, takes his $100 back but doesn't give you back the change. Then while the cashier is confused as hell, he walks off with his purchase and something like $100 profit.

    • @knownas2017
      @knownas2017 5 лет назад +2

      Yep.
      Never do multiple transactions at once.

    • @wzdew
      @wzdew 5 лет назад +6

      It's a little more convoluted than that. Say you pay $5 for a beer with a $10 bill. The bartender hands you back $5. You take it and then say, "Oh, before you close the till, I have some dollar bills that will make it even", and you hand them 5 $1 bills and receive the $10 back. You end up with a free beer. The confusion comes from doing multiple transactions simultaneously and double counting the $5. Basically, in the bartenders mind, you paid $10 + $5 in ones and got $10 back.
      It's a classic small con.

    • @Tarkov.
      @Tarkov. 5 лет назад

      @@wzdew Yeah I was having a hard time putting it into words, but exactly this.

    • @Codemarla
      @Codemarla 5 лет назад

      Yeah, I got caught out by that once when I was a kid and got my first bar job. Someone tried it a 2nd time though and I had learnt ny lesson and called them out on it.

  • @danielsmith4525
    @danielsmith4525 2 года назад +3

    I love how you just tell what the problem is and just do it. You don’t make people wait to start

  • @aimeeford780
    @aimeeford780 5 лет назад +37

    *Me on the outside* :ohhhh, I get it!!
    *Me on the inside* : what the actual heck?!?!?! I’m so confused

    • @bpao3271
      @bpao3271 4 года назад

      @@neoupath lol me 2

  • @stevensegal6290
    @stevensegal6290 5 лет назад +39

    *MR. KRABS HAS ENTERED THE CHAT*

    • @sebione3576
      @sebione3576 5 лет назад +2

      Aaa-kakakakakakakak.

    • @1123-n3r
      @1123-n3r 5 лет назад +2

      I'm finna steal this comment

    • @johnmburu3495
      @johnmburu3495 5 лет назад +1

      One, you put the dollar in me pants, two, you put the dollar in me pants, or three, you put the dollar in me pants!!!!

  • @Diabhork
    @Diabhork 5 лет назад +51

    Secretly, I put the missing dollar in my pocket and ran

  • @randomsquidproductions4061
    @randomsquidproductions4061 4 года назад +9

    Where'd the dollar go?
    Kevin: that's Dallas.

  • @thelastcube.
    @thelastcube. 5 лет назад +20

    Back when I was a kid, I used to get mad because I couldn't solve this one, after a while putting the numbers on a paper I was mad because how dumb this was and how tf I wasn't able to solve this
    This riddle makes me mad
    It's my favourite

  • @davidsai1286
    @davidsai1286 5 лет назад +326

    wait but it's 27-2=25...

    • @pathetik
      @pathetik 5 лет назад +8

      he said plus 2

    • @davidsai1286
      @davidsai1286 5 лет назад +73

      @@pathetik yes, but logically, you would subtract two.

    • @scooper5046
      @scooper5046 5 лет назад +69

      Yes, that's basically the answer.

    • @asheiou
      @asheiou 5 лет назад +7

      But it was split amongst 3 so the dollar didn't at all go missing

    • @dylanblake5585
      @dylanblake5585 5 лет назад +12

      Yes, but actually no

  • @visibleconfusion9894
    @visibleconfusion9894 5 лет назад +346

    no idea what you were talking about during most of the video but i enjoyed it

  • @rohanmodi1808
    @rohanmodi1808 4 года назад +15

    I figured this out after pausing the video and thinking it about it for 5 minutes. I am very proud of myself.

  • @Arcanilumia
    @Arcanilumia 5 лет назад +62

    "You just lost a dollar"
    I have money?

  • @noob_ukko2771
    @noob_ukko2771 5 лет назад +22

    i remember my dad telling me this like 4 - 5 years ago and me being a kid, i didnt understand and thought that they dropped a dollar or something :p

  • @alexbuczala8749
    @alexbuczala8749 5 лет назад +90

    Shouldn't you be subtracting the 2$ tip instead of adding it?

