As an Electrician, this is literally what we do while trying to identify unidentified circuits.

@jojosteel3399

Жыл бұрын

So what's the easiest way

@vanessahow

Жыл бұрын

nah mate that sounds tiring, kudos

@zigrakudo4092

Жыл бұрын

@@jojosteel3399 you get someone to flip the switch or have them check the surroundings while you do the flipping.

@kamilosxd678

Жыл бұрын

don't you have this buzzing thing that lets you trace wiring within walls?

@venoltar

Жыл бұрын

Yup, just hook up the cable tracer at the switch, then test each point until it triggers, still takes ages though. It gets real fun when it turns out the wiring was actually damaged in the walls cannot even complete a circuit anymore.

But Rod Gilbert was right: the switch didn’t do anything. The statue is manually moved when it’s flipped to make it look like something happens but nothing does and Rod worked that out by looking at the wiring.

@philthyw

2 жыл бұрын

Wrong. The switch made Alex move the statue, doesn’t matter if it’s wired up or not. Every time it was flicked Alex had to move the statue, therefore the switch did do something

@BassWakil

2 жыл бұрын

@@philthyw The switch doesn’t make Andrew do anything. That’s like saying waving in semaphore on a runway lands an airplane.

@philthyw

2 жыл бұрын

@@BassWakil have you watched this show? Not everything is literal, you have to think outside the box 👌🏼

@MrNikeNicke

2 жыл бұрын

The task is "work out what *happens* when you flick the switch on", not "work out what the switch does"

@evelovesdogs5176

2 жыл бұрын

@@BassWakil Andrew???? His name is Alex XD🤣

The gulf between James and Rhod's approaches is just amazing when you think about it. A hat tip to the excellent casting in each season.

@EEEEEEEE

Жыл бұрын

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@jianalexander1359

Жыл бұрын

Jian Alexander

@kehlercreations

Жыл бұрын

Kehler Creations

I think Alex was so shocked by James actually saying hello to him, he couldn't stir himself to action as fast as the others

James’ only “Hello Alex” at 6:15

@jenelaina5665

2 жыл бұрын

Oh fantastic catch

@alexanderwingeskog758

2 жыл бұрын

@@jenelaina5665 Was about to say the same! James must have switched he's head off.

@commentsforthealgorithm1740

2 жыл бұрын

I wonder how far into filming the series this was recorded. And what did Alex think

@kisbie

2 жыл бұрын

It’s different because it’s Acaster who initiates the greeting this time. Pure power move.

@sTryskaCz

2 жыл бұрын

i just heard it and was like nooo waaay :D

The fact that Alex was standing outside should have given them enough of a clue.

@Xhadp

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, but this is taskmaster where the contestants can be clueless as a bat. So it doesn't matter how much clues you give.

@MerkhVision

2 жыл бұрын

Not necessarily, because since there was an electrical switch you were lead to believe it had to be something that a switch could activate electrically and would have nothing to do with another person’s actions. It was really quite tricky!

@jaymercer4692

2 жыл бұрын

Yes but it’s easy to say that when you know the answer. But I reckon Rhod would have noticed that, had he left the room to look around a bit

@MastaDRD

Жыл бұрын

@@MerkhVision That's not it. Him being outside means he can keep an eye on it and know exactly when they figure it out. Whatever it was had to be in Alex's view.

I'd say this was Acaster's finest hour on Taskmaster

@ximbabwe0228

2 жыл бұрын

He even said hello to Alex!

@CosmicTeapot

2 жыл бұрын

Beg to differ: at one point, he did hoist his underwear on the tip of a stick from the bottom of a pit.

@kerrilikesllamas

2 жыл бұрын

There was the episode with the blue book as well. And we can't forget the tower episode.

@lukeellis6094

2 жыл бұрын

@@CosmicTeapot I think 3 or 4 of them did that so it wasn't exactly a creative solution.

@namayra299

2 жыл бұрын

No, the treasure hunt scream was the best for sure. He dominated that

James was actually the only one to state what the switch actually does, it operates Alex. 6:36

@TheNitroG1

4 ай бұрын

Actually Rod was right. the switch it's self doesn't actually do anything.

@korenna123

Күн бұрын

​@@TheNitroG1yes I feel like he should have gotten credit for that

I think this was the first and only time when James acknowledged Alex

@English-Sparta

2 жыл бұрын

I noticed that too. Surprised I’ve only just noticed.

