When he calculated the odds and laughed at the outcome, that was impressive. When his face started showing signs of building up resolve to finally rush it, that was badass. That look in his eyes. Such variety of emotions shown. Great scene, great actor.
What a legend. Got the furthest out of everyone on his own turn and cleared 1/3 of the bridge for everyone else to cross. Had he didn’t done that, the main characters would have died from the timer.
I know, he didn`t slack like the others who were too afraid to go on. I think he was one of the bravest and smartest characters, I`m really disappointed we didn`t get to see more of him in the drama. Could have been a very cool character
Actually his progress was in vain since the other two that went after him forgot which tiles he went on. So it ultimately didn’t matter that he made that much progress. Still went out like a badass though
@@gloriaramos4468 no not two of them forgot only one guy forgot but the other old lady remembered but died so mostly thanks to maths teacher they made progress
When the math teacher told Gi-hun he wanted to play with him for game 4, and rejected other offers, he wasn’t lying. He probably saw Gi-hun lick the cookie during the honeycombs challenge and witnessed the dramatic tug of war match, with Gi-hun being the leader. The math teacher must have concluded that Gi-hun is very resourceful. The math teacher did not know it was actually the old man and Sang-woo that saved the day, and so he must have thought Gi-hun was the best player in the room.
@@lucabennito3651 The players choose what they play. I know a mathematical game with 10 objects that looks fair, but you can always win. This math teacher also is young, so he was probably one of those "fun fact" teachers, and he could have known about it.
I’m not sure. He literally told Gi-hun he teaches math. Gi-hun is no Sang-woo, but he’s smart enough to avoid any games involving numbers lol. And he has a case to argue that it would be an unfair advantage, with the whole ‘fairness’ thing going on at the time. They would probably end up playing a dexterity game, like Deok-su and player 278.
The unsung hero of this saga, really. That scene was so out of the blue but I loved it nonetheless. The way he calculated his chances of survival, laughed to himself, before going for it. Even then on his own, he got past 3 tiles, 4 if you include the one which broke. I don’t have any other words to describe how badass of a move that was. Respect for the math teacher, wish he got more screen time though 👍
While at high school (back in 1988 in Korea), I remember one math teacher vanished suddenly. Rumors going around him was that he lost his whole money from gambling and being chased by the loan sharks.
Clears first tile, 1 in 16,384 Clears second tile: 1 in 8,192 Clears third tile: 1 in 4,096 Breaks 4th tile: Overall odds reduced to 1 in 2,048 That's an *800% improvement* in the other players odds.
Literally one of my fav characters and moments. He had a few minutes of screen time and he had such an impact. Love the acting too, when he started laughing because of how ridiculous the odds where. Its quite a disturbing but amazing scene
WHAT IF the financial system was deliberately putting such people into financial peril through predatory practices not only for profit, but to ensure a 'healthy' mix of interesting game candidates for the wealthy spectators? They're obviously not chosen at random, everyone approached for joining the game has already been heavily researched and vetted. Who's to say they weren't pre-manipulated onto their course for joining the game, possibly years in advance? It's season 2 speculation time!
Not really. Public school teachers these days get shit pay, you'd have to get hired at some really high-end private school to make it worth your while. It is mentioned by a rogue island worker that the doctor killed one of his patients through malpractice, so he most likely lost his license and got into debt like any other player had.
Even though he wasn’t a main character so people barely care about the character, let’s appreciate how far his character has reached throughout the games. I wished he would’ve had more screen time.
It’s funny because the main character and him were about to be partners in the marble game. I’m glad it didn’t happen, or we wouldn’t be able to see this badassery
the math teacher actually ruined it for himself - Gi-hun would likely have accepted had the teacher not pointed out the uneven number of participants and that it would likely be the old man who would end up dead without a partner
A few ways to cross. 1. Ask if you can walk on the beams. If not 2. Put shoes in coat, make a sling and hammer the glass with you shoe sling. 3. If they shoot a guy for doing this, the final way (that they can't say is against the rules) is to aim your jump on the glass directly above the steel beam, stoop down and stick out a hand to balanced on the unknown glass. So now the only skill you need is an accurate jump.
