Brain Blow Level 17

Overview

A cartoon grandfather faces the board with sparse hairs on his head, and the prompt asks how many hairs are left on his head. Some of the strands look like removable hairs rather than fixed ones, so a direct count of what you see can be misleading. The loose strands must be pulled aside to reveal the truly remaining hairs, and the real total is entered into a number field with an Ok button. The true number of hairs left after removing the fake strands is 3.

• Difficulty: Regular
• Estimated moves: 2

Step-by-Step Solution

1. Look at the hairs on the grandfather's head and notice that several strands appear to be loose or stuck on rather than growing from the scalp. A count made before removing these strands will overstate the answer.

1. Drag each loose fake hair aside off the head, exposing the scalp underneath. Keep moving the removable strands until only hairs genuinely rooted on his head remain.

1. Count the remaining rooted hairs once the loose ones are gone; the true total left on his head is 3. The fake strands you removed do not count toward this number.

1. Enter 3 into the number field below and press Ok to confirm. The level completes when the remaining-hair count matches, and any extra count comes from hairs that were only stuck on.

1. As you pull loose hairs aside, set them to one side rather than discarding them off the head, so you can see which strands remain rooted and avoid accidentally moving a real hair. After the fake strands are gone, count the remaining hairs slowly and match the result to the field before pressing Ok. If the entered count is rejected, check whether a loose hair still clings to the scalp, since a stuck-on strand left in place would be mistaken for a real one and inflate the total.

Strategy & Reasoning

Counting character details often hides removable pieces among the real ones. The loose hairs are drawn to look part of the head at first glance, but the drag interaction reveals that they can be pulled away, which means they were not genuinely growing there. The puzzle rewards clearing the decoys before counting.

After the fake strands move aside, the scalp shows only the permanent hairs, and the count drops to the small real total. The Ok button accepts this remaining count, so guessing from the first visible cluster will include decoys and overshoot. No hair needs to be added; the task is to remove the false ones and count what stays.

Tips & Common Mistakes

• Do not count every strand you see at the start; some are fake hairs that must be dragged off before the real count is taken.
• Pull the loose strands fully aside so you can see the scalp and avoid recounting a removed hair.
• Enter the number of hairs still on the head after removal, not the total number of fake hairs you dragged away.