Can you solve the river crossing riddle? - Lisa Winer

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

Пікірлер: 4 400

  • @themax4865
    @themax48654 жыл бұрын

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

  • @liamjeffrox

    @liamjeffrox

    4 жыл бұрын

    who's side is logic on?

  • @blabla-rg7ky

    @blabla-rg7ky

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@liamjeffrox whose*

  • @spadaacca

    @spadaacca

    4 жыл бұрын

    Humans are animals.

  • @blabla-rg7ky

    @blabla-rg7ky

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@spadaacca maybe you are animal, not me.

  • @spadaacca

    @spadaacca

    3 жыл бұрын

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

  • @General_Ace
    @General_Ace5 жыл бұрын

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

  • @Wakwaw796

    @Wakwaw796

    5 жыл бұрын

    Hey... True

  • @jushoek

    @jushoek

    4 жыл бұрын

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

  • @rottnlove

    @rottnlove

    4 жыл бұрын

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

  • @jushoek

    @jushoek

    4 жыл бұрын

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

  • @steliastarlight9470

    @steliastarlight9470

    4 жыл бұрын

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

  • @slurricrasher9923
    @slurricrasher99234 жыл бұрын

    "All 6 cross just in time to avoid the fire." *11 trips*

  • @cryocritikal

    @cryocritikal

    4 жыл бұрын

    Prior of the Ori lmaooo😂

  • @carissanieves6452

    @carissanieves6452

    3 жыл бұрын

    This guy deserves a medal

  • @lameboi1278

    @lameboi1278

    3 жыл бұрын

    The solution have the lion Uber everyone across

  • @nissimdouek

    @nissimdouek

    3 жыл бұрын

    so they burn

  • @Owen_loves_Butters

    @Owen_loves_Butters

    3 жыл бұрын

    Eh maybe the fire isn’t that close to them.

  • @AndiAnimates
    @AndiAnimates4 жыл бұрын

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

  • @honork12

    @honork12

    4 жыл бұрын

    lol, from another TED-ED RIDDLE video

  • @RandomNulls

    @RandomNulls

    4 жыл бұрын

    That’s true

  • @fruityfruity6178

    @fruityfruity6178

    4 жыл бұрын

    Step two: Ask the lions not to eat the wildebeest

  • @deadpineapple

    @deadpineapple

    4 жыл бұрын

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

  • @Sakiyah1

    @Sakiyah1

    4 жыл бұрын

    HAHAHA

  • @hakasebiscuit
    @hakasebiscuit6 жыл бұрын

    My solution: Throw water on the fire

  • @Sudzies

    @Sudzies

    6 жыл бұрын

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

  • @LucindaLestrange

    @LucindaLestrange

    5 жыл бұрын

    Insert funny also weird comment here)

  • @ytbgamer9380

    @ytbgamer9380

    5 жыл бұрын

    [Best Name Ever] I know

  • @suwinkhamchaiwong8382

    @suwinkhamchaiwong8382

    5 жыл бұрын

    Hey uncle

  • @eggboi4517

    @eggboi4517

    5 жыл бұрын

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

  • @DrRank
    @DrRank4 жыл бұрын

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

  • @Amanda-rn6tw

    @Amanda-rn6tw

    4 жыл бұрын

    i think that wildebeast

  • @DrRank

    @DrRank

    4 жыл бұрын

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

  • @XTheCat

    @XTheCat

    3 жыл бұрын

    Please see yourself out

  • @dhruvavikas1632

    @dhruvavikas1632

    3 жыл бұрын

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

  • @fa3il_5air72

    @fa3il_5air72

    3 жыл бұрын

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

  • @archtansterpg4246
    @archtansterpg42464 жыл бұрын

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

  • @vickythebunny4361

    @vickythebunny4361

    Жыл бұрын

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

  • @sunrevolver
    @sunrevolver4 жыл бұрын

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

  • @nathanriptidal5335

    @nathanriptidal5335

    4 жыл бұрын

    you watched it too?

  • @sunrevolver

    @sunrevolver

    4 жыл бұрын

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

  • @plasitz

    @plasitz

    3 жыл бұрын

    What is this a crossover episode? xD

  • @sunrevolver

    @sunrevolver

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@plasitz yeaapp XD atleast my comment is..

