Neel uses the string

Neel uses each spool of string to pick up one ball and moves them across the rink.

After a few rounds of this, she realises she can use the other side of each spool to move more balls per trip. She then starts pushing several balls at a time with the spool of string.

In the studio, Mark informs her that if she'd stuck with her string solution, she would have moved 90% of the ping pong balls in the allotted time.

Ultimately, though, she herds 24 balls and earns third place.

(Written by Jenny R and proofread by Karl Craven)

(Illustrations collected by Jenny R and adjusted by Karl Craven)