DIY – The Cup and Knife Game | Brain Games

so humans are competitive animals

so humans are competitive animals whether it’s our obsession with sports

whether it’s our obsession with sports

whether it’s our obsession with sports keeping up with a neighbor or even

keeping up with a neighbor or even

keeping up with a neighbor or even finding a mate we’re always looking to

finding a mate we’re always looking to

finding a mate we’re always looking to compete with one another so how

compete with one another so how

compete with one another so how competitive are you a lot a little bit

competitive are you a lot a little bit

competitive are you a lot a little bit well no matter how competitive you think

well no matter how competitive you think

well no matter how competitive you think you are I’m willing to bet that I can

you are I’m willing to bet that I can

you are I’m willing to bet that I can trigger the mechanism of competition in

trigger the mechanism of competition in

trigger the mechanism of competition in your brain by putting you head-to-head

your brain by putting you head-to-head

your brain by putting you head-to-head with some of our volunteers in a battle

with some of our volunteers in a battle

with some of our volunteers in a battle of wits and reflexes hi hi I’m three

of wits and reflexes hi hi I’m three

of wits and reflexes hi hi I’m three rich rich nice to meet you Casey have a

rich rich nice to meet you Casey have a

rich rich nice to meet you Casey have a seat sure what I’m going to be having

seat sure what I’m going to be having

seat sure what I’m going to be having you guys do today is compete against

you guys do today is compete against

you guys do today is compete against each other to see who can solve a very

each other to see who can solve a very

each other to see who can solve a very challenging puzzle the fastest your

challenging puzzle the fastest your

challenging puzzle the fastest your brains are going to get a total workout

brains are going to get a total workout

brains are going to get a total workout so here’s a challenge you have four

so here’s a challenge you have four

so here’s a challenge you have four glasses and three knives you need to

glasses and three knives you need to

glasses and three knives you need to find a way to stack one of the glasses

find a way to stack one of the glasses

find a way to stack one of the glasses on top of the other three but using only

on top of the other three but using only

on top of the other three but using only these three knives in your solution the

these three knives in your solution the

these three knives in your solution the glass that’s on top can actually not

glass that’s on top can actually not

glass that’s on top can actually not physically touch any of the other three

physically touch any of the other three

physically touch any of the other three glasses so you’re really looking to use

glasses so you’re really looking to use

glasses so you’re really looking to use these three knives so I’d like you to

these three knives so I’d like you to

these three knives so I’d like you to try at home is to see if you can solve

try at home is to see if you can solve

try at home is to see if you can solve this puzzle with our volunteers and

this puzzle with our volunteers and

this puzzle with our volunteers and maybe solve it faster than they can okay

maybe solve it faster than they can okay

maybe solve it faster than they can okay ready go

I don’t think any of the glasses can be

I don’t think any of the glasses can be touching any other glass okay so if it’s

touching any other glass okay so if it’s

touching any other glass okay so if it’s not touching the other glass I think

not touching the other glass I think

not touching the other glass I think that’s a feasible solution how are you

that’s a feasible solution how are you

that’s a feasible solution how are you doing Casey okay see what I see is that

doing Casey okay see what I see is that

doing Casey okay see what I see is that two of your knives are used in the

two of your knives are used in the

two of your knives are used in the meaningful way the other might be

meaningful way the other might be

meaningful way the other might be aesthetic and rich how about you you’re

aesthetic and rich how about you you’re

aesthetic and rich how about you you’re actually sort of follow the rules you’re

actually sort of follow the rules you’re

actually sort of follow the rules you’re using all three knives in a meaningful

using all three knives in a meaningful

using all three knives in a meaningful way and your glass is not touching it I

way and your glass is not touching it I

way and your glass is not touching it I was just trying to balance it with the

was just trying to balance it with the

was just trying to balance it with the knives took a while but I think it works

knives took a while but I think it works

knives took a while but I think it works how’d you do did you come up with one of

how’d you do did you come up with one of

how’d you do did you come up with one of these two solutions something else did

these two solutions something else did

these two solutions something else did you come up with it faster than they did

you come up with it faster than they did

you come up with it faster than they did the interesting question is while you’re

the interesting question is while you’re

the interesting question is while you’re competing what’s actually happening in

competing what’s actually happening in

competing what’s actually happening in your brain there’s a pleasure hormone

your brain there’s a pleasure hormone

your brain there’s a pleasure hormone called dopamine that gets released when

called dopamine that gets released when

called dopamine that gets released when you’re in competition and actually if

you’re in competition and actually if

you’re in competition and actually if you win there’s more release of dopamine

you win there’s more release of dopamine

you win there’s more release of dopamine so in other words our brain gets

so in other words our brain gets

so in other words our brain gets addicted to competition now that you

addicted to competition now that you

addicted to competition now that you know how to solve this puzzle try it at

know how to solve this puzzle try it at

know how to solve this puzzle try it at home get your friends and family against

home get your friends and family against

home get your friends and family against each other an interesting twist with you

each other an interesting twist with you

each other an interesting twist with you get to get friends and families that

get to get friends and families that

get to get friends and families that don’t think that they’re so competitive

don’t think that they’re so competitive

don’t think that they’re so competitive because I bet you when you get them

because I bet you when you get them

because I bet you when you get them started they’ll start competing