  • @cholifahfitria8947

    @cholifahfitria8947

    3 жыл бұрын

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

  • @raai6888
    @raai68887 жыл бұрын

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

  • @warhammer8230

    @warhammer8230

    7 жыл бұрын

    yo homie

  • @songchen4120

    @songchen4120

    6 жыл бұрын

    Creative Homies help homies:)

  • @jerreexoxoxo31404

    @jerreexoxoxo31404

    6 жыл бұрын

    no

  • @fluffyalpaca2466

    @fluffyalpaca2466

    6 жыл бұрын

    Creative Ayyy

  • @alixiria

    @alixiria

    6 жыл бұрын

    double plot twist the Crocs get dinner and the lions survive

  • @embvrry
    @embvrry7 жыл бұрын

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

  • @jellybeanjustin82

    @jellybeanjustin82

    7 жыл бұрын

    Super Shafs ME THREE!!!

  • @alicia-hd2cs

    @alicia-hd2cs

    7 жыл бұрын

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

  • @gamerkakyoin4824

    @gamerkakyoin4824

    7 жыл бұрын

    YASSSSS!!!!!!

  • @soporepor5950

    @soporepor5950

    7 жыл бұрын

    Emily Berry HIGH HIGH HIGH HIGH HIGH!

  • @atanda4280

    @atanda4280

    7 жыл бұрын

    Emily Berry 🙏

  • @laszlokiss4409
    @laszlokiss44094 жыл бұрын

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

  • @cryocritikal

    @cryocritikal

    4 жыл бұрын

    László Kiss lmaooo😂😂

  • @tomwanders6022

    @tomwanders6022

    4 жыл бұрын

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

  • @darkandraproductions8933

    @darkandraproductions8933

    3 жыл бұрын

    *E*

  • @josue_mejia

    @josue_mejia

    2 жыл бұрын

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

  • @mikeysrose
    @mikeysrose2 жыл бұрын

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

  • @jdb2002

    @jdb2002

    2 жыл бұрын

    The fire can't cross the river.

  • @silentwaves6389

    @silentwaves6389

    2 жыл бұрын

    You do have a point lol

  • @ericzhang256

    @ericzhang256

    2 жыл бұрын

    Or you could throw the lions into the water!

  • @hellyhelicopter7344
    @hellyhelicopter73446 жыл бұрын

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

  • @Stinggyray

    @Stinggyray

    6 жыл бұрын

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

  • @GiveMePopperz

    @GiveMePopperz

    6 жыл бұрын

    he means beast and a lion went together.

  • @uni5396.

    @uni5396.

    5 жыл бұрын

    BEEST (I thought it was beast)

  • @lazyegg4501

    @lazyegg4501

    5 жыл бұрын

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

  • @kyzaghan7513

    @kyzaghan7513

    5 жыл бұрын

    I let crocodiles carry the raft to other side.

  • @Savirezz
    @Savirezz5 жыл бұрын

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

  • @markvigo1747

    @markvigo1747

    5 жыл бұрын

    Priests to be exact

  • @trondordoesstuff

    @trondordoesstuff

    5 жыл бұрын

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

  • @markvigo1747

    @markvigo1747

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@trondordoesstuff they are homies

  • @dhatrimohana960

    @dhatrimohana960

    5 жыл бұрын

    what was the name of it??

  • @markvigo1747

    @markvigo1747

    5 жыл бұрын

    IQ Test

  • @camosianchaos
    @camosianchaos4 жыл бұрын

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

  • @coconoisette
    @coconoisette4 жыл бұрын

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

  • @hanifisyaa9246

    @hanifisyaa9246

    3 жыл бұрын

    Always has been

  • @iterumconare4258

    @iterumconare4258

    3 жыл бұрын

    -all the better to see you with-

  • @nghiado9032

    @nghiado9032

    3 жыл бұрын

    Its the peppa dilenma

  • @adamb.2235

    @adamb.2235

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@nghiado9032 aye I just mentioned that lol

  • @jaschabull2365

    @jaschabull2365

    2 жыл бұрын

    Nah, it means they're actually panther flounders.

  • @anonomus4567
    @anonomus45677 жыл бұрын

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

  • @NicrophorusVesp

    @NicrophorusVesp

    7 жыл бұрын

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

  • @paintopiapaullete2470

    @paintopiapaullete2470

    7 жыл бұрын

    Andie G Flawless logic

  • @mettatemdreemurr183

    @mettatemdreemurr183

    7 жыл бұрын

    ... cannibalism?

  • @MoronaNamchawt

    @MoronaNamchawt

    7 жыл бұрын

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

  • @KatzAreAwesome101

    @KatzAreAwesome101

    7 жыл бұрын

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

  • @vladomaimun
    @vladomaimun7 жыл бұрын

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

  • @sighisoaraa

    @sighisoaraa

    7 жыл бұрын

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

  • @WeArePharmers

    @WeArePharmers

    7 жыл бұрын

    Same here!

