When the audience itself polled for A and when he lost they all started clapping so happily that it had me lmao 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@Йордан Панталеев that's why. Because unlike native speakers you put an effort into understanding the question instead of cutting corners and making assumptions

@Kriegter I don't know English perfectly, but I can see that "the sum of" requires adding two numbers. And your explanation lacks adding numbers.

Йордан Панталеев

@Abhijeet1271 Don't FORGET, America is a sum of every country in the world. So YOUR country might be one of the ones that "dumbs" America DOWN!

@Kriegter you’re giving them way too much credit. There’s no way they could possibly confuse the words like that

hate to tell you this.... it's called caned laughter, there isn't anyone clapping, it's a audio track, been that way since the 1970s

@Nithin@3 still 0+4 is still 4 not in options<br>Btw they talking about sum of two smaller sq nu

@Nithin@3 still 0+4 is still 4 not in options
Btw they talking about sum of two smaller sq nu

@Kriegter Since it's an English audience in an English TV show, that's highly unlikely.

@xekind Yeah, sure. Keep telling yourself that.

It took me 15 seconds to work out that the answer is 25. 9 plus 16. The audience was full of cretins.

Very possible there was a prompt/sign that told them to clap.

They clapped because the "Applause" sign lit up.

they clapped for the success for all the previous questions.

@Someone Random <br>This was back in the early 2000s so if thry fail he failed so all failed.

@Someone Random
This was back in the early 2000s so if thry fail he failed so all failed.

I think everyone confused the question as "which square number happens to be the square of two smaller square numbers" so they automatically thought "well 2^2 is 4 and 4^2 is 16 so it must be A" So the problem here is not that people suck at maths it's that they suck at english

Because he took the hit for most of the audience members ^^

@Brad H and without "smaller" all answer is true using 0^2

@Nithin@3 but 16 is not a smaller square number than 16

@Abhijeet1271 that s why they build one of the best things in the world. Shut up.

@Someone Random I lost it when the audience chose "A".

@Nithin@3 4^2 is not a smaller square number.

Americans are the best at algebra. You can thank foil for that.

That day this guy lost his faith in humanity.

Lol they are the American audience and they have no relation with calculation 😄😅

Bro i fuckn died they started clapping HAHAHA

@Peaceful Gameplay yes yes yes they all planned together


It's okay. 70 % of the studio audience also don't know math, so he's not alone.

@Rory Macdonald - That's even gooder. TY

@zora_noam flannery dont know english *well

You mean seven tenths didn't get it...not 70%! - Signed an American

And the other 60% don't know English good.


It is utterly astonishing to me that only 22 percent of the audience got that question right.

It is utterly astonishing to me that only 22 percent of the audience got that question right.

Never underestimate the power and pervasiveness of stupidity.

Never underestimate the power and pervasiveness of stupidity.

Are you sure? I think that some just guessed it and got it right

Are you sure? I think that some just guessed it and got it right

@Raymond Blake Maybe, maybe not

Can't say based off of this very specific question in a situation where people are going to be thinking fast

@Pugkin5405 I think the point is that a lot of  ppl's math reading comprehension is not good

@Pugkin5405 I think the point is that a lot of  ppl's math reading comprehension is not good

@shindox Eh, not really

4^2=16, so that'll come to a lot of people's minds quickly just because they aren't really thinking. It'd that type of thing that thros people off. Not the math itself, but reading the question wrong

@Pugkin5405 It is hard to find an excuse when so many people can't do simple math. What you say could happen to a few people, not 70% of the whole audience.

Sure, people can add 4 + 8 and find a wrong result, but if a high percentage of people are doing such a mistake, then it means there is a big problem.

Have you considered people just read fast or don't process the question properly?

That's something a lot of people do when you give them simple things like this. It isn't the math, it's not understanding the question

Not hard to see why so many people got it wrong

Apparently elementary school math is too hard for people.

Apparently elementary school math is too hard for people.

@Raymond Blake no I wouldn't, in my hypothetical scenario we're creating numbers and choosing what is what. The law has no power in it.

@Raymond Blake no I wouldn't, in my hypothetical scenario we're creating numbers and choosing what is what. The law has no power in it.

@Gigachad ok. Fair enough.

But you'd be in prison.

@Gigachad ok. Fair enough.

But you'd be in prison.

@Raymond Blake except he's dead and I was making an example without "laws" that do nothing but prove what I'm saying. Laws are purely ethics, so my example still holds up.

@Gigachad what you're missing is that when you kill the guy with your physical prowess you end up in jail.

Whereas the guy who can do math well gets a high paying job and has a good life.

@thesnackbandit perhaps tiktok has made my brain slightly start rotting

@thesnackbandit perhaps tiktok has made my brain slightly start rotting

@Gigachad  @TheReal_GigaChad  Are you incapable of reading? I very clearly said "it is reasonably likely that each number would roughly have 25% of the votes." Is your attention span so short that you didn't even bother reading the entire comment?

@thesnackbandit you said "*would* roughly have 25% each" instead of "*would most likely* have roughly 25% each" which is a mistake that is "blatantly obvious🤓"

@Gigachad Yes, we are working with probabilities so that is blatantly obvious...

@Gigachad Yes, we are working with probabilities so that is blatantly obvious...

@thesnackbandit pretty high but not absolute

@thesnackbandit pretty high but not absolute

@Gigachad 7? Not sure how that is relevent though, since there are 4 options to choose from. Additionally, my initial comment referred more to the idea that if each audience member voted by pointing randomly at one of the 4 options, the likelihood that they would perform better is pretty high.

@Raymond Blake I'm 16 and almost everyone else I talk to are completely clueless on how things work like gravity for example but I don't feel a need to constantly point that out because I'm also very good at sports and fighting and I view physical capability over intelligence so I don't flex my intelligence but rather my physical capability since I see that as more important and I admire that more

Edit: for example, I admire Jon Jones more than Einstein, because he's more capable physically, but I worded what I meant wrong before. When I said physical capability, I was mainly talking about how capable you are, when it comes to fighting, because pure fighting capability is more important, than pure intelligence. For example, if I say that 2+2=5, and some little, weak nerd tells me that I'm wrong and it's 4, then I beat the nerd to death with my fighting prowess, so that now all the other people watching are thinking "well the guy who said it was 4 is dead, and the guy who said it was 5 is not dead, therefore it must be 5, since he's alive and the other isn't!" It wouldn't prove that I'm right, but rather because I was able to win against the other guy in a fight, I can now choose what 2+2 equals. Now it goes "1, 2, 3, 5, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10." So now I am right that 2+2 is indeed 5, because I just changed the meaning of 5 and 4.

@Raymond Blake we have einstein here in the comments🤡

@Raymond Blake we have einstein here in the comments🤡

@thesnackbandit mind reminding me what number is picked oddly often compared to the other numbers when people are asked to pick a number from 1-10?

@Charlie ParkerThis comment section is full of people like that;
they sit in the comfort of their own homes, with unlimited time and no psychological pressure whatsoever, and then they are like "lmao I could answer it, and the guy who took part in this game show couldn't answer it, so I feel superior now".
It is a really weird way to try to flex, and it is exactly those kinds of people who make people who struggle with math feel insulted and disrespected.

And maybe half of them got it accidentally.

And maybe half of them got it accidentally.

@Raymond Blake It should be telling.

Some polls have shown that 20% of Americans cannot locate the USA on a map. 30% of this audience got this question right (not 22%).

I'm sure you'd agree, this question is more difficult than locating your own country on a map.

To answer this question, you'd need to have paid attention in math class, and be capable of recursive thinking. Anyone with an IQ below 90 struggles with even basic recursion, and more than 20% of the population are below 90 IQ.

@Charlie Parker I did find it trivially easy. The fact that ppl thinks that is flexing or bragging in some way is pretty telling.

@Charlie Parker I did find it trivially easy. The fact that ppl thinks that is flexing or bragging in some way is pretty telling.

I don't believe anyone would find that "utterly astonishing". I lean towards thinking you posted that you're utterly astonished as a not-so-subtle way to flex that you found it incredibly easy.

It's written weirdly it makes you think that the square of the number in question has to be a square number

It's written weirdly it makes you think that the square of the number in question has to be a square number

@micuko vicious It was worded very well. I immediately understood it, even though English isn't my first language.

@micuko vicious It was worded very well. I immediately understood it, even though English isn't my first language.

30 percent of the studio audience got it right but that's still sad.

30 percent of the studio audience got it right but that's still sad.

they are american... math and education is american kryptonite

they are american... math and education is american kryptonite

@adadada dadadad yeah.

It's comments like yours that make it so hard to realize and to talk about the truth about my math ability. I am strong in math. It is not bragging. It is simply realizing a truth that allows me to communicate to the average person and to make sense of things I find astonishing (like a bunch of people on a game show getting a trivially easy math question wrong).

But yeah, your comment is the reason why the instinct is to minimize my ability and just assume everyone thinks about mathematical concepts in the same way as me, which they don't.

@Raymond Blake you probably suck at math bragging on a YouTube video and all. Cringe kid.

@Raymond Blake you probably suck at math bragging on a YouTube video and all. Cringe kid.

To be fair the question is fucking confusing

To be fair the question is fucking confusing

A hundred chimps pressing random buttons would do better at this maths question than an American TV audience. Perhaps more money should be spent on education instead of burgers and fries and guns.

Its the U.S. man.  Brain dead population.

Its the U.S. man.  Brain dead population.

@Roy Lavecchia the 22 percent came from a secondary poll, I think from like a virtual audience or something. The poll was shown immediately after they showed the audience poll.

It was my mistake to quote that poll and call it the 'audience', when it was a virtual audience.

Where are you getting 22% from? 30% of the audience guessed the correct answer.

Where are you getting 22% from? 30% of the audience guessed the correct answer.

They were an American audience - so, not surprising at all.

They were an American audience - so, not surprising at all.

@Raymond Blake You are right, the question is extremely easy.  That is if one is willing to test and not just guess.

Sum of two smaller squares? Just start trying.  16 is 4 x 4.  Numbers smaller than 4 are 1, 2, 3.  4 + 9 is 13.

Yeah, it's not only that he didn't know, but that so many of the audience got it wrong.

Yeah, it's not only that he didn't know, but that so many of the audience got it wrong.

