Three friends, Jeff, Chris, and Rob, compete to build the best water shoes using different budgets. They must design and test their creations, which include flotation devices and straps, to see whose can successfully walk on water. The challenges include floating, walking across the pool, and surviving a ball barrage. Rob, who had the lowest budget, unexpectedly wins the competition with 16 points, earning him $200 to buy new sneakers.
Here are the key facts:
1. The challenge is to build shoes that allow the wearer to walk on water.
2. Each participant has a different budget to work with.
3. The participants go to Walmart and Home Depot to buy materials.
4. Rob's budget is $50.
5. The participants attach shoes to flotation devices using bolts.
6. The shoes have a ratchet strap to hold the foot in place.
7. The participants use steel toe boots to prevent compression.
8. Rob finishes his shoes first and gets a bonus point.
9. The participants test their shoes in a pool.
10. The first test is to see if the shoes can float, and the second test is to see if the wearer can walk across the pool.
11. If a participant walks all the way across the pool, they get five additional points.
12. Rob's shoes work, and he is able to walk across the pool.
13. Jeff's shoes sink, and he does not get any points.
14. Chris's shoes work, but they fill up with water.
15. The participants then have a race to see who can get across the pool the fastest.
16. The winner of the race gets five points, the second-place finisher gets three points, and the last-place finisher gets one point.
17. The final challenge is to survive a ball barrage and then try to push each other down.
18. The winner of the final challenge gets 10 points, the second-place finisher gets six points, and the last-place finisher gets two points.
19. Rob wins the final challenge and gets 10 points.
20. The final scores are: Chris with 9 points, Jeff with 12 points, and Rob with 16 points.
21. Rob wins the challenge and gets to buy whatever sneakers he wants with a budget of $200.