Can you solve "Einstein’s Riddle"? - Dan Van der Vieren

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  • @sophiaonearth6347
    @sophiaonearth6347 4 роки тому +4182

    Nothing in my life has ever been as satisfying as solving this puzzle by myself

    • @jackdanyalds5885
      @jackdanyalds5885 3 роки тому +35

      It took me around 8 minutes to solve.

    • @GrittyCockle
      @GrittyCockle 3 роки тому +9

      @@jackdanyalds5885 it took me 7 minutes.....

    • @Ying.3
      @Ying.3 3 роки тому +28

      @@jackdanyalds5885 I can't even solve it.....

    • @chitra1975
      @chitra1975 3 роки тому +2

      So true bro

    • @ReadTheBible001
      @ReadTheBible001 3 роки тому +17

      Thank you for writing this comment to give me the willpower to do it on my own instead of looking at the answer :)

  • @earth-6163
    @earth-6163 5 років тому +4874

    dude was just lonely , all his neighbors had pets. 😂

    • @Silverr_wispp
      @Silverr_wispp 5 років тому +36

      😂😂

    • @nacnac7732
      @nacnac7732 5 років тому +31

      Maybe he has wife ?

    • @izzy-artmusicvlogs1234
      @izzy-artmusicvlogs1234 4 роки тому +10

      XD 🤣

    • @ava-sj5cr
      @ava-sj5cr 4 роки тому +17

      Nac Nac I really hate when people take things to seriously
      R/woooooosh

    • @digaddog6099
      @digaddog6099 4 роки тому +38

      @@ava-sj5cr thats not what a woooosh is, and whenever you try to link a subreddit outside of reddit, it gets annoying. Theyve made the subreddit ihavereddit for this occasion.

  • @nadiabouk8712
    @nadiabouk8712 4 роки тому +6252

    “The only problem is that after you’ve spent an hour trying to solve this, the thief ran back to the store and returned the fish”

    • @Reyes78
      @Reyes78 4 роки тому +141

      Or the fish died already.

    • @ripmorld9909
      @ripmorld9909 4 роки тому +31

      @@Reyes78 or eaten

    • @pandas_and_army7427
      @pandas_and_army7427 4 роки тому +5

      XD

    • @marmot1434
      @marmot1434 4 роки тому +61

      Brandon Reyes yea it drowned

    • @sudhanshu1396
      @sudhanshu1396 4 роки тому +20

      This riddle has been altered for the sake of this video original one simply asks who is the fish owner

  • @camthefemalefont9801
    @camthefemalefont9801 3 роки тому +1049

    I love puzzles like these. You're given vague information and multiple clues, then you have to sort people into categories based on the clues. I love it! My math teacher had four puzzles like this for me to solve just before Christmas break and I spent almost the entire hour and a half of class working on them. One of the best math classes I've ever had this year!

    • @kaitlynstertz9079
      @kaitlynstertz9079 3 роки тому +24

      do you know where your teacher found riddles like this one? they're my absolute favourite but Idk where i can find and do more.

    • @camthefemalefont9801
      @camthefemalefont9801 3 роки тому +10

      @@kaitlynstertz9079 No, sorry. I wish I did. They're my favorite kind of puzzle too!

    • @woofer13
      @woofer13 2 роки тому +21

      If you love puzzles like these, PennyPress and Dell create puzzle books that are devoted to LOGIC. I spend every single day solving them, which is probably why I solved the puzzle in under 3 minutes. Anyway, if you decide to buy one of their puzzle books, make sure you either get the "Math and Logic Puzzles book", or their just plain "Logic Puzzles." They offer lots of other kinds of puzzles, but those are the best ones. I'm addicted. EDIT: Many of their puzzles are MUCH harder than this one, but then again, there are logic puzzles that are super easy in the beginning of the books.

    • @Bloodlf
      @Bloodlf 2 роки тому +2

      @@woofer13 they are called logigrams

    • @iluvmilktea3224
      @iluvmilktea3224 2 роки тому

      Enjoying math class? Once it was relatable to me. What's it like?

  • @sdvampire6442
    @sdvampire6442 5 років тому +7409

    The Brit doesn't drink tea
    Everyone: wait that's illegal

    • @hahahanah9954
      @hahahanah9954 5 років тому +86

      Yeah... Something's wrong with this...

    • @0mathgaming
      @0mathgaming 5 років тому +47

      I mean if this is taking place in America, then there's no problem.

    • @robynannmoore1
      @robynannmoore1 5 років тому +42

      As a brit myself I actually prefer milk over tea

    • @Shreya-kx1yp
      @Shreya-kx1yp 5 років тому +6

      Doesn't drink*

    • @sdvampire6442
      @sdvampire6442 5 років тому +5

      @@Shreya-kx1yp Oops my bad

  • @blythe5120
    @blythe5120 4 роки тому +2195

    "It's up to you, the city's best detective"...
    So that means we're not going to get the fish back??

  • @Chey1_
    @Chey1_ 8 років тому +9455

    How bout you get 5 cops to check each house at once

    • @sarahlee4404
      @sarahlee4404 8 років тому +197

      Ikr

    • @kendry375_6
      @kendry375_6 8 років тому +123

      I though the same 😂😂😂

    • @bearmanjon_bmj
      @bearmanjon_bmj 8 років тому +123

      +Voltic_HD What's the fun in that, now? Come on! XD

    • @vision716
      @vision716 8 років тому +57

      There was only two available XD

    • @jocefvr
      @jocefvr 8 років тому +14

      That's what I was thinking

  • @thisguyispeculiar
    @thisguyispeculiar 3 роки тому +3209

    Me: I solved this puzzle! I solved a puzzle by Einstein himself!!!
    Ted-ED: Did Einstein really invent this puzzle? Probably not.
    Me: _Why must you hurt me in this way?_

    • @ChristyVisty
      @ChristyVisty 3 роки тому +44

      Omg lmaoo i solved it tooo high five buddy!

