Can you solve the dark coin riddle? - Lisa Winer

You heard the travelers’ tales, you followed the maps, and now, you’ve finally located the dungeon containing a stash of ancient coins. The good news: the wizard who owns the castle has generously agreed to let you have the coins. The bad news: he’s not quite as generous about letting you leave the dungeon ... unless you solve his puzzle. Can you solve it and get out alive? Lisa Winer shows how.

Lesson by Lisa Winer, animation by Artrake Studio.

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[theob]

When the torches went out, there shouldn’t have been a problem. His eyes and teeth glow in the dark

[chrisj]

If my nose came out of my forehead I wouldn't be so generous either.

[meatman]

step 1: confirm you have green eyes
step 2: ask the wizard to leave

[dudeitsmilena]

this is the only riddle i have ever actually solved from ted ed. i just want to mark this moment with a comment. amen.

[rohanjeetdas]

"You just realised there's a surprisingly easy solution."






No I didn't.

[robyyc]

Riddle: "There is a surprisingly easy solution."
Me: OH I KNOW!
(Pulls out quantum physics manual)
Me: Now, let's see here...

[keheck]

The real riddle is: How did I remember seeing 20 silver-up coins, when clearly I was occupied with other studd?

[drewhuang]

Me: ok so I'm gonna count out 20 coins and flip em' over
Me: drops the coins
Eccentric wizard: so you have chosen...death

[risingraisings]

I'm starting to think I'll never pause one of these

[Buzzgrim]

"He's not gonna let you leave the dungeon. Because he wants to do a puzzle with you.."

course he does.

[majesticduck]

"He's not as generous about leaving the dungeon"
(Locks the already locked door with chains.)
Me: what are you doing?

[readoesstuff]

3:08
He shouldn’t be interested in gold

He should be interested in magic tricks

[wingeddance]

Plot Twist: it wasnt made out of real gold or silver and the true treasure was knowledge

[dumptruck]

What I learned from watching ted ed riddles:

I'd have to be a genius mathematician to easily solve everything unrealistic

[petercarney]

For the final riddle, you have to have an odd # of gold coins to be able to flip them to all gold. Including the #'s 1 and 3. If any of the 3 coin piles start with an odd # of silver coins, it wont be possible. This includes starting with 3 coins facing silver up and 1 coin facing silver up. This means that 4 out of the 8 3-coin piles are able to be turned to all gold solutions

[ariamae]

Man, imagine if this person hadn’t had the magic ability to see and count exactly 20 coins being silver side up initially

[sushiroll]

1:40
Look at that smile....
It will haunt my nightmares forever.

[hvonwolfenstein]

This riddle is much more impressive (fun to show people) if you do it with a deck of cards.

[jasonzhou]

Why don't you just bring one or more of the following:

1: Flashlight

2: Matchbox

3: Cellphone

4: Literally anything that can create light

Edit: Wow, I make a list of things people should have while exploring and it gets more then 150 likes. Not that I'm complaining.

[pahoellyyy]

"You just realized there's a surprisingly easy solution"
Of course!!



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