  • @_theothersarah

    @_theothersarah

    7 жыл бұрын

    vladomaimun Same for me

  • @ShuliLuv

    @ShuliLuv

    7 жыл бұрын

    vladomaimun Same ! Woooot

  • @briannaghouralal435

    @briannaghouralal435

    7 жыл бұрын

    Same!

  • @thechargingturtle3537
    @thechargingturtle35374 жыл бұрын

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

  • @nathanriptidal5335

    @nathanriptidal5335

    4 жыл бұрын

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

  • @samisikdar5417

    @samisikdar5417

    3 жыл бұрын

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

  • @dhshsh5878

    @dhshsh5878

    2 жыл бұрын

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

  • @cermitdafog7811

    @cermitdafog7811

    2 жыл бұрын

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

  • @rosshafinaz4060
    @rosshafinaz40603 жыл бұрын

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

  • @ralvo9819
    @ralvo98197 жыл бұрын

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

  • @bunille

    @bunille

    7 жыл бұрын

    That's unhealthy...

  • @ralvo9819

    @ralvo9819

    7 жыл бұрын

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

  • @NockKnock1

    @NockKnock1

    7 жыл бұрын

    Oreos are brain food!

  • @ryndancy2938

    @ryndancy2938

    7 жыл бұрын

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

  • @demi_demon

    @demi_demon

    7 жыл бұрын

    Alexesh LOLOLOLOL so funny :)

  • @samuelokerson4163
    @samuelokerson41637 жыл бұрын

    the riddles is the only reason I subbed to these guys

  • @paintopiapaullete2470

    @paintopiapaullete2470

    7 жыл бұрын

    boi u look like a Sameee

  • @aroosasohail5198

    @aroosasohail5198

    7 жыл бұрын

    boi u look like a same and so true

  • @gwynethsai6593

    @gwynethsai6593

    7 жыл бұрын

    boi u look like a so true. First series I found from these guys.

  • @duchessmarshmallow6504

    @duchessmarshmallow6504

    7 жыл бұрын

    yeah same here

  • @cheesynerd6683

    @cheesynerd6683

    7 жыл бұрын

    same

  • @Fakeplant-gn3hz
    @Fakeplant-gn3hz4 жыл бұрын

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

  • @Basic_Cat

    @Basic_Cat

    3 жыл бұрын

    yes lol

  • @hansonbai8808

    @hansonbai8808

    3 жыл бұрын

    But that involves using tricks.

  • @lwright9690

    @lwright9690

    3 жыл бұрын

    "The Good Ending"

  • @melkhiordarkfell4354
    @melkhiordarkfell43543 жыл бұрын

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

  • @MrSilentProtagonist

    @MrSilentProtagonist

    Жыл бұрын

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

  • @nuftuf5659
    @nuftuf56595 жыл бұрын

    ‘Raging fire’ **stop to think**

  • @ayaansiddiqui3419
    @ayaansiddiqui34195 жыл бұрын

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

  • @mars-nf9cj

    @mars-nf9cj

    5 жыл бұрын

    Ayaan Siddiqui That was Scar not the wildebeest!

  • @felixlee9645

    @felixlee9645

    5 жыл бұрын

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

  • @newsdude4988

    @newsdude4988

    5 жыл бұрын

    NEVER FORGET

  • @YoungForever-kj3gs

    @YoungForever-kj3gs

    4 жыл бұрын

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

  • @bluetechno6056

    @bluetechno6056

    4 жыл бұрын

    Nooooooooooooooooooooooo!

  • @dorsknee
    @dorsknee4 жыл бұрын

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

  • @Pitazboras
    @Pitazboras2 жыл бұрын

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

  • @n_nagpurkar

    @n_nagpurkar

    Жыл бұрын

    Wouldn't the wildebeest get outnumbered if it returns?

