1 00:00:03,360 --> 00:00:05,520 We humans are extraordinary. 2 00:00:06,680 --> 00:00:07,960 Hi. 3 00:00:08,120 --> 00:00:12,200 We have these great big brains but we also have animal instincts 4 00:00:12,360 --> 00:00:15,840 that drive us to behave in sometimes unpredictable ways. 5 00:00:16,000 --> 00:00:18,800 My god! (screams) 6 00:00:19,960 --> 00:00:23,440 I want to explore why we do what we do. 7 00:00:23,600 --> 00:00:25,720 What makes us competitive? 8 00:00:27,000 --> 00:00:29,320 Go on, Joe, that's 25 seconds. 9 00:00:29,840 --> 00:00:31,720 Fearful. (Siren sounds) 10 00:00:33,120 --> 00:00:34,880 (People scream) 11 00:00:35,800 --> 00:00:38,720 And how much does sex lie behind our actions? 12 00:00:40,000 --> 00:00:42,960 Where do you think my mouth is? Is that in there? 13 00:00:43,880 --> 00:00:47,600 I'm Dr Michael Mosley and this grand country house 14 00:00:47,760 --> 00:00:51,000 is going to host a series of unique events. 15 00:00:51,160 --> 00:00:52,800 Forwards... (Clicks fingers) 16 00:00:52,960 --> 00:00:54,520 I give up. 17 00:00:55,480 --> 00:00:57,720 I've invited some unwitting guests 18 00:00:57,880 --> 00:01:01,240 to take part in carefully constructed experiments, 19 00:01:01,400 --> 00:01:05,040 cunningly disguised as everyday activities. 20 00:01:05,200 --> 00:01:07,280 Oh my god! 21 00:01:08,400 --> 00:01:10,800 They have no idea that actually 22 00:01:10,960 --> 00:01:13,440 they're part of my human laboratory. 23 00:01:13,600 --> 00:01:14,960 That was an emotional rollercoaster, 24 00:01:15,120 --> 00:01:17,680 I mean, just watching it was an emotional rollercoaster. 25 00:01:17,840 --> 00:01:19,120 Yes! 26 00:01:19,280 --> 00:01:21,520 I'm joined by experts. 27 00:01:21,680 --> 00:01:23,840 Together we eavesdrop every conversation 28 00:01:24,800 --> 00:01:26,680 (Gasps) Did I? 29 00:01:26,840 --> 00:01:28,640 analyse every move... 30 00:01:29,240 --> 00:01:33,800 Everything I thought I would like to find, it has been found. 31 00:01:33,960 --> 00:01:35,480 His heart rate is very high. 32 00:01:35,640 --> 00:01:38,960 to reveal the real science behind human behaviour 33 00:01:39,120 --> 00:01:41,040 before revealing all. 34 00:01:41,200 --> 00:01:43,200 Hello! 35 00:01:43,360 --> 00:01:46,000 Oh my god, I love him. Sorry. 36 00:01:46,160 --> 00:01:49,080 Blimey, humans are odd, aren't they? 37 00:01:58,440 --> 00:02:01,120 Like it or not, competition is at the heart of life. 38 00:02:01,280 --> 00:02:03,960 We compete for money, status, sex. 39 00:02:04,120 --> 00:02:07,360 When we compete we're capable of being really selfish 40 00:02:07,520 --> 00:02:10,120 but also of acts of extraordinary generosity. 41 00:02:10,360 --> 00:02:13,960 So if you were thrown into a situation of intense competition 42 00:02:14,120 --> 00:02:15,680 how far would you go, 43 00:02:15,840 --> 00:02:19,400 what strategies would you adopt to come out on top? 44 00:02:21,440 --> 00:02:25,000 I've invited nine cut-throat would-be winners 45 00:02:25,160 --> 00:02:26,680 to the country house. 46 00:02:26,840 --> 00:02:28,320 Good morning. Hi. 47 00:02:28,480 --> 00:02:29,920 Can I take your name? Philip. 48 00:02:30,080 --> 00:02:31,120 Bonnie. Carl. 49 00:02:32,960 --> 00:02:34,360 They think they're taking part 50 00:02:34,520 --> 00:02:36,600 in a military leadership-style competition, 51 00:02:36,760 --> 00:02:38,440 being filmed for a documentary. 52 00:02:38,600 --> 00:02:41,360 Good morning, cadets. (casual) Morning. 53 00:02:41,520 --> 00:02:44,000 Good morning, cadets. (Louder) Good morning. 54 00:02:44,160 --> 00:02:47,040 They're expecting a weekend of physical and mental challenges, 55 00:02:47,200 --> 00:02:49,040 competing for merit points. 56 00:02:49,200 --> 00:02:52,000 This event is called Rank Above The Rest. 57 00:02:52,160 --> 00:02:56,640 They have no idea it's really my chance to study them, 58 00:02:56,800 --> 00:03:00,640 and that Sergeant Black and Major Midgely are working for me. 59 00:03:02,760 --> 00:03:04,600 Also secretly helping me 60 00:03:04,760 --> 00:03:08,240 are Olympian and physical activity expert Professor Greg Whyte, 61 00:03:08,400 --> 00:03:11,720 and sport and exercise scientist Dr Faye Didymus. 62 00:03:11,880 --> 00:03:13,560 Morning. Interesting cast of characters. 63 00:03:13,720 --> 00:03:17,480 Have you had the chance to read some of this stuff on them? Yeah. 64 00:03:17,640 --> 00:03:19,640 They're a diverse group, definitely. Yeah. 65 00:03:19,800 --> 00:03:22,840 The cadets immediately start sizing each other up. 66 00:03:23,000 --> 00:03:25,560 Joe looks like a serious contender. 67 00:03:25,720 --> 00:03:27,320 You're a firefighter? Yeah, yeah. 68 00:03:27,480 --> 00:03:29,000 And fitness instructor as well? Yeah. 69 00:03:29,160 --> 00:03:30,840 You're gonna be really good at this. 70 00:03:31,000 --> 00:03:33,440 It was my childhood dream to be a fireman. 71 00:03:33,600 --> 00:03:35,960 When I've got a goal to do something I do it 72 00:03:36,120 --> 00:03:38,200 so I had to make sure that I stood out. 73 00:03:38,360 --> 00:03:39,760 Anita is a personal trainer. 74 00:03:40,520 --> 00:03:42,520 I do progression pictures for my clients 75 00:03:42,680 --> 00:03:44,600 so they get them before in their underwear, 76 00:03:44,760 --> 00:03:46,440 four mug shots, you know, front, back, 77 00:03:46,600 --> 00:03:49,120 both sides and do all their measurements, their body fat. 78 00:03:49,280 --> 00:03:51,080 I love getting the best out of people, 79 00:03:51,240 --> 00:03:54,160 I love getting the best out of myself and I love competing. 80 00:03:54,320 --> 00:03:56,320 You two look scarily the same. 81 00:03:57,000 --> 00:04:00,760 That's because 19-year-old Carl and Kelvin are twins. 82 00:04:00,920 --> 00:04:02,680 Have you got a main feature difference? 83 00:04:02,840 --> 00:04:05,680 He's got a freckle under his eye. We are identical twins. 84 00:04:05,840 --> 00:04:08,000 Even our parents can't tell us apart sometimes. 85 00:04:08,160 --> 00:04:11,200 I'll be very interested to see if these siblings 86 00:04:11,360 --> 00:04:13,560 compete or cooperate. 87 00:04:23,240 --> 00:04:25,640 The cadets have yet to pick up their room keys. 88 00:04:25,800 --> 00:04:28,160 On the surface it seems a simple task 89 00:04:28,320 --> 00:04:31,400 but it's really a cunning test of strategy. 90 00:04:32,000 --> 00:04:35,160 Okay. We'd like you to select your rooms. 91 00:04:36,840 --> 00:04:38,320 Shelter is a basic need 92 00:04:38,480 --> 00:04:40,720 and most animals have to compete for it. 93 00:04:41,320 --> 00:04:44,320 We've arranged the bedroom keys in an obvious hierarchy. 94 00:04:45,280 --> 00:04:48,840 At the top, a luxury suite fit for a field Marshall. 95 00:04:49,600 --> 00:04:51,920 Down at the bottom, the worst rooms. 96 00:04:52,800 --> 00:04:55,440 You have ten minutes to make your choice. 97 00:04:56,320 --> 00:05:01,240 You'd imagine the luxury suite would be nabbed first, but will it? 98 00:05:02,040 --> 00:05:03,760 Please select your rooms. 99 00:05:03,920 --> 00:05:06,160 Okay. Ten minutes. Here we go. 100 00:05:09,000 --> 00:05:13,160 What would you do in this situation? I sort of think I'd be polite. 101 00:05:13,320 --> 00:05:17,400 When you have selected your rooms, please meet us outside. 102 00:05:17,560 --> 00:05:18,880 Oh, Joe's in there. 103 00:05:19,040 --> 00:05:21,360 Absolutely no bloody hesitation was there? Oh wow. 104 00:05:21,520 --> 00:05:23,760 None of this "Oh, after you, after you." 105 00:05:24,760 --> 00:05:26,960 It's an interesting strategy isn't it? 106 00:05:27,120 --> 00:05:30,120 Nobody wanted to take the best one, nor did they want the worst one 107 00:05:30,280 --> 00:05:32,840 but they were happy to go and grab anything in between. 108 00:05:33,000 --> 00:05:34,880 Ah, human nature! 109 00:05:35,040 --> 00:05:39,880 Out of the blue, Oxford brainbox Adam swoops in to claim the best room. 110 00:05:40,040 --> 00:05:43,600 Is that the fairest way to do it? I'm not gonna complain if it is... 111 00:05:47,000 --> 00:05:49,560 What happened there was that the best room was left 112 00:05:49,720 --> 00:05:51,600 and the two worst rooms were left 113 00:05:51,760 --> 00:05:54,080 and then Adam stepped in and almost embarrassingly 114 00:05:54,240 --> 00:05:57,240 looked at other people and said "Is it all right if I..." 115 00:05:57,400 --> 00:05:58,800 It's sly, isn't it? Yeah. 116 00:05:58,960 --> 00:06:01,720 Sneaking in there at the last minute, I'll take that one. 117 00:06:01,880 --> 00:06:04,640 There is a strategy known as the 'sneaky fucker' strategy. 