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narrator: In the wild,
the right skills
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can make the difference
between life and death.
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[fire crackles]
- Ahh!
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narrator: Now, some of
"Alone's" best competitors
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are taking on a new mission.
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- This is like some
"Indiana Jones" type stuff.
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narrator: They'll have
just three days...
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- Oh!
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narrator: And limited tools...
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- Here's the fun part.
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narrator: For a build
challenge devised
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by one of their own.
- Time is ticking.
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narrator:
At stake for the winner...
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- Whoo!
narrator: Bragging rights.
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- You guys have your work
cut out for you.
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narrator: Tonight's
challengers--Lucas Miller,
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39-day survivor
from season one...
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- I caught a fish! [exclaims]
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narrator: Britt Ahart,
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35-day survivor
from season three
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and runner-up
from season five...
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- Look at that.
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One cast. Boom.
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narrator: And Callie North,
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72-day survivor
from season 3.
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- ♪ Da da daaa ♪
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Oh, yeah.
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narrator:
Let the challenge begin.
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- Not messing around.
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[dramatic music]
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♪ ♪
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- Hey, guys.
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Amós here
from "Alone" season seven.
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I was at Great Slave Lake
for 58 days.
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I think we got fish.
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First line on the shift.
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Now I have come up
with a really cool challenge
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for Britt, Callie, and Lucas.
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[tapping]
- [rolls tongue]
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[tense music]
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- [gasps]
- Hmm.
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- Got an envelope.
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- It says, "Your challenge
is build a bridge."
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- That's actually kinda cool.
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- I'm no engineer,
but I do like a good challenge
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that pushes your ingenuity,
so I'm excited about that.
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- All right, so let's dig in
and see what we got for tools.
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A saw--makes sense.
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Oh, cool. Rope.
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Looks strong and sturdy.
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Check this out.
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It's one of these augers
that they have
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for drilling holes in things.
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And the last tool is...
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feels like a blade.
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♪ ♪
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It is.
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[hums theme
to "2001: A Space Odyssey"]
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♪ ♪
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It's a parang.
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It's a blade originally
from Malaysia.
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They're incredibly useful
for cutting, chopping.
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This is gonna help me a lot
with a bridge.
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- "To complete this challenge,
your build must be
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"at least 12 feet in length,
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"must use natural materials
as cordage,
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"and be sturdy enough to cross
the bridge five times,
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and you may only use the tools
in this box."
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It's gonna be pretty tough,
but I'm definitely up for it.
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- So let's pack this stuff up
and let's go build a bridge.
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- Let's get started.
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[dramatic music]
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♪ ♪
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- Challenge is build a bridge,
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so I got my partner in tow.
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Actually, I guess
he's leading the charge.
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So I know for certain
that I want to create a bridge.
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I could carry it
on my shoulder,
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drag it through the woods.
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So I'm thinking
something that's light
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but really durable.
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And my first inclination
is to go with bamboo.
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And the cool thing
I like about the bamboo
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is how portable it is.
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All right. Let's get in here.
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The taller stalks I want
are deeper in there,
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so I'm gonna push
my way through,
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start cutting some down.
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There's one.
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♪ ♪
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- In Peru, there are villages
that weave grasses
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to create bridges,
and bamboo is a kind of grass
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that happens to thrive really
well down here in hot Georgia.
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So there's a really great
precedence
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for this kind of bridge.
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So I was thinking of something
that I could create
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that I could lay across this,
lash it together,
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and have these be, like,
my under-supports
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and then have
my walking portion
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actually attached to the top.
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♪ ♪
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All right. All right.
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It's coming along.
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So what I wanna do
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is I'm gonna be attaching
all these pieces
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using what's called
a marlinspike hitch.
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So I'm grabbing the rope here,
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spinning it around to a loop,
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and then laying it back
on itself.
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I give myself pretty good
chances of winning this.
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I know that both Lucas
and Callie
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have some building skills
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but nobody has bamboo,
so whatever they have,
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it's gonna be cumbersome.
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[tense music]
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- Now I just have to decide
where I wanna build a bridge.