  • @Pitazboras

    @Pitazboras

    Жыл бұрын

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

  • @n_nagpurkar

    @n_nagpurkar

    Жыл бұрын

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

  • @alifsoerjomarsetyo876
    @alifsoerjomarsetyo8766 жыл бұрын

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

  • @dimonjack208

    @dimonjack208

    5 жыл бұрын

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

  • @icewing202

    @icewing202

    5 жыл бұрын

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

  • @keheck

    @keheck

    5 жыл бұрын

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

  • @bawlerbro

    @bawlerbro

    4 жыл бұрын

    Shouldnt the fire catch up to them by now

  • @keheck

    @keheck

    4 жыл бұрын

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

  • @BintonGaming
    @BintonGaming6 жыл бұрын

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

  • @coconoisette
    @coconoisette4 жыл бұрын

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

  • @geetaagarwal4622

    @geetaagarwal4622

    4 жыл бұрын

    Same here

  • @Fluffers355

    @Fluffers355

    Жыл бұрын

    Sorry I ant reading that

  • @dustin_travissantos4755
    @dustin_travissantos47554 жыл бұрын

    I love how the lions are just waving at the screen

  • @ceddybandzz
    @ceddybandzz7 жыл бұрын

    Mann I love these riddles🔥🔥🔥

  • @EE-np4ec

    @EE-np4ec

    7 жыл бұрын

    Cedric Jeudy yea, they are good

  • @miirwin8901

    @miirwin8901

    7 жыл бұрын

    Cedric Jeudy they are epic

  • @shishir4804

    @shishir4804

    7 жыл бұрын

    Cedric Jeudy saaaaaame

  • @multikimberification

    @multikimberification

    7 жыл бұрын

    Samee

  • @ghosty9478

    @ghosty9478

    7 жыл бұрын

    Me also love these videos keep the work up!

  • @anoushkadhar122
    @anoushkadhar1227 жыл бұрын

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

  • @ye3s146

    @ye3s146

    7 жыл бұрын

    Anoushka Dhar get out XD

  • @turkishvancatz1233

    @turkishvancatz1233

    7 жыл бұрын

    Anoushka Dhar it re-mane-s to be seen

  • @ZHBG-ll7fy

    @ZHBG-ll7fy

    7 жыл бұрын

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

  • @TheJurnalyst

    @TheJurnalyst

    7 жыл бұрын

    Anoushka Dhar I *herd* that!

  • @jennazoubi8430

    @jennazoubi8430

    7 жыл бұрын

    Anoushka Dhar I'm crying 😂😂😂

  • @imeldakurniadi6085
    @imeldakurniadi60854 жыл бұрын

    The fire was staying still the whole time

  • @NI-fr8ju

    @NI-fr8ju

    2 жыл бұрын

    Same

  • @ryanp9388
    @ryanp93884 жыл бұрын

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

  • @stankmt5016
    @stankmt50167 жыл бұрын

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

  • @eldihida3179

    @eldihida3179

    7 жыл бұрын

    yeah dude it was with humans and canibals

  • @starlightsall

    @starlightsall

    7 жыл бұрын

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

  • @adityakhanna113

    @adityakhanna113

    7 жыл бұрын

    +lumos YES! EXACTLY!

  • @WeArePharmers

    @WeArePharmers

    7 жыл бұрын

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

  • @TheFlamingdragon2

    @TheFlamingdragon2

    7 жыл бұрын

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

  • @SLKibara
    @SLKibara7 жыл бұрын

    The problem is how does Animals row a boat?

  • @MrMisanthrope_

    @MrMisanthrope_

    7 жыл бұрын

    you saw the animation, right

  • @minishina6056

    @minishina6056

    7 жыл бұрын

    TheDelshady with their tail

  • @blug2870

    @blug2870

    7 жыл бұрын

    TheDelshady good one

  • @floughio

    @floughio

    7 жыл бұрын

    TheDelshady do*

  • @TheArabsolga

    @TheArabsolga

    7 жыл бұрын

    Their tail? Why not their peni?

  • @Isagiyoichi7K
    @Isagiyoichi7K4 жыл бұрын

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

  • @beak1618

    @beak1618

    4 жыл бұрын

    Satty lol I know this joke

  • @chanlokhim3182

    @chanlokhim3182

    4 жыл бұрын

    ozo.

  • @malthemoron3915

    @malthemoron3915

    4 жыл бұрын

    Ulu

  • @orangutan879
    @orangutan8793 жыл бұрын

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

  • @monkiram
    @monkiram7 жыл бұрын

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

  • @Charlie-yi8cf

    @Charlie-yi8cf

    2 жыл бұрын

    yo i should have done that

  • @Amed-bm6wu

    @Amed-bm6wu

    2 жыл бұрын

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

  • @renrenquintela1260

    @renrenquintela1260

    Жыл бұрын

    HAHAHA sameeee

  • @ShadowTBlack
    @ShadowTBlack7 жыл бұрын

    I remember flash games based around this concept

  • @princeshezy007

    @princeshezy007

    7 жыл бұрын

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

  • @andrejors9501

    @andrejors9501

    7 жыл бұрын

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

  • @frostcrackle2374

    @frostcrackle2374

    7 жыл бұрын

    i remember flash games period

  • @danielshao9161

    @danielshao9161

    7 жыл бұрын

    ShadowTBlack i do too lol.