@adam phillips yeah that was my bad... The 22 percent is from some other poll. They show it right after they show the audience results.

@adam phillips yeah that was my bad... The 22 percent is from some other poll. They show it right after they show the audience results.

Why are you all saying 22% or am I missing something 😂 30% of the audience guessed right!

Why are you all saying 22% or am I missing something 😂 30% of the audience guessed right!

@Gaming Hands - you're clearly not very bright and how dare you claim to speak for me. I worked it out in about 5 seconds.

@Gaming Hands - you're clearly not very bright and how dare you claim to speak for me. I worked it out in about 5 seconds.

don't think people use the term sum much

don't think people use the term sum much

@Káj-Ármin Ostad oh I see what happened. I was talking about the AOL messenger crowd, not the audience.

@Káj-Ármin Ostad oh I see what happened. I was talking about the AOL messenger crowd, not the audience.

@Káj-Ármin Ostad yeah I mean 30 percent. Where did the 22 percent come from?!?

@Káj-Ármin Ostad yeah I mean 30 percent. Where did the 22 percent come from?!?

Don't you mean 30%? (1:10) Well, it's still a bit more than what you could expect to be the random outcome asking mice in the lab 😂🤣😂🤣... On the other hand, you can live a fullfilled life even without having a glimpse of an idea what square numbers are about...

22% about right <br>The other 88% look for answer in Bible

22% about right
The other 88% look for answer in Bible

@Raymond Blake Bro is more worried about a game show question when he hasn't even touched a girl💀💀💀

@Raymond Blake Bro is more worried about a game show question when he hasn't even touched a girl💀💀💀

@Raymond Blake I agree, this question is extremely easy if you know what a square number is. It's basic pre-algebra

@Raymond Blake I agree, this question is extremely easy if you know what a square number is. It's basic pre-algebra

@micuko vicious bullshit it's literally explained as well as it could be and succinctly

@micuko vicious bullshit it's literally explained as well as it could be and succinctly

And it’s unlikely that more than half of the 78% who got it wrong were pretending that they thought it wasn’t 25

And it’s unlikely that more than half of the 78% who got it wrong were pretending that they thought it wasn’t 25

@micuko vicious how should the question have been worded?

@micuko vicious how should the question have been worded?

Because the question wasn't worded well.

Because the question wasn't worded well.

@Kriegter you mean 'which  number  happens to be the square of a square number'.

@Kriegter you mean 'which  number  happens to be the square of a square number'.

I think everyone confused the question as "which square number happens to be the square of two smaller square numbers" so they automatically thought "well 2^2 is 4 and 4^2 is 16 so it must be A" So the problem here is not that people suck at maths it's that they suck at english

@Zan 3^2 +5^2= 9 + 25 = 34.... NOT 36. Try it on your calculator if you doubt this.

Also a number N is a square number if and only if, for some integer k, k^2 = N.

@Raymond Blake I thought people in English countries had greater knowledge than people down here...

@Raymond Blake I thought people in English countries had greater knowledge than people down here...

@Emperor I know you're joking, but no 22 percent correct is not quite a lot. In fact, it actually takes some effort to go much below 22 percent because everyone simply guessing should yield about 25 percent correct. To go much below that, you'd have to luck out or  a bunch of people would have to know the answer and intentionally not pick it.

@Nopei Dopiyou said:  'everyone can make mistakes and flunk on an easy question '

Yes... But that shouldn't happen to 78 percent of people on a multiple choice question with only four options.

Only 22 percent correct is indicative of something more than a few people making a silly mistake. It is a sign that a lot of the people in that audience are not good at math.

Also wrt to my 'ego': I hear ya. I don't like having to accept the reality that my math skills are in a high percentile... The instinct is to be humble and deny or diminish this reality. And in certain company, it is probably best to shut up about it.  However, if I just pretend that I am not very good at math (compared to the majority) then I can't really make sense of the world. If I pretend that most people are as good as me at math, then I may communicate about math to them in a way that they do not understand. If I'm TEACHING people, I have to be aware of the reality that their math skills are (usually) not close to mine, otherwise I will be a bad teacher. If I see an easy math question on a game show, I will be FLABBERGASTED when only 22 percent of the audience gets it right, unless I recognize that people's math skills are generally worse than mine.
I know it sounds really cocky to talk like this, but I have done a lot of soul searching on this topic, and have to just accept the reality that my math skills are at least at the 99th percentile.

It's the truth.

@Raymond Blake calm down with the ego there, everyone can make mistakes and flunk on a easy question, happens to the best.

@Raymond Blake calm down with the ego there, everyone can make mistakes and flunk on a easy question, happens to the best.

@竜思念形態 weaver My instinct has absolutely no clue that math even exist.<br>And thats very good

@竜思念形態 weaver My instinct has absolutely no clue that math even exist.
And thats very good

My instinct told me it was A for the first few seconds because I misread the question, replacing "sum" with "product." 4x4, two square numbers, produce 16. The question suggests multiplication because we're dealing with square numbers so it's a bit tricky that way.

@Wizardds i wont be surprised bc its wrong. u just talk crap bc u are triggered by my answer and maybe lack common knowledge by urself

@Wizardds i wont be surprised bc its wrong. u just talk crap bc u are triggered by my answer and maybe lack common knowledge by urself

@alpha, you'll be surprised how many things are considered common sense by other people that you know nothing about. it's called priorities.

@Wizardds nah in a western country with good education it just has to do with iq and most humans are just that stupid, stop finding excuses<br>plus if they were somewhat smart they would just press NOTHING at all if they dont know the correct answer for sure, but yet they do, so second very stupid move

@Wizardds nah in a western country with good education it just has to do with iq and most humans are just that stupid, stop finding excuses
plus if they were somewhat smart they would just press NOTHING at all if they dont know the correct answer for sure, but yet they do, so second very stupid move

@Christian Olson when he asked the audience I knew I was done for

@Christian Olson when he asked the audience I knew I was done for

the other 78% only just learned what inflation was too

the other 78% only just learned what inflation was too

@Gaming Hands yeah it took you a minute. But the audience had much  more than a minute.

@Gaming Hands yeah it took you a minute. But the audience had much  more than a minute.

when you have a real job thats not math related. when you have a family to take care of. when you are stress dealing with your bills' deadline. when you haven't done math in years. you have to grow up and see the world from outside of your circle.

Not really. I'm a computer programmer and it took me a minute. The average person would have no chance.

Not really. I'm a computer programmer and it took me a minute. The average person would have no chance.

It’s utterly astonishing to me that a whole 22% of the audience got it right

It’s utterly astonishing to me that a whole 22% of the audience got it right

@Rani It is astonishing because the question was extremely easy. (At least for me).

I guess I should just assume that the majority of adults are much worse than me at math.

I keep forgetting that most people suck at math compared to me.

How is it astonishing? Most people didn't get it here either

How is it astonishing? Most people didn't get it here either

@Emmett Jaakkola Sure you're right, but if a large sample of people were asked to pick a number from 1-4 it is reasonably likely that each number would roughly have 25% of the votes.

@thesnackbandit random doesn't guarantee the odds.

@thesnackbandit random doesn't guarantee the odds.

My jaw actually dropped. I feel for this guy, not everyone can be good at math, but something this simple shouldn't have been thrown by the audience

Would have unironically been better just picking a random number 🥴

Would have unironically been better just picking a random number 🥴

@Tracchofyre but 22 percent is below the expected number of correct answers a bunch of monkeys randomly choosing answers would produce.

@Tracchofyre but 22 percent is below the expected number of correct answers a bunch of monkeys randomly choosing answers would produce.

Why? Look at the homeless, the poor people in the country, the election choices. Jesus. I am happy that 22 percent got it right, to be honest...surprised, too. Shit, a few years back the Britons catapulted themselves out of the EU. They are not good at math either...

@Cinema Tones considering their chances to be right was about 25%😅

@Cinema Tones considering their chances to be right was about 25%😅

nobody really read the question. They all just thought it's about which of them is a square number and probably clicked the first number they saw since all are square numbers. And most saw A first obviously. Too bad nobody cared to really read what they asked for lol


For those who don't understand the question:
A square number is a number, whose square root is an integer.
So 36 is a square number, because 6×6=36, so the square root of 36 is 6
5 is not a square number, because 2×2=4 and 3×3=9, so the square root of 5 is between 2 and 3 and not an integer.

So the question is which of these square numbers is also a sum of two smaller square numbers.
9 is a square number, its square root is 3 (3*3=9).
16 is also a square number, its square root is 4 (4*4=16)
And when we add 9 and 16, we get
9+16=25
So 25 is a square number and also a sum of two smaller square numbers.

This has a lot to do with the Pythagorean theorem, which is about right triangles.
It states that when the two shorter sides of any right triangle are a and b, and the longest side is c, then
a×a+b×b=c×c
So if we have a right triangle with the two shorter sides being 3 and 4, their squares added together are the square of the longest side, so 3×3+4×4=9+16=25
And the longest side is the square root of 25 , which is 5
This is a Pythagorean triple, a square number which is the sum of two smaller square numbers, but it is not the only one, for example
5×5+12×12=13×13
25+144=169
So there could be many answers but the question has four options, of which one is correct.

this explanation is way more complicated than it needs to be

Dude is so fucking easy, 16+9 equals 25 whats that hard???

To define "square number" (more commonly referred to as a "perfect square") by using the term "square root" is silly; anyone who does not know what a perfect square is certainly does not know what a square root is either.  It would be like attempting to define "perpendicular" by using the word "orthogonal".

And fun fact, you can use the complex plane to generate any Pythagorean triple you want.

Just select any complex number, find the length of the hypotenuse in the complex plane, and square your complex number to get a bunch of integers to line up perfectly as a Pythagorean triple.

Just make sure for a+bi, a>b. Example: (2+i)^2=3+4i. (2^2+1^2)^(1/2)=5^(1/2). 3, 4, and 5!

i have no idea what you just said.. dr johnny phd

Actually, the Pythagorean Triple is NOT “the square number that is the sum of the other two square numbers”.  The Pythagorean Triple is the set of THREE numbers a, b, and c that satisfy the equation a^2 + b^2 = c^2.

Numbers can be of many forms
Complex, Real or Integer and more...

