The Miracle Sudoku

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@FlashNerd 3 жыл бұрын

“He’s clearly trolling me” “Although I can place a one...” And so it begins...

@Lady8D 3 жыл бұрын

I wanted to like your comment but my ocd won't allow me to mess up the 369 so pretend this is a like. And also, I apologise for my crazy EDIT: Thank you to whomever liked my comment! That enabled me to come back & like the above comment now that the numbers have changed =)

@jonasdj2950 3 жыл бұрын

@@Lady8D aww, thats cute, thank god Im not the only one who does stuff like this

@Twertle 3 жыл бұрын

Reddit moment

@korriganmarsh6934 3 жыл бұрын

@@Twertle wdym, 69 is the single most comedic thing in the world

@ericbright1742 3 жыл бұрын

He goes from "He's clearly trolling me" to "There's no way this solves" to "What is happening?" to "We are watching magic happen here" so beautifully.

@zachattack7511 3 жыл бұрын

"There's no way this has a unique solution... and if it does it's not solvable by a human" ... although

@elisahaugenborges4432 3 жыл бұрын

...there IS a 1 there...

@xXKIKOXx0 3 жыл бұрын

I want a shirt that says that.

@hubbcap18 3 жыл бұрын

I've watched Simon solve this a few times now (and I've also solved it myself before), but I swear every time I come back to it I get goosebumps watching. I saw a comment on a different video comparing chess and sudoku that stated while both chess and sudoku use logic, chess is beautiful while sudoku is not. To which I replied with a comment of a link to this video. If this isn't sudoku being beautiful I don't know what is :)

@benshapiro8506 3 жыл бұрын

@Anifco67 it doesn't prove he's not human, just that he claims he's not human. he still may be right, he's superhuman.

@springplus300 3 жыл бұрын

What's truly fascinating about this particular puzzle is that it's beautifully intricate, without being hard at all. It's a perfect gateway drug to more advanced Sudoku puzzles. I'd only ever done regular Sudoku's before. After stumbling upon this gem, I've disappeared down the rabbit hole!

@jackdog06 2 жыл бұрын

“I’m going to stop this video and Mark will get an angry phone call.” 20 minutes later “This puzzle is a work of sublime genius.”

@jestfullgremblim8002 9 ай бұрын

Lmao true

@stampycaunthe1950 8 ай бұрын

He said he'll give him five minutes and got sucked right in. Definitely an impressive puzzle that looks impossible

@Whoeverheis11 4 ай бұрын

There's like... the 5 Stages of Grief's much more optimistic brother, the 5 stages of wonder: Doubt, Amusement, Belief, Delight, and Appreciation

@joshs8399 2 ай бұрын

This is a great comment

@roserocksrapidly 3 жыл бұрын

"What'd you do today?" "Watched a man very politely lose his mind over sudoku for 25 minutes"

@basilic1390 3 жыл бұрын

(Y) same

@mrjoe332 3 жыл бұрын

"And it was magic"

@dhoom-z7221 3 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂😂 very politely

@albino_pumpkin 3 жыл бұрын

I cannot believe he solved it, should've given it a shot myself to be honest.

@kayleighboelts1512 3 жыл бұрын

Key word: very politely

@RunicRobin 4 жыл бұрын

When he figured out those 3s, man it felt like staring at a man transcending the limitations of humanity itself.

@MystDaLow 3 жыл бұрын

It's actually the opposite, the problem just got easier and easier. What was impressive was his solving of the 1 ans 2s. A very constrained problem is not hard.

@FolersPL 3 жыл бұрын

@@MystDaLow Your post has too many words in it. APOLOGIZE!!!

@BeatButton 3 жыл бұрын

@@MystDaLow Having done it myself, the 3s were the trickiest part of the puzzle, and it got easier after that. The 1s and 2s are easier than the 3s because you have givens for both of them.

@MystDaLow 3 жыл бұрын

@@BeatButton I haven't solved it so I'll take our word for it, my bad :-)

@csenky 3 жыл бұрын

@@BeatButton I got a little stuck with the 5s, but that was my fault for not seeing an adjacency with a 4 for a while. Took me close to 40 mins. :D

@EvinScully 3 жыл бұрын

The decision to have the host see the sudoku for the first time live on camera is what made this video such a hit. The reaction is wonderful!

@egoworks5611 2 жыл бұрын

Where is it?

@egoworks5611 2 жыл бұрын

@@everettmeekins8925 thank you

@hodor6159 2 жыл бұрын

I wish they did this more often!

@martysears Жыл бұрын

@@hodor6159 i wish they did it every time :D

@ank582 3 ай бұрын

Where can i solve this

@reeveeakt7250 3 жыл бұрын

I can't believe that a video about a box with two numbers had elevated my appreciation of numbers

@uRDM Жыл бұрын

Numbers must be burned

@Humulator 11 ай бұрын

@@uRDM NUMBERS MUSTN'T BE BURNED THEY ARE BEAUTIFUL

@williambaker5600 8 ай бұрын

@@Humulator I agree, but why not burn em anyway

@charlesr456 4 жыл бұрын

"What is he doing?" "He's beginning to believe."

@paulsimkins6892 4 жыл бұрын

Just rewatched The Matrix a couple of weeks ago. This comment has made my day!!!

@martiruhay 4 жыл бұрын

Best comment

@ashleyjohn8039 4 жыл бұрын

I've never commented on youtube before, but this deserves it. Absolutely superb.