I also came up with the shoe idea, you cant wear them but you can bring them with you, just smash the glass in front of you by throwing it or making a sling and see if it breaks
You're a genius. I only thought of #1 as the obvious one. The rest, I was oblivious to. How would you strategize yourself in the other games? I'm curious to hear your thoughts.
I like them, but it's a bad way to cross. The odds of dying by walking on the beams is if you're not good at balancing. The second one isn't bad tho. Obviously they were told to take of their shoes to increase fraction so people wouldn't slide when they increase their speed while jumping. Trust me, no one would want that. The third one is.... Yeah, there's no way someone would do that knowing that their lives is at stake
@@krisjolt The second one sounds sketchy, I probably would avoid that too lol. I definitely would slip. But the first one, I would probably go for that. Going on all fours, slowly and steadly.
@@opsoo2229 sure but they never knew if they dont try and i dont think that they'd shoot the person balancing rather warning shot before forcing them to step on the glass again. afterall loophole pushing is possible as seen when Ali was tricked
The marble game must have been very easy for him because hes good at maths, he might have picked a game that favoured him against his partner. very smart move 😂
Think about the fact that if this guy got his first jump wrong, there would've been a good chance that one of the main characters would've died (maybe Sang-Woo or Sae-byeok too) THANK YOU math teacher for saving Sae-byeok
I cannot understand why he doesn’t try to convince others (#4-10) to initiate Clause 3 given that he is fully aware of his dire situation… the scene would be better if he tried that and got refused by others…
Of course, he just claimed the fact that he'll not survive. He's so cool that he didn't cowardly jump out, but busted through fucking 3 glasses in a row. My 3rd favorite character
Since I'm terrified of heights, this one wouldn't sit well with me at all! I've been thinking about what I'd do in that situation. Truth is I don't know. I'd hope if I froze up someone would just push me & get it over with! I wouldn't want to stand in their way but I might not be able to physically move in that situation. I just don't know.
This kind of contrasts from the mindset of Seong Gi-hun (456)...there could have been a scene in the first episode where he was betting on horse races where he calculated his odds of winning his bet, seen that the odds were astronomically low, and basically said "Oh well" and placed the bet anyway and lost nearly all his money. It would subtly establish his recklessness, desperation, and perhaps immaturity.
math teacher: i will going to be a billionare when i come back students watch squid game: hey look its our dumb teacher math teacher: ha this is ez i just calculate and then i win students: bruh math teacher: falls and dies students: gets crazy because no more math
Probably wouldn’t have worked at all. Literally before this game, a man whose wife died asked for everyone to vote to leave. Nobody did. You could argue that the math teacher could’ve told them their odds but they probably would have just yelled at him to hurry up and jump.
When he calculated the odds and laughed at the outcome, that was impressive. When his face started showing signs of building up resolve to finally rush it, that was badass. That look in his eyes. Such variety of emotions shown. Great scene, great actor.
"building up resolve" bro u watching too much anime lmao
@@akid6524 but isnt it though, the transition in that facial expression is chilling xD
@@akid6524 the fact that you think using such words automatically makes it about anime says more about you, friend.
that was also my favorite part. when he did all that calculating and the only answer is how screwed he was, so he might as well just laugh at it.
It’s sad in my opinion, still sends off “pretty little psycho” vibes though
Badass scene, after realizing he was mathematically fucked, he just went for it, didn’t even talk to the other players, mad respect for this guy
And he actually finished 1 / 3 of the glass path until dying
What a legend. Got the furthest out of everyone on his own turn and cleared 1/3 of the bridge for everyone else to cross. Had he didn’t done that, the main characters would have died from the timer.
I know, he didn`t slack like the others who were too afraid to go on. I think he was one of the bravest and smartest characters, I`m really disappointed we didn`t get to see more of him in the drama. Could have been a very cool character
Actually his progress was in vain since the other two that went after him forgot which tiles he went on. So it ultimately didn’t matter that he made that much progress. Still went out like a badass though
@@gloriaramos4468 no not two of them forgot only one guy forgot but the other old lady remembered but died so mostly thanks to maths teacher they made progress
Yeah he was my favorite one. I had to think about it lol it’s funny because him and the main character was about to duo it out unknowingly.
