Season 3, Episode 1: Hard Mode 2.0 - Can Tan become a god in ancient Sparta?

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We're back with Season 3 of PastMaster!

This week's episode is PastHard with a Vengeance as Ryan tries to turn the tables on Tan with his version of a harder, stricter game.

Tan gets sent back to Ancient Sparta against his wishes and has to survive amongst the muscle-bound warriors with only the movie 300 starring Gerard Butler as his reference point material.

Will he survive? Or will he be smited and ridiculed? Tune in and find out.

Arm wrestling a Spartan

A realistic scenario: what would happen if a 21st century office worker arm-wrestled a Spartan (according to AI programme Claude)

In a comically catastrophic showdown, a modern office worker—pale from fluorescent lighting and weakened by ergonomic chairs—would face a Spartan warrior forged in brutal military training.

The Spartan, sculpted by years of rigorous combat preparation, would view this encounter as a trivial warm-up.

Within seconds, the office worker's soft, keyboard-conditioned arm would crumple like a tissue paper, instantly pinned by muscles honed through carrying heavy bronze shields and wielding spears.

His delicate tendons, accustomed only to typing and occasional mouse clicks, would surrender dramatically.

The Spartan would likely look bemused, perhaps considering this less challenging than his morning wrestling practice, while the office worker nurses a bruised ego and potentially torn ligaments.

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