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I have a little area where
the outflow of the pond is,
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and I think that's maybe
where I wanna put it.
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So the base of it,
I wanna have two very tall,
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straight pieces of wood
that are similar in diameter.
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So I have this really small
grove of spindly fir trees,
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which is perfect
for what we are wanting to do.
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They basically grow
with this very high canopy
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'cause they're competing
for light.
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I feel so lucky to have
all these resources.
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I literally cannot imagine
what Lucas is gonna be using--
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[laughs]
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To build his bridge
down in the desert.
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Okay, so I have my two spines,
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and basically
what I'm gonna do
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is create four posts--
two on either side--
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and then I'm gonna
lay ribs down.
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Okay, so let's hammer
these bad boys in.
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♪ ♪
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This is awkward.
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Got a log that's halfway
under the water.
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This is a problem.
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The spines of the bridge
are too weak
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and dipping into the water.
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I'm gonna have to rethink
my whole plan.
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[dramatic music]
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♪ ♪
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- Loba.
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I have an idea, and it's called
a Leonardo da Vinci bridge.
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It's a material-rich bridge
using lots of straight logs
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that interconnect.
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These are all just simple,
interlocking
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Lincoln-Log-type pieces
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that create a support
structure unto itself.
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These things are so strong
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that you could drive cars
across them easy,
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which is really interesting,
because it requires no cordage
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and no nails or screws
or any sort of pegs.
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I'm just going big.
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It's possible that this
is actually what takes me out,
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but I think
it's the only thing
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that could potentially beat
Callie and Britt's creativity
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and possibly impress Amós.
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♪ ♪
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I only need
20 straight oak logs,
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7-8 feet long.
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This is an incredibly
difficult build.
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This is a lot
of material prep.
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It's a lot of cutting.
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This is a lot of notches.
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This is not easy.
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[grunts]
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I think I'm doing okay,
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but I gotta stay moving.
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♪ ♪
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- Yesterday, I realized
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my bridge couldn't support
my weight.
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I'm sorry, tree.
Your time has come.
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So instead of just having
two posts
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on either side of the water
with beams running across,
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I'm actually gonna have
four more posts in the middle.
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And then I'll thread
cross beams through them
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that the beams of my bridge
can rest on,
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lifting them out of the water.
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So I've never used
an auger before,
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but no better time than now.
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I'm gonna get my gloves.
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I'm actually gonna be augering
two places,
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the top and the middle,
because in the top,
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a rope
is gonna go through them.
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Good enough.
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Now I'm gonna have to be doing
some hammering of my posts,
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so I wanted
to make a little hammer.
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Cool.
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♪ ♪
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The next step
that I'm gonna need to do
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is threading these branches
through holes
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in the bottom
of the vertical posts.
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They'll add support
and lift my bridge beams.
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Now the test.
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We'll see if this will hold.
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♪ ♪
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Okay.
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Sturdy.
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♪ ♪
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- Okay.
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So it begins.
The first pieces.
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This is gonna be a long
process of figuring it out.
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Again, I'm taking on a project
that I've never done before.
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It's like shooting
from the hip.
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So it's really important
that I stack these logs
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in the correct way
so that friction and gravity
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interconnect them
and hold them all together.
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So this one goes underneath
like so--
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in theory.
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Time's ticking,
and I'm not done yet.
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Okay. This ain't right.
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♪ ♪
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I've been working on my bridge.
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I've been so proud of it,
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and I'm building it
upside down.
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♪ ♪
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It should be creating an arch
this way
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instead of an arch this way.
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So I'm gonna have to
disassemble it right now.
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We got some time, right?
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Right. Right.
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Right.
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♪ ♪
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Okay. So you come out.
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♪ ♪
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- While I was hoping
this wasn't going to happen,
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I'm looking down here,
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and all, like,
the really green small pieces
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that shriveled up
just from the heat
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that dried them out
and shrunk them.
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It's intense in the midday.
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But you can see the difference
between the ones that stayed
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and the ones that shriveled.
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So I'm gonna go through here
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and replace
all the shriveled ones
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or all the ones
that look like that.
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Wow. [sighs]
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It's a lot different
when it's up off the ground.
