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Work out a number based on the flavours of some gummy sweets

Task types:

Solo

Filmed

Mental

Objective

Single brief

Adapted

Mastertasks:

Work out a number based on the flavours of some sweets

Locations:

Stormester House (Season 8 - )

Task brief

The task brief is laid on the table in the lab. The brief for the task is as follows:

Say a number.

Closest to the right number wins.

You have a maximum of 20 minutes.

Your time starts now.

Task notes

Also on the table, there are five small bowls of gummy sweets of different flavours.
Between the bowls, there are small laminated pieces of paper with plus sign printed on them, indicating that the numbers associated with each flavour should be added together.
One the right-hand wall of the lab, there is a periodic table of elements.
On the left-hand wall, there is a menu of flavour combinations. The flavours listed on the menu (working down each column in turn, left to right), are:
- Agurk og leverpostej (Cucumber and liver pâté)
- Avocado og tabasco (Avocado and tabasco sauce)
- Bacon
- Citron og reje (Lemon and shrimp)
- Fisk (Fish)
- Gin og ansjos (Gin and anchovies)
- Gedeost og Elgpaté (Goat cheese and elk pâté)
- Hvidløg og fennikel (Garlic and fennel)
- Hyldeblomst (Elderflower)
- Ingefær og rosenkål (Ginger and Brussels sprouts)
- Isvaffel (Ice cream cone)
- Kartoffel (Potato)
- Lakrids og rødbede (Liquorice and beetroot)
- Lime og abrikos (Lime and apricot)
- Mango og ost (Mango and cheese)
- Nullermænd og blåbær (Marshmallow fluff and blueberry)
- Oliven og sennep (Olive and mustard)
- Peberfrugt (Peppers)
- Rugbrød og nougat (Rye bread and nougat)
- Spinat (Spinach)
- Solbær og eddike (Blackcurrant and vinegar)
The board ends with a sign-off, ‘Velbekomme’ (‘Bon appétit).
The actual flavours of the gummy bears are as follows (left to right, from the contestants’ point of view):
1. Solbær og eddike (Blackcurrant and vinegar), giving ‘Se’ (Selenium), which has an atomic weight of 34
2. Lime og abrikos (Lime and apricot), giving ‘La’ (Lanthanum), which has an atomic weight of 57
3. Mango og ost (Mango and cheese), giving ‘Mo’ (Molybdenum), which has an atomic weight of 42
4. Lakrids og rødbede (Liquorice and beetroot), giving ‘Lr’ (Lawrencium), which has an atomic weight of 103
5. Hyldeblomst (Elderflower), giving ‘H’ (Hydrogen), which has an atomic weight of 1
Adding up all of the atomic weights for these flavours, the correct answer is 237.