Scrapheap Challenge events. Examples of challenges included making a jet car, a bridging machine, a car-crusher, and a machine to fling a British Leyland Mini as far as possible. Assistant producer Eve Kay had the idea for the show after watching a scene in the movie "Apollo 13", where NASA engineers had only a short period of time to construct a carbon dioxide filter out of parts available on the space capsule. The show also draws its inspiration from the 1980s TV series "The Great Egg Race". The UK show was originally presented by Robert Llewellyn, joined in series 2-4 by producer
Cinnamon challenge "A League of Their Own" (S9 ep1), and "Criminal Minds" actor Matthew Gray Gubler was recorded taking the challenge unsuccessfully. The challenge is also featured on Fox's "Family Guy"s 14th-season opener, "Pilling Them Softly", in which Peter Griffin makes numerous attempts. Cinnamon challenge The cinnamon challenge was a viral internet food challenge. The objective of the challenge is to film oneself eating a spoonful of ground cinnamon in under 60 seconds without drinking anything, then upload the video to the Internet. The challenge is difficult and carries substantial health risks because the cinnamon coats and dries the mouth and throat,