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Looks like it's bowing.
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♪ ♪
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It that gonna support me?
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♪ ♪
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I don't think it would hold me
when I got to the middle.
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It might just fold right up
on me like a Venus flytrap.
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[bamboo cracks]
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That's gonna snap. Shoot.
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Yeah.
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[exhales]
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It's trial and error, baby.
Trial and error.
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[dramatic music]
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♪ ♪
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- So today is day three
of our bridge challenge,
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and I need to make a bunch
of natural cordage.
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That was a part of the task
that Amós set out.
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♪ ♪
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And so I have
these really beautiful
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nice, long strips
of the inner bark of cedar,
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and I'm just gonna
break them up.
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I found it from a fallen tree
in the forest,
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00:11:30,390 --> 00:11:32,959
and it's perfect
for making cordage.
264
00:11:33,092 --> 00:11:36,629
I'm gonna take two ends
and overhand knot.
265
00:11:36,763 --> 00:11:39,065
Then what I'm gonna do
is pinch with my left hand
266
00:11:39,198 --> 00:11:42,435
and with my right hand,
I'm gonna twist.
267
00:11:42,569 --> 00:11:47,073
And then grab the lower string
with my middle finger and turn.
268
00:11:47,206 --> 00:11:48,641
Twist, turn.
269
00:11:48,775 --> 00:11:51,978
So we're creating
a nice rope here.
270
00:11:52,111 --> 00:11:56,616
♪ ♪
271
00:11:56,749 --> 00:12:00,286
Okay, so you can see
we have this really nice--
272
00:12:00,420 --> 00:12:03,222
I've made a ton
of cordage here.
273
00:12:03,356 --> 00:12:04,257
Super strong.
274
00:12:04,390 --> 00:12:05,858
♪ ♪
275
00:12:05,992 --> 00:12:07,860
I'm gonna use this cordage
276
00:12:07,994 --> 00:12:12,665
to secure the spines
of my bridge.
277
00:12:12,799 --> 00:12:14,133
Perfect.
278
00:12:14,267 --> 00:12:16,002
That is so securely in there.
279
00:12:16,135 --> 00:12:23,142
♪ ♪
280
00:12:25,211 --> 00:12:27,380
- So yesterday I was having
difficulty with my bridge
281
00:12:27,513 --> 00:12:30,216
because I felt that
it was too weak to hold me.
282
00:12:30,350 --> 00:12:32,485
So I'm gonna have to find
a solution to that or else,
283
00:12:32,619 --> 00:12:34,654
you know, I'm not gonna win
this challenge.
284
00:12:34,787 --> 00:12:37,357
As you can see, I went and got
more pieces of bamboo.
285
00:12:37,490 --> 00:12:39,525
I got some really big stuff
286
00:12:39,659 --> 00:12:41,194
that's gonna do
a whole lot better
287
00:12:41,327 --> 00:12:43,162
than these flimsy ones
under here
288
00:12:43,296 --> 00:12:44,597
that started to buckle
289
00:12:44,731 --> 00:12:47,700
the second I raised it up
like--
290
00:12:47,834 --> 00:12:49,869
that's not holding anything.
291
00:12:50,003 --> 00:12:52,972
So these are definitely gonna
be able to hold my weight.
292
00:12:53,106 --> 00:12:54,774
♪ ♪
293
00:12:54,907 --> 00:12:58,311
I'm probably gonna give
these two pieces a try.
294
00:12:58,444 --> 00:13:00,246
♪ ♪
295
00:13:00,380 --> 00:13:01,881
Yeah.
296
00:13:02,015 --> 00:13:04,017
I like that stability
much more.
297
00:13:04,183 --> 00:13:06,986
So the next thing I need to do
is create my own cordage
298
00:13:07,120 --> 00:13:08,621
from this yucca plant.
299
00:13:08,755 --> 00:13:09,956
This is my total haul.
300
00:13:10,089 --> 00:13:12,058
I might come back for more,
but this is probably
301
00:13:12,191 --> 00:13:13,860
gonna make a good amount
of cordage.
