Dude probably asked the math teacher “when are we ever gonna use this in real life??”

it's not about if you use it but making it easy.

@Link Link cooking need math calculation too

@Link Link cooking need math calculation too

@Link Link<br>Hey, well see who's laughing when you need to make a special triangular cake that fits in your square pan.

@Link Link
Hey, well see who's laughing when you need to make a special triangular cake that fits in your square pan.

@Cool Terra will im disable & i been told from my mom that if any bully try put me down by name calling or so that i can use few words to make that bully fell like crap

@havok9001 don't worry bro, you're doing better than most people it seems.

@Link Link You know... Chickens also don't need complex numbers, so they are useless

@Frank Horrigan to show that not knowing math is more common than you think. Also this is a reply section and the guy can say what he wants.

@Gamebuilder2000 ikr i do physics and i love applying the math there more than just doing math in math

The answer most HS math teachers want to reply: "You probably won't, but perhaps some smart student will."

@Rage Man yeah same and i love maths (like the weird child goblin i am)

@Link Link everything in this world is maths lol you can't cope out

I completely doubt I’m gonna be on a game show later in my life

even u know math, this question is TRICKY<br>what a moron

even u know math, this question is TRICKY
what a moron

@Link Link yeah exactly, the higher grade math classes are only beneficial to some professions, unlike the other core classes which you can at least argue it helps with your general knowledge of the world. Once you get past basic algebra schools should let you take classes more related to the field you want to work in, or more beneficial classes like personal finance

@Link Link.  Yeah right... but you definitely need math to calculate the no of  '🤮' u get on your dishes

25 is obvious as long as you have done basic trigonometry

@DroppedInBase you are so good at trolling lmfao

It’s just a random question on a game show. It’s not a real situation

Applying Math in stuff like programming and other things feels a lot more rewarding than answering Math questions in school because in Math Class you're answering questions just for the sake of answering them, which is why most students probably hate math class. But using Math in fields where math is important feels much better because you're solving math problems for meaningful purposes and solutions. Sure knowing the rules before you apply them is important, but Math class really just goes on and on and honestly doesn't need to be a core class beyond a certain point

Okay but this is a quiz show where the whole point is to know obscure things that are generally not useful in real life.

@havok9001 good god i see where the disabled part is, this is is just sad

@DroppedInBase ya so what cuz maybe ur mom raise a dumbass like u who maybe a bully that cant shut up

@havok9001 bro did your lame ass really just say a  mom joke? 😐

@DroppedInBase that what ur mom said to u

@DroppedInBase that what ur mom said to u

@havok9001 i missed the part where that's my problem

@Obed Ulloa ah yes, I'm a cook and I need to learn the pythagorean theorem in order to know how high I need to set the fire at

Prince Cooper There's a lot of things in real life where you can use all the math you learned in school. People just don't know how to use it or don't want to think on how to use it and chose to say it's useless cause it easier

@Koala Nah, Sis. I'll laugh 'til you get some common sense, Sis AND 'til you learn how to read. 💖

To be fair. If I ask my teacher "when am I gonna use this in real life" and they say "who wants to be a millionaire" I'm gonna walk out of that class and never come back

@Jay WhoLovesEveryone cry me a river bruh

@Jay WhoLovesEveryone cry me a river bruh

@Jay WhoLovesEveryone this man crazy lol

@Jay WhoLovesEveryone this man crazy lol

@Link Link Who said 'rude'? stop trying to start stuff...HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

@Jay WhoLovesEveryone hum excuse me but what was rude in that?

@havok9001 thanks for sharing that with us 💖

@havok9001 thanks for sharing that with us 💖

@Frank Horrigan ...and you needed to comment negatively because... never mind no need to respond

@havok9001 and we need to know this because...

@havok9001 and we need to know this because...

i dont know math at all that pass grade 6 Level im disable & i was in PLP class for 6 years the stuff i know is basic things with few Jr or high school here & there


I think the audience got it wrong because they thought you could use complex numbers and a lot of them were thinking 16 = 5^2 + (3i)^2

I get the joke, but 5^2 is 25. Now you have to come up with an idea how that is smaller than 16.

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Hey there, I am from Bangalore and after analyzing why the audience went with the option A was because they thought that 16 was the only option out there whose square root was a perfect square number and could give the least value among all. Very unfortunate to the man at loss. Interesting thing is that I got to know that he incurred so much loss after a span of 15 years where he could have even forgotten about the incident.

@Jar Jar Sphinx if they thought that sum meant multiply then 16 would be correct.

The audience was definitely NOT thinking anything like that.

They were probably thinking 7+9=16, and didn’t know that 7 is not a square number.  They are the product of American public education, and most would probably lose a game of tic-tac-toe to a chicken.

