Don't do it was a task featured on Season 2 of Taskmaster Australia, as the third task in The moment of divorce is recorded. The task was won by Josh Thomas.
Summary[]
The task was presented on the lab table, and simply read, "Don't do it." Also on the lab table were a steering wheel, a wind-up toy, a cryptex, a disco ball, and a turnip. When the contestants turned around, a sign behind them would light up, saying “DO IT = TURN AROUND.” There was also a piece of paper in the cryptex saying the same thing, and the code to the cryptex was JACKET, as Tom Cashman was wearing a leather jacket.
Performance[]
Anne Edmonds: Anne immediately turned and left. She did it in 33 seconds, receiving 1 point.
Jenny Tian: Jenny looked under the table, then stood around doing nothing for a while, before glancing behind her out of boredom. She did it in 2 minutes and 15 seconds, receiving 2 points.
Josh Thomas: Josh tried to remain silent, thinking that "it" could be saying a certain word, but started crying out of boredom after 9 minutes. After a while, he and Tom lay down on the floor, until it was the crew’s lunch break. Josh then thought that "it" could be eating, but Tom assured him it wasn’t. Eventually, he looked back at the sign just before it lit up, amazed that he hadn’t turned around for an hour. He did it in 1 hour, 5 minutes and 4 seconds, receiving 5 points.
Lloyd Langford: Lloyd initially thought that "it" could be mentioning Tom’s jacket. He then tried crawling under the table and flicking the turnip onto the floor. He turned around to pick up the turnip, but didn’t see the sign and left the lab with no idea of what he’d done. He did it in 8 minutes and 17 seconds, receiving 3 points.
Wil Anderson: Wil quickly worked out the task from the objects on the table being things that turn, except for the turn-ip. He then talked to Tom for a long time about 47 different topics, including sports, stand-up, the alphabet, getting older, Tom Cruise, Australian time zones, Tom’s eyebrows, Minions, and chocolate mousse. He eventually did it in 54 minutes and 14 seconds, receiving 4 points.