Guz Khan Discovers and IMBALANCE in the POPPABILITY | Full Task | Taskmaster

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  • From series 12, pop the balloon. You must stay behind the rope at all times. You must not move the rope. You may buy the tools you need with time. Fastest wins.
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    In this Broadcast Award-winning, BAFTA and Emmy Award-nominated entertainment show, Taskmaster tyrant Greg Davies (Man Down, Cuckoo), with the help of his loyal assistant Alex Horne (The Horne Section and the show’s creator), sets out to test the wiles, wit and wisdom of five hyper-competitive comedians.
    Comedians that have risked life, limb, and dignity in the hope of making the Taskmaster proud so far include: Frank Skinner (The Frank Skinner Show), Mel Giedroyc (The Great British Bake Off), Romesh Ranganathan (Asian Provocateur), Hugh Dennis (Outnumbered), Sally Phillips (Bridget Jones’ Diary), Rose Matafeo (Edinburgh Comedy Award Winner 2018), and Russell Howard (The Russell Howard Hour). Unaware of what awaits them in each wax-sealed envelope, only one competitor can become the victorious owner of His Royal Task-ness’ golden head and be crowned the next Taskmaster Champion.
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  • @hjt091
    @hjt091 ปีที่แล้ว +1681

    I appreciate Desiree's commitment to saying "ding dong!" whenever she 'entered' Alex's shop

    • @mrjackelbox4418
      @mrjackelbox4418 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      That did somehow maker everything better especially the depressing ding dong 8:32

    • @Zeiler91
      @Zeiler91 ปีที่แล้ว

      She is so not funny... the british humor just does not fit an American.

    • @rigdigwus
      @rigdigwus ปีที่แล้ว

      she did not...

  • @dornian_gray
    @dornian_gray ปีที่แล้ว +298

    Victoria being the only one to succeed without using the scissors and pop the balloon with a dart is one of her underrated moments of greatness this season.

  • @billyeveryteen7328
    @billyeveryteen7328 ปีที่แล้ว +945

    Please give us a compilation of all the times Alex breaks character. Just from this task alone, you've got two good ones.

    • @jocomfiresin6982
      @jocomfiresin6982 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      His character is kinda himself though... Right? I mean he's kinda a submissive bitch in his character but... I mean I promise you that comes from him but it may not be as exaggerated.

    • @calebsevigny1146
      @calebsevigny1146 ปีที่แล้ว +54

      @@jocomfiresin6982 his character is to be a submissive, but also mostly unflappable. He’s supposed to have a seriousness/sternness that allows him to act as the straight man to the comedians. He breaks character when he breaks out in giggles or clearly does a double take (or just can’t contain himself, the S6 Show your love task exemplifies this)

    • @jocomfiresin6982
      @jocomfiresin6982 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@calebsevigny1146 Serious and unflappable doesn't mean without emotions at all. Laughter doesn't negate calmness. You can always be calm and still have a good time.

    • @calebsevigny1146
      @calebsevigny1146 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      @@jocomfiresin6982 Oh, he’s usually having a good time, but his job is to remain somewhat as a supervisor. He can still react to situations, but it’s when this aura is broken that I think he “breaks character.” It’s like when Greg is supposed to be a stern, intimidating character and then he learns of how Bob poops, or sees a picture of his mother in the tub with a fez. He quickly returns, but he breaks momentarily IMO

    • @jocomfiresin6982
      @jocomfiresin6982 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@calebsevigny1146 Greg kind of has a nature stern intimidating aura to him though. His giant size and past as a teacher certainly helps. It's the fact he's in no way threatening as a human being and physically inept as well as his entire jovial personality that even allows those moments to seem even remotely funny. Whilst I'd agree he certainly broke the stern and intimidating persona in those moments with the smile I'd also say he didn't really break it. I don't remember the bob poops bit but his mother. He immediately did a double take with a strange yet happy smile upon his face before immediately following up with you traitorous old woman. Which felt very on brand. What I'm trying to say is more of compliment to him then anything else. He very much managed to both break the character and maintain it at the same time in that moment. Which really just seemed to add depth to the character as opposed to destroying it.

  • @khinzakhan66
    @khinzakhan66 ปีที่แล้ว +513

    3:09 that "nothing happened" smile always gets me 🤣

    • @MrShenhai
      @MrShenhai ปีที่แล้ว +10

      That was an adorable smile!

