Brain Out 2 Level 234

Overview

Three small animals: a poodle, a hamster, and a lion. The solved frame shows the hamster spitting out a gold bar from its mouth, and the message "A small piece of gold hidden in the hamster's mouth".

• Difficulty: Medium
• Estimated moves: 1

Step-by-Step Solution

1. Look at the three animals. The poodle, hamster, and lion are candidates.

1. Do not judge by looks. The lion looks grand and the poodle looks pricey, but appearances are misleading.

1. Tap the hamster. Hamsters stuff things into their cheek pouches.

1. It spits out gold. The hamster spits out a small gold bar hidden in its mouth. The "A small piece of gold hidden in the hamster's mouth" result appears.

Strategy & Reasoning

Hamsters stuff their cheek pouches. The most expensive animal is the hamster because it hides a gold bar in its mouth.

At first glance the lion seems most valuable because it is a rare animal, and the poodle looks like a pricey breed. But the trick plays on hamsters' real habit of stuffing food into expandable cheek pouches. Tapping the hamster makes it spit out what it has hidden — a small gold bar, which is literally worth more than the other pets.

Why is the hamster most expensive? The lion looks grand and the poodle looks like a pricey breed, which makes both tempting answers. But the trick plays on a hamster's real habit: it stuffs objects into its expandable cheek pouches. Tapping the hamster makes it spit out a small gold bar hidden in its mouth, and gold is literally worth more than either animal. The lion and poodle are pets with a normal market value, while the hamster is carrying a hidden gold piece. The result line confirms the gold was concealed in its mouth.

At first glance the lion seems worth the most because it is a rare, powerful animal, and the poodle looks like an expensive purebred. Both are reasonable guesses, which is exactly why they are offered. The trick plays on how hamsters stuff food into their expandable cheek pouches. Tapping the hamster makes it spit out a small gold bar it had hidden in its mouth, and a lump of gold is literally worth more than either pet. The result line spells out that the gold was concealed in the hamster's cheek, which is why the seemingly ordinary rodent is the most expensive.

Tap the hamster to make it spit out the gold bar hidden in its cheek; that makes it the most expensive.

Spitting out the gold bar is what makes the hamster worth the most.

Tips & Common Mistakes

• Correct: Tap the hamster.
• Mistake: Do not pick the lion just because it looks grand.
• Clue: The gold is hidden in the hamster's cheek pouches.
• Result: Once it spits out the gold, the level clears.

Key Frames