Brain Out 2 Level 157
📝 Walkthrough
Overview
Level 157 is a photo-developing riddle. The screen shows a clothesline holding three blank, undeveloped photographs clipped with yellow pegs, and on the table below sits a shallow tray filled with water. A puzzled man stands beside the tray scratching his chin, and the on-screen hint reads "Let the photo see the pattern!". The core idea is that the blank pictures are not finished photos yet — they need to be developed, and the only developing fluid available is the water in the tray. Once a photo is dipped into the water, the hidden image appears and the level clears.
- Difficulty: Easy
- Estimated moves: 1
Step-by-Step Solution
- Read the hint and scan the room. When the level opens, take in the whole scene: three black blank photos clipped to a line overhead, a water tray on the table, and the confused man. Do not tap the man, the window, or the cabinet — none of them matter.
- Understand what "see the pattern" means. The photos are blank because they have not been developed. The hint tells you to let the photo reveal itself, and the only substance that can develop a photograph is the water in the tray. The water is the key interactive object.
- Grab one hanging photo. Press and hold any one of the three blank photos clipped to the clothesline. It does not matter which one you choose, because all three are undeveloped and any of them can be dipped.
- Drag the photo down into the water tray. Without releasing your finger, pull the selected photo off its peg and lower it into the blue water in the tray on the table. Drop it in so that the photo floats on the surface of the water.
- Watch the photo develop. As soon as the photo touches the water, sparkles appear around it and the blank surface fills in, revealing a hidden portrait of a woman. The man's expression changes from puzzled to impressed, and the line of text at the top reads "How come you know everything!".
- Confirm the clear. A green arrow button appears at the bottom, confirming the level is solved. No further dragging or tapping is needed — the single dip completes the puzzle.
Strategy & Reasoning
This level plays on the real-world knowledge that undeveloped photographic paper must be dipped in developing liquid to show its image. The game turns that everyday fact into a puzzle: everything on screen looks like a normal room, but the combination of blank photos plus a water tray is a deliberate hint that the water acts as developer.
Most players get stuck because they treat the photos as fixed decorations and start tapping around the screen — the man, the window, the cabinet, the pegs — searching for a hidden button. The clue text "Let the photo see the pattern!" is the giveaway: the verb is about making the photo itself do something, not about tapping another object. The word "see" hints at revealing the image that is already latent on the paper.
There is no difference between the three photos; they are identical blank sheets, so testing them one by one by tapping is a waste of time. The winning move is a drag-and-drop interaction rather than a tap, which is why simply tapping a photo does nothing. Once you realise the water tray is the developer, the answer is immediate.
Tips & Common Mistakes
- Mistake: tapping the photos instead of dragging them. A quick tap on a clipped photo does nothing because the game expects you to move the photo. Press and hold, then drag it into the water.
- Mistake: ignoring the water tray. Players often assume the tray is just scenery. It is the only prop that changes state when the photo touches it, so it is the target drop zone.
- Mistake: choosing a "special" photo. The three blank photos look identical and all work; do not spend time comparing them for a subtle difference. Any photo dipped in the water develops.
Key Frames
