Jacob uses fine china

Jacob immediately runs to fetch the hose. When he discovers that it is too short to reach the cup, he attempts in vain to spray water towards the cup, using his thumb to block part of the end of the hose to create more water pressure. Although he cannot reach the cup with the spray, he seems to manage to get it fairly close to the red green, as Mark repositions himself to avoid the possibility of getting wet.

Jacob then sources some sort of lance from somewhere, and tapes a porcelain coffee pot to it. With this device, he is able to pour some water into the cup, though the majority of the liquid falls onto the red green. He then refills the pot and, remembering that the pole is flexible, is able to fill the cup to overflowing. However, he then drops his filling device on the red green.

Jacob half-heartedly attempts to argue to Mark that the coffee pot is made of clay, and could therefore be considered a liquid, and that it touching the red green should not count against him. In response, Mark simply raps his knuckles against the very solid-seeming pot, rhetorically asking if it is, in fact, a liquid.

In the studio, Jacob argues that when the pot had touched the red green, the task had actually already been solved. This argument is met with applause from the audience, and Lasse agrees with Jacob’s assertion, so he is not disqualified.

Jacob completes the task in 11 minutes and 37 seconds, and earns fourth place.

(Written by Jenny R and proofread by Karl Craven)

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