Can you solve the human cannonball riddle? - Alex Rosenthal

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    They call you the human cannonball. Your act involves flying through rings of fire, bouncing through a trampoline course, and catching the trapezist in the grand finale. Today’s pre-flight test fails dramatically, and upon inspection, your cannon has clearly been sabotaged. Unfortunately, it’s too late to abort the launch. Can you fix it in time to catch the trapezist? Alex Rosenthal shows how.
    Lesson by Alex Rosenthal, directed by Igor Coric, Artrake Studio.
    This riddle is adapted from a puzzle that appears in Boris A. Kordemsky's The Moscow Puzzles
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  • @TEDEd
    @TEDEd  2 роки тому +328

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    • @DeafieTechie
      @DeafieTechie 2 роки тому +24

      Can you please caption this video? I always enjoy captioned video but for second video in row... no captions.

    • @tobiramauchiha1326
      @tobiramauchiha1326 2 роки тому +2

      Second =)

    • @TEDEd
      @TEDEd  2 роки тому +26

      @@DeafieTechie Hey there! We are working on fixing this issue and they should be up soon! Thanks for letting us know.

    • @ukatoahthecathumanhybrid2272
      @ukatoahthecathumanhybrid2272 2 роки тому +1

      Awesome riddle, as always, thanks, Ted-Ed!

    • @snel1520
      @snel1520 2 роки тому +1

      Uhm, thx for riddle dude

  • @SuperSylar
    @SuperSylar 2 роки тому +5858

    The ringmaster have an invoice in the pocket with the name of the company that brought the energy cells, therefore he KNEW how many cells were supposed to be brought and how the builder did for the cannon to work, so for him it was easy to sabotage it.
    But it was indeed the Tamer that did the act, as in 0:43 is possible to see one of his missing shoulder things in the machine.
    Also, the Clown knew about it but tried to stop the Tamer; his flower release a yellow liquid and there's a small puddle to yellow liquid close to the Tamer's feet at 4:47.
    This is downright an Ace Attorney case lol

    • @jasonwu3562
      @jasonwu3562 2 роки тому +409

      I just saw the supercell pamphlet in the ringmaster’s pocket thought it was him, good eye

    • @kimberleyann1840
      @kimberleyann1840 2 роки тому +141

      Hey waw!!! Like you're amazing

    • @lahrourtaha7964
      @lahrourtaha7964 2 роки тому +123

      WOW are you a detective ?

    • @adrianherreraarcila3146
      @adrianherreraarcila3146 2 роки тому +161

      Nice. How do you reach the Clown tried to stop the Tamer? Is it because the Tamer's missing epaulette in the cannon is a result of the struggle with the Clown?

    • @gracemangum
      @gracemangum 2 роки тому +53

      *Thuderous Applause*

  • @heheknight
    @heheknight 2 роки тому +1203

    This canonball person is way too smart to work in the circus. he thought of all this stuff in minutes, he might want to change job.

    • @firstname405
      @firstname405 2 роки тому +76

      Maybe he just loves the circus? Follow your heart!

    • @georgeking3309
      @georgeking3309 2 роки тому +8

      @@firstname405 yeah you right

    • @-Theo-
      @-Theo- 2 роки тому +15

      @@firstname405
      Also it seemed like he had a thing going on with the trapeze artist so maybe he didn’t want to leave him there alone with a saboteur/murderer on the loose

    • @firstname405
      @firstname405 2 роки тому +3

      @TeoGPanda ooohh true! Smart, follows his heart, AND a hero!

    • @user-yb5uz6hh2g
      @user-yb5uz6hh2g 5 місяців тому

      Yeah!!!! That's what I thought

  • @oliverpepit1354
    @oliverpepit1354 2 роки тому +2502

    Thanks ted ed! Now I'll definitely know what to do if someone sabotages my cannon before a circus show!

    • @maxplayspokemon6457
      @maxplayspokemon6457 2 роки тому +5

      Lol

    • @realsstudios8153
      @realsstudios8153 2 роки тому +17

      Just tell everyone the cannon is not working

    • @RGC_animation
      @RGC_animation 2 роки тому +9

      TedEd to the rescue once again!

    • @unico17324
      @unico17324 2 роки тому

      😂

    • @Warriormon87
      @Warriormon87 2 роки тому +11

      There's always someone for every ted-ed riddle video that makes some comment as if the riddle was a serious situation that they've now been taught the solution to
      Thank you for doing your part of this important part of every Ted-Ed riddle!

  • @creativename1342
    @creativename1342 2 роки тому +835

    It’s simple
    Step 1: explain to the audience that you and the trapeze artist have green eyes
    Step 2: everyone will allow you both to leave
    Edit: i removed my thanks for the likes things they can be annoying

    • @theparityalg6836
      @theparityalg6836 2 роки тому +9

      What is it with everyone and green eyes?

