Can you solve the virus riddle? - Lisa Winer

Your research team has found a prehistoric virus preserved in the permafrost and isolated it for study. After a late night working, you’re just closing up the lab when a sudden earthquake hits and breaks all the sample vials. Will you be able to destroy the virus before the vents open and unleash a deadly airborne plague? Lisa Winer shows how.

Lesson by Lisa Winer, animation by Artrake Studio.

[dabeastle]

When you fail to solve the riddle and 2 years later the virus escapes

[CanNot]

*just use flex tape to seal those vents right up*

[Tesla]

The ending here has a new meaning. Since the "safe " room by the entrance was clean, it became contaminated when you entered and then returned. The last room was also contaminated, the door leading to the exit.
Since you escaped.... you let some of the virus out when you left. The virus is out.... and it's in the world... and you, Mr. Traveling Salesman, are carrying it wherever you go.

You should have just just flipped the switch and let yourself be buried in concrete. Now the virus won't get out, because you're contaminated. Your suit is, and you can't get out of it. It's a one way trip in realistic terms.

[avaatkisson]

I only ever decide to try and solve these riddles exclusively past 3 am, and never have I felt more proud to finally have solved a riddle that is maybe the 50th trial I've had so far with these videos

[just-trying-my-best-everyday]

That time where Ted-Ed predicted the future.

[kalebbruwer]

Fire the person who designed the security and contamination systems.

[Snowmon]

Hey, I just realized. By this very same logic, you can actually Start and End in the Same Room. Why? Well, first of all, remember the solution. You can go back to the first room immediately after destroying the second room you enter. That also means that you can go through the entire facility and return to the very room you Started in as the last place you go.

Mind you, the logic puzzle REQUIRES you (for some reason) to end on the opposite corner, but still.

[ACoolAxio]

This is the third time I've solved his riddles. Love your videos, man! Keep up the good work!

[eggyrepublic]

"Congratulations. You've prevented an epidemic of apocalyptic proportions"

Aged like fine wine

[lingyan]

Me at first: SACRIFICES MUST BE MADE!!!! Me after solution: Oh yeah, well, that works too.

[Krish-]

Ted-ed: Congrats!! The epidemic is prevented.
Vsauce: Or is it?

[arielmartinez]

Ted-ED then: “ Congratulations, You’ve prevented an epidemic of apocalyptic proportions”

Ted-ED now: I should not have said that, I should not have said that.

[vernanonix]

All these covid jokes and I'm over here appreciating the travelling salesman joke a the end.

[micahfondren]

"Congratulations! You've prevented an epidemic of apocalyptic proportions!"

no, i dont think i did.

[Sardaribraheem]

finally solved a TED-ED riddle
fells so proud.

[aminarmada]

Wow, solved it within 2 minutes. First time for any of many Ted Ed puzzles for me.
So proud!

[jeffkaplan]

I just destroyed all rooms including the exit one and then I destroyed the last room (without exit) with me in it :)
I died for this planet.

[gibby-at]

TED-Ed: "Congratulations. You've prevented an epidemic of apocalyptic proportions"
*alarms still going off.*

[christianesterhuizen]

If the scientists were smart enough they would have prepared for a situation like that but i love your riddles keep up the good work

[itadaku]

I initially thought of heading directly out the entry for the exit and going around the grid like that. I think it works lol. That's what I get for doing a bunch of these riddles and thinking "too laterally"