118 00:06:07,480 --> 00:06:11,640 The term 'sneaky fucker' was first coined by an evolutionary biologist 119 00:06:11,800 --> 00:06:13,360 called John Maynard Smith. 120 00:06:13,520 --> 00:06:17,960 People assumed that when you got a situation like two big deer clashing 121 00:06:18,120 --> 00:06:20,960 that the one who won got the girl, 122 00:06:21,120 --> 00:06:23,520 but Maynard Smith noticed that occasionally 123 00:06:23,680 --> 00:06:25,320 while these two are fighting away 124 00:06:25,480 --> 00:06:28,200 a less macho male would seize the opportunity 125 00:06:28,360 --> 00:06:31,160 to sneak in and mate with the female. 126 00:06:31,320 --> 00:06:34,120 There's no sex involved in this instance 127 00:06:34,280 --> 00:06:37,880 but Adam is displaying a very fine grasp of this strategy. 128 00:06:39,800 --> 00:06:40,800 Oh wow... 129 00:06:40,960 --> 00:06:42,760 I'm very strategic. 130 00:06:42,920 --> 00:06:43,920 Oh my god. 131 00:06:44,080 --> 00:06:48,320 I enjoy finding new ways to slyly find an advantage 132 00:06:48,480 --> 00:06:51,200 so I didn't like to kinda rush in and grab 133 00:06:51,360 --> 00:06:53,840 because that wouldn't look great, and it just so happens 134 00:06:54,000 --> 00:06:56,040 the people who ran for it didn't take number one 135 00:06:56,200 --> 00:06:59,160 so I strolled up and had a choice of number one or the bottom few 136 00:06:59,320 --> 00:07:01,000 so then the slightly selfish side came in, 137 00:07:01,160 --> 00:07:02,760 I thought, I'm gonna take number one. 138 00:07:02,920 --> 00:07:04,840 I have an en-suite. 139 00:07:05,000 --> 00:07:06,560 Get used to this. 140 00:07:06,720 --> 00:07:09,560 I'm happy with the room. No regrets, to be honest. 141 00:07:14,560 --> 00:07:17,720 Before the cadets arrived we tested their testosterone levels. 142 00:07:18,240 --> 00:07:21,960 This hormone is said to be a good predictor of competitiveness. 143 00:07:25,080 --> 00:07:28,120 So I'd expect those with the highest levels to win. 144 00:07:28,280 --> 00:07:29,320 Fall in line. 145 00:07:29,480 --> 00:07:32,280 But winning isn't simply about hormone levels, 146 00:07:32,440 --> 00:07:34,360 it's also about motivation. 147 00:07:37,520 --> 00:07:39,240 Don't you all look lovely? 148 00:07:39,400 --> 00:07:43,160 So now that you are changed, the fun and games can begin. 149 00:07:43,320 --> 00:07:45,880 The Burpee Challenge. Everybody likes burpees? 150 00:07:46,040 --> 00:07:47,200 (All) Yep. 151 00:07:47,360 --> 00:07:51,000 The burpee they're about to do, this is a good form of exercise? 152 00:07:51,160 --> 00:07:53,480 If there's a single exercise which works every system, 153 00:07:53,640 --> 00:07:54,880 this is it. 154 00:07:55,400 --> 00:07:57,080 I shall give you a demonstration now. 155 00:07:57,240 --> 00:08:00,560 So, hands to floor, feet out behind you. 156 00:08:01,320 --> 00:08:05,240 Chest to floor, pushing up, feet in, 157 00:08:06,120 --> 00:08:08,720 jump and clap above your head, okay? 158 00:08:08,880 --> 00:08:11,520 How many should somebody be aiming at who isn't terribly fit? 159 00:08:11,680 --> 00:08:15,560 Oh my goodness... 20, max, in sets of three maybe? 160 00:08:15,720 --> 00:08:17,440 Do three, have a breather... 161 00:08:17,600 --> 00:08:19,760 No, sorry, I meant 20, have a breather. 162 00:08:23,520 --> 00:08:26,600 Blue team, follow me. Red team, follow me. 163 00:08:27,800 --> 00:08:31,160 What motivates us most, the carrot or the stick? 164 00:08:31,320 --> 00:08:33,640 I've split the cadets into two teams 165 00:08:33,800 --> 00:08:37,280 and they're going to get two very different experiences. 166 00:08:38,880 --> 00:08:40,360 First person here, please. 167 00:08:41,760 --> 00:08:45,360 Major Midgely will use lots of lovely positive feedback 168 00:08:45,520 --> 00:08:47,560 to encourage his cadets. 169 00:08:47,720 --> 00:08:50,360 You're gonna be doing two minutes of burpees each, 170 00:08:50,520 --> 00:08:51,720 for those not doing burpees 171 00:08:51,880 --> 00:08:54,320 you'll be calling out the number that we're on. 172 00:08:55,080 --> 00:08:58,560 While Sergeant Black will employ a more brutal approach. 173 00:08:59,440 --> 00:09:01,840 If I think that a burpee has not been done correctly 174 00:09:02,000 --> 00:09:04,720 you go back to the number previous, d'you understand? Yeah. 175 00:09:04,880 --> 00:09:07,160 What we're looking at is punishment versus reward. 176 00:09:07,320 --> 00:09:10,560 So, some of them are being punished, some of them are being rewarded. 177 00:09:11,640 --> 00:09:15,800 I put an identical twin in each group to make a useful comparison. 178 00:09:16,880 --> 00:09:19,160 Okay, are we ready? Yeah. 179 00:09:20,400 --> 00:09:23,280 First person. Three, two... (whistles) 180 00:09:24,680 --> 00:09:25,680 One... 181 00:09:27,520 --> 00:09:29,600 Excellent, good burpees, keep it going. 182 00:09:31,400 --> 00:09:34,360 So this lot are getting encouragement all round, aren't they? 183 00:09:35,280 --> 00:09:38,120 Yeah, they're in a reward condition if you like. 184 00:09:38,280 --> 00:09:40,800 Excellent. Keep it going, you've got more in there. 185 00:09:40,960 --> 00:09:42,400 Anita... 186 00:09:43,600 --> 00:09:47,040 In the other group, Anita is getting a serious amount of stick. 187 00:09:47,200 --> 00:09:50,080 You've got a lot of work to do, Anita. This is slow. 188 00:09:51,000 --> 00:09:54,920 Three, keep going, this is rubbish. This is poor. 189 00:09:55,080 --> 00:09:56,920 I expected much better than this, Anita. 190 00:09:57,080 --> 00:09:58,720 Five... 191 00:09:58,880 --> 00:10:01,240 We're all told with kids, you've gotta encourage them 192 00:10:01,400 --> 00:10:04,040 and it's all about "Well done, you're doing terrifically well." 193 00:10:04,200 --> 00:10:05,520 30... 194 00:10:05,680 --> 00:10:07,400 You're virtually at a standstill. 195 00:10:07,560 --> 00:10:09,600 Should have done many more than this. 196 00:10:09,760 --> 00:10:12,360 If the drill sergeant's telling her she's not very good at burpees 197 00:10:12,520 --> 00:10:15,120 she's thinking to herself, I'll show you what I am about burpees. 198 00:10:15,920 --> 00:10:16,920 22... 199 00:10:17,080 --> 00:10:18,800 Well done, Kelvin, doing really well. 200 00:10:18,960 --> 00:10:20,720 Keep that place on the leader board. 201 00:10:20,880 --> 00:10:23,640 It will be interesting to see how the twins respond. 202 00:10:24,160 --> 00:10:27,520 We've got identical twins and I imagine they'd probably be 203 00:10:27,720 --> 00:10:29,720 equally competent at this sort of task, 204 00:10:29,880 --> 00:10:33,960 but in the other group Carl is getting a lot of grief 205 00:10:34,120 --> 00:10:35,880 and there is a massive difference. 206 00:10:36,040 --> 00:10:38,120 Maybe you could start getting ahead of your brother? 207 00:10:38,280 --> 00:10:40,360 Same genetics and he's doing better than you. 208 00:10:40,520 --> 00:10:42,200 And you're slowing up, do not stop. 209 00:10:42,360 --> 00:10:44,480 Your brother won't be stopping, will he? 210 00:10:44,640 --> 00:10:47,120 Why? Cos he's better than you. 14... 211 00:10:47,280 --> 00:10:51,720 I imagine your brother's done 20 by now. Do not stop. This is poor. 212 00:10:53,040 --> 00:10:55,960 Keep going, well done, Kelvin, you're doing really well. 213 00:10:56,120 --> 00:11:00,080 Do something, Bonnie. These are not good burpees. Come on. 214 00:11:00,840 --> 00:11:03,800 That's good, Joe, well done, good start, keep it going. 215 00:11:04,440 --> 00:11:05,440 That's good. 216 00:11:07,880 --> 00:11:10,320 Well done, team. Grab your jackets. 217 00:11:10,480 --> 00:11:13,080 Twin Kelvin, with positive feedback 218 00:11:13,240 --> 00:11:15,360 achieved more than Carl in the negative group. 219 00:11:15,520 --> 00:11:17,000 What is striking is Carl, 220 00:11:17,160 --> 00:11:21,280 his identical twin brother who is just as fit as him, 221 00:11:21,440 --> 00:11:24,240 just as able as him, he was strikingly less. 222 00:11:24,400 --> 00:11:26,240 We've got 29 versus 40. 223 00:11:26,400 --> 00:11:29,280 I'd expect people to respond better to encouragement 224 00:11:29,440 --> 00:11:31,880 and in our test the cadets with positive feedback 225 00:11:32,040 --> 00:11:34,520 did 30% more burpees than the negative group. 226 00:11:34,680 --> 00:11:37,520 Well done, Anita. You're so quick. 227 00:11:37,680 --> 00:11:39,600 But it's not always the case. 228 00:11:39,760 --> 00:11:42,280 Despite being in the harsh criticism group 229 00:11:42,440 --> 00:11:45,880 Anita achieved more burpees than anyone else. 230 00:11:47,120 --> 00:11:51,080 To some extent, some people enjoy disproving the system. 