Efficiently shell an egg
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Task brief
The task brief is found on the table in the lab. The brief for the task is as follows:
Efficiently shell an egg.
You may not touch any part of any egg with your hands, and you may only break the shell of one of the eggs.
Fewest pieces of egg-less shell wins.
You have a maximum of 10 minutes.
Your time starts now.
Task notes
- Also on the table are five eggs (four hard-boiled, and one raw one in the middle), arranged in a row, in red-and-white-striped eggcups.
- One the edge of the table closest to the camera, in line with each of the eggs, there are sticky labels with the names 'Frankie' and 'Jenny' printed on them. This is a clue as to which egg is not boiled, as Frankie's last name is 'Boyle', while Jenny's is 'Eclair' (her name was presumably chosen to represent the raw egg because eclairs are soft inside).
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!
- Frankie decided to try and find the hardest boiled egg by dunking the eggs into a tank of water, before using a tea towel to shell the egg. He had 83 pieces of egg-less shell, receiving 1 point.
- Ivo tested out the weights of the eggs before putting on rubber gloves. He then realised he had very little time left so got a knife and carved the shell off the egg. He had 13 pieces of egg-less shell, receiving 3 points.
- Jenny tapped each egg to see if they were real before taking off her shoe. She then put the egg in a tea towel and used a spoon to try and remove all of the boiled egg, eating the egg and as many small pieces of shell that she could. She had 20 pieces of egg-less shell, plus the pieces she ate, receiving 2 points.
- Kiell tried rolling the eggs over the table before selecting the middle one and using a caliper to break it open, only then realising he had selected a raw egg. He had 6 pieces of egg-less shell, receiving 4 points.
- Mae initially picked up the eggs with their feet before then picking up each egg with their mouth to test them, attempting to find the raw egg. Whilst testing the middle egg, Mae dropped the (raw) egg on the floor, breaking it. They had 3 pieces of egg-less shell, receiving 5 points.
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