    • @Wnaniz
      @Wnaniz 2 роки тому +22

      @@theparityalg6836 It's a joke from other riddle in this channel . Here is the link for itua-cam.com/video/98TQv5IAtY8/v-deo.html

    • @mcrep
      @mcrep 2 роки тому +27

      @@theparityalg6836
      One famous riddle is the green eyed riddle where the solution is to say you have green eyes and leave.
      Idk why and where it started but it did.

    • @emilyodonnell4928
      @emilyodonnell4928 2 роки тому +1

      Continuity

    • @cloudz-roblox
      @cloudz-roblox 2 роки тому +8

      HAHAHAH I LOVE THIS NEVER-ENDING MEME

  • @melkor9121
    @melkor9121 2 роки тому +2047

    I generally can't solve these riddles but it's fun watching them anyways.
    Edit: I never imagined so many people would resonate with this.

  • @ultimamega
    @ultimamega 2 роки тому +752

    You can also use normal logic to solve the "Who Sabotaged You?" Question:
    - The Clown is in love with the trapezist and was waiting for her with gifts after we solved the riddle, its pretty unlikely he would try to cause her death by tampering with a clearly dangerous act unless he was heartbroken, but he waiting for her with gifts shows us that clearly that wasnt the case.
    - The Ringleader while having a problematic opinion about the press and being show as greedy doesnt have a good motive to sabotage you because by doing so he would cause himself a lot of problems and ultimately lose a lot more of money than the press would give him (Causing the deaths of two of his actors would require him to find new actors to replace them, also while the police investigate the incident he will be forced to shut down the circus until they are done, and we arent even talking about the risks of being caught or even be placed as a suspect because being framed as a corrupt Ringleader who caused the deaths of two of his actors for money will make him go out of business pretty quickly).
    - Finally The Lion Tamer has a pretty solid motive: Wanting you out of the picture so he can be the main act, also by looking at the clues given in the video (specially the last part where he looks distressed at your survival) you can pretty much deduce he is the culprit, and he fears that you now are coming after him.

    • @TNiinja
      @TNiinja 2 роки тому +89

      Also if you look closely, one of the tamer’s shoulder tassels is stuck in the battery cell thing under the cannon

    • @Youhadabadday2021
      @Youhadabadday2021 2 роки тому +37

      And you can also see the same liquid that is leaking from the Clown's prank flower on the ground next to the Lion-Tamer.

    • @samelrafranklin-chessum9989
      @samelrafranklin-chessum9989 2 роки тому +54

      Just a note, the trapezist is a guy lol

    • @-Theo-
      @-Theo- 2 роки тому +18

      The trapeze artist is a guy not a girl

    • @generalmajic4193
      @generalmajic4193 Рік тому +8

      @@-Theo- the video says if you dont catch "him" in a few minutes

  • @shinyagumon7015
    @shinyagumon7015 2 роки тому +485

    I like the little Easter Eggs to other riddles in these!
    Either that or this is the continuation of the Death Race riddle and uncle Slades nephew joined the circus after surviving the race.

    • @arushjain1103
      @arushjain1103 2 роки тому +6

      Your dp is a wet dream for every JoJo fan (myself included)

    • @mib9042010
      @mib9042010 2 роки тому +4

      *niece. The main character had long hair and a feminine face

    • @mariustan9275
      @mariustan9275 2 роки тому +14

      @@mib9042010 Maybe all of the Ted Ed riddles share the same universe

    • @mib9042010
      @mib9042010 2 роки тому +1

      @@mariustan9275 I agree!

    • @LaurenLost
      @LaurenLost 2 роки тому +7

      YO TEDED LORE DROP!?!

  • @EmeraldShine13
    @EmeraldShine13 Рік тому +119

    I'm proud of myself for figuring this one out pretty much entirely on my own, but if I actually only had a few minutes max to solve it that trapezist would be doomed--

  • @somedumbbaby1203
    @somedumbbaby1203 2 роки тому +244

    I love how they connect the previous riddles with each-other.

    • @billcipher_natchosans
      @billcipher_natchosans 2 роки тому +3

      Wdym?

    • @jmjrulz9482
      @jmjrulz9482 2 роки тому +64

      The eccentric mentor is the eccentric uncle from the death race riddle.

    • @isaiahos.
      @isaiahos. Рік тому +2

      same name and everything

    • @Jesus.Christ0000
      @Jesus.Christ0000 7 місяців тому +5

      Not even just the riddles. The DEMON OF REASON appears in one, more specifically, the Demon Rave one

  • @davea6314
    @davea6314 2 роки тому +914

    Answer: The human cannonball went to the wrong career adviser. 🤪

    • @nasrinsultana2202
      @nasrinsultana2202 2 роки тому +1

      Lol

    • @nasrinsultana2202
      @nasrinsultana2202 2 роки тому +2

      Im wondering, why does this comment with 331 likes have no replies. Can anyone see this because it might be something I don't know

    • @Mathijs_A
      @Mathijs_A Рік тому

      @@jakav1728 has nothing to do with the question though

    • @irky72o16
      @irky72o16 Рік тому +1

      proper jokes that is mate

  • @Mightyno19
    @Mightyno19 2 роки тому +74

    OMG I JUST SOLVED MY FIRST TED ED RIDDLE BEFORE THE REVEAL, IM SO HAPPY!

