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Whats a Closhe?
Am I alone in being confused how NONE of that entire team knew what a closhe was?
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Bet they knew how to spell it, though.
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Bet they knew how to spell it, though.
Fair point. ![]() (Though to be fair I wouldn't count on it )
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In these types of challenges all they need is a dictionary.
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Am I alone in being confused how NONE of that entire team knew what a closhe was?
![]() Either a type of hat or a 'micro-greenhouse'. However, never having worked in an hotel or similar I was unaware of its other meaning(s). I suspect that a dictionary was not on the list of allowed research tools. (I absolutely refuse to believe that if it were not one of them would have had the nous to use it.) |
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Does anyone know if the teams are prevented from using apps/internet to find the products. A quick google search would tell you what an item is, where in London it could be found as well as its general value.
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Does anyone know if the teams are prevented from using apps/internet to find the products. A quick google search would tell you what an item is, where in London it could be found as well as its general value.
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My 14 year old daughter was incredulous that none of them knew what it was.
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My 14 year old daughter was incredulous that none of them knew what it was.
I'm 46 and the only cloche I knew of was the coldframe type that cucumbers grow in.Its notable that Susan's team had no dificulty with it though - was one of their team in the hotel/resturant trade? |
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No, they are encouraged to use the internet to the fullest possible extent but so far, through all the series that have been transmitted, not a single candidate has been smart enough to think of it on any task.
Naughty!
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I knew what it was
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did none of them think of googling it or looking up in a dictionary?
and these are supposed to be Britain's brightest |
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My 14 year old daughter was incredulous that none of them knew what it was.
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Is she terribly posh?
![]() ![]() ![]() What stumped me as well was that none of them knew what physalis was.
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Cloche is French for a bell but in culinary terms according to the Online dictionary it's a restaurant's bell-shaped cover for a plate of food, to retain warmth. I didn't know it was called a cloche I must admit.
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did none of them think of googling it or looking up in a dictionary?
and these are supposed to be Britain's brightest
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I'd not have expected my two to know but as it happens they did - helps having friends with a catering business.
![]() What stumped me as well was that none of them knew what physalis was. ![]()
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I'd not have expected my two to know but as it happens they did - helps having friends with a catering business.
![]() What stumped me as well was that none of them knew what physalis was. ![]() |
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I must admit I didn't know what physalis is either
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I couldn't understand why as I imagine they would all have smartphones, they didn't Google 'Cloche'.
Are they not allowed to use the internet or something?
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I couldn't understand why as I imagine they would all have smartphones, they didn't Google 'Cloche'.
Are they not allowed to use the internet or something? ![]() |
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Did either team know, or locate physalis?
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They can't use the internet - I don't think they are allowed to access the internet on their mobiles either. Perhaps they are not given access to a dictionary but you'd think they could go to the nearest bookstore or Whsmith and just look it up in a dictionary wouldn't you
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I'm surprised the '10" Stainless Steel' below the word didn't give a slight clue.
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Am I alone in being confused how NONE of that entire team knew what a closhe was?
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Fair point. 
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