  • @akhilm9851
    @akhilm9851 ปีที่แล้ว +230

    Desiree maxing out entertainment value. A noble sacrifice

  • @deancowie8965
    @deancowie8965 ปีที่แล้ว +94

    Hugh Dennis attempting this task: "Scissors, please."

    • @buzzrot
      @buzzrot ปีที่แล้ว +3

      would have been an epic callback

    • @Sam-lr9oi
      @Sam-lr9oi ปีที่แล้ว +9

      no, he's got KNIVES

  • @iliketrains3495
    @iliketrains3495 ปีที่แล้ว +288

    Interesting that Victoria, the contestant that struggled with many tasks due to not bringing her glasses was the only one to pop the balloon without the scissors

    • @Hexen_Wulf
      @Hexen_Wulf ปีที่แล้ว +12

      What's funny is they clearly didn't do all the filming in one day, she could have brought the glasses. She wears them all the time on panel shows, but I guess maybe she didn't want to damage them.

    • @andreaskarlsson5251
      @andreaskarlsson5251 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@Hexen_Wulfi have glasses myself because Im nearsighted so often at home I dont use them. Which means I often forget them at home. 😂 And these recordings are spread out over a long period of time so.

    • @Hexen_Wulf
      @Hexen_Wulf 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@andreaskarlsson5251 I guess it comes down to a cultural thing? I don't even know if Culture is the right word. I wear glasses as well, but my eyesight is bad enough that I never take them off unless I'm showering or sleeping. So to me 'forgetting your glasses' is exactly the same as 'I forgot my prosthetic leg.' Possible? Yeah. Likely? No. That's probably very different for other people.

    • @andreaskarlsson5251
      @andreaskarlsson5251 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      @@Hexen_WulfI think the word you're looking for is habit. not cultural :)

    • @Hexen_Wulf
      @Hexen_Wulf 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@andreaskarlsson5251 I mean in a Near Sighted vs Nothing Sighted manner, not habitual. Like there is a culture of people who can leave their glasses and get along just fine, and there is a culture of people who if they leave their glasses behind will be unable to do much of anything. Oh don't let me forget my condescending smiley face :)

  • @vajinayeon5492
    @vajinayeon5492 ปีที่แล้ว +323

    When I watched the first time I didn’t notice Alan’s “lost the will to live” joke but I’m howling at it now 😂😂

    • @denzy3929
      @denzy3929 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Gold joke

  • @england6013
    @england6013 ปีที่แล้ว +148

    I love at 3.09 the wind nearly blow Alex's shop over. The look on his face is priceless

  • @rol1in0n20s
    @rol1in0n20s ปีที่แล้ว +969

    Desiree got it right, the scissors was boring and her go was quality entertainment

    • @brianm6337
      @brianm6337 ปีที่แล้ว +62

      She deserved a bonus point.

    • @jenniferhanses7064
      @jenniferhanses7064 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      @@brianm6337 Agreed. Actually, I'd be up for giving her and Guz both bonus points for hitting the balloon with the pebbles, which failed to work, and made the task seem a bit unfair for people who prefer slingshots to darts.

    • @rogueuniversities6866
      @rogueuniversities6866 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      Nah. The aim of the game is to complete the task.

    • @Cheapiebeepie
      @Cheapiebeepie ปีที่แล้ว +34

      @@jenniferhanses7064 unfair for people who prefer slingshots to darts…? What?

    • @lilyweatherwaxHRH
      @lilyweatherwaxHRH ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@Cheapiebeepie I think it was a joke.

  • @andrewsteavpack9079
    @andrewsteavpack9079 ปีที่แล้ว +202

    Buys a bucket of forks for an hour of time instead of the scissors for 8 minutes and still doesn’t manage to pop the balloon with the forks 😂

    • @kimhansen1220
      @kimhansen1220 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      Barely managed to pop the baloon using the scissors either...

    • @plushie946
      @plushie946 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      At that point it was the principal of the thing

  • @sushiandpentagrams
    @sushiandpentagrams ปีที่แล้ว +86

    I love how they didn't even get them the bare minimum of a 5 dollar hardware store slingshot. It's just some tourist trap peice of wood that falls apart after 1 shot lool.