A square number does not necessarily need to be an integer. It can also be of real or complex form.

Also, consider the equation for a circle...
You'll see there are many Real numbers that satisfy Pythagoras's theorem which is the also basis of the equation for the circle.

The question, in the form it is asked, is ambiguous, misleading and they should have used the word Integer or description whole number instead of just using number..

All of the squared integers presented can be made up of two squared real numbers.  But only one can be made up of two squared integers.

There lies the ambiguity.   They  used the word number not Integer.

Proof lies in the equation for a circle.

So on reflection, the player, the audience and the phone helper, were all unknowingly correct in their
choice of answer and the questioner was incorrect in expunging the player for giving a correct answer albeit to a question that was both ambiguous and poorly defined and incorrectly presented.

Wow! You know elementary mathematics! Congrats 🎉

All this text to explain such a stupid question. Simply, they're asking for a square number which can also be seen as a sum of two other square numbers. 25 is a square number and it can be seen as a sum of 9 and 16.

Also 3^2 + 4^2 = 5^2 is the most popular example for the Pythagorean theorem haha

@ttrss I indeed did, thanks for correcting me buddy <3

@Aspark Deity  hi friend, did you mean m^4 on the second line of your proof maybe indtead of m^2 that you have? idk im tired ❤

not being native english this problem hurts my brain

Take m,n positive integers with m>n. Then the infinite set of Pythagorean Triples (a,b,c) satisfying
a^2 + b^2 = c^2 is given by the generator formula: k(m^2 - n^2, 2mn, m^2 + n^2), for any k positive integer.

Proof:
 (k(m^2 - n^2))^2 + (2kmn)^2 = k^2(m^4 - 2m^2n^2 + n^4 + 4m^2n^2)

= k^2(m^4 + 2m^2n^2 + n^4) = (k(m^2 + n^2))^2

The condition m>n>0 ensures that a,b,c>0 (obvious).

m = 2 and n = 1 gives the basic Pythogarean Triple (3,4,5) in the primitive case k = 1. k simply means that any scalar multiple of a Triple is also a Triple.

@Elliott Dyson I just realised that thanks

@Ella's Edits I mean that would be 34. Not a squared number


"Why should I learn Maths?"<br>"Because you'll feel powerful when watching others' Maths failures"

"Why should I learn Maths?"
"Because you'll feel powerful when watching others' Maths failures"

@Babba Bia Messer I did it in primary and secondary and was crap at it, better at pie charts, shapes etc I guess, generally though I was crap at it. I didn't study it in college etc.

@john n it definitely looks like the other way around. Anyways, as I said in a previous reply, the joke is aimed at those who refuse to study maths rather than those who have a hard time studying it.

@Babba Bia Messer Oh I can have a laugh trust me, but taking the Mick and having a laugh at someone who can't do a maths question now matter how basic it is I just don't find very funny. But it's not that so much, it's the smugness that is so rich in some of the comments.

@john n y'all can't take a joke. Always feeling offended, even when the joke is not about you

Wow, some incredibly stuck up "specimens" on here. Whether it's basic maths of not, some people aren't as good at others at maths. Do you really need to be so smug about knowing the answer? Seriously, get over yourselves.

@Tayler Easdon believe me, you lot the other side of the pond sound just as stupid

That's not the reason, it helps you think more analytically and think about approaching things/problems in life in general from different perspectives.

@Peter there's quite a difference between people who have trouble with maths and people who deliberately do not study it because deemed "unnecessary in everyday's life"

@GINOSAURUS999 People like me in the UK. Believe me, you lot sound just as stupid to us 🤷

@Tayler Easdon idk what's worse, that, or "intellectual" hoodlums using the term in a condescending way, not realizing they only use the plural "s" in UK

@YOUTUBE CENSORSHIP SUCKS who in the heck says "Maths" anyways

@YoungGun9934 hold up if 2+2 = 4-1 and 4-1 = 3 doesnt that mean 2+2=3

@PokeJin WWI Puzzle literally contains those 3.

@PokeJin WWI Puzzle literally contains those 3.

@NotBlazerMC I wasn't saying that to you unemployed gamer

@NotBlazerMC I wasn't saying that to you unemployed gamer

this aint math too. this is simple logic.

this aint math too. this is simple logic.

this aint math. this is simple logic. bro didnt pass elementary school(just like about 78% of the people sitting there)

@Achyuth Thouta I learned this yesterday lol

@Achyuth Thouta I learned this yesterday lol

@Achyuth Thouta bro u need Pythagorean theorem to solve it? , its just basic logic

@CanadianBird did you prefer getting dates to learning maths when you were 10, too? That's middle school maths we're talking about here, it's not rocket science.

More like i’ll rather get dates than math bs haha What can you say? I want more spice in life than be some math nerd.

I would've just pass on the question to the next person  and just get the money because hell I'm not even good at math ,I don't even know my times tables. It's not really a big deal 🙄🙄🙄🙄😒😒😒😒😒

@Anamika Deepu no he doesn’t bruh. We can easily do this WITHOUT Pythagoras theorem, it just makes it instant to memorise the triplets

@Achyuth Thouta the most basic pythagorean triplet and he didnt know it

Mathematics is not a subject to learn it a subject to solve...

@notveryrea1  There have been reported cases of animals showing acts of necrophilia in Black and White Tengu (reptilian) , drake mallard, Adelile Penguins, New Zealand Sea lion, otters<br>You can read about them on wikipedia

@notveryrea1  There have been reported cases of animals showing acts of necrophilia in Black and White Tengu (reptilian) , drake mallard, Adelile Penguins, New Zealand Sea lion, otters
You can read about them on wikipedia

@Not_Your_Average_Human 1729 What animals is this displayed in?

@Not_Your_Average_Human 1729 It's universal.

@Not_Your_Average_Human 1729 It's universal.

3, 4, 5 are pythagorean triplets since

3² + 4² = 5² (9 + 16 = 25)

6, 8, 10 are also Pythagorean triplets
6² + 8² = 10² (36 + 64 = 100)

YES<br>I was screaming "ITS 25" throughout the whole video. idk what logic audience used when they chose 16 💀😭

YES
I was screaming "ITS 25" throughout the whole video. idk what logic audience used when they chose 16 💀😭

I think maths everywhere we cannot runway

I think maths everywhere we cannot runway

I have found an interesting topic of study Animals showing acts of necrophilia

@Mahak Pathania Let's talk Maths some time then :)

@Mahak Pathania Let's talk Maths some time then :)

@Not_Your_Average_Human 1729 man we have some literal same thoughts

"Maths" just sounds so improper to me. I'll just never get used to hearing or seeing that. Lol

@Achyuth Thouta 😅😅yeah may be he just forget due to tension

@Achyuth Thouta to learn that tooo...that man need that hypotanuse base altitude relation to know..

@Anamika Deepu It's not even basic. This is just Pythagorean theorem and people learn this in middle school

Of course..when the base isn't strong...complete loss

Of course..when the base isn't strong...complete loss

Not_Your_Average_Human you forgot puzzle

Not_Your_Average_Human you forgot puzzle

Maths is beautiful it's like an exploration a discovery an adventure


"If you not willing to learn math, then you will take the aftermath" <br>~ Sun Tzu, apparently

"If you not willing to learn math, then you will take the aftermath"
~ Sun Tzu, apparently

Yep... every journey begins with the first step

"Do not believe every quote you find on the Internet."<br>– Abraham Lincoln

"Do not believe every quote you find on the Internet."
– Abraham Lincoln

The question had nothing to do with math

@Shufu Ni
"Man called Shufu Ni never understand  sarcasm"

- Sun Tzu, also apparently 😅

Man who runs in front of bus gets tyred. Man who runs behind bus gets exhausted.<br>- Sun Tzu

Man who runs in front of bus gets tyred. Man who runs behind bus gets exhausted.
- Sun Tzu

Get out of my road or i'll knock you out, Kostya Tzu!

"Phimosis is cured grabbing strongly the pipe with both hands "

~ Winston Churchill.

it wasn’t even about not knowing math. it was about trial and error.. and it was the easiest question ive ever seen


i was so confused until i realized that the sum of two square numbers doesnt mean that the numbers have to be the same

The problem is that your 3rd grade teacher never taught you about square numbers like he/she should have.

But if they WERE the same and 16 was the correct answer, they would each have to be 8, and 8 is NOT a perfect square.

@John McAuliffe You're correct in how that works but I do think you're giving the audience too much credit.

Yeah, I had the same initial reaction and had to reread the question. It's not a very hard math question but doing it live in front of an audience might make me mess up.

haha same, that moment when you start to search for proof to how to add two squared four to get 16.

I thought the same. felt like an eternity to correct myself.

NAW SAME 😂 I WAS LIKE “wha” and then i reread the question and I was like OH!

It's also the sum, not the product, which is where people screwed up

Same, I felt so dumb, but then again, I got so nervous for the guy that I chose 4*4 = 16, but then ... What happened in my brain after, I CANNOT explain because it doesn't make any sense why!


I think I know why half of the audience chose 'A': Of the four choices listed, 16 is the only square number whose [positive] square root is also a perfect square (4 = 2^2). I also went with 'A' until I re-read the question and realized what it was actually asking, so this really seems like more of a reading comprehension problem than a math problem.

@MusicGuy I thought it was of two squares from the listed ones. But, its just any squares.

Yeh it's also just an issue with the human brain filling in blanks and assuming, when i first read it i thought it was that too, but it was really just an assumption, my brain skipping over the vital details in the question. Going back and reading it again it made sense, so it was less the ability to read it correctly, rather than the brains tendency to assume.

Yes, exactly!  I initially interpreted the question with "product" instead of "sum," and I bet much of the audience did, too!


everyone: pythagorean theorem is useless we’ll never need in real life

this video:

Actually no, the Pythagorean Theorem is not normally learned until GEOMETRY, not algebra.

@Tiaan Van Rensburg Not really.<br>I just want to end the conversation here.

@Tiaan Van Rensburg Not really.
I just want to end the conversation here.

@yeboxxx channel I’m so sorry, my English is not very good either, do you want me to explain anything else closer ?

@Tiaan Van Rensburg What the hell can you not understand about me not knowing English?

I meant that I don't understand all of English for sakes.