302
00:13:13,993 --> 00:13:17,897
♪ ♪
303
00:13:18,031 --> 00:13:21,501
I'm just gonna tie this off
so it doesn't unravel.
304
00:13:21,634 --> 00:13:23,770
All right, so the next thing
I'm gonna do
305
00:13:23,903 --> 00:13:27,340
is lash my crossing pieces
306
00:13:27,473 --> 00:13:29,342
to my support beams.
307
00:13:29,475 --> 00:13:31,110
I'm feeling pretty good
about my chances
308
00:13:31,244 --> 00:13:33,312
of winning this challenge, too,
by the way.
309
00:13:33,446 --> 00:13:35,248
With each lashing that I add--
310
00:13:35,381 --> 00:13:40,486
♪ ♪
311
00:13:40,620 --> 00:13:43,056
- It's "make it
or break it" day.
312
00:13:43,189 --> 00:13:45,658
I built it upside down
the first time.
313
00:13:45,792 --> 00:13:48,161
Let's try this one,
see what...
314
00:13:48,294 --> 00:13:49,629
Don't you do it.
315
00:13:49,762 --> 00:13:52,265
♪ ♪
316
00:13:52,398 --> 00:13:53,433
Ow.
317
00:13:53,566 --> 00:13:56,402
♪ ♪
318
00:13:56,536 --> 00:13:58,938
[wood creaks]
319
00:13:59,072 --> 00:14:00,506
Oh, I missed.
320
00:14:00,640 --> 00:14:01,808
♪ ♪
321
00:14:01,941 --> 00:14:02,975
[grunts]
322
00:14:03,109 --> 00:14:05,244
Don't you go anywhere.
323
00:14:05,378 --> 00:14:07,213
♪ ♪
324
00:14:07,346 --> 00:14:09,982
It's fallen down a few times.
325
00:14:10,116 --> 00:14:11,250
I'm learning.
326
00:14:11,384 --> 00:14:13,286
Check out
where the joints connect.
327
00:14:13,419 --> 00:14:14,921
Pretty good.
328
00:14:15,054 --> 00:14:16,956
This whole bridge
is probably gonna weigh
329
00:14:17,090 --> 00:14:18,725
about 1,000 pounds
when it's done.
330
00:14:18,858 --> 00:14:21,160
Why pay membership to a gym
331
00:14:21,294 --> 00:14:24,430
when you could just build your
own Leonardo da Vinci bridge?
332
00:14:24,564 --> 00:14:26,032
♪ ♪
333
00:14:26,165 --> 00:14:29,068
Time's ticking,
and I'm not done yet.
334
00:14:29,202 --> 00:14:31,003
I've worked so hard
and this thing could come
335
00:14:31,137 --> 00:14:33,306
crashing down at any moment.
336
00:14:33,439 --> 00:14:34,707
- So the sun's going down.
337
00:14:34,841 --> 00:14:36,142
I'm gonna use what I have here
338
00:14:36,275 --> 00:14:37,777
because I'm not building
the bridge
339
00:14:37,910 --> 00:14:39,712
to come in third place.
I wanna win.
340
00:14:39,846 --> 00:14:41,814
- I feel like I've grown
so much in this week.
341
00:14:41,948 --> 00:14:44,150
I started out this week
never having used an auger.
342
00:14:44,317 --> 00:14:46,119
Now I feel like an auger pro.
343
00:14:46,252 --> 00:14:47,553
[branch cracks]
- Okay.
344
00:14:47,687 --> 00:14:48,888
You don't wanna come?
345
00:14:49,021 --> 00:14:50,323
♪ ♪
346
00:14:50,456 --> 00:14:51,791
Yeah.
347
00:14:51,924 --> 00:14:53,559
It's starting to get late.
348
00:14:53,693 --> 00:14:55,161
- I know that both Lucas
and Callie
349
00:14:55,294 --> 00:14:57,530
have some building skills,
but I don't know.
350
00:14:57,663 --> 00:14:59,532
I'm feeling pretty good.
The home stretch.
351
00:14:59,665 --> 00:15:00,833
♪ ♪
352
00:15:00,967 --> 00:15:03,136
- Okay, so we got
our cross pieces on,
353
00:15:03,269 --> 00:15:05,505
and I have officially
run out of time.
