They came up with plans to prevent suicide and tackle climate change. Then on Day 4 of the reality TV challenge came a final twist.
The contestants were supposed to do a series of backflips into a pool, but the water level was so low it wasn’t a good idea. Instead, they had to make a human pyramid with their own bodies.
The results show, aired on Channel 7 and shown in full below, was a testament to Australia’s ability to make sense of a very complex subject:
The contestants could not jump in and out of the pool with their entire bodies to get to the top.
Some of them, like Ryan, did all of that while still in their clothes. But many were stuck in body suits or wetsuits.
What was the most amazing thing you saw on The Amazing Race Australia?
Ryan, 28
“I just saw people trying not to laugh at themselves. They were in the water for more than an hour, and I was hoping they would keep it together. A lot of the people who finished the challenge were just incredibly brave and showed a lot of guts.
“I was pretty excited to see a few people who were in their underwear. You feel really vulnerable when you’re in that environment in water with a whole bunch of sharks, but you just have to be brave.
“The most amazing thing was when we were all wearing body suits, none of us were swimming in the water. We were all just trying to get to the top of the pool, because it wouldn’t have been the best idea if all of us had drowned,” he said.
The Amazing Race Australia contestant in his own body suit and helmet
“As far as I’m concerned, it’s something we’re here to do, and we’ve got to find some way to make it entertaining, to have fun, and just to take it as far as possible.
“I don’t like swimming when I’m in my body suit. I love swimming when I’m in my underwear, and there are a lot of things I’d like to show people that I’m not afraid of.
“And I think that’s the difference between me and other people is that my body is made of parts. You have all of these different parts, muscles, bones, joints, and tendons.
“They can do something,