Can you solve the temple riddle? - Dennis E. Shasha

Your expedition finally stands at the heart of the ancient temple. But as you study the inscriptions in the darkness, two wisps of green smoke burst forth. The walls begin to shake. The giant sandglass begins flowing with less than an hour before it empties, and a rumbling tells you that you don’t want to be around when that happens. Can you use math to escape the temple? Dennis E. Shasha shows how.

Lesson by Dennis E. Shasha, animation by Artrake Studio.

[lei]

"Ignore the duo"

*burns duo with torch*

[rinshad]

"ignore the duo"

proceeds ro set both on fire

[Vilopatra]

Step 1: check if the curse has green eyes
Step 2: compliment their eyes

[gregheffley]

Me: Dennis, did you find the exit?
Dennis: Ozo.

[findafishgaming]

Step 1: confirm you have green eyes.
Step 2: ask the spirits if you can leave

[BB-eujw]

you know you're not cursed, but why would everyone trust you?

[andreashaugeandersen]

Another solution would be to agree that the group which finds the exit just walks out, then the rest can see which path no one came back from since he said "the curse ONLY affects their communication" therefore not their movement

[maxastro]

I am *unreasonably* proud of myself for figuring this one out.

[MrGuy]

There's another solution. If you just tell the group to NOT come back if they find the exit (regardless of how you split it up), you could just notice who never came back when you return and go down their path. This works because you said the possessed members only have their "communication" hampered, their actual actions (Like, leaving the cave), are supposedly kept in tact.

[saakmalo]

Why are all these riddles always set in deadly gruesome situations. Give me a riddle about serving cake to children at a birthday party for once.

[VioletNKisHere]

Lesson learned: actually pay attention to who bumps into something or you won’t be able to trust anyone but you.
Also keep a map.
Plot twist: someone remembered the way, but they were cursed. If you asked them again they would say I did

[Just.breathe..]

I guess there is an easier way:
As the curse only affects the communication the lead the leader can split the group in 2, 3, 3 and ask them to find the exit. And tell them that the group which finds the exit has to make 1 person stay at the exit and the rest should come back. In this way the group which has the missing person has found the correct exit.

[dilophosaurusrex]

The problem is, that you yourself can't prove too the others that you aren't the cursed one.

[swayamgohil]

3:14 *PLOT TWIST*
HE ESCAPES AND LEAVES THEM BEHIND

[goransimon]

My dad came up with another solution: As there are 9 of us in total, 3 go into each door (you also go into one with other 2 poeple) and the last door you can know through the process of elimination.

[Inkyminkyzizwoz]

This riddle needs a sequel about the other expedition!

[meinfisch]

This is why you always bring milks for your students. Milks can cure any potion effects.

[XPatrickX]

Just send people out in groups and tell them to not return if they find the exit.

[jumpy]

I was thinking that you can have everyone go their seperate ways but they MUST bring something from the outside of they made it outside, and it must be exclusive to only outside, so when we meet up, if one person from a group has something from the outside then I know that they aren't cursed. But if a group has none they found the altar.

[cjrada]

I'm never going back to that temple. I'm so glad I saw this video! We all got out safely.