  • @kibr_et

    @kibr_et

    7 жыл бұрын

    ShadowTBlack me too lol

  • @sanjhsolanki2419
    @sanjhsolanki24194 жыл бұрын

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

  • @gorillabutt4227
    @gorillabutt42275 жыл бұрын

    why would the animals stay at the left bank instead of just running

  • @dinohall2595

    @dinohall2595

    3 жыл бұрын

    Small plot hole for the riddle to actually work.

  • @HarshDude126

    @HarshDude126

    2 жыл бұрын

    Because they're good boys.

  • @chriswebster24

    @chriswebster24

    2 жыл бұрын

    They have to help out their homies. They made a deal. Lions might eat wildebeests, but when they give someone their word they always honor it. Plus, they know if everyone gets across they will each have a whole wildebeest to themselves, and that beats having to share wildebeests. Would you want to eat 1/3 of a wildebeest, or 2/3 of 2 wildebeests, when you could eat a whole one? Of course not.

  • @jannchavez9257
    @jannchavez92577 жыл бұрын

    The first TED-Ed riddle I solved

  • @j_jackyline

    @j_jackyline

    6 жыл бұрын

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

  • @lilar.4550

    @lilar.4550

    6 жыл бұрын

    Same!

  • @DLAppleGamez

    @DLAppleGamez

    6 жыл бұрын

    Eeveelution Girl he said Or

  • @tapperbear8957

    @tapperbear8957

    6 жыл бұрын

    same girl

  • @meganlily8090

    @meganlily8090

    6 жыл бұрын

    Samee

  • @boxfan9679
    @boxfan96796 жыл бұрын

    That ending tho Top Ten Anime Cliffhangers

  • @pranay7253
    @pranay72533 жыл бұрын

    Me learning trigonometry in school : Easy! Me trying to solve this riddle : Damn this is hard!

  • @MikeHawk-bg5ss
    @MikeHawk-bg5ss4 жыл бұрын

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

  • @PickAPocky

    @PickAPocky

    7 ай бұрын

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

  • @nayfin5985
    @nayfin59857 жыл бұрын

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

  • @thanksforwatching6838

    @thanksforwatching6838

    7 жыл бұрын

    Ah. Yes.

  • @gwynethsai6593

    @gwynethsai6593

    7 жыл бұрын

    Championriven exactly.

  • @mettatemdreemurr183

    @mettatemdreemurr183

    7 жыл бұрын

    EEEDDDGDDGGGGGYUYYYYYYYYY JK but so tru

  • @neobarockloki86

    @neobarockloki86

    7 жыл бұрын

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

  • @omegareaper1233

    @omegareaper1233

    7 жыл бұрын

    Majla Rolland yea they can lol

  • @ablanchi
    @ablanchi7 жыл бұрын

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

  • @thechaoslp2047

    @thechaoslp2047

    7 жыл бұрын

    why

  • @alexboehm3919

    @alexboehm3919

    7 жыл бұрын

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

  • @al3x3lm3jor

    @al3x3lm3jor

    7 жыл бұрын

    "i dont like new ways of drawing things"

  • @ablanchi

    @ablanchi

    7 жыл бұрын

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

  • @KyleClippers

    @KyleClippers

    7 жыл бұрын

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

  • @ballspector
    @ballspector3 жыл бұрын

    Animals: can cooperate with a raft and surviving a wildfire Me: can't even build Legos with my sister

  • @DimentiosLoyalest
    @DimentiosLoyalest2 жыл бұрын

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

  • @stevecharters1
    @stevecharters17 жыл бұрын

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

  • @pokemonfangirl2726

    @pokemonfangirl2726

    7 жыл бұрын

    Steve Charters lol

  • @nicksacco5041
    @nicksacco50417 жыл бұрын

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

  • @hahano1772

    @hahano1772

    7 жыл бұрын

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

  • @tomtom-tl5bo

    @tomtom-tl5bo

    7 жыл бұрын

    BA HAH AHA

  • @otakuwithapen2109

    @otakuwithapen2109

    6 жыл бұрын

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

  • @savagefreddy9254

    @savagefreddy9254

    6 жыл бұрын

    Nick Sacco phh

  • @austrialeon8109

    @austrialeon8109

    6 жыл бұрын

    Nick Sacco i

  • @jimmyifyoustillthisiwillde1017
    @jimmyifyoustillthisiwillde10172 жыл бұрын

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

  • @LucyWhiskers

    @LucyWhiskers

    Жыл бұрын

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

  • @peppygrowlithe

    @peppygrowlithe

    Жыл бұрын

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

  • @User-mp4vq
    @User-mp4vq3 жыл бұрын

    Ted-ed: What's the fastest way for all six animals to get across without the lions stopping for dinner Me: Easy, jump on the crocodiles