  • @CH3FFI3
    @CH3FFI3 ปีที่แล้ว +95

    Watching Alex's reaction on that last attempt is hilarious. It was the greatest punchline to a bad joke ever written.

  • @LeornianCyng
    @LeornianCyng ปีที่แล้ว +80

    Desiree was determined to do the task the way it should be done, Alan just wanted to sit down lol.

  • @ph0220
    @ph0220 ปีที่แล้ว +165

    I instantly regonized this task from my country's version of the show! (Swedish one, "Bäst i Test".)
    The main difference in that one was that was that the balloon was filled with helium instead of water, and hanging upwards instead of downwards on a string.
    Among the items to use was also bow & arrows, and even guns! (Except those was soft air ones.)
    (Also, there was no "scissors" thing in that version, leading to two of the Swedish contenders to actually ran out of items without ever bursting the balloon. XD)

    • @carolmurphy7572
      @carolmurphy7572 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Sounds like it would be great fun to watch!

    • @redelfshotthefood8213
      @redelfshotthefood8213 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I had forgotten this. (I watched the all. Very enjoyable even for a person ignorant of the language.)

    • @SennaAugustus
      @SennaAugustus ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Which episode is that?

  • @mindicity3874
    @mindicity3874 ปีที่แล้ว +679

    Justice for Victoria. Greg should have given her a bonus point for actually popping the balloon with the dart instead of cutting the rope, like the other four did.

    • @beth12svist
      @beth12svist ปีที่แล้ว +100

      This was definitely one of the tasks she shined in; sadly completely overshadowed by Desirée's magnificent failure.

    • @beth12svist
      @beth12svist ปีที่แล้ว +49

      @@dlpaul345 That applies to the scissors as well.
      Where Victoria stands out is in achieving a very good score without reaching for the easy way out. Not sure I entirely agree it was enough for a bonus point, but it was definitely more of an achievement, in comparison to everyone else, than it came across as, and if it wasn't for Desirée's going all out in her attempt, it would definitely stand out as such.

    • @beth12svist
      @beth12svist ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@dlpaul345 Notice that I am not the one arguing she should have gotten it, just agreeing that she did well in the task. Nor did the show actually do the special treatment. So you don't have to keep repeating your point to make it.

    • @ThurstonCyclist
      @ThurstonCyclist ปีที่แล้ว +18

      I think the immense satisfaction she got from popping the balloon was its own reward.

    • @MyMonsterguy
      @MyMonsterguy ปีที่แล้ว

      I’d have just pulled on the rope.

  • @serpfux0red
    @serpfux0red ปีที่แล้ว +13

    1:51 Her voice says 2 minutes and 30 seconds, but her mouth says 2 minutes and 30 minutes.

  • @ThurstonCyclist
    @ThurstonCyclist ปีที่แล้ว +181

    If I scored them based purely on how entertaining they were in this task, I'd give Desiree 5 points, Victoria 4, Guz 3, and Morgana and Alan 2.

    • @jpaugh64
      @jpaugh64 ปีที่แล้ว +46

      I mostly agree, but I found Alan's version quite entertaining. It was fun to watch him burst into 1st place merely by doing things in the simplest, most obvious way.

    • @xysoldat5073
      @xysoldat5073 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      If it was like that, I wouldn't watch the show.

  • @iamdb1990
    @iamdb1990 ปีที่แล้ว +47

    Desiree was American at the start of this, then became British by the end, it broke her lol

  • @Envengerx
    @Envengerx ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Guz's chaotic energy is adorable.

  • @neilcam
    @neilcam ปีที่แล้ว +21

    This was one of the truly great tasks, I think. TBH, I didn't quite appreciate it the first time I saw it, but now....it just cracks me up every time. They're all stars in it.

  • @alanaj5
    @alanaj5 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    This feels like a shop game in Zelda.

  • @emmagal5659
    @emmagal5659 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    I am once again petitioning Taskmaster to put a choking hazard warning on these videos, as I have nearly choked to death trying to take a sip of water before Desiree's attempt. Again.

  • @ericblackburn3131
    @ericblackburn3131 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Is this sunk cost fallacy the game?
    "I already bought a bunch of darts, I shouldn't just do the scissors now"

    • @DanTheStripe
      @DanTheStripe ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes. It's a great example of that.

  • @raditz9676
    @raditz9676 ปีที่แล้ว +71

    Desiree was hilarious. A true comedian.