@yeboxxx channel 25 is a square number, and is the sum of 16 and 9, which are square numbers with less value, or “smaller” square numbers

"Real life" = a trivia game show that no longer airs on TV

"Real life" = a trivia game show that no longer airs on TV

@Thecheekclapper the point is that when learning the Pythagorean theorem you learn that 3, 4, and 5 make a perfect right angle because 3^2+4^2=5^2

Honestly gamers of Minecraft and fans of Technoblade know about Pythagoras theorem very well.

The thing is.. I didn't know what they meant when they said smaller square numbers.

And even when I translated it, there was a litteral poorly said answer in my Czech keyboard..

3² + 4² = 5²
9 + 16 = 25

I just didn't understand what they menat when they said smaller square numbers really..

And yet here we are, with Pythagoras theory in mathematical sense.
And not the geometrical one.

I wanted the biggest TV that would fit in  my entertainment center.  Easy.  I took the width (44 inches)  divided it by 4 and then multiplied that number by 5 and got 55.  Unfortunately, I then I found that the bezel around the screen is not calculated in the screen size, so I ended up with a 50" TV, not a 55" TV.

Take m,n positive integers with m>n. Then the infinite set of Pythagorean Triples (a,b,c) satisfying
a^2 + b^2 = c^2 is given by the generator formula: k(m^2 - n^2, 2mn, m^2 + n^2), for any k positive integer.

Proof:
 (k(m^2 - n^2))^2 + (2kmn)^2 = k^2(m^4 - 2m^2n^2 + n^4 + 4m^2n^2)

= k^2(m^2 + 2m^2n^2 + n^4) = (k(m^2 + n^2))^2

The condition m>n>0 ensures that a,b,c>0 (obvious).

m = 2 and n = 1 gives the basic Pythogarean Triple (3,4,5) in the primitive case k = 1. k simply means that any scalar multiple of a Triple is also a Triple.

@Thecheekclapper Does that mean those who realise it using Pythagoras are nerds?

@Aqua Regia you don’t get my point, you don’t need the triangle or the equation. All you need is simple multiplication an addition. Nothing else

@Thecheekclapper You don't get the point. A lot of people know the 3,4,5 triangle, which popularises the 9+16=25 equation. It's not that you need Pythagoras to solve this ( there's not even a triangle here) , it's just that Pythagoras allowed us all to memorise this.

@Aqua Regia it’s simple math, if you can read you would know I said you don’t need an equation for 4x4 and 3x3. A second grader can figure that out.

@Thecheekclapper Just because you can't comprehend something doesn't mean that others are nerds

This comment confused me until I realized 3, 4, and 5 are a pythagorean triple and is effectively what this questions asking. Crazy how much geometry simplifies algebra, I just brute forced the answer.

I didn’t even need the theorem for this problem I just did guess and check 🤷🏻♀

It's exactly the "3,4,5" rule that's used on building sites every day to ensure that corners are square: measure 3 units on the x axis, 4 units on the y axis, measure 5 units between the end points and the angle is 90 degrees, hence rectangular foundations...Pythagoras in action.

@Omegaweapon116 everyone i know (that ive asked) was taught it

@Omegaweapon116 everyone i know (that ive asked) was taught it

@Finkel - Funk no because most people's teachers taught them the "Pythagorean triple" which is that 3²+4²=5². also 6²+8²=10² etc etc

Yeah only that this doesn't really help here.
You have 5^2 = x^2 + y^2.
Without guesswork you won't get very far.

Also true for those on social media who say "day # whatever" of not using the pythagorean theorem.  Meanwhile the pythagorean theorem can be used in higher dimensions to help match people by interest on those social media platforms...

@Mickey P the pythagorean triple 3 4 5, 6 8 10, 12 16 20 etc

@Mickey P the pythagorean triple 3 4 5, 6 8 10, 12 16 20 etc

the hell does this have to do with pythagorean theorem? It's just a basic question of exponents. Or do you mean "memorizing side lengths of small right triangles is useless we'll never need in real life"?

@Felipe Matias So it's less about understanding pythagorean theorem and more about having memorized side lengths of a small easy subset of right triangles?

An example I could give is having forgotten what multiplication is but still knowing what all the numbers up to 12 multiplied together equal. I don't have to "calculate multiplication" in my head when I'm asked what 6*7 is I just have it memorized

Actually Pythagorean theorem even gets used vectors and linear algebra, especially determinant and the length of a vector. It is also useful in getting the arc length and even the area under an arc over a 3D curve. And don't forget it is the basis of Trignometry.

Anyways, even if one hates math, Pythagorean theorem and a little bit of algebra would be do them good if they remember them.

Well that's not the real life you talk about, right?

Well that's not the real life you talk about, right?

@Layla Garcia exactly, these nerds act like you need an equation for simple math.

I don’t know what that is but its pretty easy to calculate, I simply got it by adding 9 to 16

@Felipe Matias have you already forgot that you wrote a second comment instead of editing it? xD

@Felipe Matias you can edit comments in youtube. its a brand new feature and just exists for over 15 years.

@Felipe Matias your moms cheeks just got saved from obliteration for now.

@Thecheekclapper typing error, i meant 3² + 4².

@Thecheekclapper typing error, i meant 3² + 4².

@Felipe Matias wtf are you talking about, she said two sums that equal 25. Obviously it’s going to be 4 or less. If you even bring up any other number then I’m clapping your moms cheeks and blocking her number

@Thecheekclapper it's because 3² + 9² = 5² is very recurrent when performing calculations on triangles with pythagorean theorem.

Right triangles with that measures are called egyptian triangles, if i'm not mistaken.

It’s simple multiplication and addition. We’re talking about 4x4 and 3x3 then add them together. This is elementary level math.

LOL/ The very 1st equation you learn in Algebra.

LOL/ The very 1st equation you learn in Algebra.


I’m not gonna lie I don’t blame him cause it took me a minute to really comprehend the question lol

@TopHat Jones not everyone learns math in english smartass

@TopHat Jones its not that serious tophat jones

@Spooky Puky Google a right triangle and Pythagoras.

A*a plus B* b equals C * c

Right I thought she meant that you needed to find the number which is a square number and where half its value doubled was the same number.

@Jason Bentley also two "different" squares. First time around I thought it was C because 4 squared plus 4 squared equals 36 and it stated nowhere in the question that the numbers had to be two different numbers. I would've been pissed if I was on the show and I said 36 and they told me I was wrong because both B and C correctly answer the question but not the intended meaning of the question. Poor wording from the guy who makes the questions.

@TopHat Jones wow you must be very good at fighting since you're talking to someone like that and you obviously wouldn't be disrespectful on the internet purely because they can't reach you through the screen right?😀

@Jason Bentley <br>This question at its core is really asking "which number has a square root that is a possible hypotenuse length for a right triangle where all sides are integer lengths?".

@Jason Bentley
This question at its core is really asking "which number has a square root that is a possible hypotenuse length for a right triangle where all sides are integer lengths?".

@naptable please stop trying to justify your stupidity, the question relies on basic common sense. if you cant use common sense, i guess you cant win a million dollars lol.

ps. you are an idiot.

@TopHat Jones the question was ambiguous. it should have been worded "Which of these numbers is the sum of two squares"

@X32_22A [Successor] hi just an addition so we can prove that this is also a bad question: Nowhere in the question it is said that it has to be an Integer number so basically i think one can make an argument that all answers where correct. <br>Since 16 = ( sqrt(12) )^2 + 2^2 is true for example, sure sqrt(12) is no integer but still a number.

@X32_22A [Successor] hi just an addition so we can prove that this is also a bad question: Nowhere in the question it is said that it has to be an Integer number so basically i think one can make an argument that all answers where correct.
Since 16 = ( sqrt(12) )^2 + 2^2 is true for example, sure sqrt(12) is no integer but still a number.

i didnt evn read it properly and said 16 💀

@TheJohanster not really the question had me confused for a minute but when i actually realized what it said the question was really easy

@Spooky Puky basically A, B, C, and D are all square numbers (sqrt of 16 is 4, sqrt of 25 is 5, sqrt of 36 is 6, sqrt of 49 is 7) and the question is asking which 2 smaller square numbers equals one of those. the answer is 25 because 16 (which has the sqrt of 4) plus 9 (which has the sqrt of 3) equals 25. hope this helped.

I saw this question a few years ago, I saw it again right now and I still don’t know what it means 😅😅

If someone can help me out that would be cool

Bruh, it was literally a 6 grader question, your parents shouldn't give you a phone kid

@TheJohanster
I solve tricky word problems in an actual engineering physics program all the time, and I still found the question in this video a bit weird and confusing for a moment;
it is poorly worded, and it is easy to misinterpret it if you aren't lucky enough to immediately get it.


The audience's audacity to clap afterwards is gold 😂

They probably clapped because a sign told them to clap.

It's not audacity. The show has a warm up man or floor manager that starts clapping and all the dumb people copy him. They could do a test run and say "Sorry, 2+2 does not equal 4" and the audience would still clap if they saw that everyone else was doing it. Humans are herd animals.

Took me about two seconds to get the answer. I don't know how stupid that audience has to be. Or at least 70% of them.

@Marcilla Smith i was thinking 8 and 8 but then I realized those are cubed..

i remember when my teacher is about to retire, she cried while guy with laptop open sad song out of nowhere. even funnier, people clap for her speech.

We need to report this flaw to the developers, so maybe they will fix the npc's ai

@a normal person I would doubt you, but then, if anyone should know about how a crowd of random people thinks, it should be a normal person, so I concede, and I thank you.

@Marcilla Smith I bet they thought the question was "Which of these square numbers also happens to have a square root that is also a square number?" trust me I thought the same thing.

As a follow up question, I'd like the audience polled about <i>which</i> two squares they think add up to 16

As a follow up question, I'd like the audience polled about _which_ two squares they think add up to 16

<b>clapping</b> well done for trying, totally your fault- the audience, probably

*clapping* well done for trying, totally your fault- the audience, probably

Waltuh • 2.3b views • 3 seconds ago.....

yeah, good job guys, we sure showed him! 👏

😂😂 exactly ... I laughed so hard when that happened

"We successfully made this guy fucked up"


The reason 16 was such a common answer was because the question would be confused with "Which of these square numbers' root is also a square number?" I'll admit my brain also immediately went to A, however after re-reading the question it clicked that it is the "sum" instead.