231 00:11:51,640 --> 00:11:53,760 I physically couldn't see anything or hear anything, 232 00:11:53,920 --> 00:11:57,240 all I could hear was the Major bloke saying "Come on, Phil..." 233 00:11:57,400 --> 00:11:59,400 Was he encouraging you? He was putting down. 234 00:11:59,560 --> 00:12:00,880 Absolutely putting us down. 235 00:12:01,040 --> 00:12:03,480 He was, he was going "I expected better than you, 236 00:12:03,640 --> 00:12:05,240 "this is poor, this is useless." 237 00:12:06,200 --> 00:12:09,800 Our motivation comes from the reward system in our brain. 238 00:12:09,960 --> 00:12:11,760 When we do something we enjoy 239 00:12:11,920 --> 00:12:15,400 the brain releases a neurotransmitter called dopamine 240 00:12:15,560 --> 00:12:19,000 and that makes us feel good so we do that thing again. 241 00:12:19,160 --> 00:12:22,880 Now as we've just seen, most people prefer being praised 242 00:12:23,040 --> 00:12:25,520 but some people prefer criticism 243 00:12:26,200 --> 00:12:30,360 Perhaps Anita is the type to find inner strength when facing adversity. 244 00:12:31,760 --> 00:12:35,080 I had something kinda go wrong in my marriage. 245 00:12:36,240 --> 00:12:40,240 And just went through depression, anxiety, antidepressants, 246 00:12:40,400 --> 00:12:41,880 and then I realised, right, 247 00:12:42,040 --> 00:12:44,960 what I'm gonna do is just overcome this with exercise. 248 00:12:46,200 --> 00:12:48,640 I had a huge motivation to get in shape. 249 00:12:48,800 --> 00:12:51,400 My ex-husband cheated on me with a friend 250 00:12:51,560 --> 00:12:53,160 and I thought, right that's it, 251 00:12:53,320 --> 00:12:56,120 I'm so gonna go for it and get my confidence, 252 00:12:56,280 --> 00:12:58,440 my body and my mind back in shape. 253 00:12:59,320 --> 00:13:01,800 I just thought I'm just not gonna be a victim. 254 00:13:02,480 --> 00:13:04,880 I think when bad things happen to people in life 255 00:13:05,040 --> 00:13:06,640 there's one of two ways that they go, 256 00:13:06,800 --> 00:13:09,200 they wallow in it or they do something about it 257 00:13:09,360 --> 00:13:12,880 and for me, I did my transformation, I became who I really was. 258 00:13:13,480 --> 00:13:15,880 When he was yelling at us during the burpees today 259 00:13:16,040 --> 00:13:19,800 and he was going... this is poor, I thought, I know it's not poor. 260 00:13:19,960 --> 00:13:23,040 And I'm not gonna let you make my decision for how I feel. 261 00:13:23,200 --> 00:13:26,040 But the old me would have gone "Oh yeah" and probably 262 00:13:26,200 --> 00:13:29,200 felt quite uptight and emotional about it and... 263 00:13:29,360 --> 00:13:30,880 Did you shout anything back at him? 264 00:13:31,040 --> 00:13:33,760 I was thinking in my mind, you're a wanker. 265 00:13:46,440 --> 00:13:48,440 Cadets, come on in, don't be shy. 266 00:13:48,960 --> 00:13:50,600 Next up, rowing. 267 00:13:50,760 --> 00:13:53,840 The cadets have all been fitted with heart rate monitors 268 00:13:54,000 --> 00:13:55,760 and I'll be watching what happens 269 00:13:55,920 --> 00:13:58,840 when I make this a rowing race with a difference. 270 00:13:59,000 --> 00:14:00,840 Sit down, strap yourselves in. 271 00:14:04,480 --> 00:14:06,320 You'll be rowing for 20 minutes. 272 00:14:06,480 --> 00:14:10,320 Whoever rows the furthest in that time wins most points. 273 00:14:10,480 --> 00:14:13,080 Do you understand? Yes, Staff. 274 00:14:14,920 --> 00:14:16,680 Are you ready? Yeah. 275 00:14:17,840 --> 00:14:19,840 And row. 276 00:14:22,200 --> 00:14:24,240 The cadets will row for 10 minutes 277 00:14:24,400 --> 00:14:26,680 before my experiment really starts. 278 00:14:28,320 --> 00:14:32,440 In the wild, one of the main reasons animals compete is to win a mate. 279 00:14:34,600 --> 00:14:38,120 So, halfway through on the pretext of delivering water... 280 00:14:38,280 --> 00:14:40,000 Okay, distraction time. 281 00:14:40,160 --> 00:14:42,960 I'm introducing a couple of good-looking models, 282 00:14:43,120 --> 00:14:46,120 to see how they affect the cadets' performance. 283 00:14:46,280 --> 00:14:48,600 Has that had any effect on our girls? 284 00:14:49,280 --> 00:14:52,760 Oh, look at Clare at the back. She's going for it. 285 00:14:55,360 --> 00:14:56,920 Phil took a look. 286 00:14:57,080 --> 00:15:00,840 So did Joe. Joe took a long look. Joe's taking a look, yeah. 287 00:15:01,640 --> 00:15:04,880 Joe began to drop back after that look. 288 00:15:07,000 --> 00:15:11,320 Is Kelvin going to respond? The model is giving him the smile. 289 00:15:13,640 --> 00:15:15,360 Whoa, there goes Kelvin! 290 00:15:15,520 --> 00:15:18,480 It's made all the difference to him. Kelvin's going for it. 291 00:15:19,120 --> 00:15:21,600 Kelvin's heart rate has shot up. 292 00:15:21,760 --> 00:15:24,720 That suddenly did give Kelvin a bit of an oomph, didn't it? 293 00:15:26,840 --> 00:15:31,160 Five minutes to go, now stop and have a break if you wish. 294 00:15:32,560 --> 00:15:34,280 Oh, Kelvin's taken over the lead. Yeah. 295 00:15:34,440 --> 00:15:36,760 He's in the lead. Go, boy! 296 00:15:36,920 --> 00:15:39,080 Guys... will you leave, please? 297 00:15:39,240 --> 00:15:42,280 So, what will happen when the models leave? 298 00:15:43,280 --> 00:15:46,240 What's happening to Kelvin? The model's gone. 299 00:15:46,400 --> 00:15:48,680 Yeah, look, he's stopped. Oh my god! 300 00:15:49,760 --> 00:15:51,240 As soon as she left. 301 00:15:51,800 --> 00:15:53,720 If you do not complete the 20 minutes 302 00:15:53,880 --> 00:15:56,960 you will not receive your 50 merits. Come on, Kelvin. 303 00:15:57,560 --> 00:15:59,120 30 seconds. 304 00:15:59,280 --> 00:16:03,040 It's okay, guys, you can still do it. Come on, you've gotta catch him. 305 00:16:03,200 --> 00:16:05,400 Come on, Phil, don't stop! 306 00:16:07,000 --> 00:16:08,400 Come on! 307 00:16:10,600 --> 00:16:13,760 Three, two, one, stop. 308 00:16:14,640 --> 00:16:15,760 Well done, Joe. 309 00:16:17,440 --> 00:16:19,600 It was hilarious seeing the effect the model had, 310 00:16:19,760 --> 00:16:21,720 when she came in and when she went. 311 00:16:22,600 --> 00:16:24,680 It was literally like that, wasn't it? 312 00:16:24,840 --> 00:16:26,600 Be interesting to know if he noticed. 313 00:16:26,760 --> 00:16:28,000 Did she put you off? 314 00:16:28,160 --> 00:16:30,240 She just kept looking at me and smiling. 315 00:16:30,400 --> 00:16:31,600 Waving her boobies. 316 00:16:31,760 --> 00:16:33,920 When the girl came in I was just thinking 317 00:16:34,080 --> 00:16:35,600 I've got to push myself now, 318 00:16:35,760 --> 00:16:38,800 I can't show myself up so I just went all out. 319 00:16:38,960 --> 00:16:40,640 He was looking at the lady like that... 320 00:16:40,800 --> 00:16:43,040 he stopped rowing to look at the lady. 321 00:16:43,200 --> 00:16:45,000 She kept smiling at me on purpose. 322 00:16:45,160 --> 00:16:46,800 What the rowing challenge has shown 323 00:16:46,960 --> 00:16:50,840 is that although there are lots of reasons why people compete 324 00:16:51,000 --> 00:16:52,200 and want to win 325 00:16:52,360 --> 00:16:54,200 if you're a young man like Kelvin 326 00:16:54,360 --> 00:16:57,560 then trying to impress an attractive member of the opposite sex 327 00:16:57,720 --> 00:16:59,800 is high up on your list. 328 00:17:03,960 --> 00:17:07,680 For Adam, the motives for competing are rather more complex. 329 00:17:07,840 --> 00:17:10,520 I think you need something drastic to happen in your life 330 00:17:10,680 --> 00:17:13,480 for you to change your perspective on what you want. 331 00:17:13,640 --> 00:17:16,960 When I was, I think, 20 I lost all my memory completely. 332 00:17:18,320 --> 00:17:19,400 I was at Oxford. 333 00:17:19,560 --> 00:17:22,040 I think Oxford's one of the most stressful places in the world. 334 00:17:22,200 --> 00:17:23,720 Relationship stresses as well. 335 00:17:23,880 --> 00:17:27,040 It was a very tough time, as a result my stress built up. 336 00:17:27,760 --> 00:17:30,800 I fainted. When I came to my memory was completely gone. 337 00:17:31,440 --> 00:17:34,960 It was put down to some sort of post-trauma-induced amnesia. 338 00:17:35,120 --> 00:17:36,400 My brain wiped itself. 339 00:17:36,560 --> 00:17:38,440 You had to find great inner confidence to get through it 340 00:17:38,600 --> 00:17:42,080 cos I was terrified to leave the house because I didn't know what an ATM was, 341 00:17:42,240 --> 00:17:45,120 who my friends were, about my life, my parents. 