    • @SedateGaming123
      @SedateGaming123 5 лет назад +1

      Alex Buczala thats another answer

    • @vwgolfg9353
      @vwgolfg9353 5 лет назад

      Yeap

    • @babelfishdude
      @babelfishdude 5 лет назад +6

      Yup, "tip" is not what it is, the guy "stole" the $2. That might make it a little bit easier to understand. Stole also signifies that they were unaware of the transaction, and its size.

    • @MegaDudeman21
      @MegaDudeman21 5 лет назад

      @@babelfishdude that doesnt matter

  • @tylerjanesprime
    @tylerjanesprime 3 года назад +7

    Great video as always Vsauce!!
    This riddle is a perfect example of how people, both intentionally and unintentionally confuse facts and logic in our real lives resulting in stress, anxiety and confrontation with others.

  • @eamonnmclaughlin7689
    @eamonnmclaughlin7689 5 лет назад +30

    so I still have $6.16 in my bank

  • @soniakangaju8848
    @soniakangaju8848 5 лет назад +107

    Kevin: *explains the problem* Where's the missing dollar?? Where did it go???
    Me, a beginner at economics: That is NOT how bookkeeping works, but okay

    • @SamMcPieVTOL
      @SamMcPieVTOL 3 года назад +10

      The moment he added what they spent and the tip, I just sighed and seeing the fact that so many people were stumped by this makes me disappointed haha.

  • @MaGFarqui
    @MaGFarqui 5 лет назад +211

    Yayyyy! Vsauce2 and the create unknown uploads on the same day!

  • @nali3917
    @nali3917 4 года назад +2

    I looked for a video like this because the substitute in my history class told us, "if you can solve this math problem, then I'll leave a good note for your class." This is literally the exact same problem, but different scenario

  • @dkiproch
    @dkiproch 5 лет назад +680

    You just lost a dollar!
    Mr. Krabs: [gets heart attack]
    Thanks for 666 likes [edit]

    • @MrNigel117
      @MrNigel117 5 лет назад +1

      Mr. Krabs*

    • @poopfart65
      @poopfart65 5 лет назад +7

      Crivan Lomboy because dislikes don’t show up

    • @choco_jack7016
      @choco_jack7016 5 лет назад +1

      dollar*

    • @SkittlesInYourHand
      @SkittlesInYourHand 5 лет назад +1

      @@poopfart65 Which means somebody could've disliked his comment and we would never know 🤔

    • @xanderleesweet
      @xanderleesweet 5 лет назад

      $49.08 EIGHT! THAT'S A PENNY SHORT! *breaks down in tears*

  • @bradleybroekman7915
    @bradleybroekman7915 5 лет назад +18

    Shouldn't the second scenario be 6 times 3 making 18 and the waiter takes 2 that gives you 20$?

  • @will4not
    @will4not 5 лет назад +8

    I love how you break these riddles and paradoxes down.

  • @yusurkassem4174
    @yusurkassem4174 5 лет назад +56

    I was literally confused at the start I thought four people went out one of them named Bill😂

    • @ShlokParab
      @ShlokParab 3 года назад +1

      Not just you, almost everybody. I thought it was name of the restaurant's manager.

    • @yusurkassem4174
      @yusurkassem4174 3 года назад

      @@ShlokParab lol😂

  • @JustinY.
    @JustinY. 5 лет назад +110

    *ME MILLIONTH DOLLAR*

    • @XeloroYT
      @XeloroYT 5 лет назад +3

      Justin Y. Can we play Rock Paper Scissors some time?

    • @kworkshop
      @kworkshop 5 лет назад +1

      Justin Y. Wow your early Justin

    • @MrMsLang
      @MrMsLang 5 лет назад

      OwO My boi is here

    • @Homeboy969
      @Homeboy969 5 лет назад

      I am early hello Justin y

    • @snepNL
      @snepNL 5 лет назад

      If you dont want this prick in your comments anymore report him for harrasment for someone else.

  • @ddddsasawwfdwafaw
    @ddddsasawwfdwafaw 5 лет назад +63

    I thought this would be the Snapchat one where you owe the parents 50 dollars each

  • @williamthepigeon1848
    @williamthepigeon1848 5 лет назад +5

    3:38 when you drop the book in the top left corner appears the number “158”

  • @reywashere5284
    @reywashere5284 2 года назад +1

    "Where is the missing dollar?"
    "If I knew, then it wouldn't be missing, would it?"