@Rune Norderhaug I agree with you on this point. Sometimes things are harder than they seem.

I mean i know why i went with 16 despite knowing math is the phrasing of the question.  i was thinking about it in the sense that 16 = 4 *4 which is 2+2 * 2+2 . Even if this seems like it should just be the same as products sometimes they are tricky and sadly in the inverse that phrasing went into the opposite direction


I felt stupid for a lil bit there, too, though 😂 I was like "It's none of these, the f*ck.. 16 is 8+8, 8 is not a square number. 36 is 18+18, 18 is not a square number. B and D can't be, cus no same two numbers add up to an odd one (it'll have to be .5 number)."
And the it dawned on me 😅 I still don't know why I initially went on with the logic of having to use the same numbers..

But still, this being a 16,000$ question is crazy. I could have had it as a problem in my 7th grade maths test lol


When math anxiety kicks in...

Though this is an easy and common example, mental math is tough.

If you can, take your time, write your thoughts so you don't have to juggle informations in your short term memory.

It’s better if you’re practiced in those calculations.


At first I was wondering why such a basic math problem is worth $16K but after seeing the audience answers I now know.


I like how the host was so surprised on how the audience can’t math that she went as far as to hint the poor guy to use another lifeline.

@J Fast "I was like damn, she knows what 9 + 16 is, the audience doesn't."  Because she is reading off the answer on her screen dude. I doubt she knows the answer either. lol

@Alastair Green why… it’s just a colloquialism

@Alastair Green why… it’s just a colloquialism

@Rick Harlan They really should've specified REAL numbers.

@Rick Harlan They really should've specified REAL numbers.

Surprised he didn't catch that, "I don't know where your head was when you asked the audience ".

Surprised he didn't catch that, "I don't know where your head was when you asked the audience ".

@Rick Harlan idk what you are trying to point out. And before you r/whoosh me, purely imaginary numbers are already out of scenario as the real part has to be longer/bigger than the given number for sum of squares of a purely imaginary and a purely real numbers to sum to a real square.

@Gogetku Thanks for pointing that out, I'm trying to get better at that, so I should have known. English is only my 4th language, so I'm not that fluent with it.

@Aaa didn't mean this as a dig but ok. Also I didn't drop out lmao I am studying CS at the 9th highest ranked university internationally and imo pythagorean triples should be trivial if you study a math intensive field.

@PeterSansGaming well i have a math major but hey, a person whose name has gaming in it would know more i guess. Oh right, you dropped out

@Aaa I am sorry but you're not a math freak then. It was immediately obvious that this question was about pythagorean triples. Unless you are not fluent in English, that would be more understandable then.

@Lokesh PATEL Wow, you are so dumb that I can't believe it

@Lokesh PATEL Wow, you are so dumb that I can't believe it

@Chuck Movies bro everyone who has a basic graduation should be able to answer that. At least without pressure like the audience. Not blaming the guy here, it can be hard to answer the simplest things jnder pressure.

@Liana Rodrigues-Almeida 16 is in no way smaller than itself. If question was rephrased as sum of two numbers which are  less than or equals to itself then only A can be correct (and so will every other possible combination) but here only B is correct.

@Ninesquared81 no. Zero can be used, it is a number. But the question says to use two smaller numbers. So if you use zero, the other number is not smaller.

@Lokesh PATEL the question says the sum of two "smaller" numbers.
Sqr root of 16 is 4.... so the other two numbers to use must be less than 4
So can't be 16.

@Liana Rodrigues-Almeida "16 isn't smaller than 16 but 16 isn't greater than 16 either". this is a logical fallacy. something not being greater doesn't mean it is smaller. that's why in coding u use x<y if u wanna mean x less than y & not x<=y (less or equal). if they wanted to mean smaller or equal they would simply say "smaller or equal" or "not greater". yes there can be better answers but the answer has to be right in the 1st place to be counted as one. for this question there literally was, just 1 answer. no multiple right ones that we can choose better/best from.

@Aaa um. That’s a problem with English then.

@Aaa um. That’s a problem with English then.

@[光学-s]M3KH I don't like math, but only because of calculus and stuff, I like daily life math problems, btw I wanna be philsopher/writer

@Ace Lee True I actually like math and wanted to be a tutor while becoming an engineer likely for rollercoasters since I ride them a lot. But covid happened so I don't get to use math. Math started to feel unsatisfying when I'm not getting to use it. So I'm bringing it to physical life with robotics.

@[光学-s]M3KH I would say that for calculus and some other related stuff, but knowing 3²+4²=5² could help you out in daily life (sometimes)

@Dreams well. That's how stupid people make their excuses :))

@Dreams well. That's how stupid people make their excuses :))

Sometimes I feel the audience like to sabotage contestants on purpose.