342 00:17:45,280 --> 00:17:46,720 It took almost a year to start coming back, 343 00:17:46,880 --> 00:17:48,880 so for a year I didn't know anything, 344 00:17:49,040 --> 00:17:51,080 I didn't know who Michael Jackson was. 345 00:17:51,240 --> 00:17:53,280 I set myself a challenge, if I can get into MENSA 346 00:17:53,440 --> 00:17:55,840 I can prove to myself I've still got something there. 347 00:17:56,520 --> 00:17:59,440 To get the confidence back I decided to start challenging myself. 348 00:17:59,600 --> 00:18:01,480 So getting into MENSA was a really big thing 349 00:18:01,640 --> 00:18:04,200 as it represented me overcoming quite a difficult time. 350 00:18:04,360 --> 00:18:06,960 I can't imagine what that must be like. That's scary. 351 00:18:07,120 --> 00:18:09,000 In a way it's why I'm so competitive. 352 00:18:09,160 --> 00:18:12,520 I try and do things which prove to yourself you can do it still. 353 00:18:16,960 --> 00:18:18,680 You will now assemble outside. 354 00:18:22,000 --> 00:18:23,760 Off you go. Get away! 355 00:18:24,440 --> 00:18:26,440 Oh God. What are we about to do? 356 00:18:26,920 --> 00:18:28,920 Unlike the rest of the animal kingdom 357 00:18:29,080 --> 00:18:31,600 we humans compete just for the hell of it, 358 00:18:31,760 --> 00:18:34,920 even when winning involves lots of pain. 359 00:18:35,080 --> 00:18:37,040 Oh my god. 360 00:18:37,200 --> 00:18:41,280 So, they're actually going to do a classic pain threshold test here 361 00:18:41,440 --> 00:18:43,400 which is putting your hands into ice-cold water. 362 00:18:44,080 --> 00:18:47,960 How much pain will our recruits endure simply to win? 363 00:18:48,800 --> 00:18:51,360 No way. God, I'm cold just looking at it. 364 00:18:52,080 --> 00:18:54,040 It is extremely painful 365 00:18:54,200 --> 00:18:57,400 and it is one of those pains that just goes on and on. 366 00:19:04,000 --> 00:19:06,440 The idea of this test is to see how long 367 00:19:06,600 --> 00:19:09,320 you can keep your hand in the iced water. 368 00:19:10,720 --> 00:19:15,600 This is a test of your endurance... your willpower. 369 00:19:16,320 --> 00:19:17,840 Cath's gonna be great at this. 370 00:19:18,880 --> 00:19:19,880 Yeah? 371 00:19:20,440 --> 00:19:23,920 Cath competes as an ice swimmer in sub-zero temperatures, 372 00:19:24,080 --> 00:19:26,240 she should have a clear advantage. 373 00:19:26,880 --> 00:19:29,440 I have the title of the first Welsh woman to complete an ice mile, 374 00:19:29,600 --> 00:19:31,160 so I'm really proud of that. 375 00:19:31,320 --> 00:19:33,160 They class it as the Everest of swimming. 376 00:19:33,320 --> 00:19:36,600 It's under Channel swimming rules, so just a swimming costume 377 00:19:36,760 --> 00:19:39,200 and the water temperature needs to be under 5 degrees 378 00:19:39,360 --> 00:19:42,480 for it to be classed as an ice mile. I do get the shivers 379 00:19:42,640 --> 00:19:45,480 but I don't get them as bad as everybody else so... 380 00:19:45,640 --> 00:19:47,720 I don't know, maybe I'm just lucky. 381 00:19:47,880 --> 00:19:51,360 Cath is the one we obviously expect to sail through this one. 382 00:19:51,520 --> 00:19:53,360 Well, what you've got with Cath... 383 00:19:53,520 --> 00:19:56,640 Fear's gonna drive a lot of this. And it's fear of the unknown. 384 00:19:56,800 --> 00:19:58,080 With the exception of Cath 385 00:19:58,240 --> 00:20:01,760 I doubt if anybody's ever put much of their body into iced water 386 00:20:01,920 --> 00:20:04,240 and yet she has so she's got experience 387 00:20:04,400 --> 00:20:06,840 and so she knows that she can cope with it. 388 00:20:07,000 --> 00:20:08,840 Please put your blindfolds on. 389 00:20:09,000 --> 00:20:12,880 The blindfolds will prevent them seeing how their rivals are doing. 390 00:20:14,040 --> 00:20:16,040 Is everybody ready? Yes. 391 00:20:19,440 --> 00:20:23,760 You see I'm finding this painful just looking at the bucket of water. 392 00:20:26,080 --> 00:20:28,240 Place your hands in the bucket. 393 00:20:28,400 --> 00:20:29,920 Argh! 394 00:20:31,240 --> 00:20:32,520 Bit chilly. 395 00:20:32,680 --> 00:20:35,840 Yeah. Is your hand supposed to be in severe pain? 396 00:20:36,880 --> 00:20:40,720 After a while they'll start experiencing excruciating pain. 397 00:20:40,880 --> 00:20:43,320 The nerve endings involved in detecting pain 398 00:20:43,480 --> 00:20:46,160 are also stimulated by extreme cold. 399 00:20:48,520 --> 00:20:50,720 The bottom line is it's miserable. 400 00:20:50,880 --> 00:20:53,840 You can't escape that. What you've got to try and do, 401 00:20:54,000 --> 00:20:56,120 they have to take those negative thoughts 402 00:20:56,280 --> 00:20:57,960 and just park them to one side 403 00:20:58,120 --> 00:21:01,160 and focus on something more positive. 404 00:21:01,320 --> 00:21:04,720 It could be singing the back catalogue of Abba. 405 00:21:07,080 --> 00:21:08,640 If ever this feels too much, 406 00:21:08,800 --> 00:21:11,280 simply pull your hand out of the bucket. 407 00:21:11,440 --> 00:21:13,680 But the difficult thing is that these negative thoughts 408 00:21:13,840 --> 00:21:15,760 are always trying to creep back in again 409 00:21:15,920 --> 00:21:19,440 and that's the difference between those that can keep going and those that can't 410 00:21:19,600 --> 00:21:22,400 is that the negative thoughts begin to overwhelm them. 411 00:21:23,600 --> 00:21:25,800 Cath, would you like to remove your hand? 412 00:21:25,960 --> 00:21:26,960 No. 413 00:21:27,120 --> 00:21:29,080 It was really weird cos it was nothing like swimming, 414 00:21:29,240 --> 00:21:32,000 it was totally different, you just had this one hand in a bucket 415 00:21:32,160 --> 00:21:33,880 which was getting fatter by the second. 416 00:21:34,400 --> 00:21:36,520 Adam, would you like to remove your hand? 417 00:21:36,680 --> 00:21:37,960 No way, Jose! 418 00:21:38,120 --> 00:21:40,240 Clare, would you like to remove your hand? 419 00:21:40,400 --> 00:21:42,360 I think I'm gonna be sick, but no. 420 00:21:42,520 --> 00:21:45,000 Phil, would you like to... I'd love to, Staff, 421 00:21:45,160 --> 00:21:46,520 but I'm not going to. 422 00:21:47,160 --> 00:21:50,040 Anita? Ah, it's like a spa, man. 423 00:21:50,200 --> 00:21:53,880 That was physical pain and I've had massive emotional pain before 424 00:21:54,040 --> 00:21:55,840 and the tactics are exactly the same, 425 00:21:56,000 --> 00:21:58,400 you just have to focus on getting through it. 426 00:21:58,560 --> 00:22:01,560 Kelvin, I'm sure you would like to remove your hand, would you not? 427 00:22:01,720 --> 00:22:03,160 No, I'll be fine. 428 00:22:03,320 --> 00:22:04,680 Bonnie? No. 429 00:22:04,840 --> 00:22:06,320 Carl? No, thank you. 430 00:22:06,480 --> 00:22:08,320 Joe, would you like to remove your hand? 431 00:22:08,480 --> 00:22:11,320 Not a chance. I'll be here till tonight. 432 00:22:11,480 --> 00:22:13,960 You get some negative thoughts coming in your mind, 433 00:22:14,120 --> 00:22:16,840 am I taking this too far, am I being too competitive, 434 00:22:17,000 --> 00:22:20,360 but I knew I was gonna be the last one, no matter what, 435 00:22:20,520 --> 00:22:24,120 there was no contest, I was there, I was staying till the end. 436 00:22:24,640 --> 00:22:26,280 Can't feel it now, though. 437 00:22:26,440 --> 00:22:28,720 When you stop feeling it it's not bad. 438 00:22:29,600 --> 00:22:31,800 It's interesting from the point of view of competitiveness, 439 00:22:31,960 --> 00:22:34,240 people can just go beyond the point... 440 00:22:34,400 --> 00:22:37,440 I suspect if we left them longer they would just keep going 441 00:22:37,600 --> 00:22:41,200 even if they realised it was likely to cause damage. 442 00:22:41,760 --> 00:22:43,360 10 minutes are almost up, 443 00:22:43,520 --> 00:22:45,520 which means they are getting near the limit 444 00:22:45,680 --> 00:22:48,520 of how long we can safely run this experiment. 445 00:22:48,680 --> 00:22:51,760 Much longer and there'd be the risk of frostbite. 446 00:22:51,920 --> 00:22:54,520 We've got competitive people that will win at all costs. 447 00:22:54,680 --> 00:22:57,080 And so beyond 10 minutes you are beyond the limits 448 00:22:57,240 --> 00:22:59,240 of health and safety I would have said. 449 00:22:59,400 --> 00:23:03,880 If you would like to go for another 10 minutes, please raise your hand. 450 00:23:04,040 --> 00:23:08,080 Keeping their hands in the ice for another 10 minutes is risky, 451 00:23:08,240 --> 00:23:11,320 yet most seem willing to do it to win. 452 00:23:12,800 --> 00:23:15,520 Ah, forget it. Oh, Clare! 