13 Time-Travel Riddles That Will Challenge Your Logic

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Ready to bend your brain and maybe even time itself? These 13 time-travel riddles are here to test your logic and make you think in ways you never have before! From paradoxes about meeting your past self to puzzling over how to fix the future, these riddles will keep you guessing and second-guessing. They’re perfect for anyone who loves a good mental challenge or has ever wondered what it’d be like to mess with time. Whether you solve them all or get stumped along the way, you’re guaranteed to have a blast trying. So, grab your thinking cap (or time machine) and dive in—let’s see if you’ve got what it takes to outsmart the clock!  Animation is created by Bright Side. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Music from TheSoul Sound: https://thesoul-sound.com/   Check our Bright Side podcast on Spotify and leave a positive review! https://open.spotify.com/show/0hUkPxD34jRLrMrJux4VxV   Subscribe to Bright Side: https://goo.gl/rQTJZz ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Our Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brightside Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brightside.official TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@brightside.official?lang=en Telegram: https://t.me/bright_side_official   Stock materials (photos, footages and other): https://www.depositphotos.com https://www.shutterstock.com https://www.eastnews.ru ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  For more videos and articles visit: http://www.brightside.me  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This video is made for entertainment purposes. We do not make any warranties about the completeness, safety and reliability. Any action you take upon the information in this video is strictly at your own risk, and we will not be liable for any damages or losses. It is the viewer's responsibility to use judgement, care and precaution if you plan to replicate.

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00:00Alex built a time machine and decided to pitch it on Shark Tank.

00:05To prove his invention was legit, the sharks challenged him to bring back relics from different

00:10eras.

00:11Now he needs your help to impress those tough-as-nails investors.

00:16He steps into the machine, and poof, Alex finds himself in the middle of a dense forest.

00:22He hears an enormous roar that sends shivers down his spine.

00:26Curious, he creeps closer and spots two gigantic dinosaurs with a baby one stuck right between

00:33them.

00:34Whose baby dino is it?

00:45It belongs to the dinosaur on the right, as both of them have red stripes on their backs.

00:51But Alex isn't about to stick around to find out what happens next, and he bolts out

00:56of there faster than you can say dino dinner.

01:00Second stop, Ancient Egypt.

01:02Alex is now lost in a maze of dusty pyramid corridors.

01:06There, a ghostly figure appears.

01:09It's the spirit of an ancient pharaoh, and he's not here for a friendly chat.

01:14The pharaoh says,

01:15To escape this pyramid, you must listen carefully.

01:19If you face the rising sun, walk toward the shadows.

01:23If you hear the whispers of the ancients, turn left.

01:27But if you feel the coolness of the stone, head straight.

01:32Alex freezes for a moment, thinking it over.

01:35What should he do to find the exit?

01:45The correct answer is option A, walk toward the shadows.

01:49Look, Alex has a compass and knows to face east, where the sun rises and casts shadows

01:55to the west.

01:56Walking west will safely lead him out of the pyramid, avoiding traps.

02:03After leaving the pyramid, he steps into a huge library filled with tons of papyrus scrolls.

02:10He grabs one as a relic, but then it hits him.

02:13He needs to get out of there fast.

02:15Why does he decide to run?

02:25A giant library in Egypt?

02:27Hold on, we're talking about the library of Alexandra, the one that famously burned

02:32down.

02:33If you look over in the corner, you can already see a small flame spreading.

02:38And since Alex knows how this story ends, he decides to bolt out of there as quickly

02:43as he can.

02:45Great, Alex secured his relic from Egypt, and his next stop is the fascinating realm

02:50of medieval times.

02:52Alex stumbles upon an ancient sword stuck in a rock, and there's something carved

02:57on it.

02:58I am not alive, but I can grow.

03:01I do not breathe, but I can fade away.

03:04What am I?

03:06Can you help him figure out the answer?

03:16The answer is fire.

03:18After saying it out loud, Alex manages to pull the sword out of the stone and takes

03:24it with him on his journey.

03:26Alex is starving, so before heading back to the time machine, he stops at a busy medieval

03:32market where a merchant is selling fish.

03:35The prices are 2 coins for a small fish, 3 coins for a medium fish, and 5 coins for

03:42a large fish.

03:43He only has 10 coins.

03:45If he wants to buy 2 small fish, how many medium fish can he buy?

03:59After purchasing 2 small fish, he spent 4 coins, leaving him with 6 coins.

04:05So Alex was able to buy 2 medium fish.

04:09Well it's time to return to the time machine.

04:12Now Alex finds himself in a splendid Renaissance court, where the king faces a challenge.

04:18Two young women are claiming to be a long-lost princess.