  • @omegadeadpool2947
    @omegadeadpool2947 2 роки тому +762

    The Saboteur is not the Ringmaster because he already has sold enough tickets and is Practically Rich with that Box he is Holding
    The Clown would not wish to kill the one he loves considering that he is still waiting with gifts for the Trapeze Artist
    That just leaves the Tamer and we can see him visibly frustrated at our success, both as the first act and for solving his Sabotage

    • @funghi2606
      @funghi2606 2 роки тому +11

      Look at the ringmaster pocket

    • @johnwongkimsiong3807
      @johnwongkimsiong3807 2 роки тому +10

      It's the ringleader. Greed knows no limits. Look at his pocket.

    • @PurpleSnailShaman
      @PurpleSnailShaman 2 роки тому +38

      Look at the cannon after the failed test firing, inside is part of the tamers uniform that is missing from the next shot.

    • @Dr-Engineer
      @Dr-Engineer 2 роки тому +8

      Bruh the ring master legit has a receipt for power cells in his pocket

    • @goddessdeedeebubblesofimag7789
      @goddessdeedeebubblesofimag7789 2 роки тому +4

      One of these men is sus for sure

  • @Funaru
    @Funaru 2 роки тому +274

    Once it became clear that this was a maths problem my brain instantly switched off.

    • @elliemisih
      @elliemisih 2 роки тому +5

      LMAO SAME

    • @godzillavkk
      @godzillavkk 2 роки тому +24

      Yeah, can't they find riddles that aren't disguised math problems? I wanna know who the saboteur was.

    • @TheSpencermacdougall
      @TheSpencermacdougall 2 роки тому +3

      @@godzillavkk likely the tamer. Ringmaster makes bank from the show, and the clown wouldn't want his love to die.

    • @TheSpencermacdougall
      @TheSpencermacdougall 2 роки тому +3

      @Funaru Yeah, sadly, all these teded "riddles" are math. Still interesting though.

    • @rybiryj
      @rybiryj 2 роки тому +3

      @@godzillavkk Who the saboteur was is a riddle that isn't a maths problem

  • @aarongrooves
    @aarongrooves 2 роки тому +183

    I love sudoku!

    • @OnSpray
      @OnSpray 2 роки тому +3

      what

    • @gbrlysmtz4681
      @gbrlysmtz4681 2 роки тому

      Verified youtuber with only 13 likes?

    • @davidbasa9985
      @davidbasa9985 2 роки тому

      @@gbrlysmtz4681 he has 271K?

    • @vincentl5132
      @vincentl5132 2 роки тому +1

      Hey! It's Aaron Grooves! You make awesome music for Alan's animations! I look forward to another of your song!!

    • @bruh.5620
      @bruh.5620 2 роки тому +1

      how is that related to this current puzzle

  • @Mirvana
    @Mirvana 2 роки тому +50

    The Lion Tamer sabotaged the cannon.
    Motive: Eliminating two other acts so he becomes the main attraction.
    Evidence: The Lion Tamer's outfit in both shots only shows a single tassel on his shoulders. At 1:43, a matching tassel to the one he's likely missing can be seen stuck between two of the energy cells. He's also the only one of the three whose demeanor and expression change after successfully thwarting the sabotage.
    The Clown has no motive to sabotage, as doing so would also hurt the trapezist he loves.
    The Ring Leader has no evidence. The invoice to the energy cell company is only circumstantial, not direct proof. As depicted, he appears in charge of the circus's money, which having the invoice only indicates that he likely had simply paid for the cells (as well at other equipment at the circus).

    • @Nazuiko
      @Nazuiko 2 роки тому +4

      Correct; the Ringleader is guilty of sabotage, but only that he shortchanged the power cell supplier, which shouldve resulted in *too little* power to the cannon. But the pre-show test showed the power was too *HIGH*.

    • @Mirvana
      @Mirvana 2 роки тому

      No.
      The invoice is still not actually definitive proof the Ring Leader is guilty/involved in the sabotage.
      There are dozens of non-nefarious reasons he could have that invoice.
      Maybe he ordered 30, but only 27 were delivered on time?
      Maybe he's also a math genius and knew 27 was enough, so he bought fewer to save money?
      Maybe he had no involvement at all in the order beyond paying the bill?
      Maybe its a months-old invoice that has nothing to do with these particular cells at all?
      The Ring Leader having the invoice is only proof of exactly one thing:
      "The Ring Leader has the invoice."

    • @SuperDestroyerFox
      @SuperDestroyerFox 8 місяців тому +1

      @@Nazuiko yeah but remember that he didn’t really sabotage it because if the lion tamer left it alone it would never have this problem.

  • @dragonguy556
    @dragonguy556 2 роки тому +10

    Wait A minute! 1:00 that's the uncle from the death race riddle!!!

