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Heavier or lighter?

Alex Horne on the studio stage cradling a leaf-blower. He looks dramatically off to the side.
Task types:
Solo
Live
Mental
Objective
Single brief
Original

Task brief

The brief for the task is as follows:

Say whether you think the next item is heavier or lighter than the previous item.

If you are wrong, you are eliminated.

Last person standing wins.
The cast of UK series 16 on the studio stage. Alex Horne gestures dramatically toward a see-saw in front of them. On one side is a yellow rubber duck and on the other side a stack of eight red toilet rolls.

Task notes

  • The contestants are lined up, side-by-side, on stage, and there is a seesaw device on the stage in front of them.
  • The seesaw has a platform on each end onto which Alex places items, and there is a pin in the middle of the seesaw which prevents it from moving until the contestants have guessed which one is heavier.
  • The stage is littered with various items which are placed on either end of the seesaw.
  • Some of the items are of normal and expected weights. Some - like the welly and the teddy bear - are deceptively heavy, because they have been filled with unexpected items

Task stats

Points
19
Disquals
0

Attempts

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