354
00:15:05,638 --> 00:15:06,706
♪ ♪
355
00:15:06,839 --> 00:15:07,774
- I'm calling it.
356
00:15:07,907 --> 00:15:10,710
♪ ♪
357
00:15:10,843 --> 00:15:12,945
- It's judgment day
for this challenge.
358
00:15:13,079 --> 00:15:14,347
The challenge is a bridge.
359
00:15:14,480 --> 00:15:16,616
I thought it was going to be
an interesting challenge.
360
00:15:16,749 --> 00:15:18,851
I sent them an auger, saw,
361
00:15:18,985 --> 00:15:21,220
a parang machete,
and some rope.
362
00:15:21,354 --> 00:15:24,157
The requirements are:
it is at least 12 feet long,
363
00:15:24,290 --> 00:15:25,591
use natural cordage,
364
00:15:25,725 --> 00:15:28,694
and be able to walk on it
at least five times.
365
00:15:28,828 --> 00:15:30,163
I'm looking forward to seeing
366
00:15:30,296 --> 00:15:32,465
what kind of ideas
they come up with.
367
00:15:32,598 --> 00:15:34,400
♪ ♪
368
00:15:34,534 --> 00:15:37,103
- So I got my tape measure
measured out...
369
00:15:37,236 --> 00:15:39,338
and the bridge had
to be 12 feet.
370
00:15:39,472 --> 00:15:43,075
My bridge measures 12'8".
371
00:15:43,209 --> 00:15:44,243
I'm really proud.
372
00:15:44,377 --> 00:15:45,545
I mean, this thing
is portable.
373
00:15:45,678 --> 00:15:46,746
Didn't have to be fixed.
374
00:15:46,879 --> 00:15:48,614
It's not staked
into the ground.
375
00:15:48,748 --> 00:15:51,050
All right, so I'm gonna bring
this out to this little gully
376
00:15:51,184 --> 00:15:52,552
to test it out.
377
00:15:52,685 --> 00:15:54,787
I don't wanna slam this thing
all the way across,
378
00:15:54,921 --> 00:15:56,456
so I'm gonna use some
of the natural cordage
379
00:15:56,589 --> 00:16:00,693
that I have so I can kinda
lower it down.
380
00:16:00,827 --> 00:16:02,428
Or get caught in a tree.
381
00:16:02,562 --> 00:16:04,797
♪ ♪
382
00:16:04,931 --> 00:16:06,032
[crash, crunch]
383
00:16:06,165 --> 00:16:07,767
Oh, my God.
384
00:16:12,138 --> 00:16:15,007
[dramatic music]
385
00:16:15,141 --> 00:16:16,876
♪ ♪
386
00:16:17,009 --> 00:16:19,212
- I don't wanna slam this thing
all the way across,
387
00:16:19,345 --> 00:16:21,914
so I'm gonna use some of that
natural cordage that I have
388
00:16:22,048 --> 00:16:24,083
so I can kind of lower it down.
389
00:16:24,217 --> 00:16:26,352
♪ ♪
390
00:16:26,486 --> 00:16:27,353
[crash, crunch]
391
00:16:27,486 --> 00:16:29,121
Oh, my God. [exhales]
392
00:16:29,255 --> 00:16:30,456
Natural cordage.
393
00:16:30,590 --> 00:16:32,191
That's pretty strong,
but that's a lot of stress
394
00:16:32,325 --> 00:16:33,826
it's putting over there.
395
00:16:33,960 --> 00:16:36,062
All right, here's the moment
of truth.
396
00:16:36,195 --> 00:16:37,296
♪ ♪
397
00:16:37,430 --> 00:16:38,965
I got faith in my build.
398
00:16:39,098 --> 00:16:44,770
♪ ♪
399
00:16:44,904 --> 00:16:46,305
That's two times.
400
00:16:46,439 --> 00:16:48,374
[bamboo snaps]
Ooh!
401
00:16:48,508 --> 00:16:49,942
That's an old piece.
