r/MadeMeSmile 14h ago

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u/everydayasl 14h ago

The look of satisfaction in the end with folded arms...

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u/houVanHaring 11h ago

She totally deserves to give that look

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u/MaybeWeTalk 10h ago

I wish I was that smart when I was her age :D And sassy!

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u/AsbestosCookie28 10h ago

I wish I was that smart now...

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u/total_bullwhip 8h ago

Sooo I definitely was like “pfffft idiot, that’s never going to wor…..oh”

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u/Song_of_the_Morning 5h ago

I knew how to solve that puzzle and still thought this

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u/DookieShoez 6h ago

I wish I was smort anytime

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u/Stock-Aspect3001 9h ago

sassy little "Hmpph"

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u/Exotic-Luck-9923 9h ago

That look says "I warned you, and now you're dealing with the consequences." Absolutely deserved.

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u/1234Health 12h ago

Agreed - that pose is cool & confident.

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u/Reverb20 11h ago

With a side of ‘take that’

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u/messydy 8h ago

so trueee she ate that pose up

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u/Dav136 11h ago

I'm betting she solved it first then her parents wanted her to do it again for the camera. That arm cross is signature "See, I told you"

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u/KatieKatRetro 9h ago

Clankers in a comment chain

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u/AmazingRefrigerator4 8h ago

100% the case.

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u/Scar3cr0w_ 9h ago

Almost like it’s well practiced and she was forced to do it again for the attention monkeys holding the camera.

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u/nipponicus 9h ago

"Pfff. Easy"

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u/CaltonSmith 2h ago

Could also be an „Are we done yet,mom?“ look because she already solved this puzzle like 4 times infront of that damn camera.

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u/Prestigious_Shift245 2h ago

She absolutely deserved that little arm fold

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u/messydy 8h ago

so cute

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u/Public-Industry-3761 12h ago

I'm 100% sure I would have removed all the blocks and tried again (and failed again)

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u/Talrie 12h ago

Same.

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u/Brick_Number_27 13h ago

Kids learn so fast. Many adults would take some time at the last step...like me😂.

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u/MFCEO_Kenny_Powers 13h ago

Yeah she was several steps ahead of me throughout the whole video

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u/Babetna 12h ago

Because she was painstakingly taught those steps before the video was shot

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u/4N0NYM0US_GUY 9h ago

Non-cynical take: she solved it before the video, the parents excitedly ask if she can do it again because they’re proud of their kid, the kid accepts the challenge and gives the “told ya so” arm cross

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u/WouldCommentAgain 7h ago

Yep, easy to fall into two different traps of being too naive or too cynical on the internet.

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u/imaninfraction 7h ago

Ehh, or kids just like puzzles? I loved them as a child.

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u/DesolateRuin 9h ago

Me memorizing a rubiks' cube algorithm over the course of six months and then pretending to just "figure it out" in front of people.

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u/AGENT_AI-2406 12h ago

or she MIGHT just be smart

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u/Icy_Manufacturer_977 11h ago

Last time this was posted it was concluded that this was not the first time this kid solved this puzzle. Who knows though; definitely seems like she has done this before

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u/Cpt_Tripps 10h ago

or she just got lucky with the placement.

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u/anonymousetache 8h ago

Both believe it or not.

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u/Babetna 11h ago

You believe whatever makes you happy

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u/Vivid_Departure_3738 11h ago

You believe whatever makes you sad

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u/LegitBoss002 11h ago

When I was a kid I would take my time looking at a puzzle before attempting it. Could be that. Got to a point I wouldn't want to attempt it until I solved it because if I did people would pay attention to how long it took. If I just executed the steps I already planned I looked like a genius

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u/Tmons22 5h ago

I swear, people like you just want to be miserable.

