Josh redefines the concept of a mug
In an attempt to increase his chances of hitting his target over a distance, Josh immediately sets about redefining what constitutes a ‘mug’, arguing that it is any receptacle ‘larger than a cup’ and ‘with a handle’ which you drink tea out of.
He then reveals his intention to drink tea out of a large pink garden wheelbarrow to prove that it is a mug.
Breaking a handle from an existing ceramic mug, he attaches it to the side of the wheelbarrow, magically transforming the garden equipment into a valid vessel for drinking tea from, by his definition.
He does the same to a small white plastic waste bin to increase his chances of hitting a target from a distance still further.
To increase his chances of throwing a teabag a significant distance, he tapes some of them to golf balls.
He then pours a quantity of milk into both of his ‘mugs’ and attempts to throw his ‘teabags’ into them, from the other end of the garden.
Identifying quickly that the golf balls have a tendency to bounce out of the receptacles, he adds a bundled-up tarpaulin sheet, and some torn-up cardboard to the wheelbarrow, to soften the impact, while continuing to insist that it was still a ‘mug’.
As extra insurance against the potential argument that his wheelbarrow is not a mug, Josh then places an actual ceramic mug inside of it.
After several more attempts, Josh successfully lands a teabag ball in the wheelbarrow, then sets about ‘proving’ that both receptacles are mugs by adding boiling water to them, and sipping some of the (very milky) resulting fluid from the wheelbarrow.
Alex joins him in his ‘tea’, sipping some of the resulting beverage from the waste bin mug.
Back in the studio, Romesh insists that none of the equipment used by Josh was available to him during his attempt.
Josh’s successful throw was measured at 15.10m. However, Greg decides to disqualify him from the task, supposedly not because the wheelbarrow wasn’t a mug, but because he added the milk to the mug before brewing the tea.
(Written by Karl Craven)
(Illustrations collected and adjusted by: Karl Craven)
