It was a pressure test and an elimination challenge and there was a levitating cup cake with a balloon flying out of it and all of it was… edible?

No, not Harry Potter, we’re talking MasterChef. 

Tonight’s episode saw 23-year-old Bryan Zhu go up against 27-year-old Trent Devincenzo and 26-year-old Samuel Whitehead in a pressure test dessert challenge.

It almost broke the three poor men involved (and all of us watching at home).

The goal? To create this:

Are you ready for the most mind-blowing Pressure Test in MasterChef history? It floats! #MasterChefAU pic.twitter.com/TGZmlmjNEo

— #MasterChefAU (@masterchefau) May 22, 2017

That is a floating – yes, FLOATING – ice cream cup cake being held aloft by a sugar balloon.

It has an inside which is almost as spectacular as its outside… Behold:

The Floating Ice Cream is the gift that keeps on giving ???? #MasterChefAU pic.twitter.com/jzRqYGuUsh

— #MasterChefAU (@masterchefau) May 22, 2017

There were more than a million yelling-at-the-television-in-furious-frustration moments. How dare they put such innocent souls through such unnecessary torture?

The bottom of Samuel’s cup fell out.

Trent’s sugar balloon didn’t quite have lift-off.

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But, to the disappointment of what seems like the entire nation, Bryan spent 40 minutes tempering chocolate and it still didn’t work for him.

This was the moment all our hearts broke:

Sometimes you just need to breathe – you can do it @BryanZhu_AU! #MasterChefAU pic.twitter.com/WhI2uCeSsU

— #MasterChefAU (@masterchefau) May 22, 2017

It wasn’t to be. He was booted off as fast as you can say “dessert balloon fail”.

And now everyone is devastated and irrationally furious at the stupid floating cupcake with its stupid sugar balloon.

I don’t care who wins @masterchefau since @BryanZhu_AU is no longer on. His excitement was everything this season #MasterChefAU pic.twitter.com/j4Bx6lwq6i

— Cherie n Benni (@CherieNBenni) May 22, 2017

crying, #masterchefau . We Are No Longer Friends. Challenge was stupid and mean and nobody needs balloons anyway. Balloons kill whales.

— Sylvia Johnson (@mccardey) May 22, 2017

Aw, dammit. Every year I say I won’t cry. #MasterChefAU pic.twitter.com/IEyKFsNZ0E

— Sir Kumference (@sirkumference) May 22, 2017

George when he says “we’re gonna miss you so much” #masterchefau pic.twitter.com/N3tfzHcFpq

— it me. (@ItMeAmyMc) May 22, 2017

Finally, there is this one piece of utter genius.

You know, in my time I’ve served up some pretty quality cakes myself… #masterchefau pic.twitter.com/HvLQwR0zlK

— Ellis Graham (@Ellis__Graham) May 15, 2017