  • @SupremeLeaderKimJong-un
    @SupremeLeaderKimJong-un 5 лет назад +39

    F to pay respects to the dollar

  • @sarcasm-83
    @sarcasm-83 5 лет назад +21

    Loving the frequent uploads :)
    Thanks Kevin, good stuff. Happy holidays.

  • @dead_warrior_wae
    @dead_warrior_wae 5 лет назад +7

    And that's the reason why I'm skeptical about my friends bill "division" every time we go out.

  • @aliengrey1708
    @aliengrey1708 2 года назад +2

    Yeah it makes sense, you paid $30 and got back $3, which means you paid $27. The waiter didn't keep $2 out of $29, he kept $2 out of $27.

  • @Mushroomlau
    @Mushroomlau 5 лет назад +25

    You can keep the change....
    I can't do math.... HAHAHA

  • @bruhmoment9413
    @bruhmoment9413 5 лет назад +13

    At 3:39 in the top left corner there is the number 158 that is the answer to the question on the text book I think.

    • @elektronz123
      @elektronz123 5 лет назад +1

      Yes. I caught it using ur link.

  • @Xzotic
    @Xzotic 3 года назад +2

    the tip is supposed to be subtracted then everything makes sense

  • @FLUXXEUS
    @FLUXXEUS 5 лет назад +25

    a version of this "riddle" is used when a someone uses a large bill to essentially scam money out off those behind the cash register by asking for change or something 😂😂

  • @matthewtallent8296
    @matthewtallent8296 5 лет назад +71

    05:23 How my gf responds when I ask if we can cuddle and talk about my feelings.

    • @sebione3576
      @sebione3576 5 лет назад +12

      Oooo that context. Well played.

    • @NickRoman
      @NickRoman 5 лет назад +26

      Oh, I thought you were going to say it was 3:02

    • @matthewtallent8296
      @matthewtallent8296 5 лет назад +10

      @@NickRoman lmao you destroyed me

    • @dirm12
      @dirm12 5 лет назад +1

      Lmdo

  • @LARAUJO_0
    @LARAUJO_0 5 лет назад +13

    25+2=27
    9+9+9=27
    The 29 occurs because you mistakenly added the tip twice

  • @owiqhsbdbdj5239
    @owiqhsbdbdj5239 5 лет назад +3

    when he said "you just lost a dollar" im crying in a corner because i lost my whole life savings

  • @photonic4394
    @photonic4394 5 лет назад +18

    3:39 it says 158 in the top left

  • @pramathkelkar7230
    @pramathkelkar7230 5 лет назад +4

    For me a maths class is like a foreign movie being watched without subtitles.
    PS:-I love maths and it's beauty.

  • @wynchesster
    @wynchesster 5 лет назад +4

    Love it, I've been telling people this riddle since I was a little kid and first heard it myself. It's great to get a complete explanation of what is actually going on :)

  • @joshuaprice1
    @joshuaprice1 3 года назад +1

    How to reverse inflation. Work at a restaurant and overcharge the people who come to the restraunt

  • @DblTap317
    @DblTap317 5 лет назад +29

    Why is it that there is an explanation to the math plain as day but 75 people feel the need to provide the "correct" answer?

    • @matthewtabor3375
      @matthewtabor3375 5 лет назад

      They almost always reiterate part of the video, too.

    • @daemonCaptrix
      @daemonCaptrix 5 лет назад +1

      Why did you count the number of people who gave their answer?

    • @TrollProductionsMC
      @TrollProductionsMC 5 лет назад

      @@daemonCaptrix imagine having to answer every question like yours, you'd never get anywhere in life.

    • @JNCressey
      @JNCressey 5 лет назад +2

      Because 9+9+9=25+2

    • @babelfishdude
      @babelfishdude 5 лет назад

      Because its not a math question.

  • @stevejohnson2563
    @stevejohnson2563 5 лет назад +40

    Another new video? Thanks!

  • @carni7369
    @carni7369 5 лет назад +4

    I thought Bill was one of your friends at first.

