Hein & Lorette's Showdown - Try It!

Written by Tashi from the blog Survivor SA: Malaysia on 23 Oct 2007
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I haven't been able to stop thinking about Hein and Lorette's hysterical challenge since it happened in last week's episode.

To recap - just in case you missed it - they each have to count 30 seconds backwards while Mark takes the actual time on a stopwatch and the person who finishes their countdown the closest to 30 seconds will win staying in the game.

The thing that's so crazy about it is that I just don't understand how they're gonna manage to get through counting down without panicking about whether or not they're going to slowly or too quickly and then forget where they are.

I thought it would be fun to give it a try to see what it's like before it happens so I'm sitting here with a stopwatch - got it as a pressie and never used it - and I'm going to give it a bash to see how well I do.

I haven't tried it yet so it's gonna be a first time attempt. Okay - oooh I'm quite nervous suddenly ...

Right ... I'm starting ... *taking a quick sip of tea for sustenance* ...NOW!

....

52 seconds!!!! 00.52.13 to be exact. Noooo - it's too ridiculous!!!

I started counting sort of semi-aloud until I got confused at about 18 - I think I left 16 out - and then I counted in my head, which obviously didn't speed it up at all. I concentrated so hard on not thinking about whether or not I was going to slowly or too quickly I obviously lost all sense of time!

You SO have to try it and see how you do. Here's an online stopwatch for you: Stopwatch.

You'll have to hover your mouse over it once you've started, close your eyes and click stop when you're finished.

So, so, - spill it.

15 Comments

TVSA Team
22 Oct 2007 21:42

27.212 seconds.

Luke
22 Oct 2007 21:44

That was me :)

Luke
22 Oct 2007 21:45

Oh - and Lorette will take it hands down.

Shasha
22 Oct 2007 23:31

My time 00:00:19.782.I also wish Lorette to win.She is a tough cookie that is under rated

Shasha
22 Oct 2007 23:31

My time 00:00:19.782.I also wish Lorette to win.She is a tough cookie that is under rated

devilgirl
23 Oct 2007 00:08

28.890

Agree with the majority here, I reckon Lorette is going to take it.

Amazingly
23 Oct 2007 00:52

00:27.891
and i counted the 1 one thousand 2 one thousand way.......
I can only imagine that the pressure will be multiplied by 100 in the game, so methinks they'll both be far off - with LORETTE Staying.

jcda1
23 Oct 2007 01:19

31.031.... Go Hein!!

Jayps
23 Oct 2007 01:20

40 Seconds. Yikes. Thought I'd have done better than that!

Shirmell
23 Oct 2007 02:43

Okay I took the test twice, first counting 1 to 30 and I was hopelessly too fast, got in at 00:21.844, the second time around I counted from 30 backwards and did much better at 00:30.500.

I'm hoping Hein takes this one.

Racey
23 Oct 2007 03:19

I don't understand this stupid challenge .... it's got absolutely NOTHING to do with surviving ..... it's a test of who can count to 30 under pressure .... again, WTF!

Fingolfin
23 Oct 2007 04:49

31.202 :) Do you guys start when you say 'thirty' and stop when you say 'zero'? that's what I did.

Luke
23 Oct 2007 08:27

I went the other way Fin - counted from zero upwards. :) I think it's a great tie-breaker - much better than pulling coloured rocks.

Jayps
24 Oct 2007 02:32

Hmmmm... Except they'll be counting in Afrikaans...

Een en Twintag? Twee en Twintag... Crikey Moses.

Irene
24 Oct 2007 06:57

What if the one gets to 31 and the other to 29 what would happen then as they both are nearest to 30? ;-) I'm rooting for Hein - hope he wins, but I also think that Lorette might take it.

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