@boniakarlo

Жыл бұрын

I mean, there is an unwritten rule to ignore on stage the fact that the creator, author, mastermind and cohost is Alex. But since for a better result he casted himself as a support charachter, everyone play It like that.

@DeathnoteBB

Жыл бұрын

@@boniakarlo No they mean James Acaster never says “Hello, Alex” when most everyone else does. But this time he did

My theory is that since it was the ONLY time James said hello to Alex, Alex helped him discover it quickly by being deliberately slow.

@davidstorrs

Жыл бұрын

I'm confused by the ending and hopefully you'll straighten me out. I thought that the switch activated a turntable that made the statue rotate, but that's clearly not it because Alex was rotating it by hand. Did the switch not do anything except signal Alex to rotate the statue?

@Srade2412

Жыл бұрын

@@davidstorrs that's is exactly what it did but without Running like James did you wouldn't be able to figure it out so just saying it moved the statue is sufficient

@andrewgehling6566

Жыл бұрын

Little Alex Horne is a robot: programmed to do what the taskmaster requires. The switch merely turns him on and off to do Gregg's bidding

@nedcurfman3486

Жыл бұрын

@@davidstorrs Munya? Is that you, thinking they installed both a manhole AND a turntable?

@Bree_999

Жыл бұрын

@@davidstorrs the switch was probably Bluetooth connected to Alex's tablet and he probably got a notification that alerted him. That gave him the cue to move the statue. Or a camera crew person who was outside with Alex was watching the camera feed from the lab and gave Alex a signal whenever it was flicked. Those are my two guess on how they were able to pull it off

This might be my favorite task. I think it exemplifies the best qualities of a taskmaster task. It’s super creative, cheeky, and light hearted.

@jenelaina5665

2 жыл бұрын

Also one it would be easy-ish to recreate for a at home version (just need someone at the switch to text you) which a) I always love I got a list going and b) is a good benchmark for a great task.

@monhi64

2 жыл бұрын

Hmm kinda interesting I felt the opposite, seemed anxiety provoking because you really have no clear way to tackle it. I think that’s a few said it was their least favorite task

@jacetaneneko_vt

2 жыл бұрын

@@monhi64 i wouldnt go as far saying its the *least* favourire task.

@closeben

Жыл бұрын

I think you’d enjoy Taskmaster New Zealand. Very creative and varied tasks.

@leaffinite3828

8 ай бұрын

​@@monhi64 probably least fun to do, but very good entertainment

A lot of people here think they're geniuses but no, "what happens when the switch is flicked" does not mean there needs to be an electrical effect. It doesn't say "what does this switch control" which would be nothing. But when the switch is flipped, Alex rotates the statue, even though the switch isn't actively controlling the statue rotation.

The diversity of tasks is really key to this show. No formula to learn, just a series of hindsight realisations that don't serve in the next puzzle {Insert cliche advice about what to do with the unexpected}

@bobbyhornback5138

2 жыл бұрын

Wow

@allbusinessop

2 жыл бұрын

Urgency hahaha

@foureducks1248

2 жыл бұрын

(Well expect it... duh.)

@teresae8437

2 жыл бұрын

@@foureducks1248 expect the unexpected, bebe, to quote James Acaster 😂

@endyender1703

Жыл бұрын

Plot twist, the window next to the switch looks out to the statue and they could’ve looked out at any moment.

Wait is this the only task where James actually says "hello" to Alex? And even compliments him on the task?!

@C_M_1998.

Жыл бұрын

He also complimented Alex for "predicting and getting predicted by other contestant" task. I think he says something along the lines of 'What a good task!'

Thank you James Acaster for turning off the tap

@ 6:15 if you listen really close, you can experiment an audio hallucination. You will think that James greet Alex but as we all know, its not the case. Funny thing

Jacaster & his fast long limbs nailed this one.

Amazed Rhod actually got a point. Greg's been a bit meaner on the marginal points in later seasons.

@EarthlyEden1

2 жыл бұрын

Rhod was right, the switch never did anything, Alex did.

@BalrogQuote

2 жыл бұрын

@@EarthlyEden1 The task wasn't to find out what the switch did, though, just what happened when it was flipped.

@sweetssandbox3526

2 жыл бұрын

In this series he seemed to give Rhod a lot of leeway and points for outside the box thinking. They are close friends so maybe that’s why lol

@acolytetojippity

Жыл бұрын

there was 100% favoritism at work, Greg and Rhod are good friends and Rhod was getting a bunch of points he shouldn't have been.