@MrHatsuka1 4 жыл бұрын

Perfect!

@rajeswarbanerjee2578 4 жыл бұрын

Ahh! The Matrix! Very apt comment!

@giantnerd14 3 жыл бұрын

I love the dawning horror when he realizes the puzzle is solvable.

@DoctorNarwhal123 3 жыл бұрын

just barely started watching this channel and this is already one of my top favorite moments in my KZfaq viewing timeline

@AnomAnomMTG 3 жыл бұрын

I've watched three of these straight, and I'm proud of it

@anthonyvrooman8119 3 жыл бұрын

@@AnomAnomMTG same lmao

@fundus3422 3 жыл бұрын

8:19

@Summer_Skiwi 3 жыл бұрын

Same, I never thought I would laugh during sudoku

@ethankramer7923 2 жыл бұрын

OMG guys this is the first cracking-the-cryptic that I actually was able to complete without watching him place any digits first. I did it 100% myself and I am so proud :))) It did take me 3.5 hours, but I did it

@wabc2336 2 жыл бұрын

i started doing it and it was going well till i realized i messed up with the 2s so i'm gonna restart after watching him go up to the 3

@katrinaela 2 жыл бұрын

great job! i have yet to try one of the puzzles he has done partially because of time but mostly because i’m not confident in my abilities

@RO8s 2 жыл бұрын

Well done! Took me three! I had to surmise at the end that the nine cannot be next to the one - i.e. that one and nine count as consecutive. Not mentioned, but makes a big difference!

@GregJonson 2 жыл бұрын

I did it in under 50 minutes. D:

@RO8s 2 жыл бұрын

@@GregJonson Well, aren't you the clever bunny! My next one might be quicker. Well done.

@Anrui_Ishi 2 жыл бұрын

I still come back every once in a while and watch this video again. Witnessing Simon's unbridled joy at realizing just how beautiful this puzzle is is such a wonderful viewing experience.

@omardiaz6255 2 жыл бұрын

Same, my favorite CTC video, may no be the hardest but is the most beautiful

@level_breaded5364 Жыл бұрын

It’s a really unique experience

@marsaaas Жыл бұрын

same it's my 4th time! also Patto Patto pazzle (36 given digits)

@CoffeeHead27 Жыл бұрын

Same, ive seen it several times mainly for Simon's pure wonder, it just transmits so much joy

@jestfullgremblim8002 9 ай бұрын

Same here

@virushasdetectedawindows8381 3 жыл бұрын

this is insane he actually manages to explain every move he makes while going a million miles an hour

@cyclus_gaming 3 жыл бұрын

@freescape08 3 жыл бұрын

I get the feeling it's just how Sudoku puzzles get solved, I mumble similar words to myself when I'm on a roll.

@theunpretentiousvegan8593 3 жыл бұрын

I watched it at 2x speed. It sounded nearly manic.

@vaibhavsudhir8617 3 жыл бұрын

Can I have time stamp

@tropingreenhorn 3 жыл бұрын

verbal processing actually helps with some tasks

@Xy0ud0ntkn0wmeX 3 жыл бұрын

A. Why did this show up in my feed? B. Why did I sit and watch the entire thing? C. Why am I now so intrigued by sudoku?

@bloodlust_9890 3 жыл бұрын

Same Exept c for me

@fabio_davilla 3 жыл бұрын

Same

@chaycethornbrugh6208 3 жыл бұрын

you wanna know your favorite new word for the next few minutes...? Tridoku. 😁

@StrategyWasTaken 3 жыл бұрын

Agreed

@ChesterTheGod 3 жыл бұрын

ㅤ

@snekandrek7858 3 жыл бұрын

POV: you just watched a man solve a sudoku puzzle with 2 cells filled in at the start and were entertained the whole time

@bothieGMX 2 жыл бұрын

Funny is: I did it myself and THEN watched the whole thing anyways ;)

@D3ntNL 2 жыл бұрын

Even better, tried the puzzle myself, took me considerably longer than his attempt. Still got the same jubilant response when I solved it. Then watched the video, got even more excited that every step he made, I found myself as well. Was it a hard puzzle? no it isn't in fact. Yes, it took me a considerable amount of time to get the first numbers in. Just when you got the ball rolling, it is quite easy. So the real beauty of this puzzle is not the solvability, it is the design.

@bothieGMX 2 жыл бұрын

@@D3ntNL Very true, but that's basicly the case for every puzzle on this channel (except for the "not being hard" part, that differs from video to video).

@ActualDumBatcha 2 жыл бұрын

Lol imagine getting a starting digit

@gwby 3 жыл бұрын

Anybody else notice that every row is in the same order, just with a different starting point?

@michelebotte156 3 жыл бұрын

I did Every row and column repeat, the rows shift by 4 positions, the colums by 3

@cherryblossom8061 2 жыл бұрын

yep! was doing the puzzle alongside him and I noticed that from the 1-2 pattern in each row

@echoes6092 2 жыл бұрын

I believe it has to be-if you take out the givens from this puzzle, it still has very few solutions.

@exa_eille 2 жыл бұрын

Not only that. But every number is placed exactly 2 to the left of the number below it with 1 and 9 wrapping around.