Sometimes I feel the audience like to sabotage contestants on purpose.

@Lokesh PATEL I thought the same thing. That's probably why it was voted as the "correct answer" by the audience. I understand all the replies about 16 not being less than 16, but 16 isn't greater than 16 either... So it still works, it's just not the BEST answer given the choices. I think most questions on this show have only one correct answer, not a BEST answer, which is actually very different. I recall multiple choice questions being worded as "which is the BEST solution given the following problem..." Implying that more than one answer could technically work. Since 16 was the first option, & there's a time limit, you might not look at the other answers at all to check if another choice is a BETTER answer... If that makes any sense???

@Honest panda sigh...... not everyone has that memorized.  Some people do need about 2 seconds to math it out.

@Honest panda sigh...... not everyone has that memorized.  Some people do need about 2 seconds to math it out.

I am litteraly a math freak and I couldn't even understand the question

I am litteraly a math freak and I couldn't even understand the question

@J Fast There's nothing to math it out here....It's a disrespect to the term "math it out"

@J Fast There's nothing to math it out here....It's a disrespect to the term "math it out"

@[光学-s]M3KH what about english?  I believe that least is spelled l e a s t not lrast

@[光学-s]M3KH what about english?  I believe that least is spelled l e a s t not lrast

I just been spamming the like button on the comment because apparently I was the 6,800 like and if I unliked it would go back to 6.7 thousand. I never felt so much power

@J Fast no it isn’t easy. How am I meant to figure it out if I’m no good at maths

@J Fast no it isn’t easy. How am I meant to figure it out if I’m no good at maths

@Honest panda 2 seconds is time.....  Do I have to say if you take the 2 seconds to math it out?  Or can I say if you take the time to math it out?

@J Fast you don't need time to math it out lol....You need 2 seconds at max

@J Fast you don't need time to math it out lol....You need 2 seconds at max

@AnnoyingMoose What's American got to do with it??

@AnnoyingMoose What's American got to do with it??

She shouldn't have been surprised since it was only an American audience.

She shouldn't have been surprised since it was only an American audience.

That wouldn't work. The question said TWO SMALLER SQUARE NUMBERS. In other words you can only add smaller numbers that are square numbers.

@Lokesh PATEL "Two smaller square numbers" 16 isn't smaller than 16, last I checked.

@Lokesh PATEL "Two smaller square numbers" 16 isn't smaller than 16, last I checked.

The majority of the people are so clueless about mathematics, better don't ask them for help.

The majority of the people are so clueless about mathematics, better don't ask them for help.

I wouldn't be able to do math even if my life would depend on it...

I wouldn't be able to do math even if my life would depend on it...

Yashwanth M R Especially when there’s mo time limit.

Yashwanth M R Especially when there’s mo time limit.

@Chinese Spaghettio So you sue the show because you can't read the question, or because you can't do math? Hopefully the fifth grader you are bringing can tell you 16 isn't smaller then 16. Better spend your money on some math classes rather then a lost court case.

You're reading too much into that, she just was supposed to say something like that anyway.

You're reading too much into that, she just was supposed to say something like that anyway.

@Lokesh PATEL I thought the same thing! I would have sue the show for that and bring my fifth grader to do the mathematical proof if need be for extra style point.

@Lokesh PATELthe question said that the number had to be the sum of two SMALLER square numbers, and as 0^2+4^2 has the number 4^2, which is not smaller than 16, you are wrong

However I would encourage the young ones not ton be deterred by the problems that the subject poses to their career aspirations.<br>In fact one wants to work in Engineering or the Airport one has no choice than to do well in Math to some extent.

However I would encourage the young ones not ton be deterred by the problems that the subject poses to their career aspirations.
In fact one wants to work in Engineering or the Airport one has no choice than to do well in Math to some extent.

@SeeMyDolphin You know Mathematics is a difficult subject no matter where one lives and no wonder very few would think of majoring in it.<br>However the benefits of majoring in Math far outweighs the difficulties of the subject at the Undergraduate and the graduate level.

@SeeMyDolphin You know Mathematics is a difficult subject no matter where one lives and no wonder very few would think of majoring in it.
However the benefits of majoring in Math far outweighs the difficulties of the subject at the Undergraduate and the graduate level.

@Lokesh PATEL has to be the sum of two SMALLER square numbers.  16 is not smaller than 16, so 16+0 are not two smaller square numbers.

@Lokesh PATEL has to be the sum of two SMALLER square numbers.  16 is not smaller than 16, so 16+0 are not two smaller square numbers.

@James Denwitch You? "Math" is very commonly used colloquially as a verb, lol.

@James Denwitch You? "Math" is very commonly used colloquially as a verb, lol.