  • @ytpete2
    @ytpete2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    "Does the clock still have time left inside of it" lol

  • @hexennacht.
    @hexennacht. ปีที่แล้ว +2

    You've posted this on my birthday and my favorite quote in all of Taskmaster is in it! Shakespeare

  • @mrjackelbox4418
    @mrjackelbox4418 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Guz was my personal favorite, but they were all funny and entertaining especially at 3:15🤣 I've just never heard that before and Guz of course at 2:52 or the workshop being knocked by the window it's all brilliant

  • @lordkampi
    @lordkampi ปีที่แล้ว +74

    Great task but I think they would add more time for the rope cutting option because it would only make sense to choose the darts if you are sure you hit the ballon in three or less tries else the scissors would be the best option right at the beginning.

    • @sagatious6435
      @sagatious6435 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Also, they should get a balloon which can be popped by pebbles and stone. In Alex's shop only darts and scissors work. The rest are useless.

    • @tophatcat1173
      @tophatcat1173 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@sagatious6435 you could pop it with a fork, just would not be very easy.

    • @anomaliecosmos
      @anomaliecosmos ปีที่แล้ว +35

      I think that was intentional taskmaster tomfoolery, they were counting on most people - like Dezzy - considering the scissors but seeing the initial timesink as intimidating and their subsequent misses as a matter of pride. It's gambling addiction mentality and they were probably deliberately rewarding anyone who cheesed the task instead.
      Makes me think of another balloon task, "pop just two and win", so my own fix would be to hide the scissors behind at least a simple puzzle (the portcullis is clearly visible so that'd be a hint) so you have to be clever rather than just pragmatic.
      I'll also call tomfoolery on the forks and stones not popping the balloon, I think MAYBE one that would pop with a strong throw of a fork would be appropriate but I think there was a joke item the cheapest on purpose (aside from the ducks) in case people fell for it.

    • @charesberg1173
      @charesberg1173 ปีที่แล้ว

      Can you not untie the rope rather than cut it?

    • @idde4345
      @idde4345 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Nah, best part was people just throwing dart after dart, fork after fork at it. When that adds up sooo quickly. Sunken cost fallacy of trying to save time and all. When it's best to just cut (heh) your losses like Alan did.

  • @dou5689
    @dou5689 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    We used to shoot darts with slingshots, and we would joke about it being harmless other than popping balloons. Then I made a huge dart and a bigger slingshot, end up mocked by other kids for re-inventing bow. Until I showed them it is possible to pop balloons from 200 meters away, if the dart is light enough. (Bamboo skewers with a sharp weight at the tip and paper fletching). Quite dangerous as a children's toy but oh my it was fun.

  • @wesleyewert1023
    @wesleyewert1023 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    I find the wording of "you must stay behind the rope" interesting. because really that could mean either side, either the way it was clearly intended and they all interpreted it or being behind it from the perspective of the cameras (like if you were hiding behind something). would definitely be up to taskmaster interpretation but I think there's a decent chance you win.

    • @Daltoniss
      @Daltoniss 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I also thought that doing something with the 'rope' to cheese the task was the way to go. I'm not sure your solution would work though, unless you instantly moved 'behind' the rope as you were reading the task because once Alex introduces you to the shop the task starts and from the position of the disk you're supposed to stand on (the one next to the shop) that would lock your 'behind' option to the further one. It also could be difficult to get the items from the shop that way since Alex might just hand them to you unless you get closer (you could still probably pop the balloon just with your hands though.
      I was thinking more about treating the string as a rope and getting closer to the balloon by going over the side.

  • @EnoVarma
    @EnoVarma ปีที่แล้ว +21

    "Your task is to find the mistake in the title and fix it. You have 30 minutes. Your time starts now."

    • @redelfshotthefood8213
      @redelfshotthefood8213 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      And should be an.
      Poppability should be popability.
      2 mistakes.

    • @nemnyoom
      @nemnyoom ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@redelfshotthefood8213 nah, the double p is right

    • @jocomfiresin6982
      @jocomfiresin6982 ปีที่แล้ว

      I mean capatilization?