@RickMeasham 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah once the threes were done, the geometric pattern was clear (from our outside perspective)

@MrSpiceBoi117 4 жыл бұрын

Alternative title: man vastly underestimates his own intellect

@omicron866 3 жыл бұрын

Genius

@duckandpug8693 3 жыл бұрын

@jqbtube r/iamverysmart

@jacobsejer4527 3 жыл бұрын

@@duckandpug8693 It's always in KZfaq isn't it xD

@MrTiti 3 жыл бұрын

it has nothing to do with "intellect" or intelligence. this guy has no clue of maths, which is why he couldnt estimate how it would unfold and that it would quickly get much easier. he cnouldnt see anything of it... which is a rather sad story, especially if that guy is doing sudoku for more than 6 months.

@telecorpse1957 3 жыл бұрын

@@MrTiti Could you describe how would you estimate how the puzzle would unfold?

@AquaShibby3000 3 жыл бұрын

"It's clear he's trolling me.... ..although I can place a one" One of my favorite KZfaq moments of all time.

@WhitestOC 3 жыл бұрын

And that's how it all began

@maebon 3 жыл бұрын

"I can do this but then it's impossible" Me noticing how much time is left on the video: I think you can figure it out.

@iceph03nix 3 жыл бұрын

"I'll just give this 5 minutes..."

@dragonsforbreakfast3572 3 жыл бұрын

When that beat drops.

@eastonmace6985 3 жыл бұрын

*Jimmy Neutron sequence starts*

@sushirunner 3 жыл бұрын

One year later Simon's facial expressions of bafflement, surprise and then bliss and wonder still makes me very, very happy.

@Gingermaas 2 жыл бұрын

The number of times he says, “That’s got to be impossible from here” and then just continues makes me chuckle.

@urgadurga 3 күн бұрын

There's a life lesson in there somewhere

@LappleOwingsL 4 жыл бұрын

I will never again feel such a rush of joy and adrenaline as when he put in all the 3's. Nothing will ever live up to that moment.

@RCassinello 3 жыл бұрын

That moment has forever shadowed in my memory the moment I first held my newborn son.

@Human-gu2cx 3 жыл бұрын

Nicsaii Men just like he said the feeling of believing something is impossible and then bam it’s almost trivial, it’s humbling

@tyspaulding2025 3 жыл бұрын

Im confused but satisfied

@toddrenshaw4029 3 жыл бұрын

@@RCassinello kinda feel bad for your kid if all it takes is a youtube video

@dejremi8190 3 жыл бұрын

One day, when it is the end of the World and atomic bombs will explode all over the place,we'll all sit together and Say:"remember when he placed all the 3's? This was beautiful wasn't it?" And then we'll all die happy

@Randomii666 3 жыл бұрын

Alternative title: Man feels many emotions over a grid with numbers in it

@nimm1135 3 жыл бұрын

Me working on Excell sheets

@mdreckow 3 жыл бұрын

Sounds like a top gear intro

@whoooshme8898 3 жыл бұрын

This could so many things, anything with graphs tbh

@inspiringsand123 2 жыл бұрын

Rules: 02:12 Let's Get Cracking: 04:41 Puzzle Solved: 23:59 Simon's time: 19m18s And how about this video's Simarkisms?! Goodness: 5x (10:39, 12:02, 18:46, 24:01, 25:01) By Sudoku: 4x (06:22, 06:27, 10:25, 17:14) Unbelievable: 3x (19:53, 20:28, 25:19) Sorry: 2x (09:35, 13:27) In Fact: 2x (05:08, 16:38) Obviously: 2x (02:57, 21:18) Lovely: 1x (00:29) Wow: 1x (23:57) Most popular digit and colour this video: One (47 mentions) Yellow (2 mentions)

@judithcabanero 2 жыл бұрын

...why now instead of 11 months ago

@inspiringsand123 2 жыл бұрын

@@judithcabanero Because someone requested it.

@Varysela Жыл бұрын

Underated comment

@crowlsyong 2 жыл бұрын

At 18:00 when he starts placing the 3's I get the chills. It's so amazing. Gosh what a great thing.

@MohdShamlakh 10 ай бұрын

Thats what I felt too!

@LimLamOfficial 3 жыл бұрын

"What did you do this morning?" "Watched a man repeat "I can't believe it, now this isn't a three" for 25 minutes straight"

@thedarknesst5995 3 жыл бұрын

This is how I spent 4am on my birthday of it makes you feel any better

@seventeen-mx5td 3 жыл бұрын

@@thedarknesst5995 happy birthday homie

@LimLamOfficial 3 жыл бұрын

@@thedarknesst5995 Happy birthday yo!

@maxhohn5570 3 жыл бұрын

I understand every move he's making and why, but it would take me hours, or days, or years to reach the same conclusions. Well, it's really more like I'd give up and never return to the puzzle.

@grantwalker8053 3 жыл бұрын

same

@thedarknesst5995 3 жыл бұрын

Exactly. Each individual piece makes sense, but connecting these dots? Takes a certain kind for sure

@jacobras 3 жыл бұрын

I actually paused the video when he said to try it yourself and was able to make it. It did however take me well over three hours 😅 Lots of staring until finally something clicks.

@babyfreezer 3 жыл бұрын

Took me an hour and a half with some help. I've only played regular sudoku but after learning one or two tricks he had I could complete it. I found these three tricks to be the vital ones 11:44, 13:57 (major trick to finish) and 21:50 (didn't expect to do the rule in the same box)

@kashif4v 3 жыл бұрын

He's very very quick

@rowanbrown5541 6 ай бұрын

There have been plenty of miracle sudokus following this, but none can capture the magic in Simon's eyes as he is led down the rabbit hole by the original

@charlesnewborn3760 3 жыл бұрын

These miracle sudokus actually are easier than the harder traditional sudokus because the limiting rules actually help the process of elimination in a much faster way.

