Brain Blow Level 54

Overview

An ostrich stands on an orange patch of bare sand, its long neck and red beak fully visible above its brown body. The prompt asks you to help the ostrich hide, and the rest of the screen is empty scenery with no bush, rock, or other animal to hide behind. The intended gag is the classic ostrich behavior: the bird must bury its head in the ground, leaving only its body and legs visible above the sand.

• Difficulty: Easy
• Estimated moves: 1

Step-by-Step Solution

1. Read the prompt asking you to help the ostrich hide, and look around the sand patch for anything it could shelter behind. There is no bush, wall, or cover object on the screen, so hiding by moving behind scenery is not possible.

1. Focus on the ostrich's long neck and head, which rise above its body. The head and beak are the parts that would give the bird away, and the ground directly beneath it is the place where an ostrich buries its head.

1. Drag or swipe the ostrich's head and neck downward, pushing it into the sand patch in front of its feet. Guide the head down toward the ground until the neck folds down and the beak disappears into the sand.

1. Keep the downward movement going until the head is fully inside the ground and only the body, wings, and legs remain standing above the sand. A small hole or depression forms in the sand where the head went in.

1. Once the head is buried and the ostrich's body sits over the spot, the level accepts that it has hidden itself, and the completion screen appears.

Strategy & Reasoning

The level leans on the well-known joke that ostriches bury their heads in the sand, so the solution follows that image rather than a realistic hiding method. The empty background rules out searching for cover, and the only movable element tied to the ostrich is its own neck. Swiping the head downward reproduces the burrowing pose the level expects.

Do not confuse this with moving the whole bird: dragging the body sideways or trying to cover it with the sand patch will not work, because the bird stays in place and only its head goes underground. The body and legs remain visible on purpose, which is why the completed pose shows feathers and legs above the sand with the head out of sight.

Tips & Common Mistakes

• Drag the ostrich's head and neck downward into the sand, not the whole body sideways; the bird stays where it stands while its head goes under.
• Do not look for a bush or rock to tuck behind; the screen has no such cover, and the intended hide is burying the head in the ground.
• Push until the beak and head are fully out of sight; leaving the neck or beak above the sand still shows the ostrich and will not complete the level.