    • @redelfshotthefood8213
      @redelfshotthefood8213 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@nemnyoom poopability is spelt wrong. 😳😂

    • @nemnyoom
      @nemnyoom ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@redelfshotthefood8213 buddy they're not shitting the balloon

  • @edwardclark7029
    @edwardclark7029 ปีที่แล้ว +109

    for this one - always assumed alex would be game if you took all his ducks, then sold them back at an inflated price. make some time.

    • @chayimweinstock443
      @chayimweinstock443 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      I think Guz tried that when he asked for a refund.

    • @lisahenry20
      @lisahenry20 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@chayimweinstock443 yeah but that was a refund, not selling them

  • @GNVS300
    @GNVS300 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    "That's the worst attempt at any task", he says not knowing that possibly the best contestant of all time would end up burying a rubber duck because he couldn't get it in the lake

    • @BlueManIan
      @BlueManIan ปีที่แล้ว

      Who was that again?

    • @GNVS300
      @GNVS300 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@BlueManIan Ed Gamble in Champion of Champions II

    • @djpunyer8762
      @djpunyer8762 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      The worst ever task attempt will still always be "my eyes are circles"

  • @clockworkkirlia7475
    @clockworkkirlia7475 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    To be fair to Alan, he spends a good proportion of his telly career being entertainingly incompetent... let's let him have this one. :P

  • @Soloman_Gumball
    @Soloman_Gumball ปีที่แล้ว +10

    This task shows their personalities and task playstyles so well.

  • @gemma3877
    @gemma3877 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    8:09 is this why the portcullis didn't fall at first?

  • @Salman-vz1gd
    @Salman-vz1gd ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Alex would go mental if he found out the admin made a typo in the title of the video.

    • @tombates9122
      @tombates9122 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It's really troubling me: I can't work out if it's an error or a reference to something I'm failing to see....

  • @andrewhazlewood4569
    @andrewhazlewood4569 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Victoria does not consider herself athletic at all but she was the only one who didn’t end up using the scissors.

  • @kray3883
    @kray3883 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I was waiting for someone to say "please can you go get that dart for me that I've just thrown over there". But with running back and forth it would probably still be longer than 8 minutes.

  • @sxlproductions
    @sxlproductions ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I wished someone said"y'know what, I can't throw darts that far
    LETS COMBIND IT WITH A SLINGSHOT

    • @cairyth2051
      @cairyth2051 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      i was legitimately thinking this the whole time

    • @lisahenry20
      @lisahenry20 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Would slingshotting a dart work? I'm picturing trying to use it like a crossbow but I think the flights would get in the way

    • @tomd96
      @tomd96 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      ​@lisahenry20 I doubt it. The slingshots don't seem to have enough elasticity in the rubber band to be able to get the proper distance.
      It would absolutely work otherwise, there is a small niche sport for it.

    • @djpunyer8762
      @djpunyer8762 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@lisahenry20I'd remove the flights, I think it'd work then

    • @tartaletk
      @tartaletk 16 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Late to the party but why don't they get some rocks from the ground for slingshot.
      Pebbles clearly are not sharp enough and regular rocks are free (minus time spent on finding rock)

  • @boyo7918
    @boyo7918 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    This task is a perfect demonstration of the sunk cost fallacy

  • @starpupilz
    @starpupilz 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    This really made me fall deeper in love with Morgana
    -her face throwing the ducks
    -what kind of shop is this?!?
    -Missed by a bee’s dick lives in my head forever
    -her just snatching the scissors and screaming fuck’s sake was the best use of the scissors

  • @carriemitch1
    @carriemitch1 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    As much as I love Desiree, I thought this was going to be about Guz. I was really looking forward to ' The Best of Guz Kahn!"

    • @WellISaidIt
      @WellISaidIt ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Khan.

    • @carriemitch1
      @carriemitch1 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@WellISaidIt Thanks, these old hands are prone to typos. 💜

  • @kerrorize
    @kerrorize ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you @,i needed this

  • @samihukka4490
    @samihukka4490 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Victorias dart was pretty impressive.

  • @Elizabethjeffs
    @Elizabethjeffs ปีที่แล้ว +1

    An, not and.
    * continuing my current task of correcting aaaaalll the typos in these titles and descriptions 🤦‍♀️😂

  • @dominicmanning4512
    @dominicmanning4512 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    8:45 there's two ducks there and Alex asked "any particular duck?" to Victoria?
    🤔

  • @gemma3877
    @gemma3877 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Why not buy a slingshot but scout around for a pointy stone (once you find that the pebbles are too smooth).