@zahidshabir4038 2 жыл бұрын

IKR I actually enjoy doing chess sudoku's or sudoku's that have chess as well as orthogonally adjacent digit restrictions, magic squares and the diagonal cross restriction (each number in both long diagonals can only have digits 1-9 once) and in some cases killer sudoku's (unless they involve heavy maths). I absolutely suck ass at regular sudoku's even more so if it they are harder and require stuff like swordfish and x wings and so on to solve because I don't fully understand them and usually don't even spot them when solving a classic sudoku by myself

@LMIP7777 2 жыл бұрын

It makes sense cause more restrictions actually eliminate more possibilities so less guessing

@lenabartsch9232 Жыл бұрын

I copied Simon´s work out after he did the threes and I used the chess rules once for the fours and then completely forgot about them and was able to solve it quite easily with just adjacent digits and sudoku, so you only need that many restritions for the beginning

@jimc6382 Жыл бұрын

They're easier once they're part-solved. It's the starting off which is the challenge.

@EvilTim1911 Жыл бұрын

At one point I started seeing where the numbers should go due to the visual symmetry as opposed to ruling out cells

@sammy135_ 3 жыл бұрын

"It might have a unique solution but it's not gonna be findable by a human being" *21 minutes left in the video*

@KittyXCross 3 жыл бұрын

It's not a unique solution. There's at least one more. All the 8s can be switched for all the 9s. Still works.

@seruloo9933 3 жыл бұрын

One of the nines is next to a seven. Switching all of them with the eights is not possible.

@KittyXCross 3 жыл бұрын

@@seruloo9933 Yeah, I made the mistake of thinking the Checking function took the special rules into account. It doesn't. It only checked that Sudoku rules weren't breached. Sad face.

@ZenoDovahkiin 3 жыл бұрын

Look, he never said it wasn't findable by a _legend._

@basic8313 3 жыл бұрын

who said he was human

@Nataniel0101 3 жыл бұрын

Plot twist: his friend was actually joking and didnt expect him to solve this.

@Empy_C. 3 жыл бұрын

kzfaq.info/get/bejne/kLGAoaSX1NbKf2w.html

@bongosbongos 3 жыл бұрын

@@Empy_C. why do you hurt me in this way

@Empy_C. 3 жыл бұрын

@@bongosbongos :)

@Scar-ne3jr 3 жыл бұрын

जीराची लवर् I got an ad😂first time an ad has ever helped me

@Empy_C. 3 жыл бұрын

@@Scar-ne3jr *_ｂｒｕｈ．_*

@TheKirbyT 2 жыл бұрын

The sheer amount of joy on his face going from thinking he's getting trolled to when he realizes it will solve gives me all the dopamine.

@MrNoahgamboa 3 жыл бұрын

His emotions were a perfect demonstration of joy in its purest form.

@flux_time 3 жыл бұрын

This guy is popping headshots like nothing. The accuracy with his mouse, he could be an MLG pro

@TacioMedeiros0 3 жыл бұрын

He said in another video that he played Starcraft. RTS games also need a lot of mouse accuracy.

@adorbstotesadorbs.9371 3 жыл бұрын

this guy headshotted my womb and now I have 10 million babies

@DoctorNarwhal123 3 жыл бұрын

this homie could put a sudoku grid up over his screen and never miss a shot

@thetuerk 3 жыл бұрын

@@DoctorNarwhal123 made me laugh at 2 am

@Wylie288 3 жыл бұрын

Maybe if you play a casual FPS like CS:GO. Play a proper comp fps not so much.

@Hennu_TRM 3 жыл бұрын

I love that 9 is never adjacent to 1. So it even follows the consecutive restraint with looping the digits.

@buzzard6410 3 жыл бұрын

Now I have to try the puzzle going to the 9-8-7-6... Instead of the 3-4-5... Just tried backwards. Once you do the 3's to get the final ones and twos, backwards from 9 is actually faster and easier.

@Hennu_TRM 3 жыл бұрын

@@buzzard6410 That's pretty neat.

@Anna_M_numbers 3 жыл бұрын

@@buzzard6410 It is impossible to solve 9`s without 3`s (there were two groups of 9`s)

@l.c.8475 3 жыл бұрын

It also follows the disjoint groups constraint, each respective placement in a 3x3 box is used exclusively once per digit, for all digits

@quentind1924 3 жыл бұрын

@@buzzard6410 maybe but what you do need a big , because nothing say that in the rules, its like saying at the start

@beaconstrips 3 жыл бұрын

As someone who is relatively new to the world of sudoku, i really learned something here! Sometimes it's better to look where certain numbers can't go, rather than where they can. Great video! You've earned yourself another subscriber :)

@victorkao1472 Жыл бұрын

This vid came to me via algorithm so I’m pretty late, buts sudoku is about labeling all the possible solutions and eliminating them one by one 👍

@katam6471 2 жыл бұрын

This is one of the first of the Cracking the Cryptic-videos I saw, and it was when Simon said "It's like the universe is singing to us" that I fell in love with the channel.

