Brain Out Level 157
📝 Walkthrough
Overview
A baby sits with a pacifier, a hairdryer, and an electric clipper laid out around it. A haircut on a fussy, awake baby is not realistic, so the baby has to be settled to sleep first, and only then can the clippers be used. The dryer and pacifier are secondary props, while the clipper is the actual cutting tool.
The awake fussy baby sits with pacifier, dryer, and clipper around it, but only the clipper performs the cutting once the child is settled.
- Difficulty: Regular
- Estimated moves: 3
Step-by-Step Solution
- Look at the baby and the three tools: pacifier, hairdryer, and electric clipper. The baby is awake and will not hold still for a cut yet.
- Rock the device slowly and gently to lull the baby to sleep, as in a cradle, until it is settled and still.
- Once the baby is asleep, pick up the electric clipper and bring it to the baby's hair.
- Run the clippers over the baby's hair to complete the haircut while the baby stays asleep.
- Check that the haircut finishes without waking the baby. If the baby stirs, finish the rocking before bringing the clipper back.
Rock the device slowly to lull the baby to sleep before bringing any tool near its hair, and keep the motion gentle so rough shaking does not keep the child awake. Once the baby is still and asleep, pick up the electric clipper and run it over the hair to finish the cut. Keep the baby settled during the haircut; if it stirs, return to the rocking before using the clipper again. The level completes once the clippers have trimmed the hair while the baby sleeps.
The clipper only works once the baby is asleep, so do not bring it near the child during the rocking stage; that would wake or unsettle the baby before the cut begins. The hairdryer in the set is a distractor, and the pacifier is optional comfort, so finish the calm-down first and then use the clippers for the actual trim.
Strategy & Reasoning
The level separates calming from cutting: an awake, moving baby cannot be clipped, so the sleep step comes first. Brain Out uses the device-rocking gesture again to simulate soothing, after which the proper tool becomes usable. The hairdryer is a distractor in this set; the clippers are what actually trim hair, and applying them only after the baby is asleep is the intended order. The level separates calming from cutting: an awake moving baby cannot be clipped, so the sleep step precedes the tool step. The rocking gesture simulates soothing, the clipper is the only cutting prop in the set, and the hairdryer is a distractor that does not trim hair.
Tips & Common Mistakes
- Rock the baby to sleep before using the clipper; do not cut an awake baby.
- Use the electric clipper for the haircut; the hairdryer does not trim hair.
- Keep the motion gentle while rocking, since rough shaking will keep the baby awake.