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Obstacle Course Rules

The timed obstacle course must be completed with the housemates carrying a full tray of eggs as a handicap, as well as being shackled to their partner.

Each 'shackled' pair will have five minutes to complete the course and have been allowed 30 minutes to practice.

When the test begins, there will be a total 30 eggs on the tray. After all three pairs of housemates have completed the obstacle course within the allotted time, there must be at least one egg left on the tray.

Therefore, the housemates are permitted to lose up to 29 eggs in negotiating the course.

The housemates must follow the Rules:

STARTING - Each pair must start from a position behind the start point.

CONES - The pairs must weave around the cones as marked. If a pair does not follow the course as shown in the diagram, they must go back and start the cones section again.

HURDLES - The pairs must step over all the hurdles in this section. If any hurdle is knocked over, the pair must pick up the hurdle and attempt it again, until it has been cleared.

BALANCE BEAM - The pairs must step onto the balance beam and walk across its length from the point marked with red tape at one end, to the point marked with blue tape at the other end. If a pair falls off the beam between these two points, then they must do it again.

CROSS BAR - The pairs must duck under the cross bar without knocking it off. If the cross bar is knocked off, that pair must replace it and attempt the limbo again.

HURDLES - As above.

CONES - As above.

FINISHING POINT- The pairs must pass the finishing point.

All housemates must wear their full safety equipment when practicing the course, comprising of knee pads, elbow pads and a safety helmet.

Housemates will find out whether they have passed or failed this week's task when the whole task ends on Wednesday.

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