Yes, exactly!  I initially interpreted the question with "product" instead of "sum," and I bet much of the audience did, too!


I've learnt over the course of my life that to be considered smart as an adult you just need to be able to remember what you learnt at school(not college, school..like primary school).<br>I was very average at maths but i remember most of what i learnt, it's crazy knowing for instance almost everyone learnt %'s and ratio's but most adults struggle to utilize them when they're needed. Just for example i've seen the 50/1 fuel oil mix in 2 stroke fuel leave people stumped when they're given irregular sized containers to mix it in.

I've learnt over the course of my life that to be considered smart as an adult you just need to be able to remember what you learnt at school(not college, school..like primary school).
I was very average at maths but i remember most of what i learnt, it's crazy knowing for instance almost everyone learnt %'s and ratio's but most adults struggle to utilize them when they're needed. Just for example i've seen the 50/1 fuel oil mix in 2 stroke fuel leave people stumped when they're given irregular sized containers to mix it in.

@Michael Mendoza If your life was entertaining, you wouldn't post that narcissic stuff

@leerobbo92
It becomes unclear to anyone who has forgotten the precise definition of the name "square number".
Honestly, "square number" is a terrible name, because it can very easily be mistaken for the more general name "squared number";
the name "square integer" would have been much better.

@Bob nob , or the simpler (in my opinion):
3300ml/51 = 64.7ml small, 3300ml - 64.7ml = 3235.3ml the rest

No reason to bring in the ratio of 50/51 parts, if you've already found the size of the first part, of two.

P.S. Yes, to me the question was confusing at first too. This coming from an engineer who did differential equations, abstract algebra...etc. Maybe I'm just horribly rusty with my math, haha. It's not a poorly worded question, but for some reason still tripped me up. If I were to ask the same question, I would probably word it nearly the same as well. Though, my weakness has always been that I need a paper in front of me. Never had the "mind's eye" for math.

@leerobbo92 poorly worded, is an excuse for also being too stupid but in denial, you are right question was clear as day.

If you applied as much effort in learning basic English and grammar as you claim to have in math, then maybe your post wouldn’t be riddled with errors and actually make sense.

As someone competent in math I'd say that's rather tricky. 50:1 ratio in a container of say 3300ml you'd need to divide 3300/51 for the smaller then do 3300*50/51 for the larger. 64.7ml& 3235.3ml.

What I mean is it's not intuitive. You can know the math but if you are not experienced USING the math you are just as likely to get it wrong

@AC What's poorly worded about it? "The sum of two smaller square numbers" is about as clear as it can possibly get FFS.

There are people that think that half of an hour means 50 minutes >_>

This is not smart. If this isn't your field of profession, it's useless. If it is your field of profession, you know basic things like ths like they're nothing and you'd be a moron if you knew no more. Smart is competent in your field of expertise. Basic knowledge about everything in a world that is about finding your field and becoming an expert with highly advanced knowledge in your field is is not smart. Situations like Who Wants To Be A Millionaire are rare exceptions.

That's due to school system. Where you learn most things once for an exam and when the exam is done you discard that knowledge.

@alpha well this video is 15 years ago yet it's really fun to watch, lol imagine if we all comment to our old comments after 15 years I'll probably be like 30 years old time passes by so fast now. 💔🌷🌸

well actually u would expect a grown up person to be able to calculate such basic things, yet many miserably fail as u say and as we see here<br>and the second fail is pressing anything if u dont know the answer for sure, thats just logic but many people are just too dumb to get it

well actually u would expect a grown up person to be able to calculate such basic things, yet many miserably fail as u say and as we see here
and the second fail is pressing anything if u dont know the answer for sure, thats just logic but many people are just too dumb to get it


This is a perfect example of not just that "reading is fundamental" but that "slow and steady [really does] win the race". Host literally said "take your time." This was not meant to be a quick solve. It was a serious brain teaser, and a trippy one at that. I'm the type where I usually use pen and paper for math anyway, but some times I can just look and solve in my head. NOT. HERE. This is why I remind my math students that it is okay to slow things down and reread the problem as many times as you need.


When it comes to everyday intuition, you can trust the power of masses. But when it comes to math and science, don't trust the masses.

I've seen enough magic tricks, optical illusions, bar scams, and psychology experiments to every trust human intuition on any subject. The human brain is full of cognitive traps. I don't even trust my own intuition without careful consideration and validation -- much less the intuition of the masses.

In short , don’t trust masses <br>I will keep that in mind

In short , don’t trust masses
I will keep that in mind

Can you though? Even in the former case?


I initially interpreted the question as "Which of these square numbers also happens to be the PRODUCT of two smaller square numbers?"  I bet much of the audience thought that, too, which is why "A: 16" was such a popular answer.

Same, I had to read the question again and then I felt so dumb lol


Moral: use audience poll for only movie related questions

In India, it would not be a big problem.

@Stefan The RainbowPhoenix  *the only problem with the US is that we're a "melting pot". So a little bit of every country that disses the US*! <br>Of course, in TRUTH we DON'T "melt", but that's a different subject.

@Stefan The RainbowPhoenix  *the only problem with the US is that we're a "melting pot". So a little bit of every country that disses the US*!
Of course, in TRUTH we DON'T "melt", but that's a different subject.

@Sponge Bob THAT'S funny. Of course it's funnier if you're thinking of the one of two that I'M thinking of, lol!

Use the audience poll only for woke related questions

Ima use the audience only for celebrity-related questions cause I know almost nothing on the lives of others since I'm simply too busy

Or: Don't use the audience poll when you're in the US and it's a question that requires more than a little bit of thinking.

Use audience for culture, politics related questions and not for goddamn math

@armpitpuncher  > "(...) the answers of the people who don't know will tend to be distributed fairly evenly (...)"
Not really, and this very video demonstrates this. People can be wrong together in skewed ways. That's how a number of social dynamics work, including superstitions.

@armpitpuncher  > _"(...) the answers of the people who don't know will tend to be distributed fairly evenly (...)"_
Not really, and this very video demonstrates this. People can be wrong together in skewed ways. That's how a number of social dynamics work, including superstitions.

This confirms one thing - democracy doesn't work, not always majority is right.

For dumb shit questions go to the audience for help

@DHANI KUMAR HIREMATH  i recommend you to translate first two lines from the song, heh

In fairness, the audience in the older version did seem to be savvy about old phrases or nursery rhymes a.k.a. stuff that'd be before my time, being born in the early 90's. I'd also ask them about household chores/hobbies/cooking as well.

Speaking of which, the mean girls limit.

Audience just shows that the NY audience is just as clueless.

The audience is usually right though. Not because the audience members are particularly smart, but because the answers of the people who don't know will tend to be distributed fairly evenly among the 4 choices, including the correct answer. And then the people who do know will push the correct answer above the rest.

Use audience for shit like choosing your president 😂 not for important things 😂

Moral: never assume the audience is smart.

How does the audience poll work in the USA? In my country, only those who want to answer vote and they are told they should be sure or an idea when they vote. 95% the audience poll is right, sometimes two answers have almost the same numbers, but that is very rare and mostly in special episodes

Don’t use audience at all, the majority is scum that needs to be kept at bay by the constitution

@Jimmy sounds like a sigma rule lmaoo, hope you know what that is

Use the audience answer to rule out one option.

Use audience for culture questions that don't require a brain.


What's shocking is majority of audience doesn't know maths either 😂that's America for you

What's shocking is majority of audience doesn't know maths either 😂that's America for you

@TS9 Dream I am a 5th grader at John F. Kennedy high school of Managua and I know the answer: 25. 25 is 3²+4²

@TS9 Dream I am a 5th grader at John F. Kennedy high school of Managua and I know the answer: 25. 25 is 3²+4²

@Peter  Those who proclaim the loudest to love people and to be against racism...are the ones who would actually take everything you have if they could get away with it.

@Peter  Those who proclaim the loudest to love people and to be against racism...are the ones who would actually take everything you have if they could get away with it.

@Jay Mike
All serious companies focus a lot on fighting against all forms of discrimination, in case you didn't know that.
Just take a look at The Global Goals, for example.

@Jay Mike
All serious companies focus a lot on fighting against all forms of discrimination, in case you didn't know that.
Just take a look at The Global Goals, for example.

True all Americans are dumb they can't recognise their own country in the world map

True all Americans are dumb they can't recognise their own country in the world map

@TheFighter InHades you are trying so hard to prove yourself to a random person on the internet. Notice how I’ve said nothing about myself lmao

@TheFighter InHades you are trying so hard to prove yourself to a random person on the internet. Notice how I’ve said nothing about myself lmao

@YouTube EpicUser420 neither me. Now shut up if you don't have anything better to add.

@YouTube EpicUser420 neither me. Now shut up if you don't have anything better to add.

@TheFighter InHades I’m not reading your essays dude. I really don’t care

@TheFighter InHades I’m not reading your essays dude. I really don’t care

@YouTube EpicUser420 now you are saying completely random bs, means whatever I said really made some sense, and you literally have nothing to reply me with other than shitposting now.
Why would I be unhappy when I am independent and free to do what I want, unlike you living in your mom's basement?
I won't care now by replying to you because it's obvious you have now completely diverged off the actual topic of discussion because clearly I had a higher ground there, and your replies are nonsensical and trying to irritate me.
By the way, if your ass is falling down every time you are laughing, you need a good proctologist, who can certainly use  area measurements to save your sorry ass.
(And stop liking your own comments, it's so desperate)

@TheFighter InHades imagine how unhappy you have to be to say stuff like this lmfao. “Dumb ass” is the correct way to say that, btw

@TheFighter InHades imagine how unhappy you have to be to say stuff like this lmfao. “Dumb ass” is the correct way to say that, btw

@YouTube EpicUser420 because your dumbass can't understand it anyways. I stand right by what I said.

@YouTube EpicUser420 because your dumbass can't understand it anyways. I stand right by what I said.