453 00:23:16,280 --> 00:23:17,280 Painful! 454 00:23:18,360 --> 00:23:21,480 Jesus, is she gonna be sick? Oh, now she's in agony. 455 00:23:23,040 --> 00:23:25,040 She's crying. Yeah, she's crying and she's hurt. 456 00:23:25,200 --> 00:23:28,640 The interesting thing is that the greatest pain comes when they extract the hand. 457 00:23:31,200 --> 00:23:32,800 (Tearful) It hurts. 458 00:23:34,360 --> 00:23:36,080 I've just never felt pain like it. 459 00:23:36,240 --> 00:23:38,360 I kind of catastrophized that task 460 00:23:38,520 --> 00:23:43,360 because the fear that I was going to lose some sort of hand or digit... 461 00:23:43,520 --> 00:23:45,000 I was like, this isn't right. 462 00:23:50,160 --> 00:23:52,720 Everybody's determined now, aren't they? 463 00:23:53,280 --> 00:23:56,800 This is an example really of where competition goes too far. 464 00:23:56,960 --> 00:23:58,760 When does frostbite kick in? 465 00:23:59,680 --> 00:24:00,800 If you actually persisted, 466 00:24:00,960 --> 00:24:03,200 and this lot look as though they would persist, 467 00:24:03,360 --> 00:24:06,520 they would keep going and eventually they would get frostbite, 468 00:24:06,680 --> 00:24:08,920 they would get... A serious cold injury. 469 00:24:09,080 --> 00:24:10,560 Cold injury. No doubt about that. 470 00:24:12,080 --> 00:24:15,840 To save them from themselves, I'm actually going to pull the plug. 471 00:24:16,400 --> 00:24:19,840 We are now going to end this challenge. 472 00:24:20,000 --> 00:24:21,800 Please remove your hands. 473 00:24:21,960 --> 00:24:24,560 (All gasp) 474 00:24:28,000 --> 00:24:29,440 Holy crap! 475 00:24:29,600 --> 00:24:32,040 Anita is really, really in a lot of pain there. 476 00:24:32,200 --> 00:24:34,640 Well, now get them to put the other hand in. 477 00:24:34,800 --> 00:24:38,200 Now they know how painful it is, now they know how miserable it is 478 00:24:38,360 --> 00:24:40,440 get 'em to put the other hand in and see how they go. 479 00:24:40,600 --> 00:24:43,080 I was thinking I know I'm gonna take this forever. 480 00:24:43,240 --> 00:24:46,400 I would do damage to myself before I take it out 481 00:24:46,560 --> 00:24:48,840 so I'm kind of relying on their safety. 482 00:24:49,000 --> 00:24:50,200 Why is this still painful? 483 00:24:50,360 --> 00:24:53,600 Do they feel a little bit like you've burnt them on the oven? 484 00:24:53,760 --> 00:24:56,560 Yeah, on the fingertips, is it what yours feel like? 485 00:24:56,720 --> 00:25:02,080 No, just when I press them I've got pins and needles. 486 00:25:02,960 --> 00:25:06,160 There is some evidence that the hormone testosterone 487 00:25:06,320 --> 00:25:10,080 dulls pain pathways in the brain and that could help explain 488 00:25:10,240 --> 00:25:13,720 why men generally do better in the ice bucket challenge. 489 00:25:13,880 --> 00:25:17,240 Interestingly enough, Clare, who was the only person who had to give up, 490 00:25:17,400 --> 00:25:20,000 also had the lowest levels of testosterone 491 00:25:20,160 --> 00:25:21,640 in this particular group. 492 00:25:26,000 --> 00:25:28,080 Are you naturally competitive because you're twins? 493 00:25:28,240 --> 00:25:31,000 I think so, yeah, with like everything. 494 00:25:31,160 --> 00:25:33,680 You must share so many similar traits 495 00:25:33,840 --> 00:25:36,720 that you must be desperate to differentiate yourselves in something. 496 00:25:36,880 --> 00:25:39,600 Anything in everyday life is just competitive with us. 497 00:25:40,480 --> 00:25:43,280 One Christmas our parents bought us a ping-pong table 498 00:25:44,280 --> 00:25:46,720 and we used to play that every single day, 499 00:25:46,880 --> 00:25:49,000 and that's where it all started really, right? 500 00:25:49,160 --> 00:25:51,600 That's where it took another level. 501 00:25:51,760 --> 00:25:54,040 For everything we do, we have to do rock, paper, scissors, 502 00:25:54,200 --> 00:25:55,440 every single thing. 503 00:25:55,600 --> 00:25:57,920 Shall we show you how fast we can do it? 504 00:25:59,440 --> 00:26:01,200 Oh my god.... 505 00:26:01,360 --> 00:26:04,760 That's like professional, how do you know? 506 00:26:04,920 --> 00:26:07,200 We literally do it with everything. 507 00:26:07,360 --> 00:26:10,000 But how did you know who won? I won, pretty much. 508 00:26:12,880 --> 00:26:15,760 I won. 3-1. I told you I always win. 509 00:26:16,440 --> 00:26:17,880 We do it fast. 510 00:26:18,040 --> 00:26:21,200 That was speed paper, scissors, stone, that was impressive. 511 00:26:27,960 --> 00:26:29,520 The next test is all about 512 00:26:29,680 --> 00:26:32,400 the hormone testosterone and risk taking. 513 00:26:33,040 --> 00:26:35,480 Good evening, cadets. (All) Good evening. 514 00:26:35,640 --> 00:26:38,040 You look very glamorous. (All) Thank you. 515 00:26:38,200 --> 00:26:41,280 May I remind you of our current merit board. 516 00:26:41,440 --> 00:26:46,440 You have Kelvin and Joe in the lead on 250 merits. 517 00:26:46,600 --> 00:26:48,800 However, all is not lost. 518 00:26:48,960 --> 00:26:52,720 There are merits to be won at the roulette wheel. 519 00:26:52,880 --> 00:26:55,040 Do you understand? Yes. 520 00:26:55,200 --> 00:26:57,560 Good. Have fun. 521 00:26:58,600 --> 00:26:59,920 Good luck, everybody. 522 00:27:00,080 --> 00:27:01,800 Place your bets, please. 523 00:27:03,320 --> 00:27:07,120 Joe and the twins have the highest levels of testosterone. 524 00:27:07,280 --> 00:27:10,040 Will they take the biggest risks? 525 00:27:10,200 --> 00:27:12,640 You're going for it, are you? I'm going for it. 526 00:27:14,760 --> 00:27:16,840 Come on, just drop into 33. 527 00:27:17,000 --> 00:27:18,920 22 black. Yeah! 528 00:27:19,080 --> 00:27:21,520 Oh my God. I'm just gonna start taking risks now. 529 00:27:21,680 --> 00:27:23,440 Everything on black? 530 00:27:23,600 --> 00:27:26,040 Who's doing good? Are you? No, I'm doing terrible. 531 00:27:26,200 --> 00:27:31,040 I am hugely competitive. I wanna win everything if I can. 532 00:27:31,720 --> 00:27:34,120 The twins currently are my biggest competition, 533 00:27:34,280 --> 00:27:36,880 physically the more events I'm against them 534 00:27:37,040 --> 00:27:40,240 the more chance I'll come out on top. 535 00:27:40,400 --> 00:27:42,240 How are you doing, Joe, have you got lots? No. 536 00:27:42,400 --> 00:27:44,600 What happens if we get out? Burpees. 537 00:27:44,760 --> 00:27:45,960 I'd much prefer that. 538 00:27:46,120 --> 00:27:48,480 I'm probably not doing great this time 539 00:27:48,640 --> 00:27:50,840 but I know that there's no point in going 540 00:27:51,000 --> 00:27:52,600 "I'll leave it now, I'll give up" 541 00:27:52,760 --> 00:27:54,960 because there's no way that I should rule myself out. 542 00:27:55,120 --> 00:27:56,840 It's not over yet! 543 00:27:57,960 --> 00:28:00,040 Place your bets, please. 544 00:28:00,680 --> 00:28:02,200 You're putting one on a number. 545 00:28:02,360 --> 00:28:05,840 Just watch, watch and learn, boy. Don't tell me how to play my game. 546 00:28:06,000 --> 00:28:08,200 My biggest competition in this is Kelvin. 547 00:28:08,800 --> 00:28:09,960 Listen to your brother. 548 00:28:10,120 --> 00:28:14,480 Kelvin won't let it down if he beats me so I need to beat Kelvin. 549 00:28:15,920 --> 00:28:17,160 I'm so nervous. 550 00:28:17,320 --> 00:28:20,240 Even, even, even, even... I can't look. 551 00:28:23,080 --> 00:28:24,120 Yeah! 552 00:28:24,280 --> 00:28:26,880 4 black, even. Bollocks. 553 00:28:27,040 --> 00:28:29,600 Hello, cadets. Hi. 554 00:28:29,760 --> 00:28:33,000 Who won the roulette wheel? I did. 555 00:28:33,160 --> 00:28:37,040 Kelvin. Well done. 100 more merits. 556 00:28:37,200 --> 00:28:39,440 And you are head of the leader board. 557 00:28:39,600 --> 00:28:41,640 Joe is now second. 558 00:28:43,040 --> 00:28:44,800 I hope you've enjoyed your day. 559 00:28:44,960 --> 00:28:46,800 Enjoy the rest of your evening. 560 00:28:46,960 --> 00:28:49,960 Cadets, we will see you tomorrow. 561 00:28:56,960 --> 00:28:58,480 If you're desperate 562 00:28:58,640 --> 00:29:02,160 then the simplest way to win is obviously to cheat. 563 00:29:02,320 --> 00:29:04,400 I want to test this group's morals 564 00:29:04,560 --> 00:29:06,960 when they think they're on a cookery challenge. 565 00:29:07,120 --> 00:29:09,360 Oh my God. Are we cooking? 566 00:29:09,920 --> 00:29:12,400 Pancakes. Are you kidding me? 567 00:29:12,560 --> 00:29:14,760 So, this is a very different sort of test. 568 00:29:14,920 --> 00:29:20,440 Cadets, the army is not just about combat, it is also about... 