    • @malshidias
      @malshidias 3 роки тому +36

      Sooo true!!
      I actually thought I solved an Einstein puzzle!😫

    • @harimulya4392
      @harimulya4392 2 роки тому +16

      I solve it, but ehh i don't know why I don't have any emotion. My school went like THE NEW ENSTEIN nah, first I have horrible spelling so like I learned nothing there. And I don't think that riddle Is by Einstein cause it just like so easy cmon throw us a serious one that has real Einstein brain.

    • @raifhossain1162
      @raifhossain1162 2 роки тому +2

      Me too 😑

    • @bonegem2989
      @bonegem2989 2 роки тому +4

      @@harimulya4392 like the other ones are harder than this.

  • @LossztYT
    @LossztYT 4 роки тому +3066

    Me: alright I’m going to bed now
    Ted-Ed: No you’re not
    Me: no I’m not

  • @elliotthebigender1190
    @elliotthebigender1190 3 роки тому +802

    I think the funniest part of this riddle was all the nationalities saying hello or hi

  • @grbacky
    @grbacky 6 років тому +2904

    If I’m the city’s best detective, the city is doomed.

  • @m3mori
    @m3mori Рік тому +174

    My entire childhood spent solving professor layton puzzles has prepared me for this moment! This is the type of riddle I enjoy, I know it’s not super hard to grasp but filling in the boxes and making progress feels so good

  • @boy638
    @boy638 9 років тому +7589

    I think that coming up with the riddle is harder than solving it haha

    • @BreatheManually
      @BreatheManually 9 років тому +111

      +boy638 Try making a Sudoku puzzle with only one answer to it.

    • @SussyBacca
      @SussyBacca 9 років тому +65

      +Lincoln were I can make and solve one in 0.0001 seconds...
      github.com/dlai0001/sudoku-generator/blob/master/README.md
      Puzzles like this are a waste of human life. Once you understand how they work its a game of patience, not skill. It's a game for kids, not scientists.

    • @JuliusGvoz
      @JuliusGvoz 9 років тому +13

      +Lincoln were You only need 17 numbers to have only one answer.

    • @boy638
      @boy638 9 років тому +19

      ***** Yea but to supply the carefully selected clues without any loopholes is not easy.

    • @Fer-wr5xb
      @Fer-wr5xb 9 років тому +1

      Yeah

  • @manlingsun8928
    @manlingsun8928 4 роки тому +2054

    Everyone: *The Brit doesn't drink tea!!*
    Me: *The German doesn't drink beer!!*

    • @helplessnarwhal3722
      @helplessnarwhal3722 4 роки тому +106

      He just drinks the coffee to help his hangover

    • @hamzamemon3081
      @hamzamemon3081 3 роки тому +36

      @@helplessnarwhal3722 *”It all makes sense now”*

    • @g.k684
      @g.k684 3 роки тому +29

      The Brit decided that it wouldn’t make sense if 2 people on the street drank the same thing. The audacity.

    • @trashcuber7654
      @trashcuber7654 3 роки тому +2

      I’m the 667th like 😈

    • @trashcuber7654
      @trashcuber7654 3 роки тому +3

      Me: *The Dane/blue walled house doesn’t smoke blue master!*

  • @zippr1608
    @zippr1608 8 років тому +4673

    My answer is the thief stole the fish

  • @diagonalleaf
    @diagonalleaf Рік тому +58

    I had a teacher who gave our class this riddle to do over the weekend, Sadly she discovered she had cancer and didn't come back to school (she ended up being fine) and our class never discovered how to solve it but this video finally showed me how to solve it.

  • @ikechristensen1899
    @ikechristensen1899 7 років тому +1543

    If I'm the city's best detective, the city's screwed.

  • @aleb6245
    @aleb6245 6 років тому +630

    0:39 if they could follow the scent and reach the road why couldn't they follow the scent and reach the house with the help of the dog?

    • @Enderspearl184
      @Enderspearl184 5 років тому +7

      Aysha Hammud because they used a chicken

    • @cw8357
      @cw8357 5 років тому +9

      Cuz he don’t know wut a fish even is also he would chase the cat

    • @cw8357
      @cw8357 5 років тому +1

      ;)

    • @jamilahs5650
      @jamilahs5650 5 років тому +10

      Casey W.
      police dogs are trained not to chase random animals

    • @diywithmico6094
      @diywithmico6094 5 років тому +1

      @@jamilahs5650 true Casey w. Is wrong

  • @frodoswaggins3132
    @frodoswaggins3132 4 роки тому +3675

    I had to solve this in an escape room with my friends, AND WE DID IT!

  • @leah5280_
    @leah5280_ 2 роки тому +59

    This kind of puzzle is my favorite--and it's one of the only Ted Ed riddles I've ever been able to solve! :) This was so satisfying!

  • @friedwater6519
    @friedwater6519 5 років тому +508

    4:14 HIS WALLS BLUE

  • @crex-pd1vv
    @crex-pd1vv 8 років тому +407

    Ok, I think I got it... my answer is the dutchman stole the goat

  • @Susan-po1ms
    @Susan-po1ms 9 років тому +2099

    The situation is too realistic

    • @ghassensmaoui6060
      @ghassensmaoui6060 9 років тому +3

      +Marleychopsandme which situation you mean ?? elaborate

    • @shamona7121
      @shamona7121 9 років тому +112

      +Ghassen Smaoui That a German would steal a fish from an aquarium.

    • @MrRende321
      @MrRende321 9 років тому +13

      +Rizwan Zaki Should have been a Polish person!

    • @dario-viva
      @dario-viva 9 років тому +3

      +Ghassen Smaoui the hole riddle.
      if you watch the other riddels in thi channel you'll find some with zombies.

    • @TonyStark-ir8ke
      @TonyStark-ir8ke 9 років тому +66

      No, the Brit does not drink tea. That's the most unrealistic thing I've ever heard😛

  • @AlexandraD2020
    @AlexandraD2020 2 роки тому +52

    0:28: Beginning of riddle
    0:54: Details from police
    1:24: Tips of how to solve the riddle
    1:37: Clues
    1:43: Solving the riddle

  • @ba.nguyen
    @ba.nguyen 5 років тому +577

    "when you arrive at the thief's house, you realize they have flushed the fish down the toilet."