When the math teacher told Gi-hun he wanted to play with him for game 4, and rejected other offers, he wasn’t lying.
He probably saw Gi-hun lick the cookie during the honeycombs challenge and witnessed the dramatic tug of war match, with Gi-hun being the leader. The math teacher must have concluded that Gi-hun is very resourceful. The math teacher did not know it was actually the old man and Sang-woo that saved the day, and so he must have thought Gi-hun was the best player in the room.
My favourite scene from the glass bridge game. The way he just went for it..very underrated
One of the smartest out of 456
Agreed! Did the calculations in his head under enormous pressure…realized the impossible odds…so just went for it 😎
I almost clapped when he started running and then he just died like that smh
Yoo one questin before the glass bridge , why they didn all stop and make agreements clause 3 majority who vote will end the game?
@@themasterMi7 werent thinking straight
The fact, that he accepted his fate in just 5 seconds is just stunning
Fate*
@@denverbritto5606 Yes, grammar is extremely important and if you misspell a belittle word then you will die and get sent to hell, good to know.
@@theabominator2152 or you might SIMPLY GET ELIMINATED in a game so always pay attention to grammar my friend.
@@veilnebula2411 Facts
Guts of anime characters
feel that the calculation done was also to show the fact gihun would of lost the marble game if he paired with him
@@lucabennito3651
The players choose what they play. I know a mathematical game with 10 objects that looks fair, but you can always win. This math teacher also is young, so he was probably one of those "fun fact" teachers, and he could have known about it.
@@TheoTungsten that sound interesting, what’s the name of the game ?
@@kreept8739
Nim.
I’m not sure. He literally told Gi-hun he teaches math. Gi-hun is no Sang-woo, but he’s smart enough to avoid any games involving numbers lol. And he has a case to argue that it would be an unfair advantage, with the whole ‘fairness’ thing going on at the time. They would probably end up playing a dexterity game, like Deok-su and player 278.
Very underrated. His elimination was one of the saddests he seemed like such a nice and sweet person 😭
Yeah his smile looked kinda scary but he looked like a good teacher and person:(
):
He literally paved the way to victory with his life.
@@wastelandlegocheem Yep. Cleared 4 tiles. A legend
@@berwick3414 yup. More of a legend than mr glassmaker.
I wanna see a deleted scene, of him using his Math skills in the marble game, I’m sure he took his partner to the cleaners with that one.
Gi hun was lucky choosing old man instead of him in marble game
@@themasterMi7 So true. He would have recked Gi-hun!!
I think that’s why they highlighted him asking mc to be his partner in the marbles game
I think the first person who died was his opponent
@@theefoolishking3361 LMAO
The unsung hero of this saga, really. That scene was so out of the blue but I loved it nonetheless. The way he calculated his chances of survival, laughed to himself, before going for it. Even then on his own, he got past 3 tiles, 4 if you include the one which broke. I don’t have any other words to describe how badass of a move that was. Respect for the math teacher, wish he got more screen time though 👍
Kinds cool how he knew he was screwed laughed and ran over 3 tiles
Actually 4 , the one it broke counts too
@@themasterMi7 yeah but I'm talking about how he ran over.3 tempered in a row
Him laughing after he knew he was mathematically screwed and then going for it was cool af 😎
@@shanehart7391 He was one of the few players that accepted theyre fate
There were 16 players, so since 2^4 = 16, there was a good chance that one of them would've gotten 4 tiles right
Guess they all got unlucky
He was a badass character
Ikr
So true
One of the smartest out of 456
I like his character a lot from the little time he got
Yeah I’m glad the main character didn’t choose him for his partner for the marbles. Or we wouldn’t have seen this badassery
My guy was the main character for like 10 seconds.
Dude NEEDED to be the main character for the whole series
@@Vicioussnakeboy I agree. If he had ended up getting Gi-hun to be his partner for the marble round, he probably may have actually beaten him.