    • @jacobb5484
      @jacobb5484 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      How about combining the shot with a dart?

  • @ap1tag
    @ap1tag 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Victoria's 'hum that's nice' is the absolute purest thing, i melt

  • @FredrickTesla
    @FredrickTesla ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Rules as stated:
    Stay behind the rope.
    Do not remove the rope.
    Do not touch the string, unless to use the scissors on it.
    Best solution: Pick up both posts the rope is attached to and run forward.
    Moving the rope is not removing the rope and in fact you haven't even touched the rope, you've moved the posts the rope is attached to. Same with the string.

    • @lemonade107
      @lemonade107 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      No, the rules say "You must not move the rope", not "must not remove it".
      Although I don't see anything that says they actually have to use anything from the shop. It might have been "faster" to just go loot some bricks from nearby to pop the balloon.

    • @FredrickTesla
      @FredrickTesla 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@lemonade107 no, the one person who reads those rules says "Remove." Listen closely.

  • @anufoalan
    @anufoalan 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I fell like all those years of abstract thinking with QI has prepared for Alan for this task

  • @petrifiedsuezo4202
    @petrifiedsuezo4202 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I think a trick that may have worked was loading a dart into a slingshot

    • @TheNormExperience
      @TheNormExperience ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you! I was losing my mind shouting that lol

    • @tombates9122
      @tombates9122 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      That's sounds like a recipe for disaster

    • @chrisoddy8744
      @chrisoddy8744 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I mean, Guz hit himself in the face trying to fire a duck from the slingshot, so I have a feeling trying that with a dart would be similar but more painful...

    • @_MrMeme
      @_MrMeme ปีที่แล้ว +2

      My man has clearly never tried to fire a dart with a sing shot

  • @DanTheStripe
    @DanTheStripe ปีที่แล้ว +9

    My personal approach to this, as a big darts player, would be to take some free ducks to get my aim in, and then hopefully buy one dart and take it out in one. Hard under pressure though!

    • @jocomfiresin6982
      @jocomfiresin6982 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I'm sure that approach would work... If the ducks were dart shaped.

    • @MegaLowkiller
      @MegaLowkiller ปีที่แล้ว +1

      A Balloon is a pretty big target. I never tried but as a dart plqyer myself it would probably be easy first try. We dont know how far away they had to throw so that maybe could be a problem

  • @myguyry
    @myguyry 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I wonder if the slingshot was actually supposed to work, or if that was just a red herring.

  • @LawTaranis
    @LawTaranis 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I love Victoria so much. She's so proper, then she just goes all primal at just the right moment. 😂 Thanks to this show I discovered Only Connect because I needed to see more of her.

  • @markchang2964
    @markchang2964 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    the obvious answer wins!

  • @twogamingbros2586
    @twogamingbros2586 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    3:15 all of our pollinating pals out there catching strays man, poor guys.

  • @enemyv
    @enemyv ปีที่แล้ว

    Nobody had any gosh darned urgency during this timed task!

  • @ErulianADRaghath
    @ErulianADRaghath ปีที่แล้ว +15

    I'm surprised no one tried to buy the slingshot and the darts 🤔

    • @maxs1813
      @maxs1813 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Pretty certain that wouldn't work. If you disturb the "wings"of a dart it doesn't fly straight anymore. And you'd have to squish them in order to hold the dart in the slingshot.

    • @ErulianADRaghath
      @ErulianADRaghath ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@maxs1813 I'd love to see some try it though

    • @lred1383
      @lred1383 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@maxs1813 slingshot and the bigger stones, however, could have been interesting

    • @lisahenry20
      @lisahenry20 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@lred1383 I wonder if you could buy the slingshot, then look on the floor for a stone that could pop the balloon.

  • @kvg4790
    @kvg4790 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    There’s a typo in the title. “Discovers and imbalance in the…”
    Thumbnail got it right, though.

  • @tomgodwin3554
    @tomgodwin3554 ปีที่แล้ว

    this basically just favours those who give up easily

  • @bobsmith12345
    @bobsmith12345 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    another great task!

  • @MatthewSmith-du9zm
    @MatthewSmith-du9zm ปีที่แล้ว +3

    "Missed by a bees dick" 🤣 never heard that one before

  • @TheYpurias
    @TheYpurias ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm surprised no one thought to take off their shoe and throw that instead.

