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Land the iron on the ironing board

Task types:
Solo
Filmed
Mental
Physical
Objective
Single brief
Original

Task brief

The brief for the task is as follows:

Land the iron on the ironing board from the furthest distance.

The ironing board must be standing at its maximum height when the iron lands on it and the iron must remain on the ironing board for the attempt to count.

You have 20 minutes.

Your time starts now.

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Task stats

Points
15
Disquals
0

Attempts

Here's a brief description of the contestants' attempts. Someone's probably working on writing up some additional detail, though!

  • Alan put the ironing board next to the fence and decided to throw the iron at the washing basket he had placed on the ironing board, smashing the iron to pieces in the process. He landed the iron on the ironing board from 14.1 metres, receiving 5 points.
  • Desiree took the ironing board outside and decided to just try and throw the iron at the ironing board. She landed the iron on the ironing board from 4.8 metres, receiving 1 point.
  • Guz initially tried throwing the iron from the corner of the living room before realising he could move the ironing board. After trying to throw the iron at the ironing board, he ended up putting the bathtub on the ironing board to ensure he would land the iron. He landed the iron on the ironing board from 12.4 metres, receiving 4 points.
  • Morgana constructed a long pole, placing the iron on the end of it and shaking the pole until the iron fell off it and landed on the ironing machine. She landed the iron on the ironing board from 8.44 metres, receiving 2 points.
  • Victoria constructed a pulley system so she could land the iron on the ironing board whilst pulling a rope. She landed the iron on the ironing board from 8.6 metres, receiving 3 points.

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