"can't math" guess some one can't english;

"can't math" guess some one can't english;

@Dreams you get paid more money if you work a job where you have to know the equations tho

@Dreams you get paid more money if you work a job where you have to know the equations tho

@Lokesh PATEL The questions asked "Which of these square numbers also happens to be the sum of two SMALLER square numbers" 16 is not smaller than 16

Yashwanth M R tricky question, i was think lowest common denominator shit. Either way no one uses these questions in day to day life. We got bills to pay and knowing that equation not doing much for it

They hint towards using other lifelines all the time

They hint towards using other lifelines all the time

@Ninesquared81 I guess that also rules out A. as the sum of 5^2 and (3i)^2.

@Ninesquared81 I guess that also rules out A. as the sum of 5^2 and (3i)^2.

@Lokesh PATEL I'm not quite sure I know what you mean, but actually the fact that they have to be smaller rules out the solutions with zero anyway, as, for example, 16 is not less than itself, so 0 + 16 = 16 is not a valid solution.

@Lokesh PATEL it's pretty fair to assume that zero is out, otherwise all the answers would be trivially correct.

@Lokesh PATEL it's pretty fair to assume that zero is out, otherwise all the answers would be trivially correct.

" when are we ever gonna use this in real life?"

 Teacher when you're somehow 1 in more than 1000 that gets in this game or when u go through all the bs to become engineer 😝👌

Jokes aside we should have at lrast this level of math

for the host to have the answer would help the contestant.  even if the host doesn't intend to cheat, they would likely reveal something unintentionally with their body language.

@Chuck Movies She doesn't have the answers

@Chuck Movies She doesn't have the answers

@Chuck Movies they don't, it can cause trouble if anyone wants to cheat

@Chuck Movies they don't, it can cause trouble if anyone wants to cheat

@Chuck Movies No she doesn't. On Who Wants to be a Millionair, the host can see the correct answer only when the contestant has given their final answer. <br>She knew, clearly, but she didn't have the answer on her screen.

@Chuck Movies No she doesn't. On Who Wants to be a Millionair, the host can see the correct answer only when the contestant has given their final answer.
She knew, clearly, but she didn't have the answer on her screen.

@Chuck Movies She may or may not have the answer at the time of the question.  It's pretty safe to assume that she knew the answer even in the case where she was not given the answer because it was particularly easy to solve if you actually took the time to math it out.

@J Fast Well, she has the answer, so hard to tell if she'd be able to answer the questions she's asking.

@J Fast Well, she has the answer, so hard to tell if she'd be able to answer the questions she's asking.

I was thinking the same thing.  "You have other lifelines you can use".  I was like damn, she knows what 9 + 16 is, the audience doesn't.


This was more of a reading comprehension question than a math one


You can feel the power when you answer the question correctly as a kid


Audience who know the right answer but still choose the wrong one to make him fail: " My goals are beyond your understanding"


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


2:16 he had so much trust in audience that he was not paying attention to what she was saying and only realised the answer was wrong when he heard the wrong answer
music😂


You NEVER ask the audience questions like that. The only thing the audience knows with certainty are popular culture things. Still, I feel sorry for the dude. $15,000 is a lot to lose.

@mgoogyi lol. Kind of a ridiculous statement…but it’s funny.

@mgoogyi lol. Kind of a ridiculous statement…but it’s funny.

I don't feel sorry for anyone who is this bad at math.

I don't feel sorry for anyone who is this bad at math.

Don’t feel sorry for him, it’s his fault for not knowing basic maths

Don’t feel sorry for him, it’s his fault for not knowing basic maths

@scrumpymanjack pat yourself on the back harder. i guess they dont teach how to think outside the box at your special ed school

@scrumpymanjack pat yourself on the back harder. i guess they dont teach how to think outside the box at your special ed school

@Matt you mean like you? Probably. Didn’t stop me doing well at university, though.

@Matt you mean like you? Probably. Didn’t stop me doing well at university, though.

@ε ur a dip shit u totally missed my point and im not going to explain it any further

@ε ur a dip shit u totally missed my point and im not going to explain it any further

@Matt so is a bank note, clever clogs. Are you going to tell me that cash isn’t payment, either.

@Matt so is a bank note, clever clogs. Are you going to tell me that cash isn’t payment, either.

@Matt An income is an income. Doesn't matter if it's earned by working or won in a game.

@Matt An income is an income. Doesn't matter if it's earned by working or won in a game.

@ε my job i punch into and pays me every week is exactly like a game show you are so right!

@ε my job i punch into and pays me every week is exactly like a game show you are so right!