  • @sharedaccount1736

    @sharedaccount1736

    3 жыл бұрын

    😂 true thats the best way

  • @teama439

    @teama439

    3 жыл бұрын

    lol

  • @User-mp4vq

    @User-mp4vq

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@teama439 Crossyroad

  • @abbyskelley7099
    @abbyskelley70997 жыл бұрын

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

  • @gimcadiente1648

    @gimcadiente1648

    7 жыл бұрын

    Abby Skelley same

  • @phanicandaslothatthedisco2596

    @phanicandaslothatthedisco2596

    7 жыл бұрын

    wee woo

  • @porlQ

    @porlQ

    7 жыл бұрын

    Abby Skelley which game!? I wanna know plllllzzzzz.

  • @abbyskelley7099

    @abbyskelley7099

    7 жыл бұрын

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

  • @carmen8462

    @carmen8462

    7 жыл бұрын

    SAME

  • @pixthepixel
    @pixthepixel7 жыл бұрын

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

  • @joshuaokparaocha331

    @joshuaokparaocha331

    7 жыл бұрын

    They're using their tails

  • @agatlingpea2232

    @agatlingpea2232

    7 жыл бұрын

    Joshua Okparaocha bullshit

  • @danlewis1329

    @danlewis1329

    7 жыл бұрын

    PixThePixel THEY USE THEIR TAILS YA DUMMY

  • @RedTree_6767

    @RedTree_6767

    6 жыл бұрын

    PixThePixel ARE YOU BLIND

  • @onodera387

    @onodera387

    6 жыл бұрын

    Joshua Okparaocha crocodiles will eat their tails

  • @cathl4953
    @cathl49532 жыл бұрын

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

  • @willwalker24601
    @willwalker246014 жыл бұрын

    If it weren't for the lions darn instincts, they could do it in 9 trips😁

  • @omarsabry9489

    @omarsabry9489

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Saad100 yes

  • @nghiado9032

    @nghiado9032

    3 жыл бұрын

    Why 9? I thought it was 5. You count trip back as one or sth

  • @_sinco_clair_2301

    @_sinco_clair_2301

    2 жыл бұрын

    It would have been 5, one stay on the raft and paddle the rest

  • @zubmit700
    @zubmit7007 жыл бұрын

    The ending reminds me of human history. Sad.

  • @ceryscooper8597

    @ceryscooper8597

    7 жыл бұрын

    yet true

  • @sagittarius5466

    @sagittarius5466

    7 жыл бұрын

    zubmit sad but truueeee

  • @michaelsanders4855

    @michaelsanders4855

    7 жыл бұрын

    how can u tell?

  • @jacecooksey4401

    @jacecooksey4401

    7 жыл бұрын

    zubmi hi

  • @jazzieman9687

    @jazzieman9687

    7 жыл бұрын

    you*

  • @atlekristiansen4975
    @atlekristiansen49757 жыл бұрын

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

  • @Cayixs

    @Cayixs

    6 жыл бұрын

    then they dont have food maybe? :)

  • @joeye1015

    @joeye1015

    6 жыл бұрын

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

  • @acelsg

    @acelsg

    6 жыл бұрын

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

  • @jimblesjoestar8741

    @jimblesjoestar8741

    6 жыл бұрын

    Atle Kristiansen the food would be too crispy

  • @stm7810

    @stm7810

    Жыл бұрын

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

  • @iancalizandanar3512
    @iancalizandanar3512 Жыл бұрын

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

  • @winstonlee7258
    @winstonlee72584 жыл бұрын

    Ted-Ed riddle, darn it, you stumped me again!

  • @2tri749
    @2tri7495 жыл бұрын

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

  • @arushupadhyay5615

    @arushupadhyay5615

    4 жыл бұрын

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

  • @user-gr2gg5bx8o
    @user-gr2gg5bx8o7 жыл бұрын

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

  • @changlingyu8626

    @changlingyu8626

    6 жыл бұрын

    6789943278923043275 lol true

  • @rawmn3526

    @rawmn3526

    6 жыл бұрын

    6789943278923043275 ted-ed did it

  • @Thegentechgamer

    @Thegentechgamer

    6 жыл бұрын

    That was beautiful, thank you.