402
00:16:50,076 --> 00:16:51,577
♪ ♪
403
00:16:51,711 --> 00:16:53,379
That's three.
404
00:16:53,512 --> 00:16:55,882
I think it's safe to say
this thing is pretty good.
405
00:16:56,015 --> 00:16:59,385
♪ ♪
406
00:16:59,518 --> 00:17:02,688
And number five.
407
00:17:02,822 --> 00:17:04,090
There you go.
408
00:17:04,223 --> 00:17:07,326
Pretty confident I can take
first with this build.
409
00:17:07,460 --> 00:17:09,061
♪ ♪
410
00:17:09,195 --> 00:17:12,498
- Okay, it's come
to the end of the line.
411
00:17:12,632 --> 00:17:14,133
Let's give it a measure.
412
00:17:14,267 --> 00:17:17,536
♪ ♪
413
00:17:17,670 --> 00:17:18,738
16 feet.
414
00:17:18,871 --> 00:17:21,007
So 12 feet
is actually way up here,
415
00:17:21,140 --> 00:17:22,608
which I'm really happy about.
416
00:17:22,742 --> 00:17:25,778
I've already shown you how
I've used the natural cordage.
417
00:17:25,912 --> 00:17:29,715
So now let's test walking
over the bridge five times,
418
00:17:29,849 --> 00:17:33,019
which I know for a fact
is gonna be no problem.
419
00:17:33,152 --> 00:17:34,320
[dog squeaks]
420
00:17:34,453 --> 00:17:36,389
Here's once across. Come on.
421
00:17:36,522 --> 00:17:38,758
♪ ♪
422
00:17:38,891 --> 00:17:40,927
Twice across.
423
00:17:41,060 --> 00:17:43,162
Three times across.
424
00:17:43,296 --> 00:17:45,064
Four times across.
425
00:17:45,197 --> 00:17:48,100
And five times across.
426
00:17:48,234 --> 00:17:50,269
I know I have
some stiff competition,
427
00:17:50,403 --> 00:17:53,372
but this bridge is sturdy,
it's beautiful,
428
00:17:53,506 --> 00:17:56,175
and honestly, you can't beat
the view.
429
00:17:56,309 --> 00:17:59,812
♪ ♪
430
00:17:59,946 --> 00:18:02,315
- We got a good-looking bridge
on our hands.
431
00:18:02,448 --> 00:18:04,417
What's interesting
besides the fact
432
00:18:04,550 --> 00:18:07,119
that it provides good shade
for Loba here
433
00:18:07,253 --> 00:18:09,722
is that it uses
interlocking logs.
434
00:18:11,090 --> 00:18:13,559
Look at that.
No cordage necessary.
435
00:18:15,061 --> 00:18:18,598
Okay, so we're gonna find out
how long this bad boy is.
436
00:18:18,731 --> 00:18:19,799
♪ ♪
437
00:18:19,932 --> 00:18:21,667
And it is--
438
00:18:21,801 --> 00:18:23,235
it's close to 19 feet.
439
00:18:23,369 --> 00:18:24,704
Check.
440
00:18:24,837 --> 00:18:26,973
All right, it's time
for the first walk across.
441
00:18:27,106 --> 00:18:29,208
I haven't walked
across this thing yet.
442
00:18:29,342 --> 00:18:31,610
Okay, the logs are shifting.
443
00:18:31,744 --> 00:18:35,648
I feel like this is like some
"Indiana Jones" type stuff.
444
00:18:35,781 --> 00:18:37,683
This is probably
the sketchiest part
445
00:18:37,850 --> 00:18:40,820
where it's thinnest,
but no problem.
446
00:18:40,953 --> 00:18:42,521
♪ ♪
447
00:18:42,655 --> 00:18:43,789
Easy.
448
00:18:43,923 --> 00:18:45,524
Come on. Come on.
449
00:18:45,658 --> 00:18:47,360
And that was five times.
450
00:18:48,394 --> 00:18:49,862
Good girl.
451
00:18:49,996 --> 00:18:52,398
A truly primitive bridge,
made completely out of wood,
452
00:18:52,531 --> 00:18:54,166
no cordage.