@scrumpymanjack a check is a promise of payment . he didnt have the money yet

@scrumpymanjack a check is a promise of payment . he didnt have the money yet

@Matt Would you give me your month's earnings? By your logic, you wouldn't lose anything because you didn't have them one month ago.

@Matt Would you give me your month's earnings? By your logic, you wouldn't lose anything because you didn't have them one month ago.

@water I love to argue. I have to argue on here in order to avoid annoying my spouse. So I thank all of you for your help

@water I love to argue. I have to argue on here in order to avoid annoying my spouse. So I thank all of you for your help

@water I think that’s the function of YouTube comment section. Actually that’s the purpose of social media entirely

@water I think that’s the function of YouTube comment section. Actually that’s the purpose of social media entirely

lmao this reply section is literally arguing over nothing

lmao this reply section is literally arguing over nothing

@Jacob Bell that’s a point worth making. Thanks.

@Jacob Bell that’s a point worth making. Thanks.

@scrumpymanjack most people would love to have that. But it’s nothing over the course of any a year. I’m just making the point that lump sum money is not valuable if you are not growing it

@Jacob Bell just put it in an ETF that tracks the US stock market and forget about it for a decade or two - that would work just fine. In any case, it is a lot of money. It would make a difference to me, that’s for sure.

@scrumpymanjack people inherent several hundred thousand dollars yet are broke within a couple years. People will get in the nfl, win the lottery, but because they aren’t growing their money their money fades rapidly away. The second comment I made was just to say it is possible to limit your spending habits and allow debt to go to collections instead of paying monthly for debt; these instead could be invested monthly. What’s also nice about capital gains tax is you may not be taxed at all once you subtract the investment from the sum of your income and your gains, so long as it’s not greater than about 80k

@scrumpymanjack did you not read both? 15k is not a lot of money, it will go away extremely fast. You have to invest 15k, again still not enough to just put that much in a fund. You would also have to make monthly contributions

@Jacob Bell dude, that’s a weird reply to my basic point that 15k IS a lot of money. Limit alcohol and drug expenditure? What’s that got to do with anything??? Sounds like you’re on drugs yourself!

@scrumpymanjack actually if you have debt, then I say don’t pay it. When I said people don’t have the means typically date and rent takes up a big portion of their money. Unless your comfortable with homelessness, not paying monthly debt is really the easiest way to invest. So if you pay 500 in credit card payments a month, you could instead let that card go into default and invest that into a mutual fund. Focusing on spending happens also helps. America is not a country you should eat out in. You should eat in nearly every day — prep meals so you don’t have to cook every day. Also limit all alcohol and drugs consumption, except for psychedelics because they’re very cheap and rarely habit forming. You can read for yourself. Most stock brokers, economists and self made millionaires say mutual and index funds are the not way to guarantee growth. Investing in your own typically will average out to less than 7% and are taxed heavier if they’re short term investments. Capital gains tax for long term investments are considerably less taxing

@scrumpymanjack majority of my money is in a s&p 500. I was not born rich or given an inheritance. I joined the navy as a corpsman, was stationed at horno as enlisted. I started investment after boot camp because I had a decent savings by my 18yo standards and wanted to see it grow. But while in California I bought bitcoin to buy drugs. I ended up making good money off that, paid my taxes and then invested that money because I know how fast a lump sum will go away if not invested. Even if I didn’t make money off that rare opportunity, I still was more than able to donate 500 a month before ever making money off crypto stocks which have no intrinsic value. But no I wouldn’t give anyone 15k at this moment because that’s a good portion of my savings. That’s reserved for emergencie, though as an hvac tech I really have no concern of being out of work regardless of the economy. My statement is true, people can inherent 100’s of thousands and waste it away within a couple of years. Investing in mutual or index funds is the most verifiable way to gain wealth for you and future generations. I recommend it but most people do not even have the means to invest

@Jacob Bell this is a very silly comment. But if you really think it’s nothing, why don’t you put your money where your mouth is and give me 15k?

@Jacob Bell this is a very silly comment. But if you really think it’s nothing, why don’t you put your money where your mouth is and give me 15k?

Not really. 15k is nothing if you don’t invest, even if you do invest that’s not going to even sniff generational wealth

Not really. 15k is nothing if you don’t invest, even if you do invest that’s not going to even sniff generational wealth

@Matt except that he did have it. To prove it, they give you a check after every right answer when you get higher up the ladder. That’s your check. End of discussion.

@Matt except that he did have it. To prove it, they give you a check after every right answer when you get higher up the ladder. That’s your check. End of discussion.

This comment leads to an interesting discussion that would not take place if the concept of opportunity cost was more widely understood.

This comment leads to an interesting discussion that would not take place if the concept of opportunity cost was more widely understood.

@Smart-ass Clever. Yes, you’re probably right.

@Smart-ass Clever. Yes, you’re probably right.