  • @mvvtteblvck
    @mvvtteblvck 4 года назад +1

    I don't know if I am the only one who is realizing this but at 3:39, the answer is there because if you pause and look at the top-left of the video, it will flash you a 158. I rewinded to point 1:58 and he talks about 30 dollars. He gave you the answer and then at 4:12 my suspicions are confirmed. That was clever on his part. Did anybody else notice this??😭✨

  • @maggiecrawford7981
    @maggiecrawford7981 5 лет назад +7

    I have just realised after binging these videos, that Kevin sounds like hiccup from how to train my dragon

    • @anirudhsharma5211
      @anirudhsharma5211 5 лет назад

      Ahhhhhhh I just noticed that!!!
      P. S Its how to train YOUR dragon

  • @pradyumnakatageri3475
    @pradyumnakatageri3475 2 года назад +4

    This totally happens when my group of friends go out somewhere but we dont pay for our own stuff.. Only 2 of our friends end up paying in the spot. But later on when we try to calculate who owes whom how much, It generally takes us 2 days to reach a consensus 😂

    • @jacoboribilik3253
      @jacoboribilik3253 2 года назад

      Hahaha extremely relatable. It seems we all have gone through that sort of experience at least once.

  • @charleschristianson2730
    @charleschristianson2730 2 года назад +1

    My 8th grade math teacher showed us this and it took me two decades to figure it out.

  • @Keetchigan
    @Keetchigan 5 лет назад +5

    l literally talked to my class about this today. Our scenario involved us borrowing $50 from mom and dad each, to pay for a $97 item. We used the change to pay back our parents $1 each, and pocket'd a buck for ourselves. Keep up the videos - cheers.

    • @matthewtabor3375
      @matthewtabor3375 5 лет назад +1

      That's awesome -- what class was it?

    • @Keetchigan
      @Keetchigan 5 лет назад

      Matthew haha, funnily enough, I’m an Art teacher; I used it as a hook to get them thinking before we leave for the Xmas break. I enjoy problems like this - something for them to think about while working on their artwork.

  • @Person5385-w4s
    @Person5385-w4s 5 лет назад +5

    4:09 i got 30 at the exact same time as you to the millasecond

  • @GauravSharma-dy8xv
    @GauravSharma-dy8xv 5 лет назад +28

    Pause at 3:39 and there's the answer on top left

  • @anthonystamm8890
    @anthonystamm8890 3 года назад

    Hi I'm Tony ,I sent you this riddle a year or so ago only I use 3 businessmen in my example. Also asked others and you are the only one who even attempted a answer thank you. I'm going to watch video again and try to understand more . This and lots of your other topics interesting and enjoyable but need to sit back and think, or figure out. Ok thanks again.Tony

  • @chrisnicolella1641
    @chrisnicolella1641 5 лет назад +4

    I've always loved this riddle. Great video!

  • @kworkshop
    @kworkshop 5 лет назад +14

    *You just lost a dollar. Eh, that’s routine for me*

    • @kyle_films
      @kyle_films 5 лет назад +2

      I like your name and profile pic

    • @kworkshop
      @kworkshop 5 лет назад +3

      AwesomeShadow Stop Motions Thanks!

    • @kyle_films
      @kyle_films 5 лет назад +1

      @@kworkshop you're welcome! I love ksp

  • @LazyUggugg
    @LazyUggugg 5 лет назад +11

    158

  • @jaycie5021
    @jaycie5021 5 лет назад

    I'm an accountant so I did the math quickly with credits and debits. Then thought "I wonder how he's going to show me up" answer you didn't. . . for once. Nice being a relevant expert for one of these questions.

  • @maxihax2187
    @maxihax2187 5 лет назад +4

    Lost a dollar?
    Keemstar be like:

  • @steampunkWizardStudios
    @steampunkWizardStudios 3 года назад +4

    Wait, so if this happens with all the operations reversed does that mean you get a free dollar? 🤔

  • @ryanmarmol152
    @ryanmarmol152 4 года назад

    I'm glad I kept watching because I almost clicked off the video once I realized the math you did was wrong, but then you later explained that it was part of the riddle and meant to confuse.

  • @lionelmizrach2593
    @lionelmizrach2593 5 лет назад +17

    I already knew the answer...
    The guy dropped it

    • @knownas2017
      @knownas2017 5 лет назад

      Oh.
      I thought he pocketed it, along with the 2$.

  • @unboiledegg5765
    @unboiledegg5765 5 лет назад +37

    Your spoiling us mate ok calm it