453
00:18:54,300 --> 00:18:56,636
A little nod
to Leonardo da Vinci.
454
00:18:56,769 --> 00:18:58,404
What do you say, Loba?
455
00:18:58,537 --> 00:19:00,740
[dog panting]
I think it's a winner.
456
00:19:00,873 --> 00:19:03,409
♪ ♪
457
00:19:03,542 --> 00:19:05,378
- Well,
congratulations, everyone.
458
00:19:05,511 --> 00:19:07,413
A bridge is not
an easy thing to do.
459
00:19:07,546 --> 00:19:09,882
I thought they were
very creative approaches
460
00:19:10,016 --> 00:19:10,883
to the challenge.
461
00:19:11,017 --> 00:19:12,184
First Britt.
462
00:19:12,318 --> 00:19:13,753
I really enjoyed watching you
463
00:19:13,886 --> 00:19:15,254
do your bridge out of bamboo.
464
00:19:15,388 --> 00:19:17,723
Bamboo is one of the strongest
fibers we know,
465
00:19:17,857 --> 00:19:19,892
so I thought that was
a really good approach
466
00:19:20,026 --> 00:19:21,260
to the challenge.
467
00:19:21,394 --> 00:19:23,062
But it seemed like you
were being careful
468
00:19:23,195 --> 00:19:24,697
walking on the bridge.
469
00:19:24,830 --> 00:19:27,900
And Callie, I really enjoyed
watching you
470
00:19:28,000 --> 00:19:29,602
pay attention to detail.
471
00:19:29,735 --> 00:19:31,570
It's aesthetically pleasing.
472
00:19:31,704 --> 00:19:33,672
The structural integrity
of the bridge
473
00:19:33,806 --> 00:19:35,107
is very secure.
474
00:19:35,241 --> 00:19:37,176
You were very confident
walking on it five times.
475
00:19:37,309 --> 00:19:38,978
You knew it was going to work.
476
00:19:39,111 --> 00:19:41,013
And Lucas, I very much enjoyed
477
00:19:41,147 --> 00:19:43,149
watching you build
your da Vinci bridge.
478
00:19:43,282 --> 00:19:46,485
It's a really awesome approach
in a survival situation
479
00:19:46,619 --> 00:19:48,120
if you don't have cordage.
480
00:19:48,254 --> 00:19:51,023
But one of the requirements
was to use natural cordage.
481
00:19:51,157 --> 00:19:52,591
Your bridge didn't have any,
482
00:19:52,725 --> 00:19:54,126
so even though
it's an awesome design,
483
00:19:54,260 --> 00:19:56,162
you didn't stick to the rules.
484
00:19:56,295 --> 00:19:58,864
Callie's and Britt's builds
have checked all the boxes.
485
00:19:58,998 --> 00:20:00,566
While Lucas' bridge was
ingenious,
486
00:20:00,700 --> 00:20:02,635
he didn't use natural cordage.
487
00:20:02,768 --> 00:20:04,670
So it was a hard decision.
488
00:20:04,804 --> 00:20:08,808
I enjoyed all the builds,
but Britt and Callie,
489
00:20:08,941 --> 00:20:11,310
I really think
that the winner is...
490
00:20:11,444 --> 00:20:16,082
♪ ♪
491
00:20:16,215 --> 00:20:17,416
Callie.
492
00:20:17,550 --> 00:20:20,619
Your bridge was awesome,
very well designed.
493
00:20:20,753 --> 00:20:23,022
It's really beautiful
and functional.
494
00:20:23,155 --> 00:20:25,191
I really enjoyed watching you
build your bridge,
495
00:20:25,324 --> 00:20:28,194
so your bridge the winner
of this challenge.
496
00:20:28,327 --> 00:20:30,062
- I won the bridge challenge.
497
00:20:30,196 --> 00:20:31,964
Oh, my gosh. Ah.
498
00:20:32,098 --> 00:20:35,301
Thank you for recognizing
the hard work,
499
00:20:35,434 --> 00:20:37,536
and on to the next challenge.
500
00:20:37,670 --> 00:20:41,941
♪ ♪