@Skellitor301_VA 3 жыл бұрын

"Let's see what we get?" ...*eyebrows lower* "right..He must be trolling" *proceeds to deliver one of the most memorable moments in Sudoku history*

@philipp2522 3 жыл бұрын

I was the 1000th like 😊

@kalemmackey2917 3 жыл бұрын

Proceeds to deliver the memorable moment in sudoku history

@somebonehead 3 жыл бұрын

The way the light in his eyes disappeared immediately once his face dropped was priceless. 3:43

@Skellitor301_VA 3 жыл бұрын

@@somebonehead And then it comes back once he realizes

@dieke8978 3 жыл бұрын

He thinks really fast, but the cool thing is that following his thoughts is actually doable? Idk how to explain it but I understand what's happening and that feels good

@jarchive4267 3 жыл бұрын

I feel the same thing. Awhile he was slowly moving through the threes I could predict where many of the threes were but for most of the video he just thought way to fast for me 😅

@Toska432 3 жыл бұрын

feels like early stages of a smooth interface for artificial cognition boosting

@akaoni1218 3 жыл бұрын

you should look at the numbers, on the horizontal lines they go up one row in the same column, find one, you find it all

@The4stro 3 жыл бұрын

indeed. i had to pause for a little while a few times, but even tho i barely understand sudoku, i can follow this. incredible

@samuelbrown9454 3 жыл бұрын

You put what I was thinking into words, it's amazing how he puts us into his world of thinking :)

@amoswittenbergsmusings 3 жыл бұрын

After six months and having been a devout follower all that time I came back to this video. We have seen epic solves, drama, Nori-Nori and much more but this episode is still unbeaten as a song of joy. A miracle on so many levels.

@sushirunner 2 жыл бұрын

Nori, nori, nori, nori, nori :-D

@williambrown8249 2 жыл бұрын

NoriNoriNoriNoriNoriNoriNoriNoriNoriNoriNoriNoriNoriNoriNoriNoriNoriNoriNori

@lukaca350 2 ай бұрын

Dear Simon and Mark, Today I solved this Sudoku in 1 hour and 15 minutes, not that fast. But I'm proud. I started solving sudoku two weeks ago because of your video I watched recently, and I had no idea what sudoku was at the time. And so I want to emphasize that you inspire thousands of people to actually push the boundaries of their thinking. Thank you and greetings from Zagreb.

@matta5498 3 жыл бұрын

Never mind the symmetry, the order of each row is the same.

@DjTmoT 3 жыл бұрын

Both horizontal and vertical...!... whaaat... he didn't even see that.

@benry007 3 жыл бұрын

Mind blown...

@iankellymorris 3 жыл бұрын

Tim Roelstraete No, just horizontal.

@DjTmoT 3 жыл бұрын

Ok, was wrong, looked like it, but isnt.

@jackwild1770 3 жыл бұрын

@@iankellymorris there is definitely a vertical pattern. It's not exactly mirrored, but there is a repeated pattern for sure

@selimtopal1247 3 жыл бұрын

“There’s no way I’ll be watching someone solving a sudoku for 25 minutes” *25 minutes later* Clapping with tears of joy after having already subscribed

@susejrg 3 жыл бұрын

20 minutes in and I've just realized reading your comment that the video was 25 minutes.

@subhrajitkarmakar6499 3 жыл бұрын

same feelings...

@TheRuiPires 3 жыл бұрын

Same

@mbuurmei 3 жыл бұрын

When where 25 minutes so short...

@AreicoHD 3 жыл бұрын

same:u

@abigailevadamal1949 10 ай бұрын

Wow! I've got to say, I've seen this pop up in my recommended videos a dozen times and I've always skipped over it because I thought it sounded so boring. Who'd want to watch someone solve a puzzle? To my surprise though it was absolutely thrilling. What a delight!

@kathyjohnson2043 Жыл бұрын

3 years and nearly 4 million views later, the video quality may not be of Cracking the Cryptic today, but the joy of watching this solve will never get old!

@GEfromNJ 4 жыл бұрын

Me: There's no way I'm going to watch a 25 minute video of some dude playing sodoku. Me: Cheers loudly when he places the 7,8,9's rapid fire!

@harrystarr4060 4 жыл бұрын

GO ON

@Kyuuei 4 жыл бұрын

This was exactly my experience.

@UTbrother 4 жыл бұрын

Saw this in my Google news feed, they quoted you specifically!

@SpaminacanMK4 4 жыл бұрын

I would say Corona's been rough on us, but face it: we'd watch it even before the virus

@HotTakeYeller 4 жыл бұрын

I just watched it for the third time - it is so wholesome when he gradually realises it's solveable.

@plestern08 3 жыл бұрын

"Absolutely unbelievable" "You've got to be kidding me" "That *must* be a __" "That __ sees that square"

@Draktand01 2 жыл бұрын

This is probably one of the funniest videos on this channel. Just hearing you dismiss the puzzle, and then seeing the title and the amount of time left is just sort of hilarious.

@spelldaddy5386 2 жыл бұрын

I just need to hear the phone call that took place between Mark and Simon after this solve. Holy crap that's an amazing puzzle!

@madlad255 3 жыл бұрын

This is the nerdy equivalent of 'I can't believe you've done this' for 25 minutes.

@robertcasey1708 3 жыл бұрын

You've got to be kidding me

@nemesis7487 3 жыл бұрын

It took me about 40 mins to solve so...

@queenabaline9582 3 жыл бұрын

Is this how people feel when they watch sports? I've never been so hyped watching a KZfaq video.