569 00:29:20,600 --> 00:29:21,840 Food. Food. 570 00:29:22,000 --> 00:29:23,560 Pancakes. 571 00:29:23,720 --> 00:29:25,040 Your challenge 572 00:29:25,200 --> 00:29:29,640 is to make as many pancakes as possible in 20 minutes. 573 00:29:30,680 --> 00:29:33,960 The cadets have been told they cannot consult a recipe, 574 00:29:34,120 --> 00:29:36,720 they have to work it out for themselves. 575 00:29:36,880 --> 00:29:37,840 Are you ready, cadets? 576 00:29:38,000 --> 00:29:41,080 Three, two, go. 577 00:29:42,080 --> 00:29:45,720 Oh God, how do we even light it? We need some eggs in there. 578 00:29:45,880 --> 00:29:48,200 What d'you do, an egg and what? We'll just wing it. 579 00:29:48,360 --> 00:29:49,680 Do they have to be circular? 580 00:29:49,840 --> 00:29:52,200 What is that stuff? That's sugar. 581 00:29:53,000 --> 00:29:55,920 I want to find out if anyone's willing to bend the rules 582 00:29:56,080 --> 00:29:58,760 so we've secretly given Phil the recipe. 583 00:29:58,920 --> 00:30:01,720 He's been told to make the cadets aware of it 584 00:30:01,880 --> 00:30:05,400 so they can gain a sneaky advantage if they want. 585 00:30:06,000 --> 00:30:08,360 Look what I found. Ah... 586 00:30:08,520 --> 00:30:09,800 Right, what does it say? 587 00:30:09,960 --> 00:30:12,000 It's basically the recipe for pancakes. 588 00:30:12,160 --> 00:30:15,600 If somebody's got it, do you have a sneaky peak at it, is that cheating? 589 00:30:16,320 --> 00:30:18,520 I don't know if you wanna pass that on. Yes, please. 590 00:30:18,680 --> 00:30:20,640 Well, I've not even read it myself yet 591 00:30:20,800 --> 00:30:22,600 cos I've not got my bloody glasses. 592 00:30:22,760 --> 00:30:26,840 All of the cadets took the bait, apart from one. 593 00:30:27,000 --> 00:30:28,400 Don't let them catch me. 594 00:30:28,560 --> 00:30:30,680 I'm not risking it... 595 00:30:30,840 --> 00:30:32,720 Kelvin was the exception. 596 00:30:32,880 --> 00:30:35,400 I didn't wanna cheat, I just kept with my own instincts 597 00:30:35,560 --> 00:30:38,200 and, yeah, I can't be cheating. 598 00:30:39,000 --> 00:30:41,480 I don't need it, Phil. True champions. 599 00:30:41,640 --> 00:30:44,520 How much milk does it say? Pass on what says about the butter. 600 00:30:45,080 --> 00:30:48,320 Can I have a look? If they come out, hide it somewhere. 601 00:30:48,480 --> 00:30:50,320 Two teaspoons, oh, shit. 602 00:30:50,480 --> 00:30:53,000 Now they're looking... they're looking at it now. Yeah. 603 00:30:53,160 --> 00:30:54,360 Now they're taking a closer look. 604 00:30:54,520 --> 00:30:55,880 How much milk does it say? 605 00:30:56,040 --> 00:30:57,600 I hope no one's cheating down there. 606 00:30:57,760 --> 00:31:00,280 What's the flour mixture? Sugar... 607 00:31:00,440 --> 00:31:03,800 Four tablespoons. Hooray. 608 00:31:03,960 --> 00:31:06,400 Oh, well done, Carl. Look at this flipping action. 609 00:31:07,240 --> 00:31:09,320 I've done 10. What, you haven't done 10? 610 00:31:10,960 --> 00:31:13,400 What do they taste like? Oh, they're amazing. 611 00:31:13,560 --> 00:31:14,960 Three, two... 612 00:31:15,120 --> 00:31:17,920 put down your utensils, you have finished. 613 00:31:21,320 --> 00:31:24,400 So, now time for the inspection. 614 00:31:24,560 --> 00:31:26,280 Do you have your fork ready, Major Midgely? 615 00:31:26,760 --> 00:31:28,880 Bonnie? Don't eat mine. It'll make you ill. 616 00:31:30,600 --> 00:31:32,200 Honestly, it's not nice. 617 00:31:35,320 --> 00:31:36,320 Oh dear. 618 00:31:36,480 --> 00:31:39,560 That's a nice one. Look at that. The top one got slightly overcooked. 619 00:31:39,720 --> 00:31:41,400 One, two... 620 00:31:41,560 --> 00:31:43,120 Quality rather than quantity here. 621 00:31:43,280 --> 00:31:47,200 Those with the recipe made much more edible pancakes, 622 00:31:47,360 --> 00:31:48,840 with Cath doing best. 623 00:31:49,000 --> 00:31:51,720 Come on, Cath. Great they look lovely. 624 00:31:51,880 --> 00:31:54,160 Like supermarket pancakes. 625 00:31:54,320 --> 00:31:56,560 You've got loads. Look at you! 626 00:31:57,400 --> 00:31:58,600 Again very good. 627 00:31:58,760 --> 00:32:01,200 She's done well. She's smashed it, I think. 628 00:32:01,360 --> 00:32:02,720 It's not a pancake. 629 00:32:03,480 --> 00:32:06,720 Kelvin, the only one who refused to look at the recipe, 630 00:32:06,880 --> 00:32:08,720 turned out a dog's dinner. 631 00:32:08,880 --> 00:32:11,520 That is a frisbee. 632 00:32:14,880 --> 00:32:18,640 Zero. I will see you back inside. 633 00:32:19,760 --> 00:32:23,600 Somebody had got a recipe so I was like "Give us a look at the recipe" 634 00:32:23,760 --> 00:32:26,120 then... yeah it worked. 635 00:32:27,560 --> 00:32:29,880 Given his current position topping the leader board, 636 00:32:30,040 --> 00:32:34,760 Kelvin's adherence to the rules isn't very typical of high achievers. 637 00:32:35,640 --> 00:32:37,120 One study showed... 638 00:32:37,280 --> 00:32:39,280 It's the person who wins the competition 639 00:32:39,440 --> 00:32:43,560 who is more likely to behave dishonestly in subsequent tasks. 640 00:32:43,720 --> 00:32:46,040 This is probably because they feel entitled, 641 00:32:46,200 --> 00:32:49,120 they have won and therefore they feel entitled 642 00:32:49,280 --> 00:32:51,320 to win at whatever cost. 643 00:32:55,960 --> 00:32:59,440 What sports did you guys do? Yeah, what is your favourite thing? 644 00:32:59,600 --> 00:33:00,800 Darts and dominoes. 645 00:33:00,960 --> 00:33:03,640 Darts and dominoes? I'm good at dominoes. 646 00:33:03,800 --> 00:33:06,760 Were people sporty at school? Cos I was really bad at school. 647 00:33:06,920 --> 00:33:08,400 I tried to change that, but... 648 00:33:08,960 --> 00:33:10,440 I was always sporty 649 00:33:10,600 --> 00:33:13,000 but I was always slightly shorter than the other guys 650 00:33:13,160 --> 00:33:16,160 so kinda like, the bigger kids would always be physically bigger 651 00:33:16,320 --> 00:33:17,680 and always beat me. 652 00:33:18,400 --> 00:33:21,640 I was never physically as big as some of the kids in school. 653 00:33:21,800 --> 00:33:24,360 I knew there'd be my time when we're adults, on an even keel 654 00:33:24,520 --> 00:33:28,960 and I would say now I'm a lot fitter than the average guy at school. 655 00:33:29,120 --> 00:33:32,880 When I'm an adult then it comes down to how much effort you put in weekly 656 00:33:33,040 --> 00:33:36,680 as to how fit you get and so that was when I made my transition 657 00:33:36,840 --> 00:33:37,840 going into adulthood 658 00:33:38,000 --> 00:33:40,360 and then starting being kind of better than the average. 659 00:33:40,520 --> 00:33:43,720 As a firefighter we do have to be physically fit. 660 00:33:43,880 --> 00:33:47,920 I train two hours a day, five to six days a week, 661 00:33:48,080 --> 00:33:50,960 squatting and lunging and jogging out. 662 00:33:52,800 --> 00:33:56,480 I just need to compete and if I compete in life I'm happy. 663 00:34:05,600 --> 00:34:07,400 What makes humans so unusual 664 00:34:07,560 --> 00:34:11,480 is we are willing to sacrifice ourselves for the greater good. 665 00:34:11,640 --> 00:34:14,480 But how do we deal with the internal conflict 666 00:34:14,640 --> 00:34:18,760 of wanting to win for ourselves but also help the group win? 667 00:34:22,520 --> 00:34:28,240 Cadets, welcome to the Rank Above The Rest assault course. 668 00:34:29,080 --> 00:34:33,240 It's designed to test your physical attributes and your skill set. 669 00:34:33,400 --> 00:34:36,720 They think they're doing an assault course, which in a way they are, 670 00:34:36,880 --> 00:34:39,040 but this is an assault course with a difference 671 00:34:39,200 --> 00:34:41,320 because in order for them to complete it 672 00:34:41,480 --> 00:34:43,480 somebody... at least one person 673 00:34:43,640 --> 00:34:45,360 is going to have to sacrifice themselves. 674 00:34:45,880 --> 00:34:48,760 And the first stage is a true test of altruism. 675 00:34:49,840 --> 00:34:52,960 On this first stage here you're gonna be running between these trees 676 00:34:53,120 --> 00:34:55,480 and coming under sniper fire from paintballs. 677 00:34:55,640 --> 00:34:58,560 The first person through is the only one that's gonna be shot, 678 00:34:58,720 --> 00:35:01,040 so you now have two minutes to discuss 679 00:35:01,200 --> 00:35:03,200 who volunteers to take one for the team. 680 00:35:03,360 --> 00:35:06,000 One cadet must volunteer to be a decoy, 681 00:35:06,160 --> 00:35:08,880 but they will then be eliminated from the competition. 