Minute to Win It - Games - Pink Elephant
Blueprint Description[]
The elephant's trunk contains over one-hundred thousand muscles and tendons, endowing it with incredible strength and control. A trunk made from a plastic spring is, by contrast, all loosey-goosey! In this challenge, the contestant must swing their springy trunk up, so that it lands in a fully retracted state on their forehead. Swing too far, and it's tusk-tusk!
Game Description:[]
Wearing a headband with a plastic spring toy attached to it, flip the spring toy up onto head so that it rests in a stacked position on forehead.
History[]
This is a level 7 challenge.
Household Items:[]
- Spring toy(Slinky or other similar apparatus)
- Headband
Set Up:[]
Put on the headband. Place 5 coils of the spring toy over and behind the headband so they rest between the headband and forehead. Prior to game start, the body of the spring toy should be hanging in front of player's face. When the clock starts, player may move head and body in attempt to get the spring toy in the stacked position on his/her forehead.
Aaron Hendrick becomes a Pink Elephant in 4 seconds, endowing him with incredible strength and control.
Rules:[]
1. Contestants must only use their head to guide the spring toy.
2. Contestant may not alter headband in any way.
3. Contestant may touch body to slinky, but may not purposefully use their body to guide the spring toy. Hands may not touch slinky.
EX: This applies to the entire body. Repeated use of body continually in a short time period, may result in failure of the game.
4. Spring toy and ground may touch.
5. To complete the game, player must flip the spring toy into the stacked position on his/her forehead, where it must remain for 3 seconds.
Tips & Tricks[]
Practice your head movement: It's important to be able to control the movement of your head in order to successfully guide the spring toy onto your forehead. Practice moving your head in different directions and at different speeds to get a feel for how it affects the movement of the spring toy. To practice your head movement, you could start by moving your head slowly and gradually increasing the speed as you get more comfortable. You could also try moving your head in different directions and at different angles to see how it affects the movement of the spring toy.
Experiment with different angles: The angle at which you swing the spring toy can have a big impact on its movement. Try swinging the spring toy at different angles to see which one works best for you.
Use the weight of the spring toy to your advantage: The weight of the spring toy can affect how it responds to your head movement.
Mike becomes a pink elephant.
Use your body to help balance: While you can't use your body to guide the spring toy, you can use it to help balance and stabilize yourself as you swing the spring toy onto your forehead. Try leaning slightly in different directions to help keep your balance. You can also try shifting your weight slightly from one foot to the other to help maintain your balance. The key is to find a way to use your body to help stabilize yourself without using it to guide the spring toy.