  • @mtbmulti
    @mtbmulti 2 роки тому +19

    Good to see Kanoli is still inventing after his racing mishap. Good for him.

  • @Rainy_R
    @Rainy_R 2 роки тому +11

    Me at the start: huh, this art style is familiar.
    Me when 0:54 comes: OH MY GOD- ITS H I M

  • @TehhCake
    @TehhCake 2 роки тому +65

    When the "bios" showed up I thought, "this is going to be a whodunnit mystery"
    Then I saw the maths. Oh no. Another situation where I'd be screwed if it were me. (Although I do like how that was solveable as well!)

    • @corbsshas2811
      @corbsshas2811 2 роки тому

      it's the tamer. the clown has an alibi of not wanting to hurt his love. the ringleader wouldn't just kill off his main act for a slight boost in money. he would be drowned in legal debt as well. someone else pointed out that a part of the tamer's uniform was in the machine. but if you look closely, there is also some yellow liquid in a puddle by the tamer. which is the very same as the liquid in the clown's flower sprayer. I think that it went down as such: the tamer wanted you dead. so he went over ad sabotaged the machine. the clown happened upon him sabotaging the cannon and fended him away. there are signs of a struggle between the two from the clown's liquid on the tamer, and a piece of the tamer's outfit inside the machine. (presumably knocked off during the fight). also earlier in the video it said that the inventor had too few power cells. this is why the ringleader had a receipt. so that they could put all the cells in later.

  • @zilelim813
    @zilelim813 Рік тому +23

    Based on 0:40 and the rest of the video, the Lion Tamer probably did it. As said in the video, you and the trapezist would both die if the cannon still fired, and the clown wouldn’t want the Trapezist to die since he’s in love, so unlikely. Ringleader wants to sell more tickets (more profit) and thus wouldn’t want such a big accident to happen, since that’ll mean people running away and likely not buying his tickets anymore. Just by the process of elimination, the lion tamer did it. Plus he wants to be the main act, so maybe he’ll sabotage the main character to eliminate competition?

    • @hongbbl
      @hongbbl Рік тому +1

      if the accident happens and the circus shutsdown, both the ringleader and the tamer would be affected. Just as how the ringleader would lose profit the tamer would lose his job if the circus shutsdown due to the deaths. If there is no act he couldn't be the main act. So the tamer has just as much of a reason to not kill us as the ringmaster. However the ringmaster insists that all press is good press so he is the only one with the mindset where causing this accident could lead to benefits.

    • @-nightlyfireflies-9561
      @-nightlyfireflies-9561 Рік тому +1

      ​@@hongbbl but you can see the lion tamers tassel in the canon AND he has a puddle next to him, maybe the clown sprayed him in an attempt to stop him from sabotaging the canon?

  • @steamedpootatoes204
    @steamedpootatoes204 2 роки тому +104

    Honestly, i love this channel. I oddly enjoy learning about random things, love you Ted Ed ♥️

  • @Cheez_it375
    @Cheez_it375 6 місяців тому +2

    i swear i dont even try to solve them they are just so fun to watch

  • @Skully935
    @Skully935 2 роки тому +34

    This the most CANON riddle you’ve made so far 😂

  • @esmahanimm
    @esmahanimm 2 роки тому +102

    This channel is very interesting. There are brain-challenging problems with everything on this channel. Actually, I wonder how you find these questions. Because it's hard.

  • @Dther99
    @Dther99 2 роки тому +20

    It took me 30 minutes to solve this riddle. That trapeze artist died 25 minutes ago.

  • @julienbouchard4595
    @julienbouchard4595 2 роки тому +13

    One of the first riddles I managed to solve on my own. I'm proud 😀

  • @MasterM23
    @MasterM23 2 роки тому +27

    While the solution is obviously true, imo it was explained at bit more confusingly that it could have been. A single observation can drastically reduce the number from the getgo:
    11 per side, so 2 opposite sides have together 22 exactly, since they don't overlap. The remaining 4 chambers can now have between 1x4=4 and 3x4=12 in total, so the number is between 22+4=26 and 22+12=34.
    The number has to be divisible by 3, since the upper level has twice as many cells as the lower, so only 27, 30 and 33 remain.
    33 can be excluded the way that was explained in the video:
    33 means 22 in the upper level, 11 in the lower level.
    If a side had only 3s in the upper level, because any chamber has at least 1 cell and therefore the lower level contributes at least 3 cells to a side, we'd have 12 cells in a side. This means a side can't have all 3s in the upper level.
    But 22 allows only 2 chambers to only have 3 cells, so those 2s have to be at opposite corners in the upper level, because else there would be a side with three 3s. Now if all sides in the upper already had 3+3+2 cells, the lower can only have 1 cell per chamber, 8 in total, contradicting the first statement and making 33 impossible.
    We can check that 27 works (don't assume the problem has to work out, always check your reasoning, the instructions might have been faulty):
    3 2 3
    2 1
    3 1 3
    1 1 1
    1 1
    1 1 2

  • @ignatioandi
    @ignatioandi 2 роки тому +6

    I think it's the tamer
    Note from 0:39
    The clown is in love with the trapezist so he would be not kill someone who supposed to save the trapezist during the act
    The ringleader is not likely to kill his main actor
    Meanwhile the tamer, he wants to be the main actor so he got jealous and in most likely scenario the ringleader would make him replace the main attraction to save money

    • @franzicoy
      @franzicoy Рік тому

      And the ringleader isn't the type of businessman to dispose of people since to him, "All press is good press."