@Lava1964 It doesn't require thinking. If you know what a square number is you can just try stuff out until you find the right answer.

@Lava1964 It doesn't require thinking. If you know what a square number is you can just try stuff out until you find the right answer.

it’s even more depressing to see that the audience doesn’t know basic math

it’s even more depressing to see that the audience doesn’t know basic math

I mean.... Should you really fell bad for someone who doesn't know 3rd grade maths?

I mean.... Should you really fell bad for someone who doesn't know 3rd grade maths?

I guess 16+9=25 is a popular culture thing in China

I guess 16+9=25 is a popular culture thing in China

Absolutely, never ask a crowd to use logic

Absolutely, never ask a crowd to use logic

@SmartPotato If you ever invest in stock market you would not feel this way. One day your account is 10% up, the next day it's only 5% up, did you lose 5%? Nope, because you never sold it. It was never your money. There is a difference between an opportunity of winning X amount of money and actually having X amount of money in your bank account. Unlike cash, an opportunity must be actualized first and it has an inherent risk factor. In this case, the dude only had an opportunity of having 15k. He used the opportunity, took action, which did not bear fruit. But thus is the nature of opportunity. It was never 100%. You can only "lose" something if you have it and the dude never had the 15k. That is why "losing 15k" is not the right word. Think about this, if you buy a lottery ticket, you could win a million dollar and most of time, you don't win it. Would you say you lost a million dollar? No, because you never had the money.

She told him not to go with the audience! But he was too dumb to even understand that after probably failing to understand what "square" means.

She told him not to go with the audience! But he was too dumb to even understand that after probably failing to understand what "square" means.

No math and no people skills / social knowledge either. <br>I totally agree, why would you ever think it's a good idea to ask the audience, who are also probably unprepared or have no time to think about it.

No math and no people skills / social knowledge either.
I totally agree, why would you ever think it's a good idea to ask the audience, who are also probably unprepared or have no time to think about it.

considering the fact that it was in 2007 also

considering the fact that it was in 2007 also

@Bob Darrick don’t underestimate the effect of being in front of an audience with lights and cameras on you. He probably could have answered this from the comfort of his own home. But when you’re in the spotlight, it’s very different. I don’t blame him at all, except that, in the same situation, I would have taken my $8,000 (which he had in the bank).

I don’t. That’s just kind is dumb. Unfortunate that the audience didn’t know though. Idk, whatever. I just feel like he should have known that. Well, he did well to get there and I don’t think I would have anyway so I guess it’s just unlucky. 🤷♂

@scrumpymanjack What's that got to do with anything?

@scrumpymanjack What's that got to do with anything?

@Channel Zero One well, if that’s the way you reason, I’m relieved you don’t work at the Fed.

@Channel Zero One well, if that’s the way you reason, I’m relieved you don’t work at the Fed.

He didn't lose anything he still got a grand. He came with nothing.

He didn't lose anything he still got a grand. He came with nothing.

@DynamicWorlds I wanted to link an article by Ajay Harish but it doesn't get through. You'll find it if you search for "When NASA Lost a Spacecraft Due to a Metric Math Mistake".

@DynamicWorlds "Tbf, that can't be anywhere close to the most expensive math error in history."

I don't know if it's the most expensive math error in history but that time when NASA lost the Mars Climate Orbiter because some moron used imperial units instead of metric ones might be a hot contender!

@DynamicWorlds "Tbf, that can't be anywhere _close_ to the most expensive math error in history."
I don't know if it's *the* most expensive math error in history but that time when NASA lost the Mars Climate Orbiter because some moron used imperial units instead of metric ones might be a hot contender!

@Ace Lee Sure, would be strange if there weren’t people in the whole country of the US who couldn’t do that, BUT, the US is probably one of very few countries in the world where you’ll easily find adults (who went to school) that cannot name a single country on a map, not even their own.

@Ronger I had an American friend who could look at the empty world map and write the name of every 193 UN countries, I can do it too

@Ronger I had an American friend who could look at the empty world map and write the name of every 193 UN countries, I can do it too

@Ronger "I'm gonna go to America" points to India

Isn't it the reverse of what Columbus did? 😁

@Ronger "I'm gonna go to America" *points to India*

Isn't it the reverse of what Columbus did? 😁

Yes, also don’t ask an American audience to name any country on a map…<br>”I know Africa is a country…and Europe is a country…I’m gonna go with America *points to India*”

Yes, also don’t ask an American audience to name any country on a map…
”I know Africa is a country…and Europe is a country…I’m gonna go with America *points to India*”

I think this is a high school question. If you are familiar with Pythagoras theorem calculations, you will know the number.

I think this is a high school question. If you are familiar with Pythagoras theorem calculations, you will know the number.