@@capncake8837ofc he's the smartest player
1.Knew he didnt stood a chance
2.didnt wasted time
3.crossed more than 3
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He was a good sport🙏
Didn’t waste time but spend a minute doing math lol
@@michaelsager7496 to be fair, 1 minute waisted for 3 successful tile is better than 3 minute wasted for 3 tiles
@@Bluecheese1400 true but it wouldint really matter sense the next 2 didn’t pay attention and failed
I still respect him, he can count three hard glass even if he misses one
Broken glass counts lol so 4
While at high school (back in 1988 in Korea), I remember one math teacher vanished suddenly. Rumors going around him was that he lost his whole money from gambling and being chased by the loan sharks.
Oh no...
Oh no.....
I'm sorry man...
That is sad but hilarious at the same time.
oh god no
He calculated his odds of crossing the tiles but he died this math teacher is insane!!! Wow....
he is so handsome 😊
I know, right? I thought I was the only one who noticed😍
@@Sun0Flower and I know you like him as a partner in life hahaha 😂
@@jackcool5663 😆😆
@@Sun0Flower 😂
Oh ok i like him just he smart
Clears first tile, 1 in 16,384
Clears second tile: 1 in 8,192
Clears third tile: 1 in 4,096
Breaks 4th tile: Overall odds reduced to 1 in 2,048
That's an *800% improvement* in the other players odds.
And 2+2=4
@@Wis_Dom dam bro you should be a math professor
@@fantiscious Thank you! I actually am. Watch this... 5-3=2.
No, hold on… 2^4 = 16. So it’s 1600%
or would have been if people saw him
Idk how an unnamed side character with like 2 minutes of screentime was able to leave an impact on me, but he did and I'm amazed.
Literally one of my fav characters and moments. He had a few minutes of screen time and he had such an impact. Love the acting too, when he started laughing because of how ridiculous the odds where. Its quite a disturbing but amazing scene
He went out with dignity as a math teacher
The fact there's a doctor (the organ harvester) and this math teacher, shows that nobody is impervious to getting themselves into severe debt
WHAT IF the financial system was deliberately putting such people into financial peril through predatory practices not only for profit, but to ensure a 'healthy' mix of interesting game candidates for the wealthy spectators? They're obviously not chosen at random, everyone approached for joining the game has already been heavily researched and vetted. Who's to say they weren't pre-manipulated onto their course for joining the game, possibly years in advance?
It's season 2 speculation time!
organ harvester LOL
I mean... sangwoo is a great example of that lmao
I mean, a doctor and a maths teacher aren't exactly unexpected - university students/graduates have some of the WORST debts of anyone
Not really. Public school teachers these days get shit pay, you'd have to get hired at some really high-end private school to make it worth your while.
It is mentioned by a rogue island worker that the doctor killed one of his patients through malpractice, so he most likely lost his license and got into debt like any other player had.
Wish there was more of a story for this guy, like why he ended up being there with him being a maths teacher and everything :(
He donated all his money to vtubers.
@@Jafroboy likely
He actually invested all of his money in bitcoin
I wonder how many times Lee Doo-Suk rehearsed this scene in front of a mirror. His facial expression control is perfect.
He was the MVP
And don't forget the old glass factory worker
Even though he wasn’t a main character so people barely care about the character, let’s appreciate how far his character has reached throughout the games. I wished he would’ve had more screen time.
For about a minute, he was the main character.
I love the change in his expression
Great moment
I'm impressed with the fact that in less than 8 seconds he solved a math problem when I need a calculator and ten minutes minimun to solve it
I wouldn't even know what to type in
He was the most fair player
mad respect for this character, the actor did an amazing job
Would’ve been funny if he got lucky and actually made it all the way across 😂
Imagine if his students just came to school the next day and waiting for him but they didn't realize that he is dead
I’m sure that he lost his job somehow.
Ah Yes, I love this part
Same
he was so cool here, left me speechless !
Im inspired to do math more seriously now.