    • @choccy9251
      @choccy9251 4 роки тому +16

      That's a bruh moment there

    • @ClumsyYT
      @ClumsyYT 4 роки тому +7

      *crystal dolphin plays in the german's house*

    • @joaquinm9148
      @joaquinm9148 3 роки тому

      Bruh

  • @Xstreambreeze1X
    @Xstreambreeze1X 9 років тому +569

    But why can't you just use the dog. If he lead you to a neighbor hood from a museum that scent must've been pretty fishy.

    • @nexus3101
      @nexus3101 9 років тому +9

      I see what you did there

    • @yaboifet9058
      @yaboifet9058 9 років тому +1

      +Alan Hofman oh so this means "why" is the norwegian!!! Really dude.. Yellow house.. Wtf

    • @ambertalley4219
      @ambertalley4219 9 років тому +1

      +why That was my first thought. Not only did they not do the obvious thing, they also picked on the poor lonely guy with no pet.

    • @matthewqualls1060
      @matthewqualls1060 9 років тому

      +why The dog may not have been able to pinpoint which house if the thief had traveled to the door of each house before hiding in his own

    • @dotmhk_7168
      @dotmhk_7168 9 років тому

      if you think about it the guy who has a fish is the obvious fish thief...but what the hell lets confuse people by making a really complicated answer.

  • @phabiorules
    @phabiorules 3 роки тому +879

    Ok, I have the answer to everyone's question. The British is drinking tea, but he uses so much milk that the detective is just roasting him.

    • @thulaniwav
      @thulaniwav 3 роки тому +20

      great answer

    • @Naymy
      @Naymy 3 роки тому +21

      As a tea drinking Brit, i'll allow it.

    • @Jazkal-V420
      @Jazkal-V420 2 роки тому +2

      I'm your 551st like

    • @pustota7254
      @pustota7254 Рік тому +2

      @@veryrandomhandle I did.

    • @Bigzthegreat
      @Bigzthegreat Рік тому

      @@pustota7254 you didnt

  • @minalakbar7404
    @minalakbar7404 3 роки тому +22

    "Police can't search the houses one by one"
    Me: "DIVIDE OR CALL MORE!"

    • @PlatformingCyndaquil
      @PlatformingCyndaquil 7 місяців тому +1

      Me: Hello, police?
      Police: Who is this?
      Me: The police…
      Police: Do your job!!!

  • @helcurt-shadowbringer8721
    @helcurt-shadowbringer8721 5 років тому +3512

    A moment of silence to those who grabbed a pen and a paper but still don't get the answer..

  • @OmoiSenpai
    @OmoiSenpai 9 років тому +213

    I love these types of riddles :)

    • @SussyBacca
      @SussyBacca 9 років тому +2

      +Caio S That means you realize it's wasting your life and pointless. 5 IQ points for you.

    • @SussyBacca
      @SussyBacca 9 років тому +2

      ***** No need to assume I feel like I'm better than everyone because I make a comment. That's your own projection. Math solves real problems. This is a fake problem. You can do the math and figure that out right? What is the purpose of making and solving fake problems when there are real ones out there to use your brain on; there is none other than practice, understanding. Once you understand you are supposed to move on.
      Riddles like these aren't nearly as fun as real ones. Math, after all, was created to solve real problems, not practice on fake ones. My point is this TedEd celebrates the practice, and suggests Einstein had a hand in making it to draw attention to it. Even they admit he did not later. Which is baseless sensationalism.

    • @OmoiSenpai
      @OmoiSenpai 9 років тому +9

      Nick Steele Technically everything is mathematical, so does that mean that things that waste our time, such as fake problems, and my comment actually does not waste our time? :o
      Fake riddles, helps you perceptualize real problems, and situations. This riddle was a matter or Organization, Observation, and Elimination. It helps improve our senses to be able to detect and understand things with better thought, as well as quickens our eliminations and make faster decisions. This way, when we come across any type of situation, we can narrow down selections to make a better judgement.
      Also, "Einstien's Riddle" is the common known name for the riddle he spoke about. That is why they talked about that subject at the end. As a matter of fact, they even give you the reason as to why Einstein did not make this with the use of Observation and Elimination.
      It was something so simple to search up, yet you had reason to believe that TED-Ed "suggests Einstein had a hand in making it to draw attention to it."
      Sometimes, the easiest of answers are right under the nose. That's why I love riddles. ^_^

    • @Openyoureyesify
      @Openyoureyesify 9 років тому +2

      +Nick Steele Stop acting like a douche in every thread. You don't have to bash others just because you couldn't solve the problem.

    • @SussyBacca
      @SussyBacca 9 років тому

      Openyoureyesify how am I bashing anyone?

  • @paige8357
    @paige8357 5 років тому +1116

    I actually solved this and it took me about 45 minutes but when I was done I felt so accomplished and I ran around my house screaming
    *spoiler*
    IT WAS THE GERMAN
    Sorry guys I didn’t mean to spoil it for anyone I just thought you would’ve figured because I said I solved it Before you click read more. Very sorry.

    • @riatortilla9906
      @riatortilla9906 5 років тому +9

      Paige Weneck PFFTTT OMG THATS AWESOME

    • @jovanakostencova1813
      @jovanakostencova1813 5 років тому +18

      I still have the paper that i solved the riddle 😂😂😂

    • @HAA-xf3di
      @HAA-xf3di 5 років тому +28

      Why did you have to spoil it???

    • @carol3745
      @carol3745 5 років тому +20

      @@HAA-xf3di if you didn't want spoilers you shouldn't have read the comments

    • @JorgeRodriguez-xx8vx
      @JorgeRodriguez-xx8vx 5 років тому +5

      @@carol3745 how would he knew someone would've spoiled?

  • @ChartreusePearl140
    @ChartreusePearl140 Рік тому +19

    I hope they do more riddles that involve grids and clues (i.e. The sorting hat riddle and the fire crystal riddle)

  • @flicker1014
    @flicker1014 6 років тому +517

    Geez. My city is doomed if I’m their best detective.

