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Do something unexpected with a mundane item

  • In this task, the contestants are instructed to do something unexpected (though it may be worded as 'surprising', 'preposterous', 'shocking', or 'breath-taking') with a mundane item (such as a rubber duck, a chick pea, a doughnut, some lemons, or a root vegetable).

Original version

In this version of the task, the contestants must do the most surprising thing with a rubber duck.

Adaptations

In this version of the task, the contestants must do the most surprising thing with a potato.
In this version of the task, the contestants must do the most preposterous thing with a chickpea.
In this version of the task, the contestants are instructed to do the most shocking but family-friendly thing with a doughnut.
In this version of the task, the contestants are given the choice to do something ‘visionary’, ‘eye-catching’, or ‘awe-inspiring’, with a box of lemons.
In this version of the task, the contestants must do something astonishing with a pea.
In this version of the task, the contestants must first pick a root vegetable, and then do something ‘breath-taking’ with it.