  • @david_ga8490

    @david_ga8490

    5 жыл бұрын

    6789943278923043275 xD what a name

  • @FewVidsJustComments

    @FewVidsJustComments

    5 жыл бұрын

    i noticed it too lol

  • @semicolon.advocate
    @semicolon.advocate4 жыл бұрын

    oh my god this is the first ted-ed riddle I've actually solved guess I just needed to get high first

  • @gyroist
    @gyroist5 жыл бұрын

    We just did this riddle today at camp!

  • @leegtstony8064

    @leegtstony8064

    5 жыл бұрын

    Oh, really? Imagine that......

  • @michaelchristian6096
    @michaelchristian60967 жыл бұрын

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

  • @zehahaha5630

    @zehahaha5630

    7 жыл бұрын

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

  • @rasp-passiontea8525
    @rasp-passiontea85257 жыл бұрын

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

  • @CyanStarLight

    @CyanStarLight

    7 жыл бұрын

    Tayah Hutchins ha me to

  • @schtwo5179

    @schtwo5179

    7 жыл бұрын

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

  • @luthias592

    @luthias592

    7 жыл бұрын

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

  • @suyu5241

    @suyu5241

    7 жыл бұрын

    OMG SAMEEEE

  • @skylander4882

    @skylander4882

    7 жыл бұрын

    Can someone plz tell me which island that is

  • @dino_beans_fma
    @dino_beans_fma Жыл бұрын

    The lion wave is soooo cute!!!!

  • @themonsterunderyourbed.7620
    @themonsterunderyourbed.76203 жыл бұрын

    I gotta say that is a *really* patient wildfire.

  • @thomasdoyle6812
    @thomasdoyle68126 жыл бұрын

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

  • @Danicker
    @Danicker7 жыл бұрын

    Selfish lions, do they want to escape or not?

  • @teamrhganimations3343

    @teamrhganimations3343

    6 жыл бұрын

    do they

  • @slavicmaestro2280

    @slavicmaestro2280

    6 жыл бұрын

    Danicker it’s just their instincts

  • @DarkShadow-rd3mu

    @DarkShadow-rd3mu

    5 жыл бұрын

    Bandana Dee it was a joke btw

  • @SC-zq6cu

    @SC-zq6cu

    5 жыл бұрын

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

  • @bluejay524

    @bluejay524

    5 жыл бұрын

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

  • @i.am.chico.
    @i.am.chico.2 жыл бұрын

    I feel so fulfilled to have correctly figured this out

  • @cristinabodi1245
    @cristinabodi12453 жыл бұрын

    These kinds of riddles are always easy to solve.

  • @gopherdon3783
    @gopherdon37837 жыл бұрын

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

  • @shadowplays2617
    @shadowplays26177 жыл бұрын

    There happens to be a 'random' raft :/

  • @teamrhganimations3343

    @teamrhganimations3343

    6 жыл бұрын

    Yeah how good point

  • @imindo7337

    @imindo7337

    6 жыл бұрын

    I think the tree falls and accidentally make a raft

  • @s.d.966

    @s.d.966

    5 жыл бұрын

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

  • @thegamingdoge9407

    @thegamingdoge9407

    5 жыл бұрын

    yeah

  • @grandmastercultistofben

    @grandmastercultistofben

    5 жыл бұрын

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

  • @santoshgouda4765
    @santoshgouda4765Ай бұрын

    Thank you so much

  • @j_lisenok5896
    @j_lisenok58963 жыл бұрын

    throughout the entire task, I was tormented by the thought that the river is green...

  • @annulrsolformrkelse4023
    @annulrsolformrkelse40237 жыл бұрын

    Wtf happenend to the face of the lions

  • @ABitOfTheUniverse

    @ABitOfTheUniverse

    7 жыл бұрын

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

  • @pantsshitter533

    @pantsshitter533

    7 жыл бұрын

    User Name the mane gave the lions a half beard

  • @tina-yb4mr
    @tina-yb4mr7 жыл бұрын

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

  • @dwarfie24

    @dwarfie24

    6 жыл бұрын

    Lol cheapskate

  • @andyaaayaaa

    @andyaaayaaa

    6 жыл бұрын

    LOL.

  • @138shreyshekhar2

    @138shreyshekhar2

    6 жыл бұрын

    That profile picture and tha statement.😂😂😂😂

  • @jelo135
    @jelo1354 жыл бұрын

    I like the simplistic artstyle

  • @danibilling9435
    @danibilling9435 Жыл бұрын

    Is there a way this could work with 4 or 5 lions and wildebeest? I would like to use this as an icebreaker game but will have 8 or 10 people.