04:22To determine the true heir, he devises a test of royal etiquette.

04:27Each woman receives a magnificent gown for a grand banquet.

04:31As they enter the opulent hall, the king observes closely.

04:36One woman walks with her gown's train trailing behind her, while the other elegantly tucks

04:41her train over her arm.

04:44Which woman is the true princess?

04:55The woman who tucked her train over her arm.

04:58A true princess would know to lift her gown's train to avoid tripping and to display grace

05:04and poise.

05:06The king is so impressed by Alex's investigative skills that he wants to offer him a Renaissance

05:11relic to take with him.

05:13But first, he wants to test Alex's knowledge of the period.

05:17The king points to the famous Mona Lisa and asks, who painted it?

05:22Donatello, Leonardo da Vinci, or Michelangelo?

05:26Do you know?

05:35The portrait was painted by Leonardo da Vinci.

05:39Since Alex had already seen the Mona Lisa at the Louvre, this was easy-peasy for him.

05:45With the Renaissance mystery solved and another relic guaranteed, Alex jumps back into the

05:51time machine and zooms to ancient Rome.

05:54He arrives at a bustling marketplace filled with philosophers, artisans, and orators.

05:59Suddenly, a wise old philosopher approaches and challenges him with a riddle.

06:05I speak without a mouth and hear without ears.

06:09I have no body, but I come alive with the wind.

06:13What am I?

06:15Alex scratches his head.

06:17Can you help him figure out the answer?

06:28The answer is an echo.

06:31Impressed with Alex's wisdom, the philosopher hands him an ancient scroll as a relic for

06:36his journey.

06:38Well, Alex is on a roll, but now he lands in the Viking Age.

06:44It's freezing and he needs to get inside a house quickly.

06:47There are three houses, each with a grim-faced Viking at the door.

06:52Which house does he decide to enter?

07:02He definitely goes to house number 3.

07:06If you notice, the owners of houses 1 and 2 have shields on them.

07:11That means they're Viking warriors, and Alex definitely doesn't want to mess with

07:15them.

07:17His next stop is ancient China.

07:19Look, they're constructing the Great Wall, so he decides to take a brick with him to

07:24impress the sharks.

07:26As he approaches, one of the builders steps in and says that among this huge pile of bricks,

07:32only one is suitable for the Great Wall.

07:35Can you figure out which one?

07:46What are these colored tiles doing here?

07:48Look at the color of the Great Wall.

07:50The correct brick is this one with an earthy tone.

07:55Back in the time machine, Alex travels to the Maya civilization.

07:59Suddenly, a wise elder appears, blocking his path.

08:04He's holding a mysterious stone calendar.

08:06And he explains that their solar calendar, called Haab, has 365 days.

08:13But they also have a shorter calendar, called Tzolk'in, primarily used for ceremonial purposes.

08:19If Alex guesses how many days the Tzolk'in calendar has, he can take it with him.

08:25So what is the correct answer?

08:36If the Haab calendar has 365 days, and the elder said that Tzolk'in calendar is shorter,

08:44the only possible answer is option B. Yay!

08:48One more relic is guaranteed!

08:51After another trip back in time, Alex finds himself in the Victorian era and in the middle

08:57of a mystery.

08:58A wealthy nobleman had mysteriously disappeared from his mansion.

09:03Four people were in the house that night – a butler, the maid, a gardener, and the nobleman's

09:10niece.

09:11Each was found in a different room when the authorities arrived.

09:14The butler says he was preparing the dining room.

09:17The maid claims she was cleaning the windows in the living room.

09:22The gardener insists he was outside tending the garden.

09:25The niece says she was reading in the library.

09:29Who is lying?

09:39The maid is lying.

09:40Take a closer look at the windows – they're completely filthy and covered in dust.

09:45So Alex realizes the maid lied about cleaning them.

09:50This suggests she might be involved in the nobleman's disappearance.

09:54The time machine now takes Alex to 1896.

09:57He's in Greece, witnessing the first-ever International Olympic Games.

10:03He notices a wall with illustrations of all the sports of the time.

10:08But something looks totally off.

10:10Can you figure out what it is?

10:17Wait, this illustration represents breakdancing, which was only introduced in the 2024 Olympic

10:27Games in France.

10:29What is it doing here in the 1800s?

10:32Could something be off with the time machine?

10:35Well, Alex thinks it's better to return to the present day.

10:39And with all the relics in hand, he truly impresses the investors on Shark Tank with

10:44treasures from across history.

10:46Looks like his journey through time paid off!

10:49That's it for today!

10:50So hey, if you pacified your curiosity, then give the video a like and share it with your

10:54friends!

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