@TheFighter InHades I’m not reading any of that

@TheFighter InHades I’m not reading any of that

@YouTube EpicUser420 so now that you can't reply me any good, you start to question my trolling skills? <br>Get over it. I can't troll good, but I definitely know what I am talking about, whether be it mensuration, calculus, algebra, meanwhile you don't. So you dismiss people knowing more than you by saying random bs. Well, I know I won't be spending more time trying to explain you, coz you definitely sound like a 15 yo trying to be cool and mature, whose brain is the size of a peanut. Good day. No pleasure talking to you at all.

@YouTube EpicUser420 so now that you can't reply me any good, you start to question my trolling skills?
Get over it. I can't troll good, but I definitely know what I am talking about, whether be it mensuration, calculus, algebra, meanwhile you don't. So you dismiss people knowing more than you by saying random bs. Well, I know I won't be spending more time trying to explain you, coz you definitely sound like a 15 yo trying to be cool and mature, whose brain is the size of a peanut. Good day. No pleasure talking to you at all.

@TheFighter InHades you troll like a 15 year old too damn

@TheFighter InHades you troll like a 15 year old too damn

@YouTube EpicUser420 you know what I am talking about. If you didn't know, you are dumber than I thought you could be.

@YouTube EpicUser420 you know what I am talking about. If you didn't know, you are dumber than I thought you could be.

@TheFighter InHades wtf are you talking about

@TheFighter InHades wtf are you talking about

@YouTube EpicUser420 and btw, even if he can't 'sing' , he is still making more than you, and far more hit with the ladies. You better get a move on, mate.

@YouTube EpicUser420 and btw, even if he can't 'sing' , he is still making more than you, and far more hit with the ladies. You better get a move on, mate.

@YouTube EpicUser420 for your info, I am a lead analyst in the credit risk domain, with advanced specialisation in Economics, Maths and Statistics, with Physics, Chemistry and Biology as my majors in school. So I definitely know what are exponents and logarithms, since I am using them on a daily basis while creating and designing my models to analyse credit risk of business customers.
And yes, I do watch Kurzgesagt, Scishow, NileRed, Veritasium, Mark Rober and many more(to name a few) even today, because I want my mind to be stimulated by latest discussions about science, tech and biology.
The point is, you totally are a doofus to argue with me without even knowing why I am stressing so much on basic knowledge of maths and science.
And the way you just replied me, just confirms you are a bluntheaded person (I won't go as far as to predict your nationality as it would be an insult for the entire nation that someone like you is wasting their tax, food, energy and healthcare facilities ).
I really hope you were trolling all this time. Just please understand the importance of perpetual learning, as it matters a lot irrespective of age.

@TheFighter InHades “the exponents and logarithms.” How do those words fit with the others? What exactly does “I think I have good education to remember the exponents and logarithms” mean? I think you just exposed yourself dude. I’m not surprised lmao

I don’t even want to explain why. You clearly watch scishow or some other BS YouTube videos and think you know about science and math. Lol. You must be 15.

@TheFighter InHades I’m not a plumber. If YouTube didn’t block my comment you would have seen that. Lmao

@TheFighter InHades I’m not a plumber. If YouTube didn’t block my comment you would have seen that. Lmao

@YouTube EpicUser420 save this excuse of 'reality of other people who love differently than you' for your mom. I have seen my share of stuff, and I definitely don't need to hear this from someone who continuously denies the importance of basic high school education. It has been proved in multiple researches that a basic primary level education is positively correlated with higher disposable income later on in the future, which might even increase more as qualifications increase. So, get your basic maths right first, then talk about money later.

@YouTube EpicUser420 and yes, I definitely feel superior over you, as I definitely think I have some good education to remember what is the area of a triangle, or the Pythagoras Theorem or the three laws of motion, or the exponents and logarithms. And I will definitely feel inferior to a ten year old child if they know these things better than I do.

@YouTube EpicUser420 YouTube didn't block any of mine. Should be good enough sign that it is you who is pathetic here. Mr Plumber.

@YouTube EpicUser420 YouTube didn't block any of mine. Should be good enough sign that it is you who is pathetic here. Mr Plumber.

But I bet they know all about 'racism', 'gay rights', and all the other crap taught in schools.

But I bet they know all about 'racism', 'gay rights', and all the other crap taught in schools.

@TheFighter InHades YouTube blocked my comment. Read it though, it should be in your notifications. I find your mindset pathetic.

@TheFighter InHades YouTube blocked my comment. Read it though, it should be in your notifications. I find your mindset pathetic.

@TheFighter InHades that’s not me in my picture you moron. Imagine seeing my obviously sarcastic name and thinking my well known meme picture is actually me. You also must have had an incredibly privileged and peaceful life if the thing I said makes you feel pity.

I just understand that for the vast majority of people, remembering how to calculate the perimeter of a triangle is useless. Some things like healthcare, safety, food, income, etc. take precedence.

But if you want to be desperate to feel superior to other people, this is a great way. So keep it going. Just know that you are just another ordinary small-minded person if you can’t understand reality for other people who live differently than you. There’s no difference between you and a typical person without much understanding of world outside their bubble.

@YouTube EpicUser420 I feel pity for you. That's all I have to say. By the looks of it, you are better off being a plumber yourself.

@YouTube EpicUser420 I feel pity for you. That's all I have to say. By the looks of it, you are better off being a plumber yourself.

@TheFighter InHades tell that to the plumber making 120k fixing your toilet

@TheFighter InHades tell that to the plumber making 120k fixing your toilet

@YouTube EpicUser420 that is such a lame excuse to forget the Pythagoras Theorem.

@YouTube EpicUser420 that is such a lame excuse to forget the Pythagoras Theorem.

@Zeromaus wtf. You are saying you don't need to know basic maths? Excuse me, but everything around us is maths. It just goes on to show how little you understand about how things work.
Anything you are doing with your body such as walking, running, throwing, catching etc is the solution of atleast 4 different trajectories which your brain automatically calculates and solves within a fraction of a second.
The device you are using to comment such bs here is also a product of mathematics integrated into electronics.
How you earn and spend money is also maths. You say you really don't need basic maths in your life? Go back to your cave and don't come out man.

They tricked the guy on purpose you crackheads really though the audience was answering truthfully? I’m an American and I answered that in less then 20 seconds. The people were literally laughing in the audience when he went with A. Plus you can’t base a whole country over 1 moron. If we all were like this guy we wouldn’t have one of the largest economies would we?

That's actually not a correct interpretation of what happened. The question was misunderstood by a large number of people who ended up solving a different math problem and getting the correct answer for that math problem (A). A plus B answers constitute the majority of the audience pole. It was a linguistic fail not a mathematic one.

@BQ Elite Mathematicians are probably at least three standard deviations from the mean. This would make them outliers, thus causing them to skew the average upwards. The more elite mathematicians you have, all else held constant, the higher the average mathematical competence.

@Singh-san Especially on the SAT, College Board loves the 3-4-5 triangles (which just happened to be the exact right triangle relevant to this question).

@Singh-san Especially on the SAT, College Board loves the 3-4-5 triangles (which just happened to be the exact right triangle relevant to this question).

Ah, I love a good dose of Americabad syndrome.

Ah, I love a good dose of Americabad syndrome.

I think everyone confused the question as "which square number happens to be the square of two smaller square numbers" so they automatically thought "well 2^2 is 4 and 4^2 is 16 so it must be A" So the problem here is not that people suck at maths it's that they suck at english

@Pebble it's not complex exponents, the most simple and basic exponent 2, which is base of maths, like the way abc is the basic of a language, so clearly it isn't illogical, but well u actually r a rock or pebble, as ur name says. coming to support people who don't know how to square a one digit no..... really such a rock head u r

@Prakhar lmfao ok ur wrong tho, comparing the abcs to exponents is so braindead, but say bye bc you can’t handle someone disagreeing with you 😂

@Prakhar lmfao ok ur wrong tho, comparing the abcs to exponents is so braindead, but say bye bc you can’t handle someone disagreeing with you 😂

@Pebble "interpret the ques and multiple values "☠ lmao this ques is as simple as 2^2 and 3^2 yess it's VERY SIMPLE ENGLISH and square is a veryy basic thing in maths. doing 2x2, 3x3 doesn't require too much hard work. squaring no and adding no, that too only squares of 1 digit no ☠ too simple ques idk why u r arguing over these... squaring is like abcd in maths so my comparison wasn't wrong bye

@Prakhar “Maths is not a theoretical subject which you’ll forget after some years.” Huh? So you can forget how to do other things but you can’t forget math concepts apparently? Well that’s funny, because if that were true, calculus would have been a way easier class for me! Also if that were true, I wonder why I’ve heard countless people talking about forgetting how to do a certain thing in math. So yeah, that doesn’t even make sense there. And comparing this question to the abcs is just a crazy huge reach in comparison lol, thats just memorizing the letters, this is a math problem where you have to interpret the meaning of the question, compute multiple values and put them together, plus needing all the prior knowledge to do these problems in the first place. For us, this question looks easy, but for someone who hasn’t really had to do a math problem like this in decades, it probably wouldn’t seem that way. You say “people do not forget at least these basic things,” but this question wasn’t just a simple 2^2 or 3^2. It required more than JUST the knowledge of how to simple square a number. If he got something like that wrong, then I would agree with you, but to be perfectly honest, there are probably more people out there than we think that would even get that wrong lol

@Ihon Shou Should be about 21 but I'm kinda lazy to do the calculations rn.

@Ihon Shou Should be about 21 but I'm kinda lazy to do the calculations rn.