  • @aidancox5481
    @aidancox5481 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The sunk cost fallacy in action

  • @flyawaytodie
    @flyawaytodie ปีที่แล้ว +2

    "Brother, there's a word, I've never used it before in life. It's called "hindsight.""
    Taskmaster Book of Quotes material!

  • @anujsarin17
    @anujsarin17 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    A word which I now long to use “poppability”

  • @addymant
    @addymant 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Left a typo in the title for a whole year

  • @cocoanbella
    @cocoanbella 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I fully expected the scissors to be a red herring

  • @moureemou307
    @moureemou307 ปีที่แล้ว

    this is the most i've laughed in ages

  • @ICasinI
    @ICasinI ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I mean, if you lift up the poles hanging the rope, you're still standing behind it. Just lift them and walk forward without letting the string touch you. Portcullis drops.

    • @red_weed
      @red_weed ปีที่แล้ว +4

      You couldn't move the rope

    • @BlueManIan
      @BlueManIan ปีที่แล้ว

      ​​@@red_weed it doesn't say you can't move what the rope is attached to. 😏

  • @the_letter_j9223
    @the_letter_j9223 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    8:55 I guess you could say there was an imbalance in the dropabilty of the porticullis.

  • @HairFollicle
    @HairFollicle ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I lost it when it didnt work with the scissors for dez

  • @Geobeetle
    @Geobeetle ปีที่แล้ว +17

    It doesn’t say anything about having to use the shop tools at all, or being able to just leave as long as you don’t pass the rope. You can probably go source your own tools, like a really long branch or sharper pebbles for the slingshot. Doesn’t seem like there’s much around though. Either way, the expense of the items in the shop gives you plenty of time to find something to beat the other contestants in time.

    • @HonestAuntyElle
      @HonestAuntyElle ปีที่แล้ว +4

      slingshot with a sharp garden rock would probably be a goer

    • @dunlaing
      @dunlaing ปีที่แล้ว +7

      The task doesn’t say you can’t just touch/cut/untie the rope without using the scissors. It’s only Alex saying that. It’s not clear that stuff Alex says is a real rule.

    • @samoak123
      @samoak123 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      bring your own shotgun in.

  • @Phelixc
    @Phelixc 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The comedic timing on that portcullis is just perfect after the madness that is Desirees' attempt.

  • @maxtyler8993
    @maxtyler8993 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I'd have jut picked up the barrier and thrown it closer lol

  • @khinzakhan66
    @khinzakhan66 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    One of my fav contestants on TM 🤣

  • @benfulfer3260
    @benfulfer3260 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    My most toxic trait is that I think I could get it quickly with one fork

  • @CykoruKun
    @CykoruKun 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Ways to hack the task I can think of:
    1. take one item, ask alex to retrieve it
    2. lift the post to which the string was tied to which should drop the balloon popping contraption

  • @willo283
    @willo283 ปีที่แล้ว

    Best ever!!!

  • @andrewwerner5992
    @andrewwerner5992 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Me: *Grabs a handful of pebbles off the ground. "Hi Alex, I'd like to sell you these pebbles, I see the going rate is 1:30 for those nice pebbles. I'm quite sure these aren't as well curated, so I'll sell them to you at a 75% discount, how's that? You pay me 22.5 seconds per pebble."
    By the way, the task does not specify which side of the rope is in front and which is behind. It also doesn't say Alex can't move the rope, nor does it say Alex can't move the balloon or carry a dart from your hand to the balloon. Actually, it doesn't even specify which rope, although Alex does point at one, but there are two ropes very near each other. There are so many holes in this task, but I like my first idea. I'd love to see everyone's reaction.

  • @praalgraf
    @praalgraf ปีที่แล้ว +1

    love horne lying about the shakespeare quote

    • @jocomfiresin6982
      @jocomfiresin6982 ปีที่แล้ว

      Man the only Shakespeare quote I can remember is something something "Envy is a green eyed beast" or something like that and the one I'm not even 20% is an actual Shakespeare quote "I'd challenge you to a battle of wits yet you seem to be unarmed."
      I remember reading the whole collection but shit done passed through my brain like water through my digestive tract. I remember the general trend of most of them but if you put a gun to my head and told me to quote that man I'd say fuck it and suck the barrel of the gun cause I'm going out weird.
      "O beware, my lord, of jealousy; It is the green-eyed monster which doth mock the meat it feeds on." Google got my back with the quote I was looking for.