  • @halfihagen7919
    @halfihagen7919 2 роки тому +13

    Yes! Love when you post riddles

  • @dheerajahuja8394
    @dheerajahuja8394 2 роки тому +3

    We haven’t had a new riddle for too long. Please post one. Eagerly waiting. 😀
    Absolutely love this series!!

  • @macdjord
    @macdjord 2 роки тому +14

    I managed to solve this without working out basically any of the clues. I just made a spreadsheet with 16 cells for the boxes and set it up to calculate the totals for left, right, top, bottom, upper, lower, and overall, then entered numbers between 1 and 3 and moved them around until I got a solution (the 30-battery solution). Then I knew the other solution had to be either 27 or 33, so I moved the numbers some more until i found it.

  • @dryzalizer
    @dryzalizer 2 роки тому +18

    You didn't mention/show that there is also a solution using 30 energy cells, I guess that was the designer's original configuration.
    332
    2 2 total of 20
    233
    and
    111
    2 2 total of 10
    111

    • @WhoAmi2357
      @WhoAmi2357 2 роки тому +2

      You are right. By process of elimination and assuming the question was correct in the first place, it was concluded that 30-cell solution exists but a solution wasn't shown.

    • @derekhansj
      @derekhansj 2 роки тому +2

      Yeah, apparently there was originally supposed to be 30, but then when there was 3 less it worked perfectly

    • @anonymoususer9837
      @anonymoususer9837 2 роки тому +3

      I found another way to fill 30 cells:
      232
      3 3
      232
      112
      1 1
      211
      I wonder if there's any more, though they'd have to have the 2s in the lower level either sharing an edge or being a knight's move apart, which would be a little weird to work out.

    • @apreson6590
      @apreson6590 2 роки тому

      There is a lot of solutions left out, even ones he said couldn't be done. I found one with 24:
      Top: 3 1 3 Bottom: 2 0 2
      1 1 0 0
      3 1 3 2 0 2

    • @jonghyeonlee5877
      @jonghyeonlee5877 2 роки тому +2

      @@apreson6590 That doesn't work, one of the rules was that each chamber needs at least 1 energy cell, and the bottom layer violates that rule.

  • @marmiteghost
    @marmiteghost 2 роки тому +1

    i love how much detailed lore was made for exposition only for none of it to matter even a little bit in the puzzle

  • @_insalatadicetrioli_
    @_insalatadicetrioli_ Рік тому +2

    Good to see uncle Slate from the death race riddle keeping those inventions coming!

  • @tamirpolyakov1122
    @tamirpolyakov1122 2 роки тому +5

    I think I've ever only solved one of these puzzles but I still watch them for the plot

  • @chrisb8698
    @chrisb8698 2 роки тому +11

    Pretty confident I got this one right. 👍
    Edit: nice, probably one of the easier ones once you understand what it is asking for since you can basically brute force it with trial and error.

    • @WhoAmi2357
      @WhoAmi2357 2 роки тому +1

      Brute force, best force ;)

  • @snel1520
    @snel1520 2 роки тому

    I’ve beenwaiting for riddles!

  • @tuxedobob2
    @tuxedobob2 2 роки тому +2

    Yay, I got this one! Although I figured it out from drawing out the numbers rather than the process of elimination described here.

  • @elizawilson1389
    @elizawilson1389 2 роки тому +212

    Who's here after knowing that you can't solve any riddle 🥲

    • @ly7018
      @ly7018 2 роки тому

      meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee 😔👍👍

  • @agl0d16
    @agl0d16 2 роки тому +2

    Omg I have missed these!!!! Thank you Ted-Ed!!!!!!!!

    • @agl0d16
      @agl0d16 2 роки тому

      @Gепshiп lмрасt 🅥 shut

  • @Inkyminkyzizwoz
    @Inkyminkyzizwoz 2 роки тому +8

    I worked out straight away that it had to be a multiple of 3 from 24 to 36 inclusive. I also managed to work out a way of arranging 30 cells that would work, but I couldn't figure out arrangements for 27 OR 33, so I wasn't sure which was correct

  • @yususfayan4381
    @yususfayan4381 2 роки тому +11

    Quick solution : tell ringmaster you have green eyes
    And you are free to leave

  • @hairje1340
    @hairje1340 2 роки тому

    Every few hours i would check your channel for a new riddle and then this notification came and i was so happy

  • @bababooeybababooey6935
    @bababooeybababooey6935 2 роки тому +2

    I love Ted Ed riddles!!!