@themug406

Жыл бұрын

@@EarthlyEden1 It made Alex move the statue

Season 7 is still my favorite. Every episode had some classic moment, and every contestant was a riot.

@ryanjohndavies4092

2 жыл бұрын

I don't know if it's just my taste but I have found that every 2 seasons (or odd season) is usually a classic with a good amount of moments.

To be honest I was expected a bit that someone such as Rhod or James will grab a hammer from the shed, smash the switch a responds "nothing happens, because this switch cannot be flicked, it's broken" :-)

I cant believe that Rhod didnt insist on winning after it has gotten clear that The switch really did do nothing since Alex was the one moving the statue

@lisahenry20

Жыл бұрын

But the switch caused Alex to move the statue

@SulixD

Жыл бұрын

100% agree.

@DerfyRed

Жыл бұрын

@@lisahenry20I guarantee you if someone just ran inside to pretend to flip the switch he still moves the statue, it does nothing, it’s not like it could be hooked up to Alex directly or something

@lisahenry20

Жыл бұрын

@@DerfyRed the camera guy was in the room and could have let Alex know when someone flipped the switch. Or the sound guy. Or Alex was watching the camera footage of what was going on in the room.

It’s like that episode of Friends when Rachel and Monica move into Chandler and Joey’s apartment, and they can’t figure out what that one switch does

I'm a little disappointed that nobody just went outside and asked Alex "What does the switch do?"

this is just the most bizarrely mean Rhod has been on any task

"The switch makes a clicky sound - done" It does something else too, but with the logic of taskmaster, I guess this wouldn't be a wrong answer?

Well, the most obvious thing that demonstrably happens when the switch gets flicked, is that it changes position. It's maybe an incomplete answer, but it's factually true.

notice all the contestants turned off the tap when they realized the switch wouldn't?😂

Thank you Connor and Garnt

In the Danish version of this task one of the contestants unscrewed the switch from the wall to show that it did nothing.

@worstuserever

2 жыл бұрын

First thing I would have done; the task only forbade removing the switch from the room.

@adamryan977

2 жыл бұрын

Well the switch still did something. Because whether you unscrew it or not, when you switch it, the moderator moves the statue.

@benjammin9471

2 жыл бұрын

@@adamryan977 that's not the effect of the switch, that's the effect of someone's action causing someone's reaction

@icturner23

2 жыл бұрын

@@adamryan977 I agree that in the British case it would make no difference but I don’t know whether the Danish wording was equivalent or more like ‘What does the switch do?”

@icturner23

2 жыл бұрын

A thing I liked about the Danish one was that although the assistant Marklefevre also just did something to an object in the corner when the switch was pressed, he was in a room full of lights, so they were really led into thinking it was one of those. Like Rhod, though, I think the one who focused on the switch itself maybe never even left the room or thus saw the assistant at all.

Would've been amazing if the catch was that the switch did completely fucking nothing and they just got stressed for an hour for no reason but for our entertainment 🤣🤣

@abbyakaspiderman

2 жыл бұрын

it didnt do anything tho-

@zemja

8 ай бұрын

Would have been a good task for only one person.

Is this the first ever task James actually said hi to Alex?

Wish this show was in the states. Thanks for putting it up on youtube. It really brightens my day.

@markpolo97

2 жыл бұрын

Apparently they did do a U.S. version. KZread's concensus is that it's bad. (One ultra-feminist comedian, one "scream obscenities" comedian…)

@hq_FiRE

Жыл бұрын

The US has to ruin everything with jumpcuts, screaming, and made up drama. Hoarders, Gordon Ramseys' shows, and Taskmaster, the US versions are bad. And I'm American haha

Everytime you flick the switch a member of your familly dies, ordered by those most related.

Can we just repeat all these contestants again? Such a great season.

First Time James Says Hello To Alex

Honestly, one of my favourite seasons. Acaster is hilarious

This has to be the best group

You would think that the guy who decides if the challenge is over is standing outside and not in the house, that whatever that switch effects, is outside.

Shout out to that bit of lint on one of the camera lenses in Rods run

Does anyone else remember playing the video game Myst? It was basically this.

@noatrope

8 ай бұрын

Maybe they should have tried moving the slider.

One of the easiest ways of narrowing things down is to say "Where is Alex? He's probably by the thing."

This is like a Resident Evil puzzle.

Best ever season cast. I wish they'd reprise their part in a future show!

@icturner23

2 жыл бұрын

I agree. There have been many great contestants but this lot have such distinct personalities and there are so many classic tasks thanks both to design and their performance.