Mi-nyeo and the math teacher went out like bosses in this game
man.. i wish we'd gotten to see more of him
The way he worked out the odds was so smart.
Nevertheless, If he match with Gihun in ep6, he may put Gihun in trouble by his advantage.
Even math can't help you win squid game
Only small help but die again so math work for marble one
It just lets you realize how screwed you are.
But it can help you sign off in style
Math can help you realize your chances and utilize them.
1:06 i would not have remembered that lmaooo
He won the 2015 game for a reason.
@@cocophy That was a worker moving the pieces.
For real finally someone like me!
@@cocophy that is a pink suit guy
Probably the best character to be honest
He is a legend!!!!
the fact he passed 4 glass stones and did the calculations correctly was a genius move
It’s funny because the main character and him were about to be partners in the marble game. I’m glad it didn’t happen, or we wouldn’t be able to see this badassery
Heck, he might’ve even convinced Gi-hun to do some math-based game and beaten him.
the math teacher actually ruined it for himself - Gi-hun would likely have accepted had the teacher not pointed out the uneven number of participants and that it would likely be the old man who would end up dead without a partner
honestly one of my favourite moments of the show. He knows the odds. Gives in, and makes it the furthest, individually speaking of course.
The math teacher will be remembered
is this math guy the same person who wanted to team with Seong Gi Hun in marble game remember?
Yes
@@stupidsteven2421 ok thx
That "shibal" hit different 😂😂
A few ways to cross.
1. Ask if you can walk on the beams. If not
2. Put shoes in coat, make a sling and hammer the glass with you shoe sling.
3. If they shoot a guy for doing this, the final way (that they can't say is against the rules) is to aim your jump on the glass directly above the steel beam, stoop down and stick out a hand to balanced on the unknown glass. So now the only skill you need is an accurate jump.
I also came up with the shoe idea, you cant wear them but you can bring them with you, just smash the glass in front of you by throwing it or making a sling and see if it breaks
I also thinked about passing in the middle or using the shoes like in The Cube
You're a genius. I only thought of #1 as the obvious one.
The rest, I was oblivious to.
How would you strategize yourself in the other games? I'm curious to hear your thoughts.
I like them, but it's a bad way to cross. The odds of dying by walking on the beams is if you're not good at balancing. The second one isn't bad tho. Obviously they were told to take of their shoes to increase fraction so people wouldn't slide when they increase their speed while jumping. Trust me, no one would want that. The third one is.... Yeah, there's no way someone would do that knowing that their lives is at stake
@@krisjolt The second one sounds sketchy, I probably would avoid that too lol. I definitely would slip. But the first one, I would probably go for that. Going on all fours, slowly and steadly.
This guy and the glassmaker were the MVPs of this game
Facts
I like how the guard moves the chess piece the same way that math teacher ran 🤣
Thats suppose to be like that
This is the most usefull person in bridge glass game
Also the glass manufacturer.
@@enterusername6953 But it's a shame he had to die being pushed by the woo
@@enterusername6953 he was stalling to kill everyone and save himself. But that was smart.
And people say school doesn't teach anything important .
They didnt say anything about the iron bars holding the glass plates. Couldnt they have walked on them?
Probably would have been shot. The VIP's are watching after all and they dont wanna watch something boring like that
@@opsoo2229 Rather just been shot dead than falling like that, but of course, I understand the point
@@lucabennito3651 Or just smashed at them with their foot while laying down. They were pretty close to each other after all
What if it was oiled?
@@opsoo2229 sure but they never knew if they dont try and i dont think that they'd shoot the person balancing rather warning shot before forcing them to step on the glass again.
afterall loophole pushing is possible as seen when Ali was tricked
he was a good character
Am I the only one that thinks this guy is pretty cute?