  • @crazyabe4571
    @crazyabe4571 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    honestly, the obvious answer was to shoplift the tools you needed, and thus not pay the time penalty- given it says 'may' buy the tools, rather than 'must' buy the tools.

  • @Mossfaerie
    @Mossfaerie ปีที่แล้ว

    The title of this video made me feel like I had a stroke.

  • @rappscallion3238
    @rappscallion3238 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Desiree is basically ”Random sh*t go!!!!”

  • @england6013
    @england6013 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love Guz

  • @mainframeomega3154
    @mainframeomega3154 ปีที่แล้ว

    No one thought to yank on the string

  • @joewat3982
    @joewat3982 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    The title is inaccurate:
    they misspelled,
    *"missed by a bee's d*ck"*

    • @ph0220
      @ph0220 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Always get's me with Alex Horne's "Pardon?", sounding like a shocked old man! XD

  • @hungryhedgehog4201
    @hungryhedgehog4201 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Why did nobody look for more rocks or break the ones they had after finding out they cant pierce the baloon?

  • @elijahcanning3020
    @elijahcanning3020 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I would have bought the sling shot, and some darts and used them together.

    • @youngdolo8
      @youngdolo8 ปีที่แล้ว

      Nice idea but it would accomplish bollock-all. The flights on the darts would interfere with that plan.

  • @liamnehren1054
    @liamnehren1054 ปีที่แล้ว

    So, there was no rule about them not leaving in the opposite direction of the balloon to get their own projectiles or say.... knife tapped to a pole....

  • @jonprinsen1830
    @jonprinsen1830 ปีที่แล้ว

    Move the pole with the rope attached to it forward - Not touching the rope and still staying behind it. No need to spend time.

    • @PonmonofNuggetor
      @PonmonofNuggetor ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The rule is you may not move the rope, not you may not touch the rope. You’d be disqualified if you did that.

  • @SonicFan313
    @SonicFan313 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Desiree really embraced the “Random bulls*it go!” mentality

  • @nicholaspatton3797
    @nicholaspatton3797 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    I am curious about something. I feel like the rubber ducks had a secret to them that would’ve popped the balloon. I wonder if I am right

    • @redelfshotthefood8213
      @redelfshotthefood8213 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      The secret is this. If you are a cricket player or baseball player, then yes. You could throw the duck at the rope, or even the balloon and pop it that way.

    • @redelfshotthefood8213
      @redelfshotthefood8213 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Second wild thought: use the ducks to untie the string. You don’t touch the string. The ducks do.

    • @jpaugh64
      @jpaugh64 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      No. If they designed a secret way to win the task, they always reveal that in the show. Why would they miss the chance to have a laugh about something _none_ of the contestants noticed?

    • @ShinyHubCaps
      @ShinyHubCaps ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@jpaugh64 Because they used up the entire time allotment to laugh at Desiree and didn’t want to make her feel even worse

  • @grognakthedestroyerattorne3211
    @grognakthedestroyerattorne3211 ปีที่แล้ว

    Take off wings off of dart, slingshot, bang

  • @nicosmind3
    @nicosmind3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Take the scissors and cut the free ducks in half (if possible, scissors only cost if you cut string) or at least score some edges into them. Then grab a handful of ducks and throw at the balloon.
    If you cannot score and create sharp edges on the ducks, get the forks and snap of the head. If you're skillful you can get a sharp point on all of them. Then throw like darts

    • @paulshuttleworth6261
      @paulshuttleworth6261 ปีที่แล้ว

      Might be the only actually sensible idea here. For some reason people seem to think you can fire a dart with a catapult!

  • @Terrakinetic
    @Terrakinetic ปีที่แล้ว

    I wish someone successfully used the sling shot.

  • @beth12svist
    @beth12svist ปีที่แล้ว +9

    (Shh, you should correct the title, you have a mistake in the indefinite article.)

    • @olliemonsters
      @olliemonsters ปีที่แล้ว +1

      "An" right? An imbalance. Tut tut

  • @j_g_t6091
    @j_g_t6091 ปีที่แล้ว

    Victoria was so much fun to watch 🤣
    Okay Des was so fucking funny