    • @nicolefrancessazon8726
      @nicolefrancessazon8726 5 років тому +5

      Oof, same

    • @dishant8126
      @dishant8126 5 років тому

      Stolen

    •  5 років тому +1

      DETECTIVE! SOMEONE STOLE THE FAMOUS AND EXPENSIVE MASK! WE KNOW ONLY 14 SUSPECTS WITH 140 EVIDENCE!

    • @salumtummundi9462
      @salumtummundi9462 5 років тому

      STOLEN

    • @pryty11
      @pryty11 5 років тому

      Copy

  • @sin8683
    @sin8683 5 років тому +1751

    I actually took an hour to solve it. AND I GOT IT RIGHT! IM SO HAPPY

  • @KT-pe8gw
    @KT-pe8gw 5 років тому +1856

    Anyone who got the answer by solving it on a pen and paper,
    I DID!!

    • @cheesecake2048
      @cheesecake2048 4 роки тому +7

      Same! Even though a few of my boxes were wrong, I deducted that the fish was on the 4th house

    • @collinchan6000
      @collinchan6000 4 роки тому +7

      I use pencil

    • @justanotherweirdo11
      @justanotherweirdo11 4 роки тому +11

      Yeah me too. It was fun, took a little while but I've never played sudoku before.

    • @justanotherweirdo11
      @justanotherweirdo11 4 роки тому +5

      @@collinchan6000 I used colored pencil.

    • @kevinmak9345
      @kevinmak9345 4 роки тому +7

      i use excel lol

  • @mintykookieee
    @mintykookieee 3 роки тому +30

    The thief would have probably already gotten away, by the time, the detective:
    - Came to the scene
    - Received all the information from the police
    - Took time to think and use process of elimination, which takes a long time
    - And burst into the home of the culprit, because he could’ve sneaked out the back…
    But I like the riddle

  • @Ro-sz3fv
    @Ro-sz3fv 8 років тому +225

    These are my favorite kind of riddles

    • @sligovolts
      @sligovolts 7 років тому +2

      This site has a variety of puzzles like this one www.brainzilla.com/logic/zebra/einsteins-riddle/

  • @ethanoicacid159
    @ethanoicacid159 4 роки тому +211

    I’m proud to say that this is the only Ted-Ed riddle I have been able to solve LOL

  • @mrspooks5287
    @mrspooks5287 5 років тому +214

    “The Brit Drinks Milk”
    *_N A N I ? ! ? !_*

    • @cat1800
      @cat1800 3 роки тому +5

      German drinks coffee ?
      k I'm out

    • @2coolsophia
      @2coolsophia 3 роки тому

      XD MY LIFE IS A LIE

  • @veracretano6173
    @veracretano6173 3 роки тому +7

    Admittedly, I usually end up skipping for the answer on puzzles like these, but this one just sort of grasped my attention and it was really satisfying to get the answer through the sudoku/codeword style

  • @fghfhg9599
    @fghfhg9599 6 років тому +1601

    My solution:call more polices and enter all five house.

    • @shiningemeralds8024
      @shiningemeralds8024 5 років тому +43

      The plural for police isn't polices, it's just police.

    • @doofisconfused
      @doofisconfused 5 років тому +12

      It said that you can only search 1 house at a time...

    • @thalespro9995
      @thalespro9995 5 років тому +4

      Or just assign the colours I mean u should know them

    • @PauIdenino
      @PauIdenino 5 років тому

      @@shiningemeralds8024
      But that wouldn't be the right way to say it either.

    • @katiapopova5626
      @katiapopova5626 5 років тому +2

      Paul Denino yes it is. you have an alternative?

  • @om-rane
    @om-rane 8 років тому +83

    The thief probably saw you and ran away through the backdoor while you stood in the doorway playing fucking sudoku to solve a theft.

  • @saintcelab3451
    @saintcelab3451 8 років тому +342

    No way. the brit doesn't drink tea???

    • @thatonephan2918
      @thatonephan2918 8 років тому

      XD

    • @connormcclure8017
      @connormcclure8017 8 років тому +27

      And the German doesn't drink beer?!?!

    • @TheSlyfoxhoundfan
      @TheSlyfoxhoundfan 8 років тому

      +Connor McClure Vodka*

    • @connormcclure8017
      @connormcclure8017 8 років тому +1

      +Gavin :D that's russia

    • @MegaMementoMori
      @MegaMementoMori 8 років тому +5

      +Larry Lyü It is obvious that he drinks tea, so the detective didn't even mention this facts, but unlike some Brits, he drinks tea with milk ;)

  • @OmarHyari2009
    @OmarHyari2009 2 роки тому +5

    Me when I see that the Brit isn't the one who drinks tea:
    *visible confusion*

  • @emilypatton867
    @emilypatton867 8 років тому +883

    *spends an hour on the puzzle
    Me: I SOLVED IT! I SOLVED EINSTEIN'S PUZZLE😏
    Narrator: Did young Einstein really write this puzzle? Probably not.
    Me: ..........I'm done

    • @alexbaek-nadell1244
      @alexbaek-nadell1244 7 років тому +5

      took me 20 mins

    • @rdsx463724
      @rdsx463724 7 років тому +9

      Haha it took me an hour as well. I don't care though. I'm proud of myself.

    • @areej5732
      @areej5732 7 років тому

      Yea, me too. After a while I realized how simple it was and finally got it.

    • @giskaanandita5362
      @giskaanandita5362 7 років тому +2

      it took me an hout too:/

    • @jeremiasmarzuca1344
      @jeremiasmarzuca1344 7 років тому +1

      I know right! I solved it because of Einstein! 😂

  • @silverfish2315
    @silverfish2315 5 років тому +194

    "It's up to you, the city's *best* detective-"
    *NANI??*

  • @DaftSpunky
    @DaftSpunky 8 років тому +344

    Dafuq kind of city has 2 police officers and 1 detective?

