Brain Out 2 Level 215

Overview

A man apologizes to an angry woman in the kitchen. A whole onion and a knife sit on the counter. The solved frame shows the onion now cut open and the woman teary, and the message "Well, don't cry, forgive you". Cutting the onion makes her cry, which softens her.

• Difficulty: Medium
• Estimated moves: 1–2

Step-by-Step Solution

1. Look at the counter. A whole onion and a kitchen knife lie on the counter.

1. Do not just let him talk. His words alone are not moving her.

1. Cut the onion. Drag the knife across the onion to slice it open.

1. She cries and forgives. The onion releases fumes and the woman starts to tear up. She relents and says "Well, don't cry, forgive you".

Strategy & Reasoning

To make his apology convincing, the onion fumes make the woman cry, which makes her soften and forgive him. Cutting the onion is the trick.

The joke is that you do not improve the man's words; you engineer tears. Slicing an onion releases volatile fumes that sting the eyes, making the woman weep. Her tears make the confrontation emotional and she relents, forgiving him. The man alone cannot sway her; the onion supplies the persuasion.

How does an onion improve the apology? The man's words alone are not moving the angry woman, so you have to engineer an emotional moment. Slicing an onion releases fumes that sting the eyes, making anyone nearby tear up. Cutting the onion on the counter makes the woman start crying, which softens the confrontation and leads her to forgive him. The joke is that you do not improve his apology at all; you just make her weep. The knife is the tool, the onion is the trigger, and her tears are what finally win the forgiveness.

The man's apology alone is not moving the angry woman, so you have to engineer an emotional moment rather than improve his words. Slicing an onion releases fumes that sting the eyes and make anyone nearby tear up. Cutting the onion on the counter is what triggers those fumes, and the woman starts crying. Her tears soften the confrontation and lead her to forgive him. The joke is that you did not make his apology any better; you just made her weep, and that was enough to win the forgiveness.

Cutting the onion is what makes her cry, and those tears are what win the forgiveness. Improving the man's words is unnecessary.

The sliced onion's fumes are the whole cause of her tears and her eventual forgiveness.

That is the whole joke: you never improve the apology, you only supply the onion that makes her weep, and the game treats her tears as enough.

Tips & Common Mistakes

• Correct: Cut the onion with the knife.
• Mistake: Do not just tap the man to improve his apology.
• Tip: Drag the knife across the onion on the counter.
• Result: The onion fumes make her cry, and she forgives him.

Key Frames