Can you solve the riddle and escape Hades? – Dan Finkel

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The underworld is overcrowded, and Zeus has ordered Hades to let some spirits out. Hades arranges all the souls of the dead in a line before Cerberus. When one of his three heads bites down on the soul in front of it, they’ll get returned to the land of the living. Anyone to the left must stay in Hades forever. Can you pick the right spot and escape the underworld? Dan Finkel shows how.

Lesson by Dan Finkel, directed by Artrake Studio.

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21 thoughts on “Can you solve the riddle and escape Hades? – Dan Finkel”

  1. We have the best followers! A few of you have pointed out a visual error at :56 that is leading you to the wrong conclusion — the numbering should include the three souls on the podiums in front of Cerberus, rather than starting behind them. We're working to get this fixed, but in the meantime make sure to include the three souls on the podium in your calculations!

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  4. Here's the way I got 3:
    You know that if you pick the 3rd place then if you don't get bit by cerberus for the first time then you'll still surely have a second chance.
    The emphasis is on surely.

    However if you pick any place beyond 3 (e.g. 4) then it might be that Cerberus bits the third person and when you go to the podium you'll only have one chance.

    Having a second chance is not at all sure in this case.

    And we know why place 1 and 2 are bad so it must be 3.

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