  • @peddr.o
    @peddr.o 3 роки тому +7

    0:56 americans: easy, it was the brit

  • @sadakatzamee5872
    @sadakatzamee5872 4 роки тому +107

    0:45
    "It's up to you, the city's best detective, to solve the case"
    I don't think I am the best detective...

  • @dynasties.and.dystopia
    @dynasties.and.dystopia 5 років тому +194

    3:33 *HhHhhHIiIiiIii*
    Edit: I love all of the greetings in this so much, this is just my favorite!

  • @ZedAsh
    @ZedAsh 8 років тому +802

    Here a tip get more police and then search all houses :D

    • @knavenformed9436
      @knavenformed9436 8 років тому +3

      Neo Lighter He'll see it coming and run away in time

    • @NeoDoesBuisness
      @NeoDoesBuisness 8 років тому +1

      Wouldn't he see a few police as much as many, though?

    • @xxxdragonxxxxxxbossxxx4079
      @xxxdragonxxxxxxbossxxx4079 7 років тому +16

      Neo Lighter No you should have 1 police officer watching each house. Then search a random house. When they try to escape... BAM!

    • @yingcao7001
      @yingcao7001 7 років тому +12

      Yea, just call backup and search all the houses at once if he tries to escape during that the police already their will catch him. BAM SOLVED IT!!!

    • @gamershawker5558
      @gamershawker5558 7 років тому

      lool me

  • @atharvaagarwal7326
    @atharvaagarwal7326 2 роки тому +1

    The sheet is at 1:37, description at 1:01, walls at 1:07, & animals at 1:11

  • @eldritchbeing5614
    @eldritchbeing5614 4 роки тому +175

    Me: takes an hour to solve
    The narrator: takes like 2 minutes to explain

    • @Manima108
      @Manima108 4 роки тому +18

      Explaining something after you figure it out is much easier than trying to figure it out in the first place (for a time consuming riddle like this one)

    • @gabeitch2694
      @gabeitch2694 4 роки тому +1

      @@Manima108 Is it? I tried to explain this after solving it but my notes are incomprehensible.

    • @herisuryadi6885
      @herisuryadi6885 4 роки тому

      @@gabeitch2694 incomprehensibility really?

    • @-_-6649
      @-_-6649 3 роки тому +1

      I took 15 minutes

    • @averythesuperhero
      @averythesuperhero 3 роки тому

      Hello fellow Avery! I like your pfp, my bf did one from the same artist 😋

  • @animeyahallo3887
    @animeyahallo3887 4 роки тому +169

    Imagine after spending hours of solving the riddle you end up seeing the German eating the fish after you raided his house. Must be a nightmare.

  • @phuongthu8290
    @phuongthu8290 4 роки тому +371

    TED-Ed: You may find it helpful to organize your information in a grid...
    Me: I don't need a grid!
    Also me, 3 minutes into the riddle: You know what, I need a grid 🙃
    I did solve this riddle and a grid is really helpful so thanks for that

    • @nuharazia
      @nuharazia 4 роки тому +4

      @@kithminakarunaratne4196Biìut it said it's not. And that would be a very weird road planning.

    • @phabiorules
      @phabiorules 3 роки тому +2

      @@kithminakarunaratne4196 it never stated it was a cul de sac though. Besides, if you want to get really technical, then there is only one house next to #1. #5 would be across the street.

    • @a.henderson9559
      @a.henderson9559 3 роки тому

      I did that exact same thing XD

    • @koga-roblox2280
      @koga-roblox2280 3 роки тому

      i actually solved it without a grid but it took me an hour lol
      but the problem was that i started the first house from the right to left and not like he did, so the only different was the green and white house were switched places

    • @bruhwhat7677
      @bruhwhat7677 3 роки тому +1

      I did it in my head I kept forgetting stuff but I was stubborn on solving in my head so it took some time but with a grid this it would take like 5 minutes.

  • @stanislavgalev9458
    @stanislavgalev9458 3 роки тому +6

    I just showed the riddle my green eyes and it started solving itself.

  • @kanyefanpage8196
    @kanyefanpage8196 4 роки тому +140

    Title: Can you solve Einstein’s riddle
    Me: Probably not but ima click it anyways

  • @cammarc
    @cammarc 8 років тому +232

    I got it! The hard part was knowing what I had to find first, so it just took a lot of rationalising and concentration. In the end I did it by myself. I feel proud!

    • @cammarc
      @cammarc 8 років тому +4

      It's the German with the Green house who smokes Prince, drinks coffee and HAS THE BLOODY FISH!

    • @vlogsbyrow
      @vlogsbyrow 7 років тому +1

      Same it took me 1 hour and 7 tries but I got it

    • @reacteddoughnut6774
      @reacteddoughnut6774 7 років тому

      AGIDDLEY Asdfghjkl same

    • @ShadowVR2
      @ShadowVR2 7 років тому +3

      I managed to figure it out too!
      I got stuck at first because I didn't immediately understand what "the green house is *directly* left of the white house" meant.
      Partially because when I looked up the clues, a version of it stated that it was only to the left of the white house (which to me meant ANY house to the left).

    • @cammarc
      @cammarc 7 років тому

      ShadowVR2
      I guess that's why they specified that in this version.

  • @quinnfabrayrocks
    @quinnfabrayrocks 6 років тому +187

    I'm posting what i got before I read the answer. This took me 20 minutes by the way, but it was fun!
    house 1: yellow, Norwegian, Dunhill, water, cat
    house 2: blue, Dane, Blends, tea, horse
    house 3: red, Brit, Pall Mall, milk, bird
    house 4: green, German, Prince, coffee, FISH
    house 5: white, Swede, Blue Master, root beer, dog
    i wonder if i got it right... gonna check now.
    update: this is the only TED riddle i've ever solved omggg

    • @luniqfit8131
      @luniqfit8131 6 років тому

      Kim Nguyen same is here

    • @hoorias4842
      @hoorias4842 6 років тому

      sameeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee oofy oof

    • @oxman5646
      @oxman5646 5 років тому +4

      Nice going man, yeh it took me about 15-20 mins to solve as well it was pretty fun!!