@Pebble Some american triggered reading your comment. Becareful ! You gonna get cancel by Socialist Justice War heroes for hurting other people feeling ! 🤣

@Pebble Some american triggered reading your comment. Becareful ! You gonna get cancel by Socialist Justice War heroes for hurting other people feeling ! 🤣

@TS9 Dream5th graders in america can answer it too. People just don’t use it in their lives and lose it, don’t act like you countries are any different lmfao

@TS9 Dream5th graders in america can answer it too. People just don’t use it in their lives and lose it, don’t act like you countries are any different lmfao

@anshuman Singh Go Indians! You guys rock!!! Keep up the good work!!! You guys are geniuses!!!!! Go India!!!!!!!!!!!!!!👍🎉 🇮🇳

@anshuman Singh Go Indians! You guys rock!!! Keep up the good work!!! You guys are geniuses!!!!! Go India!!!!!!!!!!!!!!👍🎉 🇮🇳

@ADM its fine mate u won't get these sentences unless u practice these kinda problems we Indians learnt these sums and Pythagoras theorem in class 5 or 6 so its easy for us

@ADM its fine mate u won't get these sentences unless u practice these kinda problems we Indians learnt these sums and Pythagoras theorem in class 5 or 6 so its easy for us

@Winfred_Maben India is way better than America in maths so fuck off

@Winfred_Maben India is way better than America in maths so fuck off

Lol I'm half convinced they just wanted him to lose

Lol I'm half convinced they just wanted him to lose

@ADM congratulations 🎉 you're dumb at maths and English as well...😄

@ADM congratulations 🎉 you're dumb at maths and English as well...😄

@Kami Not at all. Indians are smarter than Americans

@Kami Not at all. Indians are smarter than Americans

In India if you ask a second grader this, he would tell you

In India if you ask a second grader this, he would tell you

I didn't know it either and be put under pressure

I didn't know it either and be put under pressure

@TS9 Dream yes because they're active students. but majority of people in the audience are not students. it doesn't matter which country it is from. besides, india is stinky, a retarded and overall trash country so u can stfu dumbfuck

@TS9 Dream yes because they're active students. but majority of people in the audience are not students. it doesn't matter which country it is from. besides, india is stinky, a retarded and overall trash country so u can stfu dumbfuck

@TS9 Dream depends who you ask it to, if you're gonna ask it to farmers, they're going to be just as clueless

@TS9 Dream depends who you ask it to, if you're gonna ask it to farmers, they're going to be just as clueless

@TS9 Dream i don't think so,they don't even understand the meaning of it

@TS9 Dream i don't think so,they don't even understand the meaning of it

Imo a kid being able to do it is very not impressive, someone who's just learning how it works has a better chance at solving than some grown up that has more important things to worry about, like job and maybe kids

Imo a kid being able to do it is very not impressive, someone who's just learning how it works has a better chance at solving than some grown up that has more important things to worry about, like job and maybe kids

seeing this people makes me feel like i am god level in math even though i had failed past 2 math papers 😂

seeing this people makes me feel like i am god level in math even though i had failed past 2 math papers 😂

It's not that easy if you totally have forgotten about Pythagorean triplets and have to go through all the possibilities in your head.  If you really think about it, this requires potentially doing 6 multiplication problems (figuring out the squares) and 15 addition problems (all the ways the 6 squares could be added together).  Of course, someone that's decent at math could "prune" it down to only a few plausible possibilities, but that's not obvious to someone who isn't savvy about math.

@WarriorsFan2021 Do you know of any particular Twitter account that collects such "math poll fails"?

@WarriorsFan2021 Do you know of any particular Twitter account that collects such "math poll fails"?

@Miso Burger well , it's just simple multiplication if you look at it 😂

@Miso Burger well , it's just simple multiplication if you look at it 😂

@Miso Burger it's not an extension, i had squares and cubes since 3rd grade :) <br>And the Pythagoras was probably taught in 4th or 5th

@Miso Burger it's not an extension, i had squares and cubes since 3rd grade :)
And the Pythagoras was probably taught in 4th or 5th

@Professor Archibalding i think they saw intuitively that 16 is the product of two square # cause thats quicker to recognize. If you put a random value for A then i think b woulda won

We learned this stuff in like 4th or 5th in socal

@Professor Archibalding i think they saw intuitively that 16 is the product of two square # cause thats quicker to recognize. If you put a random value for A then i think b woulda won

We learned this stuff in like 4th or 5th in socal

@Miso Burger I’m American, from New Jersey and I was taught that in fifth

@Miso Burger I’m American, from New Jersey and I was taught that in fifth

As somebody who’s in America and can actually do math, yeah everybody here is garbage

As somebody who’s in America and can actually do math, yeah everybody here is garbage

As soon as I read the question I immediately thought "Ah yes, pythagoras theorum on how to calculate the hypotenuse of a right angle triangle." when I read the answers I knew it had to be 25 because it's the easiest sum that I learned in grade 2 (3²+4²=5²). Why didn't the audience memorise that one specific equasion? It's clearly the easiest way of remembering how to add square numbers, I litterally learned what a square number was when I was 4 how could 70% of the audience not get this right?

@Singh-san You realize that all of this is taught in American schools, right? I knew squares I was 7 years old. It’s just part of times tables and basic arithmetic.

@Singh-san You realize that all of this is taught in American schools, right? I knew squares I was 7 years old. It’s just part of times tables and basic arithmetic.

Eh i think people just get "gotcha'd" doing the product instead of the sum.

Eh i think people just get "gotcha'd" doing the product instead of the sum.

To be fair the question isn’t worded very well

To be fair the question isn’t worded very well

@NovaClymax <br>Possibly because it's an abbreviated form of the word mathematics, not mathematic.

@NovaClymax
Possibly because it's an abbreviated form of the word mathematics, not mathematic.

@Kronk <br>Thanks to a well know German rocket scientist.

@Kronk
Thanks to a well know German rocket scientist.

@TS9 Dream So what? An overpopulated shithole like India is nowhere near America in math.

@TS9 Dream So what? An overpopulated shithole like India is nowhere near America in math.

He don't know something he never needs to use on daily basis 😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂😂😂

He don't know something he never needs to use on daily basis 😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂😂😂

@penguin wolf I read it as "the sum of two of the same smaller square numbers" which would be impossible with any of the answers rather than two different smaller square numbers combined. This threw off me and the audience. I, and probably a lot of the audience, initially thought that the squares had to be the same number, i.e. 4 and 4, forgetting that 3^2+4^2=5^2, which is commonly used to demonstrate the Pythagorean theorem. I was thinking the "two smaller square numbers" had to be the same number. Not realizing they can be different really got me. Now, if the question was worded as “Which of these numbers” instead of “which of these squared numbers”, less people would’ve been confused. There’s no reason to add that the numbers are squared since they’re already shown, That’s what threw off many people, thinking that the two smaller square numbers had to be the same. There’s so many different ways to work this out and people were just confused by it. It doesn’t mean that we don’t know square numbers. If you don’t think that there was an intention from the showrunners to make people confused by the wording of these questions, then you’re mistaken. My question is, why didn’t you ask why people got confused <b>first</b> instead of denying their experiences? If you would’ve done that, it would’ve made you look like less of an ass.

@penguin wolf I read it as "the sum of two of the same smaller square numbers" which would be impossible with any of the answers rather than two different smaller square numbers combined. This threw off me and the audience. I, and probably a lot of the audience, initially thought that the squares had to be the same number, i.e. 4 and 4, forgetting that 3^2+4^2=5^2, which is commonly used to demonstrate the Pythagorean theorem. I was thinking the "two smaller square numbers" had to be the same number. Not realizing they can be different really got me. Now, if the question was worded as “Which of these numbers” instead of “which of these squared numbers”, less people would’ve been confused. There’s no reason to add that the numbers are squared since they’re already shown, That’s what threw off many people, thinking that the two smaller square numbers had to be the same. There’s so many different ways to work this out and people were just confused by it. It doesn’t mean that we don’t know square numbers. If you don’t think that there was an intention from the showrunners to make people confused by the wording of these questions, then you’re mistaken. My question is, why didn’t you ask why people got confused *first* instead of denying their experiences? If you would’ve done that, it would’ve made you look like less of an ass.

It doesn't help that the question is intentionally weird.

It doesn't help that the question is intentionally weird.

@ADM How else is it to be worded? It takes a second to read and understand, as does all maths. That doesnt make it confusing. What about it is confusing? I'm assuming people don't know square numbers because that seems like the only thing tricky with the question. In what way is it confusing at all? and how else would it be worded?

@penguin wolf Nope. It was the way the question was worded that confused people. Not the actual math. I knew the answer to the problem but was confused by the question. If you don’t think we’re stupid, why can’t you just accept that people were confused by the question? Why do you keep denying it? If anything, you’re being a “twat” for blatantly denying that fact and just assuming we don’t know basic square numbers. Your comment just makes you sound like a pretentious asshole if I’m being honest. And there’s definitely a way to word the question better. And even if it wasn’t(which it is), it’s possible for people to be confused by the wording of questions. It happens. So are you saying that we’re are lying at being confused by the question? Or do you assume we’re all idiots who don’t know basic square numbers? Accept other people’s experiences and don’t just assume that they’re all bad at math. Stop being a twat.

Also, thanks for complimenting my sarcasm. I completely believe that you genuinely liked it and wasn’t being sarcastic at all in response to my own sarcasm.

@Pebble do people forget counting abcd in their adulthood cuz they studied it many yrs before? No... Maths is not a theoretical subject which you'll forget after some years. The concepts which we learn in lower classes are used in higher classes. It's not like maths is not connected. Everyone knows definitions of some basic things. People do not forget at least these basic things and these easy formulas are taught very early and everyone remembers them... Squaring is very basic thing used in maths ALOT. idk how can someone after yrs forget even the definition of square. It's a shame indeed. Ur comment is valid for theoretical subjects not others...

@Pebble how tf was that toxic? That was very simple sentence and they said it was quite confusing for many people like srsly? It's a shame indeed for native English speaker to say this is complex... I gave an example that even in other countries better English is used if this is not simple then I have no words.. and it didn't blow my mind nothing surprising...

@Dave Fred I figured it out in 10 seconds.

@Dave Fred I figured it out in 10 seconds.

@ADM I like the sarcasm in response to everyone, very mature and smart and not at all pretentious. Even better is adding a /s. People were confused by it because they dont know it, that doesn't make them dumb and doesnt make the question confusing, there is no way the question could be written better, if square numbers and the word sum are basic maths knowledge. Stop being a twat

@Prakhar “We Indians see a lot of more complex English sentences 😃 if this is difficult for Americans then I- have no words”

HOLY FUCK. That was really toxic dude. I mean the question from the video wasn’t really confusing, so ur right about that, but you didn’t need to say all that.
You know what might blow your mind? Americans see a lot of more complex sentences than this one too! Can’t believe I have to explain this, but there is nuance to the world; the world isn’t in black and white!
Also you managed to squeeze in the absolutely classic intellectual superiority complex that many have over a group of 350+ million people LOL. Like say whatever you want but damn you put it in the most condescending way possible and there is no way that was an accident 😂

@Singh-san Look, the fact is that most of these people haven’t had to deal with solving a problem like this for many many years. So its not surprising that the average 12 year old would get this right more than the average adult because the 12 year old is currently learning about and using that knowledge, whereas 99% of these people here haven’t even thought about this in years.

