Bjarte creates a pulley system

Bjarte searches the shed, eventually coming up with the idea of creating a pulley system, and then confirming with Olli that his idea would be allowed.

Bjarte creates a multi-step race, starting at the top of slope on the lawn. He first rides a bicycle – making sure to keep his feet off of the pedals – down the slope until it stops at the picnic table.

He then sits in a stroller and tries to use a rake to pull it along the ground, quickly discovering that he is heavier than he’d estimated, and is unable to move very easily. Bjarte persists, however, and soon arrives at the rope he had tied to allow him to pull himself to the finish line.

Unfortunately for Bjarte, his measurements were a little off, and he instead manages to pull his stroller into a tree, where the wheels get stuck against a large root. He realises that he can pull himself the rest of the way without the stroller, though, so abandons it and falls to the ground on his back, dragging himself across the ground to the nearby finish line.

Bjarte finishes the race in 3 minutes and 50 seconds, and earns third place.

(Written by Jenny R and proofread by Karl Craven)

(Illustrations collected by Jenny R and adjusted by David Fuller)