    • @maddyfushiguro
      @maddyfushiguro 5 років тому +1

      Kim Nguyen same

    • @SKREFI
      @SKREFI 5 років тому +2

      Did it a long time ago, and this is simpler then lots others, this is exactly a sudoku game. It nothing very fancy with hard to think of mathematical tricks and this is why I love this quiz.

  • @AmrutashMisra
    @AmrutashMisra 10 місяців тому +2

    I solved this puzzle twice online, and it felt so satisfying to finish it both times.

  • @klipklapklop3359
    @klipklapklop3359 5 років тому +40

    Getting more cops to bust down all houses at once ❌
    Taking time to write up a plan while the thief escape 💯 💯 💯

  • @lisalachance1131
    @lisalachance1131 7 років тому +86

    This riddle was hard but didnt use common logic, it used problem solving technics and clue finding. I really enjoy these kinds of puzzles and this one was the most difficult one yet.

    • @elimoranodicio4163
      @elimoranodicio4163 6 років тому +1

      Lisa Lachance do you know how these puzzles usually are called?or if i can find them on internet

    • @brandonwithnell612
      @brandonwithnell612 6 років тому

      their called logic puzzels and their a favorite of mine heres a site that i sometimes use www.logic-puzzles.org/

  • @arhamhasan3958
    @arhamhasan3958 4 роки тому +792

    Step one: Confirm you have green eyes
    Step two: Acknowledge that this is an overused joke
    Step three: Actually take time to frickin solve the case

    • @Drklra
      @Drklra 4 роки тому +5

      Good job detective

    • @arhamhasan3958
      @arhamhasan3958 4 роки тому +1

      @@Drklra :3

    • @arhamhasan3958
      @arhamhasan3958 4 роки тому +1

      @Jordon Hanson oyo thanks

    • @kayleelomas5598
      @kayleelomas5598 4 роки тому +5

      Lmao it’s overused but it’s amazing

    • @mooseygoosey9720
      @mooseygoosey9720 3 роки тому +2

      Hi Papyrus. I have some advice for you. If the human is killing everyone... DON'T HUG THEM!

  • @abcdefghijk12e5
    @abcdefghijk12e5 2 роки тому +2

    1: Say the fish has green eyes
    2: Ask for the fish to leave

  • @Jesuslovesme2andU
    @Jesuslovesme2andU 8 років тому +212

    But can you just get other policemen to divide in the five houses

    • @npn2463
      @npn2463 8 років тому

      surroung allthe hous3s

    • @hiimacrazyguy
      @hiimacrazyguy 8 років тому

      That was my first thought lol

    • @matheustran8009
      @matheustran8009 8 років тому +1

      They said they can't search every house at once

    • @apotteronabike6222
      @apotteronabike6222 8 років тому +4

      Or use the dog to sniff out the person

    • @khanhlinh9848
      @khanhlinh9848 8 років тому

      +Zied Kanzari But what about the rare fish?😒

  • @yinghungman4471
    @yinghungman4471 4 роки тому +189

    When the video started: 'Can you resist solving one of the riddles composed by the smartest person in history?'
    Me: no
    When the video ends: 'It MaY nOt Be AlBeRt EiNsTeIn ThAt CrEaTeD tHiS rIdDlE'

    • @abhinavdp7376
      @abhinavdp7376 3 роки тому +1

      Exactly 😂 that's why I solved this in the first place

    • @TheMountainBeyondTheWoods
      @TheMountainBeyondTheWoods 2 роки тому

      And Einstein, as smart as he was, wasn't the smartest person in history.

  • @Cookiefz
    @Cookiefz 9 років тому +292

    I remembered when the whole school got this test atst and I was the first to solve that problem. THE HYPE.

    • @nowolves870
      @nowolves870 9 років тому +12

      Yes me too ! We're the chosen ones.

    • @jameswray50
      @jameswray50 9 років тому

      NERDS!
      Come on guys, let's give these no gud teacha's pets a lesson is swirly!

    • @Cookiefz
      @Cookiefz 9 років тому +4

      DaCamponTwee my teachers hate me since I dont really give af about school lol

    • @wingedbunny6211
      @wingedbunny6211 9 років тому

      I love logic problems but they stress me out. I won't stop one unless it is finished

    • @ebatatas
      @ebatatas 9 років тому +6

      +cfz you'll most probably regret that thought in a few years

  • @LivenPL
    @LivenPL 2 роки тому +2

    That's the first TED riddle I've solved myself, I'm so proud

  • @Andre83572
    @Andre83572 8 років тому +46

    The Brit doesn't drink tea? I don't trust him. It was definitely him.

  • @vincentquibranza7877
    @vincentquibranza7877 4 роки тому +44

    This is the first riddle i've solved here in TED-Ed, i feel so smart AHAHA

  • @sanyuktakadam1760
    @sanyuktakadam1760 7 років тому +165

    Kind off easy "JUST SEND A COP TO EACH HOUSE AT THE SAME TIME" CAUGHT YAA!!

    • @derp1715
      @derp1715 6 років тому +8

      Sanyukta Kadam "But they can't search all the house at once"

    • @brandonmartin1958
      @brandonmartin1958 6 років тому +5

      Get More Cops Then, Person Guy

    • @ginger_mcale9708
      @ginger_mcale9708 6 років тому

      Lol loop holes

  • @AzureKyle
    @AzureKyle Рік тому +1

    What I ended up doing is drawing up a chart of houses numbered 1-5, and drew lines to separate each house, as well as each category: Nationality, Color of the house, pet, drink, and Cigar. Then on the side I wrote down each article in each category, like Norwegian, Milk, Pall Mall, etc. Then I went through the clues until I could find something I could place on the list, starting with 9: The Norwegian lives in the first house. I then wrote down Norwegian under the column for the first house, in the row dedicated to Nationality, and I crossed Norwegian off my list on the side. I then systematically went through each clue, filling in what I could, as well as putting in possibilities, until I ruled out all but one option. I did this until I filled in everything but the Fish, which I placed in the final empty slot, and deduced that the German in the 4th house with Green walls who smoked Prince and drank Coffee stole the Fish.

