[Script Info] Title: [Events] Format: Layer, Start, End, Style, Name, MarginL, MarginR, MarginV, Effect, Text Dialogue: 0,0:00:06.77,0:00:09.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It was a normal Tuesday \Nat the superconductor, Dialogue: 0,0:00:09.83,0:00:14.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,until a bug in the system created \Na small situation. Dialogue: 0,0:00:14.16,0:00:18.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now your team is trapped in eleven \Nseparate pocket dimensions. Dialogue: 0,0:00:18.90,0:00:24.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Luckily for you, there’s a half-finished \Nexperimental teleportation robot Dialogue: 0,0:00:24.38,0:00:26.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that may be able to get you all home, Dialogue: 0,0:00:26.72,0:00:30.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if you can figure out how to work through\Nthe quirks of its design. Dialogue: 0,0:00:30.84,0:00:32.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Over interdimensional radio, Dialogue: 0,0:00:32.74,0:00:34.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,your engineers explain Dialogue: 0,0:00:34.03,0:00:38.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that the robot can teleport into the \Nalternate universes you’re trapped in, Dialogue: 0,0:00:38.16,0:00:41.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but it’ll do so completely at random. Dialogue: 0,0:00:41.13,0:00:44.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The robot has two levers \Nand one big button. Dialogue: 0,0:00:44.77,0:00:45.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When it appears, Dialogue: 0,0:00:45.80,0:00:51.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you just switch the position of one \Nof the levers from A to B or vice versa, Dialogue: 0,0:00:51.01,0:00:54.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and then the robot will note your \Ndimensional position Dialogue: 0,0:00:54.09,0:00:58.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and teleport to another of the eleven \Ndimensions at random. Dialogue: 0,0:00:58.91,0:01:03.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If it shows up again, you’ll have to pull \Na lever before it’ll teleport away. Dialogue: 0,0:01:03.88,0:01:06.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When anyone presses the button, Dialogue: 0,0:01:06.06,0:01:10.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the robot will bring everyone who pulled\Na lever back home. Dialogue: 0,0:01:10.01,0:01:14.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Anyone who didn’t will be lost \Nin the multi-verse forever. Dialogue: 0,0:01:14.78,0:01:18.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The challenge is to make sure everyone\Nhas pulled a lever Dialogue: 0,0:01:18.36,0:01:20.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,before anyone hits the button. Dialogue: 0,0:01:20.89,0:01:24.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,While you can talk to each other now\Nover the interdimensional radio Dialogue: 0,0:01:24.50,0:01:25.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and agree on a plan, Dialogue: 0,0:01:25.92,0:01:28.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the robot’s teleportation technology Dialogue: 0,0:01:28.43,0:01:32.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,will interfere with all attempts \Nat communication once it arrives. Dialogue: 0,0:01:32.80,0:01:35.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You won’t be able to attach messages \Nto the robot Dialogue: 0,0:01:35.71,0:01:39.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or scratch notes into its superstrong\Nalloy body. Dialogue: 0,0:01:39.76,0:01:42.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Your only way to communicate information Dialogue: 0,0:01:42.54,0:01:47.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is to change the position of exactly \None lever or hit the button. Dialogue: 0,0:01:47.19,0:01:50.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What plan will make sure \Neveryone gets home? Dialogue: 0,0:01:50.75,0:01:55.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Pause the video now if you want to\Nfigure it out for yourself. Dialogue: 0,0:01:55.02,0:01:56.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Answer in 3 Dialogue: 0,0:01:56.03,0:01:57.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Answer in 2 Dialogue: 0,0:01:57.82,0:01:59.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Answer in 1 Dialogue: 0,0:01:59.35,0:02:03.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It would be nice if you could set \Ndifferent combinations of the levers Dialogue: 0,0:02:03.03,0:02:05.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to indicate who’s already \Nbeen visited by the robot. Dialogue: 0,0:02:05.89,0:02:08.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But it has only two levers. Dialogue: 0,0:02:08.64,0:02:10.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That gives four combinations— Dialogue: 0,0:02:10.68,0:02:13.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,far too few to communicate \Nabout 11 people, Dialogue: 0,0:02:13.67,0:02:18.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,especially when you’re forced to flip \None to send the robot onward. Dialogue: 0,0:02:18.76,0:02:20.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There must be another way. Dialogue: 0,0:02:20.47,0:02:23.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The critical insight is that not\Neveryone has to know Dialogue: 0,0:02:23.49,0:02:26.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when every pocket dimension\Nhas been visited. Dialogue: 0,0:02:26.13,0:02:30.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If one person accepts responsibility \Nahead of time for hitting the button, Dialogue: 0,0:02:30.24,0:02:33.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,then only they need to know who the robot\Nhas visited. Dialogue: 0,0:02:33.58,0:02:37.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In fact, they don’t even need to know \Nexactly who’s been visited… Dialogue: 0,0:02:37.87,0:02:39.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,just how many people have been. Dialogue: 0,0:02:39.87,0:02:43.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You volunteer to be the person in charge \Nof pressing the button Dialogue: 0,0:02:43.98,0:02:45.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when the moment is right, Dialogue: 0,0:02:45.44,0:02:48.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and give the following directions\Nto everyone else. Dialogue: 0,0:02:48.84,0:02:50.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Your plan is simple: Dialogue: 0,0:02:50.39,0:02:53.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you’ll use the left lever to count visits, Dialogue: 0,0:02:53.10,0:02:55.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the right lever will have no meaning, Dialogue: 0,0:02:55.52,0:02:58.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so there’s no harm in \Nmoving it up or down. Dialogue: 0,0:02:58.66,0:03:00.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Each of the others will pull the left\Nlever Dialogue: 0,0:03:00.89,0:03:05.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from position A to position \NB exactly once. Dialogue: 0,0:03:05.28,0:03:09.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If the robot appears with the left lever\Nalready pulled down, Dialogue: 0,0:03:09.16,0:03:12.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or if an individual has previously pulled\Nthe left lever down Dialogue: 0,0:03:12.97,0:03:14.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,at any point in the past, Dialogue: 0,0:03:14.79,0:03:16.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,then they should move the right lever. Dialogue: 0,0:03:16.91,0:03:22.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You, meanwhile, will be the only one who \Never resets the left lever from position B Dialogue: 0,0:03:22.40,0:03:24.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to position A. Dialogue: 0,0:03:24.15,0:03:28.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This gives you a way to count how many \Npeople have been visited by the robot. Dialogue: 0,0:03:28.40,0:03:32.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Everyone needs to pull the left lever \Ndown exactly once, Dialogue: 0,0:03:32.13,0:03:35.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and you’re the only one \Nto pull it back up. Dialogue: 0,0:03:35.07,0:03:38.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So you know that the tenth time \Nthe robot visits you Dialogue: 0,0:03:38.16,0:03:40.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with its left lever in the down position, Dialogue: 0,0:03:40.72,0:03:43.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it must have visited \Nall ten of the others. Dialogue: 0,0:03:43.88,0:03:48.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And that means you’re safe to press the \Nbutton and teleport everyone home. Dialogue: 0,0:03:48.77,0:03:49.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It may take a while– Dialogue: 0,0:03:49.91,0:03:55.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,most likely the robot will need to \Nteleport around 355 times; Dialogue: 0,0:03:55.60,0:03:58.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but better that than leave anyone behind. Dialogue: 0,0:03:58.60,0:04:02.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Your teammates phase back into your home\Ndimension one at a time. Dialogue: 0,0:04:02.76,0:04:05.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The mission proves a great success. Dialogue: 0,0:04:05.13,0:04:07.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well...mostly.