John juices oranges with his forearms

After reading the initial task brief in the living room, John confesses to Alex (as if in a church confessional) that his favourite piece of kitchen equipment is a “balti pan”. He then screams “forearm” into Alex’s face, holding the last syllable for quite a while, before declaring “rake” as his gardening tool of choice.

As he enters the lab, John recognises the items he had previously chosen, and declares out loud that he has made a rod for his own back.

John begins the task by removing his Freddie Mercury jacket, so that he can use his forearms to crush the oranges. He initially uses his forearms to squeeze the orange juice into the balti pan, but then switches to smashing the oranges against the table surface with his forearms, while Alex pleads with him not to break his arm.

John alternates between smashing the oranges against the table, and then using his forearms to squeeze out the juice. He’s genuinely surprised at how well this system works, noting also that it feels like a scene from a very sexual film. This comment is followed by some slowed-down footage of him juicing the oranges with his forearm, accompanied by some suitable erotic-sounding music, as the juice drips from John’s elbow.

After collecting a good amount of juice in the balti pan, John holds the pan carefully between his forearms and pours it into the vase. He then attempts to squeeze the juice from one final orange directly into the vase as his time runs out.

In the studio, Greg disagrees with John’s suggestion that his orange-squeezing was sexy, stating that it was the least sexy thing he’s ever seen in his life. John counters that it was as sexual as orange juice could be, but Greg refuses to concede.

Alex points out that it had been completely unnecessary for John to pick up the balti pan with his forearms.

John was able to collect 199 millilitres of orange juice in his vase, earning him 5 points.

(Written by M3 / Andres Sanchez and proofread by Karl Craven)

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