Brain Test 5 Level 43

Overview

A waiter carries a tray along a path where a spill or overturned bucket has created a slipping hazard. The task is to clear that hazard from the waiter's route so he can walk through without slipping and dropping his tray. The level finishes once the path ahead of him is safe and the checkmark appears.

• Difficulty: Easy
• Estimated moves: 1

Step-by-Step Solution

1. Watch the waiter's line of travel and locate the spill or bucket hazard sitting on that path, the wet or slippery spot he would step into next.
2. Identify the hazard as the thing to remove rather than the waiter or his tray; the tray stays in his hands and the waiter keeps walking forward.
3. Clear the spill or move the bucket out of the walking path, wiping or relocating it so the floor ahead of him is dry and unobstructed.
4. Check that no part of the hazard remains on the route, leaving a clear dry strip from the waiter to the other side.
5. With the slippery spot removed, the waiter passes through safely without dropping the tray, and the checkmark appears.
6. Follow the waiter's exact walking line to locate the hazard; a spill at the edge of that line still counts as the slip risk he will step into next.
7. After clearing the spill, scan the strip ahead of him for any remaining wet patch or tipped bucket; the checkmark appears only when his whole forward path is dry and unobstructed.

Strategy & Reasoning

The level focuses on one blocking hazard in the walking route. The waiter and tray are the characters to protect, not objects to move; the failure being prevented is a slip caused by the spill or bucket. Removing the obstacle from the floor therefore solves the problem directly, while reaching for the waiter himself would not change the hazard he still has to step through.
This keeps the action simple: there is no balancing trick to apply to the tray, and no speed control over the waiter. The only real decision is spotting where the slippery item sits along his path and taking it out of that line. A spill that only partly clears, or a bucket left tipped at the edge of the route, can still threaten the next step, so the hazard has to be fully off the walking strip. The finished safe passage with the tray intact confirms the path was cleared before he reached the slippery spot.

Tips & Common Mistakes

• Remove the spill or bucket from the walking path; do not try to steady the waiter or his tray instead.
• Clear the hazard fully, including any wet patch or tipped container still lying at the edge of the route.
• Keep the waiter on his original line; the fix is to make that path safe, not to steer him around another route.