682 00:35:09,040 --> 00:35:12,120 Who will make the sacrifice, and why? 683 00:35:12,280 --> 00:35:13,920 I don't mind doing it... 684 00:35:14,080 --> 00:35:17,640 The ethos of self-sacrifice is very much fed into our lives, 685 00:35:17,800 --> 00:35:20,600 it is absolutely at the heart of many of the great religions, 686 00:35:20,760 --> 00:35:24,240 that self-sacrifice is seen as the ultimate good thing. 687 00:35:24,400 --> 00:35:25,760 Clare's just said she'll do it. 688 00:35:25,920 --> 00:35:27,800 Yeah, I don't mind doing it as well though. 689 00:35:27,960 --> 00:35:29,400 You wanna be shot at? 690 00:35:29,560 --> 00:35:32,240 I think one of the key drivers will be social acceptance. 691 00:35:32,400 --> 00:35:34,240 Is that actually you're in this group 692 00:35:34,440 --> 00:35:36,680 and what you want to be seen as is... 693 00:35:36,840 --> 00:35:38,760 A decent person. 694 00:35:38,920 --> 00:35:42,520 By giving myself up everybody else is gonna laud me 695 00:35:42,680 --> 00:35:44,480 and think I've done a fantastic thing. 696 00:35:45,040 --> 00:35:47,600 I'm last, I've got nothing to lose so I can do it. 697 00:35:47,760 --> 00:35:49,760 If it's the slowest you need to choose me. 698 00:35:50,280 --> 00:35:54,240 Day one, they've gotta pick a key, and it was like the January sales 699 00:35:54,400 --> 00:35:57,440 as they were fighting each other to get to a key. 700 00:35:57,600 --> 00:36:01,640 Day two, having spent a long period of time together, bonding as a team 701 00:36:01,800 --> 00:36:04,560 they're now trying to negotiate who should do it. 702 00:36:05,320 --> 00:36:08,120 I think we're all happy to do it. Does anyone really want to? 703 00:36:08,280 --> 00:36:09,760 Want to see what it's like to be shot at. 704 00:36:09,920 --> 00:36:12,000 I don't really want to see what it's like. 705 00:36:12,160 --> 00:36:14,440 I don't mind, is someone else putting themself forward? 706 00:36:14,600 --> 00:36:16,920 Okay, we didn't expect that. No. Oh my goodness. 707 00:36:17,080 --> 00:36:19,520 Interesting, it was Phil. Phil. 708 00:36:19,680 --> 00:36:20,800 There you go. 709 00:36:20,960 --> 00:36:23,960 Lying in second-to-last position, Phil has little to lose, 710 00:36:24,120 --> 00:36:28,240 and by sacrificing himself perhaps he hopes to gain popularity. 711 00:36:28,400 --> 00:36:29,640 Well done, Phil. 712 00:36:29,800 --> 00:36:33,080 There's a lot of messing about and the girls saying this is gonna hurt 713 00:36:33,240 --> 00:36:36,680 so I said "I'll do it, I don't mind getting hit." 714 00:36:36,840 --> 00:36:38,520 Thanks, Phil. Thank you. 715 00:36:38,680 --> 00:36:42,520 Being valiant, I don't know, I may be a soft touch like that. 716 00:36:43,680 --> 00:36:45,640 Rucksacks and helmets on. 717 00:36:48,600 --> 00:36:52,320 This is not a race, you just have to get through safely. 718 00:36:56,000 --> 00:36:59,000 I can see the people with the paintball guns behind the tree. 719 00:36:59,560 --> 00:37:01,840 On your marks, get set. 720 00:37:14,320 --> 00:37:17,800 He got hit in the wrong spot, the only place he hasn't got protection. 721 00:37:17,960 --> 00:37:19,440 Yeah, poor old Phil. 722 00:37:19,760 --> 00:37:23,760 Phil is out of the race but his sacrifice means the others can go on. 723 00:37:39,800 --> 00:37:43,080 The final obstacle is a wall that is so tall 724 00:37:43,240 --> 00:37:45,600 they have to work together to get over it. 725 00:37:48,680 --> 00:37:50,880 Come on, on my shoulders. 726 00:37:51,040 --> 00:37:52,440 First up, the twins. 727 00:37:54,240 --> 00:37:56,160 Okay. The twins, helping each other. 728 00:37:56,320 --> 00:37:58,360 One goes up, one can pull down. 729 00:37:58,520 --> 00:38:00,680 Kelvin helps his brother over the wall, 730 00:38:00,840 --> 00:38:03,680 sacrificing his chance to win the race. 731 00:38:03,840 --> 00:38:07,360 I feel like Phil and Kelvin were really good to make the sacrifices. 732 00:38:07,520 --> 00:38:08,760 A bit more. 733 00:38:08,920 --> 00:38:12,760 I said let me give you a lift up but he insisted that I went 734 00:38:12,920 --> 00:38:16,600 so as a gentleman I went first. 735 00:38:18,240 --> 00:38:20,960 I didn't think that the wall would jeopardise my position 736 00:38:21,120 --> 00:38:24,400 with him being, I think it was 4th at the time, 737 00:38:24,560 --> 00:38:26,520 so I let him go first. 738 00:38:26,680 --> 00:38:28,320 Shall we do girls first? 739 00:38:29,800 --> 00:38:32,880 The boys are being noble in helping the girls over. 740 00:38:33,040 --> 00:38:34,400 Right, ready? Yeah. 741 00:38:34,560 --> 00:38:37,920 One, two, three, go. Oh. Little bit more. 742 00:38:39,440 --> 00:38:43,440 It may seem gallant, but is it more calculated than it appears? 743 00:38:43,600 --> 00:38:47,520 We got the girls over that are not really a threat on the leader board. 744 00:38:48,960 --> 00:38:52,120 And then obviously we knew that whoever went over 745 00:38:52,280 --> 00:38:55,000 was gonna gain more points. 746 00:38:55,160 --> 00:38:56,920 Now it's down to Joe and Kelvin 747 00:38:57,080 --> 00:38:59,320 jostling for top position on the leader board 748 00:38:59,480 --> 00:39:01,320 to decide who helps who. 749 00:39:01,480 --> 00:39:03,000 That's when I got really nervous. 750 00:39:03,160 --> 00:39:05,800 All I thought, if he goes up he's probably gonna get 751 00:39:05,960 --> 00:39:09,240 first or second place in the obstacle course and overtake me. 752 00:39:09,400 --> 00:39:12,760 If I go up, I'm guaranteed to win. Okay, so who's gonna do it? 753 00:39:13,360 --> 00:39:15,120 Rock, paper, scissors? 754 00:39:15,280 --> 00:39:17,560 That was... Very fair. 755 00:39:17,720 --> 00:39:18,840 Yeah. 756 00:39:19,000 --> 00:39:20,640 One, two, three. 757 00:39:23,560 --> 00:39:27,440 Three, two, one. Keep going, keep pushing. 758 00:39:29,160 --> 00:39:30,400 Ta, mate. 759 00:39:30,560 --> 00:39:32,760 I felt good for helping everyone else 760 00:39:32,920 --> 00:39:35,040 but I thought that was it for me. 761 00:39:36,080 --> 00:39:39,080 Kelvin is forced to watch his arch rival Joe 762 00:39:39,240 --> 00:39:42,240 make it over the finish line and pile on the points. 763 00:39:58,160 --> 00:40:03,080 Twin Kelvin, is in the overall lead but in this final challenge 764 00:40:03,240 --> 00:40:06,360 both Joe and Carl could still beat him. 765 00:40:09,440 --> 00:40:11,400 Research shows we're more likely 766 00:40:11,560 --> 00:40:14,120 to sacrifice ourselves for a close relative. 767 00:40:14,280 --> 00:40:17,920 We'll test that with a game of psychological strategy 768 00:40:18,080 --> 00:40:20,040 known as the prisoners dilemma. 769 00:40:21,680 --> 00:40:25,360 Cadets, congratulations on completing the course. 770 00:40:25,520 --> 00:40:29,520 First across the line was Carl, second was Joe, well done. 771 00:40:29,680 --> 00:40:32,080 Carl and Joe, please take a seat. 772 00:40:33,200 --> 00:40:35,880 Okay, let's see. Let's see what happens. 773 00:40:36,040 --> 00:40:42,800 Carl, for winning the assault course you receive 200 merit points. 774 00:40:42,960 --> 00:40:45,080 Those merit points have been placed into a pot, 775 00:40:45,240 --> 00:40:47,200 what happens to the pot is up to you. 776 00:40:47,360 --> 00:40:52,200 Joe, you have the chance to win those merit points from Carl. 777 00:40:52,360 --> 00:40:55,520 Carl and Joe can share or steal. 778 00:40:55,680 --> 00:40:58,720 If they both choose to share they get a hundred points each, 779 00:40:58,880 --> 00:41:01,720 if they both steal they leave with nothing. 780 00:41:02,600 --> 00:41:04,120 Do you understand? 781 00:41:04,280 --> 00:41:06,200 Yes. Uh-huh. 782 00:41:10,720 --> 00:41:12,280 What you gonna do? 783 00:41:12,960 --> 00:41:15,640 Okay... so it was 200 points. 784 00:41:16,440 --> 00:41:18,680 I know that 200 points'll get you first. 785 00:41:18,840 --> 00:41:21,880 It will, but I know obviously you don't want me to be first 786 00:41:22,040 --> 00:41:25,120 cos you'd prefer your brother, which is understandable. 787 00:41:25,280 --> 00:41:28,600 Are you gonna share? You're not really telling me, are you? 788 00:41:29,240 --> 00:41:32,440 We can... we could... we could share, yeah, we could share. 789 00:41:33,000 --> 00:41:34,320 You're making me confident here. 790 00:41:34,480 --> 00:41:37,680 No, I'm just trying to think what's the best angle. 791 00:41:37,840 --> 00:41:40,800 Joe is trying to convince Carl and then he's gonna steal. 