  • @jibberwocky4054
    @jibberwocky4054 2 роки тому +7

    waiting for the day that i figure out one of these

  • @generalkranz2220
    @generalkranz2220 2 роки тому +1

    I like how all the riddles are connected.

  • @Traul1983
    @Traul1983 2 роки тому +15

    There is a much simpler solution: the whole system can be partitioned in 2 sides plus 4 middle chambers. Each side has 11 cells and each chamber between 1 and 3 so the total is between 26 and 34, so 27, 30 or 33 since it has to be a multiple of 3. Then one only has to eliminate 33.

  • @nedcurfman3486
    @nedcurfman3486 2 роки тому +1

    “It was me, TED-Ed! I sabotaged the cannon in order to kill the trapezist, who had given a witness testimony to the DL-6 incident!”
    Von Karma, no!

  • @unevity4765
    @unevity4765 2 роки тому +5

    I’ve been waiting for another riddle to come out, even though I know I can’t solve it😅

  • @ivanbuzuk3915
    @ivanbuzuk3915 2 роки тому +7

    I think I know who sabotaged him
    Its lion tamer, 0:42 you can see that yellow piece below rocketmans hand, also you can see that same piece missing on lion tamers shoulder 0:39.

  • @somenerdydoodles9206
    @somenerdydoodles9206 9 місяців тому +1

    this is literally the only TedEd riddle I've actually solved I'm so happy rn 😭

  • @jd-yi1zj
    @jd-yi1zj 2 роки тому +1

    I don't have the slightest idea how did I end up watching this BUT *IT IS AMAZING* !!!!!!

  • @Discerned_
    @Discerned_ 2 роки тому +1

    Who is the guy who narrates these riddles? I've grown really attached to his voice, even if it only brings me frustrations.

  • @williameverything8180
    @williameverything8180 3 місяці тому

    THE TRAPPEEZEE GIRL AND CANNONBALL GUY ARE DOOMED, immediately pulls out huge board and pencil to do math

  • @gotochad
    @gotochad 2 роки тому

    Ted ed make MORE riddles please there fun to solve

  • @tlxyxl8524
    @tlxyxl8524 2 роки тому +2

    Pretty fun puzzle. I first narrow it down to n=24, 27, 30, 33, 36. With some trials and errors, I was a able to figure out the answer.

  • @joksizantos7520
    @joksizantos7520 2 роки тому +7

    I love how the clown is just sad waiting for the demise of the person he is in love with

    • @yinghungman4471
      @yinghungman4471 2 роки тому

      the clown is gae?

    • @paulmahoney7619
      @paulmahoney7619 2 роки тому +2

      I think the fact that the clown loves the trapeze artist is proof the clown is innocent. As much as he wants you out of the way, he probably still values the life of the trapeze artist too much to risk his life. The ringmaster would ultimately lose out on trying to use your death to promote the circus as he’d need to find a new headline act and/or replace two performers, and likely deal with a police investigation. The Lion Tamer is the only one who looks genuinely frustrated and would stand only to gain if he wasn’t caught. Plus one of his epaulettes is caught in the cannon.

    • @-Theo-
      @-Theo- 2 роки тому

      @@yinghungman4471
      Yeah, the canon guy and trapeze artist (probably) are too considering they had a heart behind them when canon dude caught him. I don’t think the clown has a chance tbh but who knows, I’m probably looking too far into the story of a math riddle lol

  • @master9x3r4n_2
    @master9x3r4n_2 2 роки тому +4

    I got what n-3 was, but I couldn't figure out what the combination was. This is the closest I ever was to solving a Ted-Ed riddle

  • @jamke6170
    @jamke6170 2 роки тому +1

    Awesome.
    Sometimes I spend hours on these

  • @Warriormon87
    @Warriormon87 2 роки тому +1

    Oh hey! "Eccentric inventor" makes a return!

  • @amazinglyoptimisticdestruc780
    @amazinglyoptimisticdestruc780 2 роки тому +1

    I like how there's a bit of continuity, the inventor of the canon is also the inventor of the fast car

  • @drwillfulneglect
    @drwillfulneglect 2 роки тому +1

    i like how they figured out that the cannon was broken down, but instead of cancelling/rescheduling of the show, they just kept solving for the cannon that shoots a person into a literal fire

  • @Kiara-dv6jn
    @Kiara-dv6jn 11 місяців тому +6

    WHO is coming up with these

  • @absentcoder4552
    @absentcoder4552 2 роки тому +3

    I mean, I don’t necessarily agree with the initial upper/lower bounds - if we imagine the lower level has 1 in each then we can get a minimum of 24. But if we imagine the upper level has 3 we can also get a maximum of 36.
    From there we have fewer values to brute force.