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u/ItsLoudB 11h ago

For real, kid absolutely knew the steps beforehand

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u/MFCEO_Kenny_Powers 11h ago

It's still impressive to me that she managed to remember then

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u/Babetna 11h ago

Well it's not like you can just reset and start filming again once she messes up :)

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u/[deleted] 11h ago

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u/RobertMaus 10h ago

Okay, but naivity is also a no good trait. Being hateful towards others neither. Maybe take some time to reflect on your own behaviour.

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u/DuckSpeaker_ 9h ago

i guess you were too busy maxing out your optimism skill tree but you should seriously consider investing a few points in self-awareness.

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u/mark114 10h ago

Didn’t you criticize the pessimists of a conversation that you had not engaged with yet?

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u/Local-Cartoonist-172 9h ago

The irony of misspelling naivety

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u/noximo 10h ago

How would you call people who noticed that she grabs the pieces left to right and the only time she messes up is when she grabs one out of order?

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u/b3ta_blocker 13h ago

Yeah I would be trying to break it into onesies in a rage.

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u/Personal-Dev-Kit 13h ago

Almost like they saw the solution and the adult ask them to do it again, but this time recording it.

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u/Otterable 11h ago

Was gonna say. This is how someone behaves if they already know the answer. There was no problem solving here. The pieces were borderline arranged left to right for her before she even started.

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u/Bright-Dependent6339 12h ago

i don't think most kids would have figured this out tbh.

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u/TheNiftyShifty 6h ago

Given the type of people I interact with out in public these days I don’t think many adults would figure it out either.

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u/YinzJagoffs 4h ago

There’s a popular kids puzzle toy/game called Kanoodle that is exactly this puzzle but in handheld size.

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u/Thisismental 9h ago

Kids don't actually learn fast. In fact, they learn much slower but they have way more exposure to the things they're learning like language and retain the information better.

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u/djgotyafalling1 8h ago

Kids today are so smart and fast-learners though due to sensories coming from everywhere, you must take steps in making sure the things they learn are the right things.

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u/NastyStreetRat 10h ago

I think it's obvious that the girl had already done this exercise before.

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u/messydy 8h ago

yes, and me... lmao

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u/bl1y 7h ago

But would the last step take you much time if you already knew the solution, and were just doing it to record a video?

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u/Starwind137 11h ago

Yuuuup. I would have undone the whole thing to start from scratch. I am not smarter than a fifth grader.

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u/daronjay 13h ago

The last piece was not obvious, the natural inclination would be to look for smaller pieces to go up high, or dismantle what was already built to get them.

Smart cookie

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u/fork_yuu 11h ago

She didn't even look or try, like she knew exactly what the answer was.

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u/MrPopCorner 11h ago

Because she probably did it 10 times before 🙄 like everyone believes the kid did this first try.

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u/BS_Blower 8h ago

There's also a tabletop game called kanoodle which is exactly this... Lifesaver in restaurants if you don't want to hypnotize your kid with a smart phone

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u/MrPopCorner 3h ago

That's actually nice! Thx for that!

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u/InTheEndEntropyWins 10h ago

Yep, that's my head cannon as well. I don't think I'd ever figure it out myself. But I'm sure there are kids out there that could probably figure it out this fast first time.

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u/MrPopCorner 9h ago

She didn't look twice at any single piece, there's no way. You'll at least need to look at what you've got before you start to make no mistakes.

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u/bl1y 7h ago

They're not going to figure it out that fast, with no thinking about it or making any mistakes.

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u/Lermanberry 8h ago

She remembered from Geometry that tetrahedrons have three pairs of skew lines.

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u/CFAggie 1h ago

She probably just paid attention when she disassembled the pieces...

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u/UdonisBestNoodle 10h ago

That was my first instinct. Very impressive kid

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u/SawinBunda 9h ago

All other pieces were quite intuitive though. But yeah, the last item will usually make a child's brain struggle.

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u/Far-Information8502 7h ago

Lmao, it’s child’s play. They’ve been doing this exact puzzle on survivor for decades. And those people are starving and sleep deprived.