  • @Justifier925

    @Justifier925

    Жыл бұрын

    As far as I can tell, you would need them to be safe on the raft for 4 to work, including when a swap-over is happening. 5 I’m fairly sure needs a 3 man raft

  • @arianevidding
    @arianevidding7 жыл бұрын

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

  • @panadaol9373
    @panadaol93737 жыл бұрын

    Lel, poor crocodiles. They didn't get a role in this riddle :(((

  • @minishina6056

    @minishina6056

    7 жыл бұрын

    Floralsasha yes they did. they prevented the Lions and wildabeast from swimming across. with out them this riddle wouldn't exist

  • @panadaol9373

    @panadaol9373

    7 жыл бұрын

    Mini Shina true dat hwo stupid of me

  • @adityapatel6544
    @adityapatel65443 жыл бұрын

    My first thought was: "It's the circle of life!!!!!!!!!"

  • @abdulmohsinnoorazlan9109
    @abdulmohsinnoorazlan91092 жыл бұрын

    This is very genius, thank you Ted Ed,

  • @the1whoplayz
    @the1whoplayz7 жыл бұрын

    SOLVED THIS IN PROFESSOR LAYTON

  • @xanderpizza2759

    @xanderpizza2759

    7 жыл бұрын

    TheOneWhoPlays YES IM NOT ALONE

  • @KerropiKirby

    @KerropiKirby

    7 жыл бұрын

    TheOneWhoPlays Same lmao

  • @porlQ

    @porlQ

    7 жыл бұрын

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

  • @xanderpizza2759

    @xanderpizza2759

    7 жыл бұрын

    I think curious village

  • @lenzfaraday4954

    @lenzfaraday4954

    7 жыл бұрын

    porlQ

  • @BenandJessQT
    @BenandJessQT7 жыл бұрын

    you mean the corn, sheep and wolf riddle?

  • @karlandreiagapito4470

    @karlandreiagapito4470

    7 жыл бұрын

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

  • @anthonytrinidad9949

    @anthonytrinidad9949

    7 жыл бұрын

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

  • @Zabazoe

    @Zabazoe

    7 жыл бұрын

    for me it was sane humans and cannibals

  • @lostlong62

    @lostlong62

    7 жыл бұрын

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

  • @matrixphijr

    @matrixphijr

    7 жыл бұрын

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

  • @Sudzies
    @Sudzies4 жыл бұрын

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

  • @umarovmuhammadsolih618
    @umarovmuhammadsolih6183 жыл бұрын

    Animals : crosses 11 times Fire : ok i will wait

  • @victoriamartinez7183
    @victoriamartinez71837 жыл бұрын

    They can grow wings and fly across

  • @halfnwhole751

    @halfnwhole751

    6 жыл бұрын

    How does the animals grow wings

  • @andyaaayaaa

    @andyaaayaaa

    6 жыл бұрын

    Yez dats rite.

  • @piercegepard4337

    @piercegepard4337

    6 жыл бұрын

    Because or Redbull

  • @piercegepard4337

    @piercegepard4337

    6 жыл бұрын

    Gives you wings

  • @gobblerbaby1871
    @gobblerbaby18717 жыл бұрын

    The bridge riddle on steroids

  • @DJTileTurnip

    @DJTileTurnip

    5 жыл бұрын

    Basically

  • @eggboi4517

    @eggboi4517

    5 жыл бұрын

    gobblergot Except you have infinite time

  • @fakeaccount4301
    @fakeaccount4301 Жыл бұрын

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

  • @franchello1105
    @franchello11054 жыл бұрын

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

  • @JairajSinghPatil
    @JairajSinghPatil7 жыл бұрын

    The lions had a bad hair day.

  • @sagittarius5466

    @sagittarius5466

    7 жыл бұрын

    JairajSingh Patil 😂😂

  • @miirwin8901

    @miirwin8901

    7 жыл бұрын

    JairajSingh Patil lol

  • @stlkngyomom

    @stlkngyomom

    7 жыл бұрын

    JairajSingh Patil Probably a sideffect of sixth extinction.

  • @maumankracht5544
    @maumankracht55447 жыл бұрын

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

  • @mayalavallee4774

    @mayalavallee4774

    6 жыл бұрын

    That was very punny

  • @Berserker2011
    @Berserker20117 ай бұрын

    The animation is SO CUTE!!!

  • @DanielLee-dw6gq
    @DanielLee-dw6gq2 жыл бұрын

    Narrator: explains the rules Me: Well sacrifices must be made for the greater good.