@jenelaina5665

2 жыл бұрын

This was easily my favorite (5 a very very close second) until New Zealand Series 2. The casts are almost always a great balance but damn those 3 checked all the boxes imho.

You know, if you think about it whatever effect the switch has would have to be near Alex. If they had realized that, if would have been a lot easier.

@icturner23

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, even if he wasn’t physically doing something there had to be a reason for being where he was.

@Jehty_

2 жыл бұрын

@@icturner23 I would have guessed that the reason for him to be in that location would be to not give any clues. So his location would be a "neutral" location.

@hihi-nc6xm

2 жыл бұрын

@@Jehty_ the most neutral location is with the switch tho

@Alresu

2 жыл бұрын

@@hihi-nc6xm Only if you assume the thing happening will not happen in the room. Which was not a given information.

@claiminglight

2 жыл бұрын

@@Alresu Being outside the room was all but given information. In the instructions they were told "you can't move the switch from the room". If that isn't the biggest hint in the world, I'm not sure what is.

I've got an electrical switch that turns the water off, its one of those that squeezes a crystal that produces enough electrical power to turn the mains water off during a power cut.

My guess in the middle of watching the three first contestants: “the switch changes positions.”

The switch sent a signal to Alex, who then rotated the statue. The switch signaled Alex. Nothing else.

We need a show like this in Germany. I'd fancy it a lot!

@Game_Erica

2 жыл бұрын

In Finland we have a Finnish version of it, but I must say that it's nowhere near as good as the original UK version!

@KiraFriede

2 жыл бұрын

They apparently recorded some episodes, but never released them. Atze Schröder was the Taskmaster.

@gardenlover9663

Жыл бұрын

If you want to watch more, seasons 2 and 3 of Taskmaster NZ are on KZread.

@thatsthespirit3523

Жыл бұрын

Das hab ich mit auch schon gedacht! Wir kopieren irgendwie nur Formate die entweder Schwachsinn sind (meiner Meinung nach natürlich) oder in Deutschland nicht funktionieren..

I really thought Rhod was going to do my immediate instinct - smash the wall and see where the wiring goes. I feel like they've done more destructive things on this show to that house before, although I could be remembering a completely different show.

"Work out what happens when you flick the switch on" When you flick the switch on, Alex will turn the statue, it doesn't matter if the switch is actually connected to anything. Brilliant wording.

hands down best season

4:49 the way james physically folded made me laugh so hard

Technically Rhod was right as Alex turned the statue, not the switch. If someone ran in and out without even touching the switch Alex would never have known.

@Alresu

2 жыл бұрын

Not necessarily. It might be that he got intel on when the switch was flicked and only moved the statue after getting a signal.

@EarthlyEden1

2 жыл бұрын

@@Alresu the switch still did nothing. So that is irrelevent.

@Alresu

2 жыл бұрын

@@EarthlyEden1 The task read: "Work out what happens when you flick the switch". The switch is not required to do anything.

@9nikolai

2 жыл бұрын

@@Alresu But what if they never flicked the switch and they still noticed the statue moving?

@Alresu

2 жыл бұрын

@@9nikolai That's what I was aiming at with my first reply: It is quite possible that he did not move the statue unless the switch was flicked. In that case the statue would not move unless someone flicked.

Trash taste podcast is the reason I'm here

It took me a while to realise the state of the switch is probably being relayed by someone monitoring the camera feed.

Just sits there on a wall and does nothing by itself

The POTS sign from a season 5 task is in the shed, a little easter egg :)

@jenelaina5665

2 жыл бұрын

Good eye!

At the start of the clip, I thought if I was doing that task, I'd have gone to find Alex and asked him to repeatedly flick the switch...but then obviously he wouldn't have been able to turn the statue around so I'd probably have still lost 🤷🏾‍♂️😩

James's little floor tap at 4:49 is fucking adorable

when rhod turned the other switch off, did alex still get the signal?

I thought one of them was going to say that what the switch does is make a 'click' sound when switched

Rhod was so close to being right but he just didnt care enough to think outside the box

This was a fun show

Should have taken the wires out and confidently said "This Switch Does Nothing"

2:53 the red strap looked funny

I hope Carrie learns or has learned that life is fantastic. And that giving 100% to a task can be quite satisfying.

I would have ripped out the wiring and exclaimed that the switch now does nothing

I think the name of Olli/Ollie is nice, since the assistant of the Norwegian Taskmaster is Called Ollie

watching any other season of taskmaster falls so flat after James and Jessica

I love her mac & cheese shirt

So how did Alex know when to turn the statue? I suppose a cameraman or stagehand in the room signaled him somehow, but how could they do that without tipping off the contestant?