  • @HoshizoraZankou
    @HoshizoraZankou 2 роки тому +2

    Solving it just by trying to put the cells into the grid worked surprisingly well.
    It kind of seems like the last bit of given information (designed to work with n, must be made to work with n-3) is almost unnecessary as a result, except to disambiguate between what would otherwise be two valid solutions to the problem.
    My path to the solution was:
    1) can I get 11 on each side with 8 in the lower level and 16 in the upper? With at least one cell in every chamber, no, that gets me at most 10 on a side, not 11.
    2) How about 9 and 18? Oh I *can* place three cells to add one to each side (one in a corner along the lower level to add to two different sides, then the two edges along the top that don't share a side with that corner) and that's the lowest possible number, we're done here.

    • @steffahn
      @steffahn 2 роки тому

      I think there's even more than one way to achieve 30 cells solutions, so it's more than two valid solutions that need to be disambiguated.

  • @marinvracevic
    @marinvracevic 2 роки тому +2

    Solved it, but I didn't do the profound mathematical deductive reasoning, I was just trying stuff until I figured out the combination that worked (30), got 27 and then I used some math and drawing to figure out how to arrange them with three missing. Not the fastest way by any means, but I managed to get the job right.

  • @treehugger0241
    @treehugger0241 2 роки тому

    I thought I had this one, but I messed up on one step: I assumed that since 24 was the max that could fit in one, and the upper level had twice as many cells as the lower level, the max he could have ordered to start with was 36--24 for the top, 12 for the bottom. Subtract three and round down since you can't have half a cell, and I got 20 for the top level and 10 for the lower level, 30 total. From there I arranged them (clockwise from upper left) 3-2-2-2-3-2-2-2 and 1-1-2-1-1-1-2-1, which was perfect for the "each side adds up to 11" rule.
    I didn't consider that he didn't order the absolute max he could fit to start with.
    Not really encouraging since this is the first riddle in recent memory I actually tried :')

  • @juliadeffner2956
    @juliadeffner2956 2 роки тому +1

    This is the first riddle I’ve actually solved on my own, it did take me like half an hour but I’ll take it

  • @jonw3152
    @jonw3152 2 роки тому +1

    An interesting riddle - although I missed the rule that you couldn't have zero energy cells in a square so got 24 and 27 as my solution. (24 works by having 3 on each corner and 1 in each centre in the upper level and 2 on each corner in the lower level - but this leaves the lower centres blank)

  • @0mathgaming
    @0mathgaming 2 роки тому

    This one was difficult but very satisfying to answer

  • @soph1283
    @soph1283 2 роки тому +1

    This is so relatable this stuff happens to me all the time

  • @jesshall8703
    @jesshall8703 2 роки тому +1

    Could anyone please tell me the music used during the “solving for the answer” stage, aka the strings instrument?

  • @Fuzzycap
    @Fuzzycap 2 роки тому +32

    Wasn't it the ring master??....having invoice of super cells in his pocket

    • @HyperSniper
      @HyperSniper 2 роки тому +1

      Think you're correct

    • @philosophicalpatriot1883
      @philosophicalpatriot1883 2 роки тому +3

      I don't think so the super cell invoice could be from a delivery he signed off on.

    • @Fuzzycap
      @Fuzzycap 2 роки тому +1

      @@philosophicalpatriot1883 true that.....but wasn't the delivery made to professor and he would have checked and if the delivery was made to him.....he intentionally gave professor 3 less battery cells

    • @philosophicalpatriot1883
      @philosophicalpatriot1883 2 роки тому

      I don't think it was that, the cannon was made before all of this and was working just fine.

    • @ryanpeters3812
      @ryanpeters3812 2 роки тому +2

      It's the tamer. When it shows you looking at the Cannon, you can see a tassel on the cells. On the outfits, only the tamer has tassels, and one is missing from his right shoulder, indicating him as the culprit.

  • @LovelyMetalhead
    @LovelyMetalhead 2 роки тому +1

    I love the Ted Ed Riddle Cinematic Universe

  • @metrameta7725
    @metrameta7725 2 роки тому +2

    Did TED-Ed just make a whole inter-connected universe just like marvel and dc. Nice lol

  • @skyworlka
    @skyworlka 7 місяців тому +1

    I got for the bottom:
    211,
    11,
    112
    And for the top:
    232,
    33,
    232
    Total of 10 for the top & 20 for the bottom before adding the missing 3.
    I spent ages on this & need some validation!

  • @derpylemon852
    @derpylemon852 2 роки тому +1

    Dawn, that trapeze person’s act was pretty long considered we had all of that time to figure it out

  • @JoshRendall
    @JoshRendall Місяць тому

    Someone amped the power up to the max. That part always gets me!

  • @aidendapro1570
    @aidendapro1570 2 роки тому

    The title: Can you solve the human cannonball riddle?
    Me: No but ill watch it anyways.

  • @bananaguyalive5901
    @bananaguyalive5901 2 роки тому +1

    I’m confuzzled by this riddle. Solving who sabotaged is easier

  • @elliemisih
    @elliemisih 2 роки тому +2

    IM FINALLY EARLY FOR A RIDDLE

  • @KERES_Makani_.
    @KERES_Makani_. 2 роки тому

    Ah, the continuation of your eccentric uncle's inventions! I like it!