@scotttaylor7146 3 жыл бұрын

I'm not sure there's a direct parallel, but big sports moments are certainly the only other times I've felt like this. Maybe after my first kiss. Holy shit.

@gaeel330 3 жыл бұрын

As someone who's been enjoying watching formula one for a couple years, it's a similar feeling, yeah. Or at least, it's a similar feeling when it's a fun race where unexpected things happen and one of the drivers I'm rooting for manages to fight their way to the front or something.

@j_ordinary4252 3 жыл бұрын

Make sudoku solving a sport

@j_ordinary4252 3 жыл бұрын

@@gaeel330 u mean like the race of today?

@gaeel330 3 жыл бұрын

@@j_ordinary4252 pretty gutted for Sainz tbh, but that was an exciting one at the end there, yeah!

@Vampianist3 4 ай бұрын

This is the first CtC video that I watched. Every now and then I still come back and watch it again. I can almost memorize every sentence Simon said in this video but I still get chills seeing him shooting the 3s.

@memnocktdevil Жыл бұрын

I clicked on this because of the knights rule in the thumbnail. I’ve played some sudoku, I get it but it’s not my thing. I do love chess however (I’m not great I just enjoy it) I gotta say I’ve never been so thoroughly entertained watching someone sole a puzzle as this! Great job, this made me smile

@stevenlomon 4 жыл бұрын

"The 3s are placable from that absolute JIBBERISH we had in the grid" This is gold haha

@fahmisack 4 жыл бұрын

Petition to make this merch!

@ItsSansom 4 жыл бұрын

@@fahmisack Just a picture of the pink squares and the word "GIBBERISH!"

@moonglum1015 4 жыл бұрын

I must say, I always find Simon's videos interesting but this one was entertainment on a whole new level. His astonishment at placing the 3s was priceless, it had me laughing out loud. What a brilliant puzzle!

@FernieCanto 4 жыл бұрын

@@ItsSansom YES. *YES*

@furun1 4 жыл бұрын

@@moonglum1015 I said to myself "wtf is going on with this puzzle", just before he did. i had tears i was laughing so hard at the comedy his discovers made.

@Glizzygobbler6969 4 жыл бұрын

Find a partner who looks at you the way Simon looks at a sudoku with two given digits.

@StefanoTheBrazilian 4 жыл бұрын

Starts by thinking there is not much and it's just some troll, end up being one of the best things you knew. Yep, I dig that.

@joehelfrich7456 4 жыл бұрын

Are you crazy? The way his face fell when he loaded it up...I wish my wife looked at me like that less.

@ariel_haymarket 4 жыл бұрын

with concern?

@dwarrel7743 4 жыл бұрын

I tried. I left after 5 seconds on our first blind date, when she said about our mutual friend who set us up: "She must be trolling me".

@buddymmx3936 4 жыл бұрын

As prey to be stalked apon

@jacobblunden563 3 ай бұрын

This was my first video for the channel. I fell down the KZfaq rabbit hole while I had covid in January 2022 and now I watch it religiously every single day trying to do a new puzzle. I can't always do them (lets be real, can't do most of them) but this has been an incredible way to start my mornings when I was in Australia and now its my afternoon break since moving to America. I love coming back to this puzzle every once in awhile because it was so incredible in how effortlessly it can show the power of rules and logic. Simon being almost mad at the puzzle actually unintentionally helps make it that much more special. Not sure why I'm commenting on such an old video but, I guess I just wanted to say thank you. This channel has helped me through a lot of dark times and it all came back to the simpleness and effortlessly of this original puzzle.

@robtheslob9649 2 жыл бұрын

I just re-watched this puzzle for the third time..... in all honesty, I think I enjoyed this more now then ever before. Why??? I (we) have all gotten to "know" Simon quite a bit better in the past 2 years and this is like watching an older recorded movie of a beloved relative. This is Simon in his Sudoku youth unwrapping an amazing gift he never expected to get but fell in love with once he realized what he had received. The joy and amazement on his face and in his voice are totally genuine and point to the reason this channel has received so much praise and garnered such a loyal following. This video should be queued up and at the ready for anyone who needs a boost or a lift - be it spiritual or mental. I'm sure this comment will get lost in the myriad of other comments but I'd love for Simon to know just how impactful this video and CTC has been for me (and I'm sure many others) over the past 3 years of extremely trying times. Blessings!

@amoswittenbergsmusings Жыл бұрын

Amen to that, brother. Du holde Kunst, in wieviel grauen Stunden Wo mich des Lebens wilder Kreis umstrickt Hast du mein Herz zu warmer Lieb entzunden Hast mich in eine beßre Welt entrückt [lyrics of Schubert''s lovely song To Music - use Google Translate if you don't read German]

@j.m.8895 3 жыл бұрын

I have to say, this might be one of the best youtube recommendation that I've stumbled upon.

@neopom4206 3 жыл бұрын

My dude its more thrilling than half the shit hollywood has to offer , the twists the highs and lows the triumph at the end , im literally on the edge of my seat here beaming like an idiot over some puzzle

@todhoward7448 3 жыл бұрын

Same

@RoflOops 4 жыл бұрын

He almost sounded angry that he was solving it, loved to see the annoyance become wonder throughout the video. Love this.

@steelfabric Жыл бұрын

I come back to watch this video every so often because it is such a joy to watch Simon's reaction to discovering the solve path. Truely remarkable puzzle which set the stage for many more like it.

