Put 50 different things in the bin
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Task brief
The brief for the task is as follows:
Put exactly 50 different things in this bin.
Fastest wins.
The time stops when you say 'I've put exactly 50 different things in this bin'.
Your time starts when Markl touches your shoulder.
Task notes
- Even though the task brief states that the fastest to complete this task wins, no points are actually awarded for the task. It is merely used as the set-up for the following task, involving making a portrait from the selected items, for which points are awarded.
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- Jessica sources a mix of things from the caravan and shed. Jessica puts exactly 50 things in the bin.
- Inês primarily sources things from the caravan and Nuno. She pulls her last few items from the shed. Inês actually puts 53 items into the bin.
- Toy sources a mix of things from the caravan and the shed, and also the belt he is wearing. Toy puts exactly 50 things in the bin, but as one of them is a bag of decorative pebbles, it is decided that each pebble should also be counted as an individual item – as such, Toy is actually marked as having put 150 items in his bin.
- In the time it takes to pull the bin down to the shed, Gilmário forgets that the task dictates that all 50 items must be different. He pulls out the shed’s bin of rubber ducks and puts 50 of them in his bin. Gilmário only realises his mistake when he reads the task-ending statement. Gilmário takes Nuno’s pen, and as he fills the bin with various items, writes them down on the task, ensuring that he does not double up again. Gilmário puts exactly 50 things in the bin.
- Manuel dumps the bin of ducks from the shed into his bin. He does not appear to be counting objects at all, just throwing them in the bin. When he returns to Nuno, he adds a few more items from the caravan for good measure – and because he has forgotten that the task only ends when he declares that he’s put exactly 50 different items in the bin. When he realises his mistake, he dumps out his bin and goes through the items, counting as he goes. Unfortunately, one of the items he uses is the task, which is near the bottom of his bin. Manuel remembers the gist of the message, and tries several variations of it, but Nuno is firm about the wording. He dumps the items out of the bin to get the task and read the sentence – the time remains ongoing because, as Nuno points out, Manuel currently does not have exactly 50 things in his bin. Manuel fills his bin again, without counting, and correctly reads the task-ending statement directly from the task. Manuel puts 60 objects in his bin.
(Source credit: Jenny R)
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