Get all of the water into the vase
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Task brief
The task brief is laid on the table in the lab. The brief for the task is as follows:
Get all the water in the vase.
If you spill any water from the plate, you are disqualified.
You may not leave the lab.
Fastest wins.
Your time starts now.
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Task notes
- Also on the table, there is a box of matches, an apparently blank sheet of A4 paper, a large tealight candle, a white plate full of red water (stuck to the table with three pieces of some kind of gum), and a cylindrical glass vase holding a bouquet of roses (one of which has a drinking straw attached to its stem).
- The most effective solution to the task is a well-known science-based trick, which had previously been used by Katherine Ryan as one of her ‘miracles’ during the first Champion of Champions special.
- Inside the match box, there is a diagram showing that the vase should be placed on the centre of the plate, with the lit candle inside.
- Written on the apparently blank sheet of paper in invisible ink (which may be revealed by holding the paper over a flame) are the messages ‘Candle on plate’ and ‘Vase on candle’.
- Notably, after the contestants enter the lab, Alex asks them whether they have found any secret tasks – something he has previously only done in the living room, so far this season.
Task stats
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Points
0
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Disquals
5
Attempts
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