@GrayCatbird1 2 жыл бұрын

The way that puzzle unwraps itself is just so elegant

@tomtucjr 4 жыл бұрын

Seeing Simon's astonishment at this puzzle has made my night. Brilliant stuff.

@FredMaHead 4 жыл бұрын

This video was pure comedy!

@thildamoon 4 жыл бұрын

tom, it warms my heart as well. Totally with you.

@newenglandpatriotz1221 4 жыл бұрын

Make it a thousand

@pkfitnesshub 4 жыл бұрын

I got the satisfaction of clicking 999 to 1k

@JediJess1 4 жыл бұрын

Not gonna lie, I had a good chuckle at that moment... which actually lasted a decent amount of of the episode

@TheRaker1000 3 жыл бұрын

"this is where you can't go any further..." (wait for it...) (wait for it.) (wait for it!) "Although, having said that," :)

@space_1073 2 жыл бұрын

This guy made sudoku the most exciting thing I've watched today.

@NicholasSouris 3 жыл бұрын

It's so great to hear the joy in his voice. This is why I started watching

@Stettafire 3 жыл бұрын

I'm watching a man who really looked like they're enjoying themselves over sodoku and for some reason I find it infinitely wholesome.

@omnidiscord 3 жыл бұрын

for some reason? could possibly be because it IS infinitely wholesome!

@applepieexplosion4030 3 жыл бұрын

It's always beautiful watching someone do something they love

@christiananderson8686 3 жыл бұрын

What's with the they/them pronouns after calling them a man? Make your mind up 🙄

@undergroundmonorail 3 жыл бұрын

@@christiananderson8686 chill

@urcolas8189 3 жыл бұрын

@@christiananderson8686 overly critical for literally no reason whatsoever

@fenglifu8988 3 жыл бұрын

Every time he figures something out: "You've got to be joking"

@muizzsiddique 2 жыл бұрын

It's crazy how much you can whittle down the possible tiles for 3 by just highlighting them all and then recursively applying the basic rules. I did that on a a Knights Sudoku puzzle and it really was the difference between being stuck for ever or solving the puzzle.

@shawnheidingsfelder8179 2 жыл бұрын

I like coming back to this video occasionally. Mark and Simon have gone from looking at a puzzle like this and thinking about making angry phone calls to each other to not even being phased by so little given information in the grid. Quite a leap in a couple of years of crazy sudoku setting.

@ScenicFlyer4 4 жыл бұрын

I'm not sure what's more impressive. The fact that he can solve it or the fact that someone can come up with it.

@ritvikmishra8388 4 жыл бұрын

That was I was gonna say

@MattRix 4 жыл бұрын

Creating it is much more impressive than solving it... however solving this quickly, while giving a clear explanation of his thought process the whole time, is still super impressive.

@diegogrigorescu453 4 жыл бұрын

Pretty sure a machine creates it

@rookere 4 жыл бұрын

@@diegogrigorescu453 no

@ivantimofeev2233 4 жыл бұрын

@@diegogrigorescu453 eeh no, you are the sole definition of "talking without knowing a shit" every single puzzle that they put in this channel is created by a human being, and most of the times they just name the creator so you can go and try other puzzles of said setter for real, when will people star using their brains more often than their mouths XD

@bensnowdon8503 4 жыл бұрын

I love the “I don’t believe it” or the “you must be kidding” comments after placements

@akshatkumar7463 4 жыл бұрын

@Static Pichu same

@glennmelven3414 4 жыл бұрын

My favorite is "holy moly".

@elliegate6630 3 жыл бұрын

I love that in the final product, the numbers are all in the same order, just starting at different points in the sequence each time

@ro_thing 2 жыл бұрын

honestly clicking onto the video i was like "i feel like calling a puzzle miraculous is overselling it" and then it turned out you were underselling it that was a thing of beauty

@astralm8072 4 жыл бұрын

Simon minute 4: what is this BS Simon minute 25: this is a work of SUBLIME GENIUS

@smiguli8851 4 жыл бұрын

BS stands for Best Sudoku btw

@serhatdemir6210 4 жыл бұрын

The best thing that happened to me during the quarantine is discovering this channel... What a gem, absolutely beautiful... I realized, I starting teaching my online classes the way Simon's solving sudoku and it is satisfying...

@keithneureuterjr5571 4 жыл бұрын

Serhat Demir the same thing happened to me too lol

@davidhughes7174 4 жыл бұрын

Me too, the best channel ever.

@Edos512 4 жыл бұрын

your statement can't be more true

@camdenjones1246 2 жыл бұрын

The sequence that starts at 17:48 is just amazing, how quickly it cascades into a solution ....

@videogamechess6422 2 жыл бұрын

Solving this over a few days and then watching you do it in 25 minutes was one of the most rewarding experiences of my life.

@The55five5 4 жыл бұрын

"The 3's are placable from that absolute jibberish we had in the grid" so good

@zimmicks3170 4 жыл бұрын

I LOVE how the minute you see the given numbers you're like "Impossible, I'm being trolled." But then your brain sees potential patterns and you work a little, place a few numbers, then say "Ok now it's impossible this is where it stops". But then your brain sees more patterns and you work some more, revealing the genius of the puzzle. And then it cascades from there :-)

@twirdman2 4 жыл бұрын

Yeah I was able to get to the part where he placed almost all the ones and twos and we had to start on the threes and again I thought "This is impossible. It might have a unique solution but there is no way to get it without some type of forking argument." Then you look at it long and hard and suddenly you see things and you place things and it just makes sense. The threes just start falling into place and from there everything falls into place.

