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Be Amazed

Riddles You Must Solve To Stay Alive

Be Amazed

Be Amazed

Science, Society & Culture, History, Leisure, Documentary

5710 Ratings

🗓️ 1 May 2024

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

The world is overflowing with things that can kill you from poisonous plant life to deadly creatures and even water. In the wild, there are a million creative ways that you can die, but despite our lack of claws or tough hide we humans have the benefit of pretty clever brains, but would yours be smart enough to solve these riddles and save your life? Who knows you might even learn a thing or two along the way.



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The world is overflowing with things that can kill you.

0:04.0

From poisonous plant life to deadly creatures and even water,

0:08.0

in the wild, there are a million creative ways that you can die.

0:12.0

But despite our lack of claws or tough hide, we humans have the benefit of pretty clever brains.

0:18.0

But would yours be smart enough to solve these riddles and save your life?

0:23.6

Who knows?

0:24.2

You might even learn a thing or two along the way.

0:28.2

You're listening.

0:30.3

You're listening.

0:31.2

Be amazed.

0:36.2

Number 10.

0:55.1

Big trouble. Picture yourself in the scorched plains of the African savannah. To your left, a dried-out tree rises. To your right, the land drops into a steep valley. In the distance in front of you, lions roar and fight over the last bit of gazelle. But you've got more important issues on your mind. You see, you've just bumped into the back end of a 17-ton African bull elephant,

1:01.2

and he isn't too pleased about it. Now he's stomping towards you. You'll need to think fast to

1:06.9

escape. Do you, A, run into the open plains ahead? B, climb the tree, or C, run down into

1:13.6

the valley. I'd hurry if I were you.

1:16.6

Did you choose to run into the planes ahead? Bad decision with those lions in there. Plus,

1:31.5

elephants can really move once they build up momentum. Your chances would not look good. As for

1:37.1

the tree, I wouldn't recommend making the climb. Elephants make quick work of trees and

1:41.8

could not get straight down with a quick charge. Your best bet would be to head down the valley.

1:47.0

Recent studies from Oxford University have shown that elephants will avoid hills where they can.

1:52.0

They hate climbing, and what's more, a downhill jog may leave the elephant's flappy ears in front of its eyes.

1:59.0

That's good news for you, as the humongous creature would

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