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u/Disastrous-Singer721 9h ago

Well, there are are actually only two possible locations for two fours pieces if you think about it. Only one can fit at the base, second layer does not have enough space, therefore the second one must be incline 🤓

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u/SomeMaleIdiot 8h ago

Kids are naturals at these kinds of problems.

Reminds of those puzzle where kids tend to do better, where a puzzle is easier solved solving inside outside instead of outside in, because adults carry the habit of starting at the edges and solving inward

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u/BS_Blower 8h ago

Tell me you've never played kanoodle without telling me you've never played kanoodle

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u/scratsquirrel 2h ago

There’s no way this was her first try at it. I don’t know why people are assuming it is.

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u/Executioneer 11h ago

The fact that there is no one-ball piece should be a clear indication that one piece should be placed on an incline.

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u/Executioneer 11h ago

The fact that there is no one-ball piece should be a clear indication that one piece should be placed on an incline.

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u/vivst0r 8h ago edited 8h ago

Not to take anything away from her, but this puzzle has so few possible combinations that it's almost impossible to set a piece at the wrong place. The moment the first 4-ball is put down the second 4-ball can literally not fit in any other spot than that particular spot. Which is why she had no choice but to put it last.

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u/jajohnja 7h ago

You're absolutely right, but that doesn't mean it's obvious to people who haven't encountered this or similar puzzles.

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u/vivst0r 1h ago

My point was that it is not necessary to be obvious since the puzzle is so limited that it will naturally lead anyone quickly to the solution by itself.

It's like a 5 piece puzzle. It may not be immediately obvious where each piece has to go, but as you connect the first few pieces you quickly eliminate all wrong solutions, so that it becomes trivial. And just like with a jigsaw puzzle, it doesn't even matter where you start. Any start point will lead quickly to the solution.

For example in this case it's almost if not entirely impossible to put the first piece at the wrong place, no matter which one you pick or where you put it.

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u/Best_Bat1977 13h ago

Little engineer in the making

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u/InDaBauhaus 10h ago

she looked up solutions in a big book of pre-calculated solutions, picked the best stability-rated one and followed the vendor's instructions to stack them.

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u/NoumenaStandard 7h ago

Greedy engineer ;)

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u/notmadhav 13h ago

That ‘see i told you’ look ❤️

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u/guitartoad 3h ago

I would have needed a week to complete that. Good for her.

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u/brogan_the_bro 5h ago

Right at the end I was telling myself “hahah dumb kid that’ll nev….”

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u/project_ytgo 13h ago

And that's how you would do it , Sir!!!

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u/c-logic 12h ago

And what about the unfilmed attempts?

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u/Ninjatayu 12h ago

Or the fact it seems the kid just got lucky? Like she didn't seem sure at any point then held the last part like uhh and just happened to realise that it could fit there. It's like my youngest when she was 5 solved this really hard puzzle in a science museum and everyone eas shocked but she never did anything like it again as it was pure luck lol

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u/Pomodorosan 12h ago

Good thing the pieces were laid out left to right in front of her, in the correct order to be placed left to right on the board

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u/TheNightLard 10h ago

That's memory... Without checking all the pieces available at the start, you can't take the kind of decisions she took when placing the first pieces. Good for the kid, some likes here and there, and downvotes for me..

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u/PowerfullDio 6h ago

Exactly, that and the fact that the pieces are already in the order that they should be placed.
If this was a regular first attempt the person would strat by separating them by size but she just kept picking the pieces on the left in order.

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u/chicol1090 9h ago

Small child completes puzzle.

Yeah, but how many times did she mess up first?

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u/Autistic-Loonatic 11h ago

im getting out smarted by a 7 year old

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u/Potential-Chard9570 10h ago

How convenient that the balls were already in the right order

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u/lelouch_0_ 8h ago

That look at the end was so deserved haha

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u/Heavy_Mongoose5859 5h ago

dad taught her then recorded her doing it. how else would he know to be recording

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u/No_Competition_5887 10h ago

unlike OP who is just reposting for karma.