792 00:41:40,960 --> 00:41:42,320 I think sharing's a good option, 793 00:41:42,480 --> 00:41:44,520 I think that's the best option, don't you? 794 00:41:44,680 --> 00:41:48,040 Are you gonna do it though? I know you're very competitive. 795 00:41:49,080 --> 00:41:51,960 There is only one way Carl can guarantee 796 00:41:52,120 --> 00:41:54,000 his twin brother Kelvin wins. 797 00:41:54,160 --> 00:41:57,360 Let's share. Let's do it, Joe. 798 00:41:57,520 --> 00:41:59,680 Okay? Have you made a decision? 799 00:42:00,360 --> 00:42:01,600 Yeah. Yeah. 800 00:42:01,760 --> 00:42:05,080 Okay. Please reveal to me your decision. 801 00:42:09,440 --> 00:42:11,520 They both double-cross the other. 802 00:42:14,280 --> 00:42:15,960 You cheeky! 803 00:42:16,840 --> 00:42:23,560 You have both chosen to steal. You receive zero merit points. 804 00:42:23,720 --> 00:42:26,920 I would have rather Kelvin come first than someone else 805 00:42:27,080 --> 00:42:29,960 just because I feel like a part of me's coming first 806 00:42:30,120 --> 00:42:31,600 if you know what I mean. 807 00:42:31,760 --> 00:42:33,720 What we've just seen is a beautiful example 808 00:42:33,880 --> 00:42:36,560 of something called the selfish gene theory in action. 809 00:42:36,720 --> 00:42:40,040 According to this theory, the main purpose of our existence 810 00:42:40,200 --> 00:42:42,920 is to pass our genes on down the generations. 811 00:42:43,080 --> 00:42:46,120 With identical twins they have identical genes 812 00:42:46,280 --> 00:42:49,160 and therefore it makes sense for one twin 813 00:42:49,320 --> 00:42:51,040 to sacrifice himself for the other 814 00:42:51,200 --> 00:42:53,800 because that ensures that his brother's genes, 815 00:42:53,960 --> 00:42:57,160 and therefore his genes, if you like, go on to victory. 816 00:43:00,520 --> 00:43:05,440 Our competitive weekend is over. Time to read out the results. 817 00:43:06,800 --> 00:43:07,800 Cadets, 818 00:43:07,960 --> 00:43:12,680 congratulations on completing the Rank Above The Rest event. 819 00:43:12,840 --> 00:43:16,480 We were very impressed. Well done. 820 00:43:17,400 --> 00:43:23,040 This is the final leader board. In second place, Joe. 821 00:43:25,000 --> 00:43:26,520 Congratulations, Joe. 822 00:43:28,040 --> 00:43:29,320 Well done, Joe. 823 00:43:30,800 --> 00:43:35,160 And our winner... it's kelvin. 824 00:43:37,480 --> 00:43:40,240 Congratulations, Kelvin. There you go. 825 00:43:44,160 --> 00:43:47,600 Congratulations, Kelvin. Thank you, Captain Black. 826 00:43:48,240 --> 00:43:49,520 Sergeant Black 827 00:43:50,240 --> 00:43:51,960 Give it back. 828 00:43:52,120 --> 00:43:53,800 Give yourselves a round of applause. 829 00:43:55,240 --> 00:43:56,480 Well done. 830 00:43:57,960 --> 00:44:02,040 And now we have a very high-ranking guest. 831 00:44:02,200 --> 00:44:05,920 Time to tell the cadets what this weekend's really been about. 832 00:44:06,080 --> 00:44:10,440 Please welcome Dr Michael Mosley. 833 00:44:10,600 --> 00:44:13,120 Hello. Hi there. Hello. Thank you very much. 834 00:44:13,280 --> 00:44:14,960 Thank you very much for having us. 835 00:44:15,120 --> 00:44:16,840 We have Greg Whyte here, 836 00:44:17,000 --> 00:44:21,040 Olympian and sports scientist, and Faye Didymus, sports scientist, 837 00:44:21,200 --> 00:44:23,880 and we have been watching you with enormous interest 838 00:44:24,040 --> 00:44:27,640 over the course of the last two days and also manipulating things 839 00:44:27,800 --> 00:44:29,640 and generally messing around and enjoying ourselves 840 00:44:29,800 --> 00:44:32,920 and it started with the choosing of the room keys. 841 00:44:33,680 --> 00:44:36,360 We particularly admired Adam's tactic 842 00:44:36,520 --> 00:44:41,400 which is known in evolutionary biology as the "sneaky fucker". 843 00:44:46,080 --> 00:44:49,280 But obviously the purpose of competition 844 00:44:49,440 --> 00:44:51,960 is really about impressing a member of the other sex. 845 00:44:53,080 --> 00:44:57,160 And in the rowing competition we saw something very dramatic with Kelvin 846 00:44:57,320 --> 00:45:00,640 and as soon as the attractive woman goes up, his performance, 847 00:45:00,800 --> 00:45:04,400 his heart rate, everything rose and then as soon as she left 848 00:45:04,560 --> 00:45:07,280 everything deflated almost immediately. 849 00:45:07,440 --> 00:45:09,120 It was very, very striking. 850 00:45:09,280 --> 00:45:11,640 One of the things we were really interested in, 851 00:45:11,800 --> 00:45:15,880 the concept of sort of nature versus nurture in terms of competitiveness 852 00:45:16,040 --> 00:45:19,120 and, you know, our twins Carl and Kelvin really... 853 00:45:19,280 --> 00:45:21,800 cos what we were watching was it actually playing out. 854 00:45:21,960 --> 00:45:24,440 But the other thing was the nature element of it. 855 00:45:24,600 --> 00:45:27,400 We measured testosterone and the interesting thing is 856 00:45:27,560 --> 00:45:30,320 that the two people with the highest testosterone levels 857 00:45:30,480 --> 00:45:33,440 happened to be the two people who were probably 858 00:45:33,600 --> 00:45:35,720 the most competitive amongst the entire group. 859 00:45:35,880 --> 00:45:38,560 So it was really interesting from a nature and a nurture perspective. 860 00:45:38,720 --> 00:45:42,320 One of the other things that we've been looking at is motivation 861 00:45:42,480 --> 00:45:46,520 and one of my absolute highlights was Anita on the burpee challenge. 862 00:45:46,680 --> 00:45:48,120 I don't know if you noticed 863 00:45:48,280 --> 00:45:50,240 but we had a punishment and reward condition 864 00:45:50,440 --> 00:45:52,480 and despite being in the punishment condition 865 00:45:52,640 --> 00:45:57,240 you outperformed everybody with 41 burpees in a short period of time. 866 00:45:57,400 --> 00:45:58,920 Maybe she likes punishment. 867 00:45:59,080 --> 00:46:01,280 Exactly, and in the same activity 868 00:46:01,440 --> 00:46:03,480 the twins, it was just absolutely classic 869 00:46:03,640 --> 00:46:05,920 because Kelvin in the reward condition, 870 00:46:06,080 --> 00:46:08,000 you outperformed your brother hugely, 871 00:46:08,160 --> 00:46:11,000 by about 12 or 13 burpees I think, 872 00:46:11,160 --> 00:46:13,240 so thank you, it's been absolutely fascinating. 873 00:46:13,400 --> 00:46:16,520 I have to say, the interesting thing about the ice bucket challenge 874 00:46:16,680 --> 00:46:19,800 is that it shows just how stupid competition is on some level. 875 00:46:19,960 --> 00:46:21,600 (All laugh) 876 00:46:22,200 --> 00:46:25,560 Over this weekend, we've seen a number of winning strategies at play, 877 00:46:25,720 --> 00:46:28,600 but we've also seen an awful lot of cooperation 878 00:46:28,760 --> 00:46:33,040 and I think it is that mix of competition and cooperation 879 00:46:33,200 --> 00:46:36,640 that is absolutely key to the human success story. 880 00:46:37,840 --> 00:46:39,600 I've surprised myself this weekend actually 881 00:46:39,760 --> 00:46:42,440 because I came into it probably a little bit overconfident 882 00:46:42,600 --> 00:46:44,360 and I assumed that being that competitive 883 00:46:44,520 --> 00:46:46,400 would mean that I performed really well, 884 00:46:46,560 --> 00:46:49,000 but realistically I was other people who are really competitive 885 00:46:49,160 --> 00:46:51,640 and I thought that would really bother me 886 00:46:51,800 --> 00:46:54,320 but in the team environment we've been in 887 00:46:54,480 --> 00:46:57,280 it's become less about a competition between different people 888 00:46:57,440 --> 00:46:59,200 and it's become more a team spirit. 889 00:46:59,360 --> 00:47:01,800 I did do my best, I did try my best, 890 00:47:01,960 --> 00:47:03,960 just gotta roll with the punches. 891 00:47:04,920 --> 00:47:07,000 Losing by Kelvin isn't good, 892 00:47:07,160 --> 00:47:10,080 he's gonna wear that medal around his neck for a long time 893 00:47:10,240 --> 00:47:12,960 and I regret losing 894 00:47:13,120 --> 00:47:16,640 but whatever we do next I'm gonna win, so it's fine. 895 00:47:17,080 --> 00:47:20,600 First place! It feels great to be honest. 896 00:47:21,440 --> 00:47:22,960 I said it from the start 897 00:47:23,120 --> 00:47:25,440 that I don't think anyone could have beat me. 898 00:47:25,600 --> 00:47:27,360 It's been hard, it's been fun 899 00:47:27,520 --> 00:47:30,080 and being in first place makes it that much better. 900 00:47:54,840 --> 00:47:57,520 (c) BBC Worldwide Ltd MMXVII 901 00:47:57,680 --> 00:48:00,920 Captions (c) SBS Australia 2017