@simontay4851

2 жыл бұрын

He just turned it when they went back in again after coming outside. Alex turning the statue had nothing to do with the switch - they just had to go out and back in to give alex time to turn it.

@Elwaves2925

2 жыл бұрын

There was a camera in the lab with the switch. Alex probably had that video streamed to his pad, then hiding it to show the timer when needed.

@vinhbui1858

2 жыл бұрын

May be the switch sent a notification to Alex's tablet or phone?

@Elwaves2925

2 жыл бұрын

@@vinhbui1858 That's also possible.

@1Dreamking

2 жыл бұрын

@@simontay4851 So if they never switched the switch and went back out things would change no matter if the switch was flicked or not. Nah they have to have some kind of notification system to Alex if the switch was actually switched or not. I'm guessing a live feed of the video somehow. =)

Im going to be real, I would have torn the wires off/out of the wall since the only caveat is the switch itself couldn't leave. Switches are just ways to safely complete a circuit, but you could by all means complete it manually.

In hindsight. No Alex when reading the task, standing in middle of the lot outside. He had to of been a part of the answer.

Suprised noone just snipped the wire

If he was just moving the statue himself, the switch wasn't really doing anything!

I would have said "it makes a clicky noise" and stopped the clock.

Is that a orginal Greggo* I spy with my little eye in the "Assignment room" *If anyone has a better pun on the combination : Picasso and Greg Davies....Pray do tell.

@medievalist

2 жыл бұрын

Gricasso?

I love she just has a shirt with mac and cheese

I'd argue that Rhod was correct in saying the switch does nothing as Alex isn't powered by the switch

I would have commented on the video and then ran out and see if the switch was on

The only time in the whole series that James said hello Alex!

This one’s brilliant cuz all the electronics are on lol

6:55 caught in the act

What happens when you flick the switch? A clicky noise.

Hang on. If the statue needed to be moved by hand, then Rob was right about the switch doing nothing!

@Gwydda

Жыл бұрын

As many have pointed out in the comments here, the question is "what happens?", not "what does the switch do?".

he shouldt have got the point, not because he was wrong, but because he took back his answer and kept playing with the switch

"it makes a satisfying 'click' sound. Job done."

I would have asked Alex 😂

Why did no one think to turn off the switch then check to see if all electronics work by turning them on and off at the source. That would eliminate a whole heck of a lot without halving to go back and forth.

I mean, why didn't anyone question WHY Alex was outside?

I find it fucked up that the switch didn't do shit. It was just if they flip the switch someone moved it.

Bangs the switch with a hammer till it breaks off, tho leave it in the room. See? Nothing happens!

I forgot how much Kerry complains.

Why didn't they just have a rotating platform for the statue?

@matthewparker9276

2 жыл бұрын

Too expensive.

@iliketrains3495

Жыл бұрын

@@matthewparker9276 They've used rotating platforms for some stage tasks, but my guess is it would be too obvious and visible

what a twist they never automated that circuit In a way the 4th guy was right, it really did nothing 😆

James Caught alex

Rhod was the only one who actually got it right: the switch did nothing. It was Alex rotating the statue, and Alex is not controlled by the switch.

@gammagames1413

Жыл бұрын

@Laura Even if it was "What does the switch DO?" Making Alex rotate the statue would still be correct.

@kurocat471

Жыл бұрын

my initial thought was to rip the switch off the wall completely then say 'it does nothing anymore' then leave, never switch it once. it can't do anything if it's not hooked up to anything and it's never pressed

I would deliberately take a whole week to do the task and not turn off anything. The taskmaster is going to be so pissed at Alex when he sees the utility bills

Anyone knows the artist of the picture at 1:55? thx

Strangely enough, i have a switch that does nothing in the house i live in now, and had also one in the former house i lived in. I got mad at the one in previous house, flicking it and checking all around the apartment. When i relocated, i didn't care much. Ah, just yet another nothing switch. No big deal. Seen that already. It is what it is, who cares?

@eddyblackmore2834

2 жыл бұрын

I've got one of those, just above the skirting board in my living room, and when my landlord had some work done I asked the electrician if he could figure it out. Turns out when he (landlord has a go-to guy, apparently) removed an unnecessary storage heater about a decade ago he couldn't be arsed removing the switch as well. Bone idle bastard had me confused for FOUR YEARS!!