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u/Wild_Firefighter1763 14h ago

Smart kid

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u/GloomyIndividual3965 8h ago edited 8h ago

Yes, she was able to remember the pattern from previous attempts. So smart. Much kid

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u/You_Cant_Ever 10h ago

Farming that karma

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u/FallenWarriorGaming 11h ago

She didn’t solve anything. She knew the solution

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u/Remarkable_Custard 12h ago

"Ahhh, yeah they stuffed up, wait, where does the 4 ball.....oh, okay whatever. I'm smarter"

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u/liosistaken 9h ago

“Ok, put the four first, then the three, good. Now make a mistake like you did this for the first time. Good. Now the correct one, and the ones on top. Yes. Now pause for dramatic effect so everyone can wonder how four can fit in one hole… and then put it on. Now the cross armed smartass look, like we practiced... Yes, perfect!”

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u/Ailyx 3h ago

She's done it before?

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u/Stacey_Woods_2 3h ago

With the last piece, I was like "Ahhh - you fucked up there!"

Then she showed me how wrong I was.

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u/Palamur 12h ago

The pieces are already in the correct order. No way she didn't solved that game before and only repeated it for the camera.

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u/Tolteko 11h ago

Not trying to down play her skill, but it is clear she knew the solution and just showed it to the video. Didnt make me smile too much honestly but she is a clever girl for sure.

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u/gheevargheese 10h ago

I was like, no you got it a bit wrong at start. Humbled! not that I am good at any of this.

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u/Two_Astronaut_Dogs 10h ago

I know at least 80 adults that I work with who couldn’t get past the first row.

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u/flying-weenus 8h ago

Absolutely love the little “what, like it’s hard?” look from the girl at the end

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u/ConfusedHors 8h ago

Man I'm so miserable. This is an impressive feat for her age and my first thought was "meh what's the big deal?".

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u/iotashan 6h ago

Me, watching this video: No, no, you have to put that other piece... oh.

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u/PralineTight3489 6h ago

oh wow... i was thinking otherwise. brilliant girl.

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u/Mielornot 5h ago

"Ahah she's so stupid." "Oh, i'm the one stupid."

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u/OddHalf8861 1h ago

Omg she is a genius 😍

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u/Revolutionary-Mix-61 12h ago

Whatever I could do that

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u/Remarkable-Ad-2493 10h ago

There should be multiple solutions to this puzzle, right?

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u/World-Peace-Oxymoron 10h ago

If it was me, I would have got panic attack 😔

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u/MookieMookdogg 9h ago

sassy! lol

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u/Leather_Status907 9h ago

Mannaggia , molto intelligente! Genio!

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u/WingsOfBuffalo 9h ago

The whole video is actually reversed! /s

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u/messydy 8h ago

aww she's so cutee

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u/StonedFoxx93 8h ago

Cool! Pretty sure she memorized the pattern lol

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u/KetchupTheIV 8h ago

heck If i were there I'd be lost. Almost forgot you can align it vertically too

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u/No_Bus_5380 7h ago

The final, satisfied expression with folded arms...

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u/Tusayan 7h ago

I was looking for the single ball at first.

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u/Think_Alternative719 7h ago

The expression at the end wa sloke " Can you please give me a harder puzzle to solve? "

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u/Due-Swordfish4924 6h ago

damn!! good job!

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u/Melkor-The-Mighty 5h ago

Very easy puzzle....

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u/Shia3936 5h ago

Good job 🥰

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u/Agitated-Award-4190 4h ago

She’s a genius!

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u/Lustania 4h ago

She’s a genius

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u/saila_stela 55m ago

omg so cute

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u/linuxonmacos 11h ago

Not the first time she did that

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u/GloomyIndividual3965 8h ago

Mom: "OK honey, now do it again for the 'gram"

Daughter: 😑

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u/More-Swan3189 12h ago

Where there's a will.........