@ojtheviking 4 жыл бұрын

The whole video is the galaxy brain meme, lol

@stevel875 4 жыл бұрын

@Nathan-DTS "got published on the channel" is the main bit of info we start with that he doesn't....

@6099x 4 жыл бұрын

@@ojtheviking lmao this whole channel at times

@ericpraline1302 4 жыл бұрын

Yes it was funny how he kept on saying it will be impossible from now when every previous time he'd said it he'd proved himself wrong.

@13mausiii 2 жыл бұрын

This is like watching a child opening a present and getting something truly special. Thank you so much for this one!

@Qwerty-li5ij 2 жыл бұрын

I love it how this is one of the only ones I was able to do without seeing him place any numbers on screen or give clues. It took me 1.25 hours but we got there !!

@kimberlee9608 4 жыл бұрын

When I started watching marble racing I said, “there will never be a more mundane thing another person could do that I’ll find this entertaining” but by the grace of god the YT algorithm has introduced me to this.

@reinpogo4601 4 жыл бұрын

SAME! I have gone down the exact same path and Im loving it

@sravan6696 4 жыл бұрын

Looks like algorithm has figured out the path of people. Marble racing to sudoku 😂

@Static_Poptart 4 жыл бұрын

I went the opposite way. From this to marbles

@njebei 4 жыл бұрын

Me too.

@violetnhz 4 жыл бұрын

Welcome haha

@Hartlane 4 жыл бұрын

This was actually quite moving to watch. "The universe is singing to us", he says, and he isn't wrong.

@Vexidus 4 жыл бұрын

I felt like he could have started weeping after seeing the 4s and realizing the elegance of the puzzle. Like a cascading waterfall. I almost started to cry myself. Brilliant!

@ryanlynch4528 4 жыл бұрын

Math speaks to us again. Universal language = beauty.

@kumatorahaltmanndreemurr 4 жыл бұрын

@George Henry Have a snickers

@raemuowalter4737 4 жыл бұрын

@George Henry you are meaningless chill out

@raemuowalter4737 4 жыл бұрын

@George Henry not gonna you will have to make me

@tahliawatson28 Жыл бұрын

watching this man be astounded at a sudoku puzzle has given me profound happiness

@necrobinicalastercourte3483 Жыл бұрын

I'm a somewhat young sudoku(and mahjong, and picross) fiend and this is a brilliant video! very calm commentary and brilliant puzzle solving.

@KingShinyRotom 3 жыл бұрын

Alternative title: Man reaches Nirvana by solving number puzzle

@jumilunuober7710 3 жыл бұрын

or something like : the universe is singing to us

@JamesFreeman 3 жыл бұрын

Honestly it already has the perfect title, I wouldn't have clicked on any of the alternatives

@AAscension 3 жыл бұрын

Number puzzle :p.

@Housewarmin 4 жыл бұрын

The keyboard clicks as he starts to solve give me adrenaline.

@danielmay3496 3 жыл бұрын

sounds like a mechanical keyboard... you should buy one... they're great lol I have a couple of them

@infinitise 3 жыл бұрын

I decided to try this instead of working on my thesis and was surprised to complete it in just over 41 minutes, it really does all come together once you've got the 3s down.

@moltencucumber6514 24 күн бұрын

3:45 is one of my favorite moments of this channel, even all these years later

@patrickboyd2726 4 жыл бұрын

“You can’t solve this puzzle. There’s no way” ... “having said that”

@papusman 4 жыл бұрын

This one line is like the human spirit summarized.

@kumatorahaltmanndreemurr 4 жыл бұрын

That moment got me so hyped

@kryptonsa36 4 жыл бұрын

"There's no way this is solvable by a human being." Well you're not wrong ;)

@toneloc7910 4 жыл бұрын

Perhaps he is not a human being !?

@TheLostSoul0 4 жыл бұрын

@@toneloc7910 That was the implication of the original comment, yes.

@akshatkumar7463 4 жыл бұрын

@@toneloc7910 same thought I had

@Kellestial 4 жыл бұрын

He is of the high race of lizard people

@randomstranger623 4 жыл бұрын

@@Kellestial REPTILES. OH DEAR.

@AFT3RDAY5 2 жыл бұрын

„This is like the universe is singing to us“ What a comment 👍🏻 I could watch this the whole day and not get bored

@tealiussylphide5671 3 жыл бұрын

The fact each row is just shifted left or right is astounding to me

@Kolateak_ 3 жыл бұрын

"I suspect this is going to be a short video because he is trolling me" Video: 25 minutes

@coloripple 3 жыл бұрын

Tbh compared to some other vids on this channel, thats on the shorter side

@karissajohnson7961 3 жыл бұрын

Wait until you find the "movie" length ones that are just as exciting

@hubbcap18 3 жыл бұрын

@@karissajohnson7961 yea he had one like a month ago or something where it was like an hour to an hour and a half and he didn't place a single digit till the last 3 minutes of the video where he put in ALL of the digits lol (some coloring technique)

@typhoontyph 3 жыл бұрын

@@hubbcap18 can i have link? Thanks in advance

@PixieCinnanom 3 жыл бұрын

@@typhoontyph I think they mean this one: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/a6pgldyBmNbXnoU.html