  • @danaedang2072
    @danaedang2072 8 років тому +84

    The Brit should drink TEA!
    No?

  • @dsafdgbfadf
    @dsafdgbfadf 8 років тому +201

    i was high as fuck and took 3 hours and still didn't solve it, i woke up next morning and solved it in 10 minutes

    • @deadmemes2053
      @deadmemes2053 8 років тому +1

      jason cheng ftw hahahahhhh😂

    • @mrbubbles1401
      @mrbubbles1401 8 років тому +3

      jason cheng I know y because u high as fuck

    • @JasonStory3434
      @JasonStory3434 8 років тому

      jason cheng kkk

    • @islahepburn1468
      @islahepburn1468 8 років тому

      jason cheng I did this in school one year ago and solved it it 10 minutes too

    • @livstilley4904
      @livstilley4904 8 років тому

      jason cheng I love you

  • @TurfShark
    @TurfShark 8 років тому +1073

    It took me some time, but i actually SOLVED this shit... Feels good. haha

    • @Gryjlfkagor
      @Gryjlfkagor 8 років тому

      +MD Q ME TOO and im 13 yay

    • @tobiashmm2322
      @tobiashmm2322 8 років тому +1

      +MD Q me too :)

    • @JansenBaja
      @JansenBaja 8 років тому +3

      Me too and I'm Einstein

    • @Stephenzz987
      @Stephenzz987 8 років тому +2

      +RossBoss74 Your age doesn't matter.

    • @Stephenzz987
      @Stephenzz987 8 років тому

      +Jansen Baja No you're not

  • @tabletgenesis3439
    @tabletgenesis3439 6 місяців тому +1

    Since it only said we can't search all 5 houses at once, we can search 4 houses at once. There's a 80% chance we go in the thief's house, and if we dom't, a cop sees if the fish is still in the thief's house and the rest chase after the thief. If the fish is there, the cop in the house communicates through walkie talkie. If not, they catch up.

  • @Yuzemite
    @Yuzemite 4 роки тому +51

    Is it a riddle or a promoted ad for 5 different cigarette brands? If yes, I'm *S T O K E D*

  • @msjkramey
    @msjkramey 7 років тому +339

    this riddle was way easier than the others they've showed. we did this in Spanish class in middle school. the only difficult part was the Spanish lol

    • @trixandy2541
      @trixandy2541 7 років тому

      got it on the 2nd try after 7:54

    • @iniddor4454
      @iniddor4454 7 років тому +3

      J Girl I resolved this riddle when I was in 3rd grade and it took me about 1h. Yes, it's a lot but I was 8.
      (Sorry but english isn't my native language)

    • @FitnessComplete
      @FitnessComplete 7 років тому

      Utente Anonimo hi (sorry for my english)

    • @iniddor4454
      @iniddor4454 7 років тому

      cuatica la wea I don't uderstand what do you mean.

  • @giuliasivo7258
    @giuliasivo7258 8 років тому +169

    3:07 am. I spent 2 hours on this. Kill me.

    • @flintyaura2686
      @flintyaura2686 8 років тому +6

      💣💣💣💣💣💣💣

    • @giuliasivo7258
      @giuliasivo7258 8 років тому +1

      +Zac Reagan thank you

    • @flintyaura2686
      @flintyaura2686 8 років тому +1

      Giulia Giulietta your welcome

    • @flintyaura2686
      @flintyaura2686 8 років тому +3

      🔪🔪🔪🔪🔪🔪🔪🔪🔪🔪🔪🔪🔪

    • @flintyaura2686
      @flintyaura2686 8 років тому +1

      👿👿👿👿👿👿👿👿👿👿👿👿👿

  • @the_crazy_asian_girl4568
    @the_crazy_asian_girl4568 Рік тому +1

    Took me an embarrassing amount of time to solve the puzzle without using the grid.
    I decided to do the puzzle with the grid and solved it almost instantly.

  • @emilyarcher1564
    @emilyarcher1564 8 років тому +143

    I spent a lot of time on this XD But I am so proud I actually got it!

  • @hiyukelavie2396
    @hiyukelavie2396 5 років тому +170

    Solved this in about 15 minutes, using a spreadsheet
    I feel so clever now

    • @sanyamishra2825
      @sanyamishra2825 5 років тому +3

      Hiyuke La Vie I envie your cleverness

    • @hiyukelavie2396
      @hiyukelavie2396 5 років тому +2

      @@sanyamishra2825 Thank you, I am happy to receive your praise

    • @madi887
      @madi887 5 років тому +1

      What’s a spreadsheet?

    • @Fyyryf4r153
      @Fyyryf4r153 4 роки тому

      If you are lying then you are a very bad person

    • @sophief2958
      @sophief2958 4 роки тому +6

      @@Fyyryf4r153 I doubt they're lying, I did it in about 15 minutes on paper too.

  • @whitneyhoustonstan2472
    @whitneyhoustonstan2472 8 років тому +102

    Is it just me, or is this the only riddle of TedEd that actually made sense?

    • @TheDrdebika
      @TheDrdebika 8 років тому +1

      True

    • @92397
      @92397 8 років тому +8

      No cuz they could've just called 3 other cops and searched all the houses at once

    • @92397
      @92397 8 років тому +6

      +Stfu5 but instead of doing that they call a detective 😐😐😐

    • @NintendoSunnyDee
      @NintendoSunnyDee 8 років тому +1

      Nah, the one about the resistance leaders made perfect sense.

    • @xvkkas
      @xvkkas 8 років тому

      yeah

  • @BOLT_9274
    @BOLT_9274 8 місяців тому +1

    I only made one mistake that drove me crazy otherwise I would have gotten the answer.
    My mistake was to assume that water and cat belong to different homes.