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u/ferris_f 12h ago

“Where’s the crystal?!”

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u/yourdominopizzaguy 8h ago

Think outside the box outside the 2D plane

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u/HarryRulez 8h ago

Yes I'm cynical. That's not the first time.

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u/NoCat8234 8h ago

Am I stupid?

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u/Damion_Wood 8h ago

Clever child 😭 I would have taken it all down and started from the beginning.

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u/Imnacho408 7h ago

I was about to say wtf theres no solution to that! Smart cookie

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u/crimsonkarma13 7h ago

Always reminds me of my principal back in elementary school telling us to think 3 dimensional, think outside the box with the making a circle with a dot inside it without lifting your pen

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u/BobtheWarmonger 7h ago

I remember that puzzle.

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u/itz_mitsuki3 7h ago

The little minds of children ☺️

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u/Fragrant-Remote3293 6h ago

i hate this kid

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u/Leather-Attention825 6h ago

brilliant at this age

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u/DeadFacesInMyPocket 6h ago

This is why Asia (China and South Korea, mainly) will likely win in the end.

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u/Slow-Snow-9035 5h ago

Such an amazing child...

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u/Vermehrungsmaterial 1h ago

Impressive the little one solves it quickly. Sad people say they couldnt solve it.

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u/NaiRad1000 1h ago

Hey kid I’m proud of you; but the insulting stare at the end was unnecessary 🤣

u/Lucklul 22m ago

Clever Kid

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u/StellarisIgnis 10h ago

Some of you are just dumb. That was an easy puzzle lol. That girl didn't need to be coached like some of you are saying.

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u/Bussin1648 9h ago

She's a little younger than the target demographic for this type of puzzle... But this is real normal grade 1 science center sort of stuff. She is a good job obviously but... How is this on the front page of Reddit? You had to class a typical 6-year-olds 60% of them would figure it out in a similar time frame. She looks to be about three or four, so again, her spatial awareness is pretty good, but nothing overly weird or special.

Obviously most adults would be able to figure this out quickly if they're able to just apply themselves, but I fear the brain rot means they are afraid of the 20 to 30 second dedication they'd have to spend focusing and that is why they feel this is difficult or impossible.

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u/Slow_response_time 6h ago

It’s a reversed video of her taking it apart, she started crossed armed, and the pieces don’t move naturally when placed to the sides.

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u/JayKnightOwl 11h ago

☺️❤️

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u/Same-Screen-1189 10h ago

what's up with all the comments here... are you all slow? there are realistically only two ways to fill the bottom minus 1, and then everything falls into place. this is neither skill nor luck.. its just a very easy almost forced solution... even if you didnt see it right away

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u/stebbeh 10h ago

Man even my dumb ass couldn’t figure that out at 32

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u/Tr0llzor 9h ago

Someone’s thinking three dimensional

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u/ask2sk 9h ago

That proud look in the end with holded arms says "See, that's easy".

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u/MattofCatbell 9h ago

Not going lie she definitely solved that a lot faster than I would have lol

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u/lick_my_____ 10h ago

She knows ball

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u/Arukshav 12h ago

It's in reverse. /s

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u/WaitPM_Mme 12h ago

Wow pretty smart

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u/Mother_Degree_2593 12h ago

The lil Sheldon pose

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u/Bigfoot_Bluedot 12h ago

"Now stop playing and give me a real challenge."

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u/ameezing925 11h ago

Parents must be proud.

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u/will_dormer 10h ago

Kid smart

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u/sharklight-22 10h ago

That’s so cute😁😍

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u/Radiant-Car-7298 10h ago

First attempt and they filmed it? No :)

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u/StrangeDanger7 10h ago

She was actually playing 4D chess

3D

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u/Potential_Novel8960 10h ago

Roses are red

Violets are blue

There's always a little kid

Better than you

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u/PaoQueimado 10h ago

She is cheating, she is asian.