And this goes for all countries, not just the United States. Kids in school will be better at “school-like” questions because they have the fresh knowledge from BEING IN SCHOOL

The way the question is worded is atrocious

The way the question is worded is atrocious

@penguin wolf Well, people were confused by it so it actually was a confusing question to some people. But congratulations. Everyone who was confused by it is dumb and you’re smarter than them. Celebrate, and feel good about that. Because it definitely matters in the grand scheme of things

/s btw

@TS9 Dream If you ask this in an Asian quiz show, you will be laughed at and the audience will walk away

@TS9 Dream If you ask this in an Asian quiz show, you will be laughed at and the audience will walk away

@ADM it is not a confusing question, not that everyone would know it, but its very simple and square numbers + pythagoras which is displayed by the answer is commonly taught.

@ADM it is not a confusing question, not that everyone would know it, but its very simple and square numbers + pythagoras which is displayed by the answer is commonly taught.

@TS9 Dream Must be why that country is run so well.

@TS9 Dream Must be why that country is run so well.

@Pranav Pal my dad knew it when he was in 2nd grade …

@Pranav Pal my dad knew it when he was in 2nd grade …

@TS9 Dream yea most 5th graders in the U.S. also know about this, 3-4-5 is like the simplest pythagorean triple, but its just hard to do math when you're under pressure yk

@TS9 Dream yea most 5th graders in the U.S. also know about this, 3-4-5 is like the simplest pythagorean triple, but its just hard to do math when you're under pressure yk

@TS9 Dream do you want to be a millionaire in India has some of the easiest questions imagineables

@TS9 Dream do you want to be a millionaire in India has some of the easiest questions imagineables

There's no benefit to knowing square roots if your career field doesn't require it.

There's no benefit to knowing square roots if your career field doesn't require it.

because we’re teaching kids that white people are bad and that there are 800 different genders

because we’re teaching kids that white people are bad and that there are 800 different genders

@M M You poor thing.... are you like 10 years old?😆

@M M You poor thing.... are you like 10 years old?😆

@Hasindu Sashen That's quite easy
Here's the solution:
We can take 3 and 6, now let's put them in a square, we can see 3 in one vertex and 6 in the other vertex, hence 36 is the right answer when you add them cause 3*6 = 36

25 is completely incorrect

what’s shocking is that brits say maths instead of math

what’s shocking is that brits say maths instead of math

@TS9 Dream Not even 5th graders. Preschoolers

@TS9 Dream Not even 5th graders. Preschoolers

@sykr But we have learnt what a square of a number means and multiplication. At that point it's a just mental ability question

@sykr But we have learnt what a square of a number means and multiplication. At that point it's a just mental ability question

@Just an Alt here in 3rd we start to learn division not squares

@Just an Alt here in 3rd we start to learn division not squares

@WarriorsFan2021 probably because majority of twitter users are american lol

@WarriorsFan2021 probably because majority of twitter users are american lol

@Prakhar Ok. Indians-smart. Americans-dumb. Got it. You know, you can be proud of your country and not put other countries down right? Kinda cringe behavior if I’m being honest. But no matter. America will always be richer and more powerful than yours. Also, your English isn’t that great just so you know.

@ADM it was very simple English idk how native English speakers can't know this much... We Indians see a lot of more complex English sentences 😃 if this is difficult for Americans then I- have no words

@ADM it was very simple English idk how native English speakers can't know this much... We Indians see a lot of more complex English sentences 😃 if this is difficult for Americans then I- have no words

Every Indian in this comment section is pretending they have a good education system

Every Indian in this comment section is pretending they have a good education system

@Miso Burger we got some information about it in 5th

@Miso Burger we got some information about it in 5th

Vast majority of the human population has zero use for these equations and the very vast majority of world would answer this incorrectly or luckily.

Vast majority of the human population has zero use for these equations and the very vast majority of world would answer this incorrectly or luckily.

Exactly, a game show audience absolutely represents every single person in the entire country! Spot on!

Exactly, a game show audience absolutely represents every single person in the entire country! Spot on!

Has your country been to the Moon as of yet?

Has your country been to the Moon as of yet?

@StayFly So a very small group of elite mathematicians magically makes the average person better at maths? Oh boy... Somebody doesn't know their maths...

@StayFly So a very small group of elite mathematicians magically makes the average person better at maths? Oh boy... Somebody doesn't know their maths...

@Singh-san Ok, whatever bro. It ultimately doesn’t matter either way.

@Singh-san Ok, whatever bro. It ultimately doesn’t matter either way.

@ADM oh THAT? Bro that's easier than the squaring part wth.

@ADM oh THAT? Bro that's easier than the squaring part wth.

@Singh-san Dude, I meant <b>the way the question was worded</b> confused a lot of people. Not the concept of square numbers. You missed the point of my comment.

@Singh-san Dude, I meant *the way the question was worded* confused a lot of people. Not the concept of square numbers. You missed the point of my comment.

@ADM You said it "confused a lot of people" I took it like you were saying they do not know square numbers

@ADM You said it "confused a lot of people" I took it like you were saying they do not know square numbers

@Singh-san Bro what are you talking about? I didn’t say anything about 12 year olds knowing square numbers? Are you responding to a different person’s comment or something?  Because your comment has nothing to do with mine.

@Singh-san Bro what are you talking about? I didn’t say anything about 12 year olds knowing square numbers? Are you responding to a different person’s comment or something?  Because your comment has nothing to do with mine.

@ADM Dude how can someone of 12 or above not know square numbers? Did you know square numbers? "There is perhaps nothing which so occupies the middle position of mathematics as trigonometry" - J. F. Herbart. In trigonometry pythagoras theorem is used so much and it is all about square numbers.

@Singh-san It was. Anyone who knows about square numbers would get this right. It confused a lot of people. But I guess you can just feel good because you weren’t confused by the question. Congratulations.

@Singh-san It was. Anyone who knows about square numbers would get this right. It confused a lot of people. But I guess you can just feel good because you weren’t confused by the question. Congratulations.

@ADM was the question confusing tho? It really isn't.

@ADM was the question confusing tho? It really isn't.

@Jim Frost yeah I agree with you but us Indians and all Asians probably just understand these questions pretty fast since it strikes us probably more easily, we do this alot square numbers are very used in trigonometry and pythagoras, even in equations (which this was question was a bit like it but an equation approach would've costed more time we could do this mentally).

Audience had a time limit, he did not! I wouldn't have been able to answer it in the time the audience had to answer it, but was about to figure it out without knowing what a square number was in like 3 minutes. There is no point in insulting 330 million people because 100 of them didn't have enough time to figure out the answer!

The question was confusing though. But your generic “America is dumb” comment got a lot of likes. So whatever.

The question was confusing though. But your generic “America is dumb” comment got a lot of likes. So whatever.

@TS9 Dream Are your fifth graders also under a time limit with money on the line?

@TS9 Dream Are your fifth graders also under a time limit with money on the line?

The main reason people fail to answer this question is they didn't understand the question

The main reason people fail to answer this question is they didn't understand the question

Makes sense,It's the same here in India.

Makes sense,It's the same here in India.

@Pranav Pal In Asia right now. Much worse than you think.

@Pranav Pal In Asia right now. Much worse than you think.

America is stupidest country in the world

America is stupidest country in the world

In america you learn square roots in middle school. So not any 5th grader. Who remembers this anyway?

In america you learn square roots in middle school. So not any 5th grader. Who remembers this anyway?

@Tuku Singh Are they somehow less American if their names aren't English? Given their statistical over-representation in the military and public administration, talented 1st and 2nd generation immigrants are kinda the secret to the US's success.

@vade248721 lmao ever saw an Asian doing maths? Even a 5th grader Indian student can answer this question

@vade248721 lmao ever saw an Asian doing maths? Even a 5th grader Indian student can answer this question

@Just an Alt here nah that's an extension, square numbers are taught in 6-7 class and yes I'm Indian

@Just an Alt here nah that's an extension, square numbers are taught in 6-7 class and yes I'm Indian

@TS9 Dream If you ask this question to any 5th grader they would know this.

@TS9 Dream If you ask this question to any 5th grader they would know this.

@StayFly Olympiads tell you nothing about how much maths an average person knows

@StayFly Olympiads tell you nothing about how much maths an average person knows

@StayFly your whole “American” team comprised of Asians. Point invalid 🤓🤓🤡

@StayFly your whole “American” team comprised of Asians. Point invalid 🤓🤓🤡

Ah yes the American winners with Chinese names

Ah yes the American winners with Chinese names

Wow . Do green card will not be good for math

Wow . Do green card will not be good for math

Bhai sab ko pata hey Indians insebhi gatiya hey😂😂😂😂

Bhai sab ko pata hey Indians insebhi gatiya hey😂😂😂😂

Twitter is even worse than this. Look at some of the math poll fails

Twitter is even worse than this. Look at some of the math poll fails

If you ask this question in India ,5th graders can easily answer this 🤣

If you ask this question in India ,5th graders can easily answer this 🤣


A square number is found by squaring an integer. For example, 9 is a square number that can be found by squaring 3 (or -3). Therefore, square numbers are never negative. The square numbers up to 49 are:

{0,  1,  4,  9,  16,  25,  36,  49}

Looking at this set, we see that the only square number that is the sum of two smaller square numbers is 25, which is 16 + 9.

This is actually an easy question if you understand it. However, most people don't spend time worrying about trivial math terminology, which makes this more challenging because they lack this mathematical knowledge.


I think I'm gonna be a millionaire if this types of questions were asked to me.

If ONLY these type of questions were asked to you.

Yea, we began using Pythagoras in prealgebra.

@chhoyla Bro this is a question for 8th standard of Primary class in our Country, lol 🤧🤧


You have to cut him some slack. There is a lot of pressure on those shows.  Sometimes I think if they asked me my name I would be like, " I need to call a friend." Also, this might be hard to determine in your head while millions of people are staring.


The legend says that he got a PhD in squared numbers after this.