  • @zestyd24
    @zestyd24 8 років тому +485

    Well if I was the detective the theif would already have been gone cause I took so long 😂

    • @Little_Lotta
      @Little_Lotta 8 років тому +3

      Same lol😂

    • @sensen1388
      @sensen1388 8 років тому +3

      uhh since it was supposedly written by Einstein so I took the shortway and assumed that the dude with the fish has to be german but ofcourse its a chance but it was a detail that would be extreemly ironic if it worked out

    • @emellutfi
      @emellutfi 8 років тому

      flying detective

    • @deathshroud6275
      @deathshroud6275 8 років тому

      Same but I did solve it so I'm excited to have solved something that Einstein created

    • @abdulhalekjunasbinamir8461
      @abdulhalekjunasbinamir8461 8 років тому

      So true

  • @sarthakgururani6629
    @sarthakgururani6629 6 років тому +225

    Plot twist
    Einstein didn't write it

  • @emmjay4776
    @emmjay4776 5 років тому +40

    OMG IM SO PROUD OF MYSELF THIS IS THE FIRST RIDDLE IVE FIGURED OUT ON THIS CHANNEL!!!

    • @imnotbeyonce4966
      @imnotbeyonce4966 5 років тому +1

      Me too
      But it took me 2 hours :( too long isn't it?

  • @Salmon_Lamb0
    @Salmon_Lamb0 3 роки тому +1

    I thought this would be some crazy expert big brain mind riddle, but it was actually just a logic puzzle

  • @catfan277
    @catfan277 8 років тому +1157

    Am I the only one that never tries these? Just me okay....

  • @OwDaOm
    @OwDaOm 8 років тому +55

    Maybe don't go after a FREAKING FISH?

    • @OwDaOm
      @OwDaOm 8 років тому +30

      Or get 5 officers to search each house?

    • @sintas0432
      @sintas0432 8 років тому +7

      The word will explode if you do that

    • @bsleep8139
      @bsleep8139 8 років тому +2

      Owen Davis but the fish is the world's RAREST fish

    • @OwDaOm
      @OwDaOm 8 років тому

      B sleep Your right its an alpha zeta beta cheeto fish

    • @SuperNuclearBoss
      @SuperNuclearBoss 8 років тому

      Owen Davis no it is a Shiny Magikarp
      I am saying it is good because...it's...ITS EVOLUTION IS CRAZY

  • @juliarosenstein248
    @juliarosenstein248 5 років тому +34

    The thief looked out the window and saw the police working on the clues, so he sneaked out and escaped 😑

  • @Dan9986Playz
    @Dan9986Playz 11 місяців тому +1

    plot twist: they arrested some guy who already owned a similar looking fish, and that guy had to leave but his door was stuck.

  • @nebula_the_starfish
    @nebula_the_starfish 6 років тому +9

    0:50 I guess 'arrive' means to jump magically from the sky. (Great riddle, nonetheless)

  • @HeirOfGlee
    @HeirOfGlee 8 років тому +25

    Dont tell me, this whole puzzle is not my left but THEIR LEFT!!!!!

    • @HeirOfGlee
      @HeirOfGlee 8 років тому +1

      Yup, it was thier left. The german has the fish in his green house while drinking his coffee and enjoying his Prince cigs

    • @HeirOfGlee
      @HeirOfGlee 8 років тому

      In the last house
      -literally got everything right but switch the exact same details with 4 and 5 because I didnt know which left we were going on about

    • @adamdobrocky6269
      @adamdobrocky6269 8 років тому

      When you are looking at the screen its same left lol.

  • @baburik
    @baburik 8 років тому +46

    ...the German didn't forget the riddler. He went to jail, served his time, got out, started a political movement, seized all of the riddler's property, put a literal price on his head and killed 6mio of the riddler's people...

  • @summers__
    @summers__ 3 роки тому +6

    If Sherlock Holmes answers this, he doesn't need the column. He definitely have answer after reading the clues 😅

  • @kynxi7066
    @kynxi7066 7 років тому +162

    Yey, I did it with the help of a table. I feel so smart, lol

    • @BlueEyes-WhiteDrag0n
      @BlueEyes-WhiteDrag0n 6 років тому +2

      +Oliver C Lol..
      U must be a Bad Liar.

    • @dudewithglasses
      @dudewithglasses 6 років тому

      Lol me too

    • @mikearaujo377
      @mikearaujo377 6 років тому

      you can make a table with pen and paper, so it doesnt really matter if you used one. good job.

    • @tiagofreitas9673
      @tiagofreitas9673 6 років тому

      That's it, for me the table was the key to solving the problem

  • @ashketchum-mc4cb
    @ashketchum-mc4cb 8 років тому +166

    so I'm the only lazy one here who didn't even bother to solve the riddle and watched the entire video with ought pausing.😌

    • @ThatProjectHades
      @ThatProjectHades 8 років тому +1

      +ash ketchum right here with you

    • @bbokim5159
      @bbokim5159 8 років тому +1

      aye

    • @ashketchum-mc4cb
      @ashketchum-mc4cb 8 років тому

      +Fruity Fox same,who'd waste time solving riddle while you know that the thief is hiding somewhere in one of those 5 houses? 😂
      and I gave my friends to solve this riddle and they took it seriously, they sent me pics of proof that they'd solved it.

    • @grrr1351
      @grrr1351 8 років тому

      You should learn how to spell "without" and don't be lazy

    • @thegamer4life614
      @thegamer4life614 8 років тому

      naaah me too

  • @carlosrv1301
    @carlosrv1301 8 років тому +60

    damn, it took me like an hour, but it feels so good when you solve it

    • @thearchangel2511
      @thearchangel2511 8 років тому +1

      My first time took 18 minutes and 43 seconds. I had a timer because me and my friend we're seeing who could finish first.

    • @AJayZy
      @AJayZy 8 років тому

      Did you beat him?

    • @flintyaura2686
      @flintyaura2686 8 років тому

      it does feel good
      I mean besides I'm never gonna get the 10 years I worked on this back
      but o well

    • @karissaslife6950
      @karissaslife6950 8 років тому

      ikr I feel like I deserve a cookie or something

  • @KSSR132
    @KSSR132 5 місяців тому +1

    "The Best detective in town"
    *calls in Sherlock Holmes from across the street*