5 Trick Math Problems That Will Leave Your Friends Stumped 🤯
Challenge your friends with these five tricky math puzzles involving algebra and classic riddles. Perfect for sparking fun debates and testing their problem-solving skills!

Wrath of Math
45.6K views • May 25, 2025

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Make your friends crash out with these five math problems people often get wrong or just can't figure out. The problems concern basic algebra, the classic 9 dots puzzle, graph theory, simple misunderstandings and imaginary conditions, and the dumb temptations of impulse! None of those stupid viral PEMDAS questions, only actual math problems. They're sure to give you a good chance to point and laugh at people who make mistakes in front of you, after you've made the mistakes in private. #maths #mathmemes #viralmaths
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I first read the fence problem in: The Joy of X by Steven Strogatz
I read some variation of the ship problem in: Mathematical Brainteasers with Surprising Solutions by Owen O'Shea
I first read of the 9 dots puzzle in: How to Solve Mathematical Problems by Wayne Wickelgren
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CHAPTERS
0:00 Intro
1:02 The Ship Problem
3:50 The x^2 Problem
6:41 The 9 Dots Puzzle
8:41 The Fence Painting Problem
9:55 An Impossible Problem
14:49 Conclusion
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Outro music: https://youtube.com/shorts/tfifiSdTZRg
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https://x.com/TansuYegen/status/1924458972930519042
I first read the fence problem in: The Joy of X by Steven Strogatz
I read some variation of the ship problem in: Mathematical Brainteasers with Surprising Solutions by Owen O'Shea
I first read of the 9 dots puzzle in: How to Solve Mathematical Problems by Wayne Wickelgren
MUSIC
A Nopon's Life
Clawdaddy Beach
Musee Champignon
Title Theme - Tears of the Kingdom
Ordon Village
Select Area (Sector 4) - Hey! Pikmin
Aquatic Ambience
Satori Marsh (Night)
Mario 64 End Theme
CHAPTERS
0:00 Intro
1:02 The Ship Problem
3:50 The x^2 Problem
6:41 The 9 Dots Puzzle
8:41 The Fence Painting Problem
9:55 An Impossible Problem
14:49 Conclusion
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May 25, 2025
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