@Lava1964 very wrong, you may think this 'only' requires thinking. But not everyone know what it is, unless they taught (which is why we know that and consider it some basic maths. This subject doesnt just require thinking, but also math knowledge. There are most definitely a grown man out there who don't know what "square" in math is, meaning it does actually require knowledge/experience no matter how basic it is.

Tbf, that can't be anywhere <i>close</i> to the most expensive math error in history.

Tbf, that can't be anywhere _close_ to the most expensive math error in history.

@Mr Bruh When high school graduates still don't understand pemdas.

@Mr Bruh When high school graduates still don't understand pemdas.

Yeah better call someone who can do this task in 30 seconds when you alone cant do it in unlimited time. The only joker that could really help is either 50 50 or wait for fking audince for 10 minutes and they hopefully start blabbering between them

This comment section is a game of ping pong played by smart arses with to much time on their hands I think. And now that I went and regrettably read some of your comments about who has the more accurate description of the facts.. I fell into the same category 😜😂🤣

No! You cant loose what you never had! You could say that he ALMOST won $15,000

No! You cant loose what you never had! You could say that he ALMOST won $15,000

@Obvious Schism yes, he did have it. He was on $8,000. If he had got up from his chair, they would have given him the $8,000, which he already had to his name.

If you’ll recall the format, the host actually gives the contestant a check for the amount they just won (when they get up to the higher numbers). That’s a reminder that the contestants have the money as soon as they get the question right.

If you think you have to have the money in your pocket for it to count, then I guess you think that the money in your bank account isn’t really yours, either.

The fact that he only had that money to his name for a couple of minutes is irrelevant. He had it…and he lost it. End of story.

He didnt lose it. He never had it in the first place

He didnt lose it. He never had it in the first place

@Margarita Magdalena 🇷🇺 ok, that was a weird thing to say. I’m leaving this thread. Goodbye.

@Margarita Magdalena 🇷🇺 ok, that was a weird thing to say. I’m leaving this thread. Goodbye.

@Margarita Magdalena 🇷🇺 I already answered you regarding my mother. Your line of questioning strikes me as a little strange. Where are you going with this, if I may ask?

@Margarita Magdalena 🇷🇺 I already answered you regarding my mother. Your line of questioning strikes me as a little strange. Where are you going with this, if I may ask?

@scrumpymanjack What about your mom? And do you think your dad knew it when he was alive?

@scrumpymanjack What about your mom? And do you think your dad knew it when he was alive?

@Jens Raab Jena, it’s all getting a bit boring now but, for the record, he DID have $8,000 already and officially to his name. So he did lose $7K. There really can be no argument about this.

@Margarita Magdalena 🇷🇺 to what question - the question in the show? If so, my mum no, and my dads dead so he wouldn’t be much use. I could answer it easily at home. With the pressure of the lights, cameras, audience and occasion, I would doubtless be too nervous to think straight. Why do you ask?

@Queta Arbuste At no point did he have $8k. He would only have had it, had he claimed it, which he didn't. (At which point, he couldn't have lost it anymore.)
One can only lose what one has. He had the option of walking away with $8k. He lost that option.
Instead, he walked away with $1k more than before he started playing - therefore he gained money, not lost it.

I keep repeating myself. I'm out of this discussion.

Happy New Year!

@scrumpymanjack Do your mom and dad know the answer to this question?

@scrumpymanjack Do your mom and dad know the answer to this question?

@scrumpymanjack Please read my reply to the comment following my first comment. I explain I didnt know this fact

@scrumpymanjack Please read my reply to the comment following my first comment. I explain I didnt know this fact

@Jens Raab It depends on how you view the thing. Both assumptions are true to some extent, since 'having less money' is a comparison. To what we compare makes the difference.

I compare to what state he was in when he made the decision to continue, and at this point he could claim 8k

@Queta Arbuste dude, since when can anyone be on $15,000 in this show? There is no $15,000 on the ladder. It either $8,000 or $16,000. Like many here, I didn’t look properly at first. But he’s actually on $8,000. So he lost $7,000 (because he walked away with $1k. He was never on $16k.

@Queta Arbuste Losing an option to win is not equal to losing money.
He left the show with $1,000 more than he entered it. It really baffles me that people keep talking of him losing money.
Yes, he could have gained more had he paid attention to his math teacher, but if adding $1k to my pocket within 20 minutes (or however long it took him to play through the first couple of questions) is losing money, then sign me up to "lose" money as my main job!