  • @thelunaticcultist5157
    @thelunaticcultist5157 2 роки тому +1

    What a world to live in, where ever person is an expert logician.

  • @TheRMeerkerk
    @TheRMeerkerk 2 роки тому +1

    The total number of cells must be at most #sides x 11 - #corner chambers x 1 = 4 x 11 - 8 x 1 = 36.
    The total number of cells must be at least #non overlapping sides x 11 + #non overlapping edge chambers x 1 = 2 x 11 + 4 x 1 = 26.
    The total number of cells must be a multiple of 3 because of rule 1, so we are left with these possibilities:
    27, 30, 33, 36
    If you try 36, then the upper level must get 24 cells and the lower level 12. To get 24 cells in the upper level, all chambers must be filled with 3 cells. This means that the upper sides all have 9 cells. Each chamber in the lower level must get at least 1 cell, so each lower side will have at least 3 cells. So all sides will be at least 12 cells, which contradicts rule 3.
    If you try 33, then you can remove two cells from the upper level. To prevent the issue we had with 36 cells, we have to make sure that all upper sides have 8 cells instead of 9 cells. This can only be done by removing the two cells from opposite corners, one cell from each corner. To not break rule 3, we have to fill all chambers in the lower level with a single cell, but then we break rule 1, because the lower level would only have 8 cells, while the upper level has 22 cells.
    So 27 and 30 are left, which means n = 30 and n - 3 = 27.

    • @TheRMeerkerk
      @TheRMeerkerk 2 роки тому

      n - 3 = 27 solution is:
      313
      102
      323
      211
      101
      111

  • @d1v94
    @d1v94 2 роки тому +21

    Just tell him he has green eyes and everything is gonna be fine.

    • @red_roy
      @red_roy 2 роки тому

      Wait wasnt it blue eyes. Or are we talking about different movies.

    • @j3ssthealien283
      @j3ssthealien283 2 роки тому +1

      @@red_roy it's a previous Ted edpuzzle prisoners can leave if they have green eyes but the person who been there since birth don't know if they have green eyes

  • @Sovreign071
    @Sovreign071 2 роки тому +1

    *Spoiler for Bonus riddle?
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    The Ringmaster, who has a "Super Cell" invoice in his pocket. The Clown is in love with the Trapeze Artist, and the act failing would kill them. There's no evidence one way or another that I can see for the Lion Tamer I can see, but correct me if missed something.

  • @chair1694
    @chair1694 2 роки тому

    ted-ed: how many energy cells should you use, and where?
    me: yes

  • @YouAndImpact
    @YouAndImpact 2 роки тому

    Nice video 👌

  • @samuelkola2360
    @samuelkola2360 2 роки тому

    Hi @ted-ed so I noticed you said you can not put the two in the middle lower level, but if you try the arrangement 1 1 1, 1 1, 1 2 1 and 4 1 3, 1 2, 3 1 3 filled from left to right for the lower and upper respectfully you should get a valid arrangement as well. I think this is correct I double checked it but maybe I’m missing something

  • @andrrevidanes8060
    @andrrevidanes8060 2 роки тому

    I actually soled this one which is amazing and satisfying

  • @l3wismoreman9227
    @l3wismoreman9227 2 роки тому

    That uncle is like the one from that death race riddle with the car that can end your race if one problem happens

  • @littlegamedude6351
    @littlegamedude6351 2 роки тому +1

    I like how the uncle from the race riddle made a cameo.

  • @averagemicrosoftpaintenjoy7115
    @averagemicrosoftpaintenjoy7115 2 роки тому +1

    The lion tamer kind of looks like a member of the No-Side gang from the Death Race riddle

    • @gregheffley5745
      @gregheffley5745 2 роки тому

      I'm surprised you noticed this before you noticed the inventor is also your uncle.

  • @Leezeo
    @Leezeo 2 роки тому

    Love it

  • @ilertargenthorne4639
    @ilertargenthorne4639 2 роки тому +1

    That mentor looks like he doesn't think it is a _coincidence_

  • @betka5791
    @betka5791 2 роки тому

    me: watches riddles also me: patiently waits for answer without solving also also me: tries to solve 7-second riddles and bright side riddles

  • @tristarnova3454
    @tristarnova3454 2 роки тому +2

    Wait I just noticed something, the mentor is the eccentric uncle form the car riddle!

  • @ismJoboi
    @ismJoboi Рік тому

    I can say that the lion tamer is the sabatouer because in 0:39 that the description says that he “wants to be the main act” which immediately know that he’s the one who sabotage the cannon

  • @echoing202
    @echoing202 10 місяців тому

    1. Because each square has 1~3 energy cells and the bottom layer has half the cells in the top layer, start by: all squares in top layer with 2 cells each, all squares in bottom layer with 1 cell each
    2. This gives 9 cells per side, so we need at most 8 more energy cells (2 per side). Because the total number of cells should be 3n (2*bottom layer=top layer), we can try 3 and 6, and the answer to the riddle would have 3 additional cells.
    3. Rearrange cells so it fits the each side=11 cells rule.