All Physical 100 challenges, definitively ranked

polygon.com:

From the get-go, Physical 100 has kept its contestants — and its audience — on their toes by switching up its game mechanics in surprising ways. Not only does this make for good TV, but it also makes who can win the honor of “best physique” a bit more complicated than simply who can lift the heaviest object. While artificial physical challenges like the ones on Physical 100 will always prioritize certain skills above others, the Korean competition series has done an impressive job of mixing up exactly what those skills are to a certain degree.

Physical strength has always been a factor on this show, but abilities like grip strength, endurance, and even meticulousness in building a bridge of wooden planks have all been factors in who wins and who loses specific challenges. It’s a good reminder that there are many different kinds of abilities, and the human with the stereotypically “best” body is not necessarily the human who will “survive.”

Now that the first season of Physical 100 has wrapped, we’re taking the time to rank each of the challenges, in a highly scientific process that rates each of the challenges on a scale of 1 to 5 on reality TV game design and how sweaty contestants get during the course of it. (Because sweat never lies.)

Contestants: 4Description: Players must scale a rope that keeps moving down to the floor. The player who can keep from touching the floor the longest wins.Game design: Visually, the mechanics of an ever-falling rope are very cool, but everyone knew mountain rescue climber Kim Min-cheol had this in the bag from the beginning. No other contestant stood a chance, and it was rough to watch the final two women contestants go in a single, lackluster event. 1/5Sweat scale: Don’t sweat — you