@Jens Raab Ok I didnt know this fact. So to me he lost 7k, because he screw his chance to get 7k (and this chance is  worth 7k)

@Jens Raab Ok I didnt know this fact. So to me he lost 7k, because he screw his chance to get 7k (and this chance is  worth 7k)

@Queta Arbuste You haven't won anything for sure in that show until you stop (either by choice or you answer a question wrong).
His score wasn't at $15k but at $8k.
He would have won those $8k had he chosen to not answer the question and quit right there.
When he answered wrong, he left winning $1,000. He didn't lose any money.

He lost 14k because at the moment he had the choice to keep it or not, he chose to risk it. He already won 15k but he chose to bet them. I did go to casino a few time and at some point you need to realize you only win when you keep the gain (its obvious but when you're at the casino you may want to play your gains more often than not), and the gains are your money, not potential money. It's potential money only if you keep gambling

But you could say he lost nothing compared to the beginning. BUT at the beginning he didnt already won some questions, there were uncertainty. He then won the questions so he went at a better position. And then screw it up

How did he lose 15,000? He lost 0$ (well, he lost the travel cost for coming to the show).

How did he lose 15,000? He lost 0$ (well, he lost the travel cost for coming to the show).

wdym sorry? he deserved losing that for being so low iq

wdym sorry? he deserved losing that for being so low iq

@SmartPotato Just that this isn't an opinion.
Not winning money leaves you with the same amount that you had before. (And in this case the dude even leaves the show with more cash!)
Losing money leaves you with less than you had before.

It is baffling to me how anyone could claim that these two scenarios are equal and somebody disagreeing simply has a different opinion.

But this conversation is now going in circles. I'm out.

@SmartPotato Just that this isn't an opinion.
Not winning money leaves you with the same amount that you had before. (And in this case the dude even leaves the show with *more* cash!)
Losing money leaves you with less than you had before.

It is baffling to me how anyone could claim that these two scenarios are equal and somebody disagreeing simply has a different opinion.

But this conversation is now going in circles. I'm out.

@Jens Raab okk. Not everyone's opinions match 👍

@Jens Raab okk. Not everyone's opinions match 👍

@SmartPotato Well, I fundamentally disagree. Maybe it feels the same to some but it is not equal.

@SmartPotato Well, I fundamentally disagree. Maybe it feels the same to some but it is not equal.

@Jens Raab Yes. I get your point.👍👍<br> But my point is NOT WINNING is equal to Losing, even tho the lose is not from your pocket, the sorrow is same.

@Jens Raab Yes. I get your point.👍👍
 But my point is NOT WINNING is equal to Losing, even tho the lose is not from your pocket, the sorrow is same.

@SmartPotato But my entire point is that no money was lost here. There is a substantial difference between not winning a certain amount and losing that amount.

@SmartPotato But my entire point is that no money was lost here. There is a substantial difference between not winning a certain amount and losing that amount.

@Jens Raab yes most people will be overjoyed to earn 1k $. But More sad To lose 14k/7k $. Often pain of losing more Money is greater than happiness Winning lesser amount (comparatively lesser)

@SmartPotato "So he has NOT WON 14k. He didn't lose 14k from his pocket but he missed the chance to win it"
That is entirely correct, and I'm fully aware of that.

"the comment means if he would have quit he would win 15k."
It says "$15,000 is a lot to lose." implying an actual loss.
I get that many people would perceive unrealized gains as losses but I wrote my comment to stress that, while the missed chance is certainly vexing, the guy actually won a thousand dollars.
Any normal person would be overjoyed to "earn" a grand in just a couple of minutes. Hey, even most people making it to the show never make it to the chair so they go home with nothing.
$1,000 is a nice sum of cash.

Besides, the original comment was wrong in another way, too. He never had $16k for sure. If he had quit, he'd have won $8k, not $16k. So he only "lost" $7k if that is how you want to call it.

@Jens Raab ya he won 1k. but the comment means if he would have quit he would win 15k. So he has NOT WON 14k. He didn't lose 14k from his pocket but he missed the chance to win it

You're right that 15k is a lot to lose but he didn't lose any money. He won $1,000.

You're right that 15k is a lot to lose but he didn't lose any money. He won $1,000.

That's for sure, that's why equations with easy answers go viral on social media so much, because so many people are clueless on how to do them.

That's for sure, that's why equations with easy answers go viral on social media so much, because so many people are clueless on how to do them.

Bingo!  Any question that requires thinking should never be given as an ask-the-audience lifeline unless it's your final lifeline.  Then their answers should be considered very carefully.


This man got absolutely trolled by the audience


I love how half of the equation is in the question already.


I also chose A at first, but I realized I didn't read the question carefully. Luckily before he found out, I realized he/I was wrong.


It's okay, even more than half of the audience didn't know maths


It's one of the questions asked as mental aptitude in class 7 or 8  school student in India . Even such silly questions are asked only when  limited time is given to solve at maximum 1 minute