Testing The World's Smartest Crow

Summary

In this engaging video, Cheryl the crow faces off against a series of intricate puzzles in an escape room designed to test her intelligence. From solving mechanical challenges to using gravity and memory, Cheryl outsmarts the puzzles with ease, showcasing the remarkable problem-solving abilities of crows. As she works her way through the game, Cheryl's journey offers both humor and insight into the cognitive skills of birds. The video concludes with a heartwarming moment of generosity, highlighting a newfound mutual respect between humans and crows, while leaving viewers in awe of the crow’s intellect.

Takeaways

• 😀 Cheryl, the crow, solves a series of complex escape room puzzles, demonstrating remarkable problem-solving skills and intelligence.
• 😀 The puzzles designed for Cheryl test various aspects of cognitive ability, such as tool use, reasoning, and face recognition.
• 😀 Despite the challenges, Cheryl's persistence and ability to learn from failure help her navigate each puzzle successfully.
• 😀 The video showcases the crow's ability to cooperate with gravity and use her surroundings in creative ways to solve puzzles.
• 😀 A humorous comparison is made between Cheryl’s success in the puzzles and the struggles of human participants.
• 😀 Cheryl’s final reward for completing the puzzles is a plate of juicy nuggets, symbolizing her triumph after overcoming the escape room challenges.
• 😀 In a touching gesture, Cheryl offers a nugget to the creator, highlighting the intelligence and social nature of crows.
• 😀 The video emphasizes the importance of learning through play and problem-solving, using Cheryl's journey as an example.
• 😀 CrunchLabs is introduced as a fun and educational subscription service that encourages creativity, engineering, and critical thinking.
• 😀 The video presents CrunchLabs as a perfect holiday gift for individuals of all ages, offering a hands-on approach to engineering challenges.

Q & A

What inspired the creation of the crow escape room gauntlet?

The crow escape room gauntlet was inspired by the creator's frustration with crows stealing food from his porch. After being 'bullied' by a crow that knocked over his drink, he decided to design a series of challenging puzzles to test the intelligence of crows.

Why are crows considered highly intelligent according to the video?

Crows are considered highly intelligent because they can perform tasks like playing instruments, understanding and manipulating human objects, and engaging in psychological warfare, as demonstrated by their ability to use tools and coordinate actions to solve problems.

How does the reverse bird cage puzzle work in the gauntlet?

The reverse bird cage puzzle is designed to keep crows away from the juicy nuggets. In order to access the food, the crow must solve a series of puzzles, starting with the graduated cylinder puzzle where the crow raises the water level by adding rocks to retrieve a wooden ball.

What was the purpose of the 'Scales of Justice' puzzle?

The 'Scales of Justice' puzzle was designed to test the crow's ability to balance objects. The crow needed to add enough items to one side of the scale to tip it, triggering a limit switch that activates the next puzzle.

What was the significance of the Scooby Doo Portrait Roulette?

The Scooby Doo Portrait Roulette was meant to test the crow's facial recognition abilities. The crow had to identify the creator's face, which was associated with a reward (money) whenever the crow rang a bell under the correct portrait.

How did the 'Cash Grab' puzzle work?

In the 'Cash Grab' puzzle, the crow needed to collect dollar bills that contained NFC chips and deposit them into a collection box with an NFC reader. When all the bills were placed in the box, the system triggered the next puzzle.

What did the 'Fishing Hole' puzzle involve?

The 'Fishing Hole' puzzle required the crow to use a tool to fish a cup out of a container. The crow needed to bend the tool into a hook shape to retrieve the cup, which was then registered by a strain gauge and triggered the next puzzle.

What was the purpose of the 'Tourist Trap' puzzle?

The 'Tourist Trap' puzzle acted as a fun reprieve for the crow after completing the previous challenges. It involved the crow sticking its head through a hole to take a picture, which resulted in a reward of a juicy nugget.

How did the crow solve the 'Shipwreck' puzzle?

In the 'Shipwreck' puzzle, the crow had to pull a cork to cause a ship to tilt, which triggered a tilt switch and revealed the final challenge. The crow quickly figured out how to use its beak and claws in coordination to solve this puzzle.

What was the 'Egg Drop' puzzle and how did the crow solve it?

The 'Egg Drop' puzzle involved the crow using gravity to break an egg, which exposed an IR emitter. The crow solved it by positioning the egg in such a way that gravity cracked it open, triggering the final signal that raised the bird cage to allow access to the food.