All his students be like: so no more school
It's just 1 teacher that died
@@SKIBIDISIGMARIZZ112 I mean yea but I didn’t really think that I just commented 😂
At least he went out in style
The marble game must have been very easy for him because hes good at maths, he might have picked a game that favoured him against his partner. very smart move 😂
Think about the fact that if this guy got his first jump wrong, there would've been a good chance that one of the main characters would've died (maybe Sang-Woo or Sae-byeok too)
THANK YOU math teacher for saving Sae-byeok
Most likely Gi Hun
I cannot understand why he doesn’t try to convince others (#4-10) to initiate Clause 3 given that he is fully aware of his dire situation… the scene would be better if he tried that and got refused by others…
The character that I admire the most because he can cross three correct glass bridges even if his calculations miss one.
He was the true MVP
“Two to the power of Fifteen. That’s a 1 in 32,768 chance. Shit.”
I kinda wished he would make it
That would bei rediculise.. But I had felt it.XD
I feel so bad for him man :(
Badass
0:38 It was at this moment he knew
Waiting for that one maths genius to actually figure out the odds
Best side character in Squid Game
Left
Right
Right
Right
Left
Right
These are the first 6 panels.
Ok but he kinda cute tho
Literally how I make choices when odds are stacked against me 😄
I don’t even know his name and yet he was still one of my favorite characters
They should’ve showed his character in the Marble game
bro went out like a man and a legend
Imagine if he just scurried across all the correct glass panels, that would be humorous
He would probably win the squid game cuz he went too quick and nobody could remember the correct panels
@@ducky131and he's math teacher
In the final game
He can just use his calculations to kill gi hun
Kinda curious how a flipping math teacher got into the squid games ngl-
Also how did a doctor get in speaking on that note-
That was mentioned, he lost his practice and became severely indebted through malpractice. The killing of a patient was mentioned.
@@RobertMorgan
Ooh ok thanks
Ya he botched a surgery pretty much
math teachers truly are a very special breed of people
POV: You are in NoFap from 10 days
damn player 062 don't care and he just went for it
Of course, he just claimed the fact that he'll not survive. He's so cool that he didn't cowardly jump out, but busted through fucking 3 glasses in a row. My 3rd favorite character
Doing it with aggression not fear is the way to go
This Guy had more balls than Deok-Su
Since I'm terrified of heights, this one wouldn't sit well with me at all! I've been thinking about what I'd do in that situation. Truth is I don't know. I'd hope if I froze up someone would just push me & get it over with! I wouldn't want to stand in their way but I might not be able to physically move in that situation. I just don't know.
1:04
Players & me: *look away*
This kind of contrasts from the mindset of Seong Gi-hun (456)...there could have been a scene in the first episode where he was betting on horse races where he calculated his odds of winning his bet, seen that the odds were astronomically low, and basically said "Oh well" and placed the bet anyway and lost nearly all his money. It would subtly establish his recklessness, desperation, and perhaps immaturity.
What was the soundtrack they used in this scene? Couldn't find it
There is a Spotify playlist by the crew that made the movie I believe or by Netflix
Dead end?
@@X333Dylan333X It's not there either
@@ContPanda Nope
I mean yeah they kinda used it but what I want is this one 0:05
hmm see if this helps:
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It would’ve been smarter if he calculated how many people would need to die. If the number was greater then half he should’ve asked to stop the games.
everyone saying he improved the other players odds, bro they didnt even remember which tiles he went on because he went so fast lol
math teacher: i will going to be a billionare when i come back
students watch squid game: hey look its our dumb teacher
math teacher: ha this is ez i just calculate and then i win
students: bruh
math teacher: falls and dies
students: gets crazy because no more math
He was so fine
I like how so many of the minor characters have actual personalities.
Math teacher should have realised that more than half of players have very unfavorable odds. He should have asked for a vote for the game to end
Probably wouldn’t have worked at all. Literally before this game, a man whose wife died asked for everyone to vote to leave. Nobody did.
You could argue that the math teacher could’ve told them their odds but they probably would have just yelled at him to hurry up and jump.
I loved this scene cause he knows he's fucked!
Worst is if his school paied him, he wouldn’t be in this situation. ☹️
Mans went out like a G
Imagine how terrifying it would be to actually play this? Ever looked down from a high atrium or a really high place?
Hes my favourite in squid game
1:01
Me and the boys when we get called up to do a question