Brain Test 5 Level 36

Overview

A person looks down on a plate of food with disdain, and two condiment bottles, ketchup and mayonnaise, sit nearby. The task is to inspect the plate and the bottles to discover why he rejects the food, rather than assuming the meal itself is spoiled or ordering him to eat.

• Difficulty: Regular
• Estimated moves: 2

Step-by-Step Solution

1. Look at the plate first and note how the food is arranged or sauced, comparing it against what the condiment bottles beside it suggest.
2. Inspect the ketchup bottle and the mayonnaise bottle: check their labels, contents, and how they relate to the food on the plate.
3. Identify the mismatch that explains the disdain, such as the wrong condiment being paired with the dish or a condiment detail that does not belong on it.
4. Act on that discovered reason the way the scene expects, whether that means correcting the condiment on the plate or exposing what is actually wrong with the serving.
5. Once the reason for the rejection has been found and addressed, the checkmark appears over the food scene.
6. Compare the contents and labels of the ketchup and mayonnaise bottles against what the plate actually holds; the mismatch that explains the disdain shows up in that pairing, not in the person's expression.
7. Once the wrong condiment detail is found, correct or expose it on the plate; merely staring at the bottles will not clear the level, which needs the discovered reason acted on.
8. After the mismatch is corrected on the plate, re-read the person's reaction; the disdain clears once the food matches what belongs on the dish, which is the state the checkmark marks.

Strategy & Reasoning

This is an inspection puzzle where the answer is hidden in the comparison between plate and bottles. The person's disdain is the symptom, not the clue, so tapping him or pushing the plate toward him will not reveal anything. The two condiment bottles are placed deliberately beside the meal, which means the difference or mistake involving them is what the level wants you to notice.
The ketchup and mayonnaise are easy to treat as background dressing, but comparing their contents, labels, or placement against the plate exposes the mismatch. A food can look normal while the condiment detail makes it unacceptable, which is why the plate alone does not give the answer. Reading the props rather than the character's expression keeps the investigation on the right track. The completed checkmark means the discovered reason has been acted on, not merely that you looked at the bottles once.

Tips & Common Mistakes

• Inspect both the plate and the condiment bottles; the problem appears in how they relate to each other.
• Do not force the person to eat; the level clears once the underlying condiment or food mismatch is found.
• Check labels and contents rather than judging only the color of the meal on the plate.