The Mystery of the Mummy Hints

How do I defuse the bomb?

• 1 of 41: This looks like some kind of Rube Goldberg contraption.  Try to figure out how it's set up.
• 2 of 41: It looks as though the boiler is the key to the whole thing.
• 3 of 41: If you could disable the boiler, the bomb should be defused.
• 4 of 41: However, if you try to disable the boiler while you're standing near it, you could be killed.
• 5 of 41: You'll need to figure out some way to accomplish the same thing, but while you are not in the room.
• 6 of 41: Perhaps you could arrange some kind of delayed-response action to perform this task.
• 7 of 41: Check around the room for "hot spots", suggesting areas of possible activity.
• 8 of 41: You'll want to check in the back corner of the room and near the boiler.
• 9 of 41: Look through your inventory to see what you have remaining.
• 10 of 41: Some of the items will be intuitive; others will not.  So check everything.
• 11 of 41: You will need something fairly powerful to destroy the boiler.
• 12 of 41: An axe should do.
  • Where do I find the axe?
• 13 of 41: But you'll need a way to swing the axe while you're not around.
• 14 of 41: A rope could help.
  • Where do I find the rope?
• 15 of 41: Combine the rope with the axe in your inventory.
• 16 of 41: Now, perhaps you can hang the rope from somewhere near the boiler.
• 17 of 41: Check the wall behind the boiler.
• 18 of 41: Look for a hook high up on the wall.
• 19 of 41: Click the axe-and-rope combination on the hook.  The axe will be positioned to destroy the boiler.
• 20 of 41: Now, how can we "trigger" the axe to fall, but with enough time to escape the room?
• 21 of 41: What we need is a timed mechanism to cut through the rope, and allow the axe to fall on the boiler.
• 22 of 41: We'll need to set something up under the rope. 
• 23 of 41: The rope is quite high up -- you'll need to work where you can get closer to the rope.
• 24 of 41: Go in the back corner, and work on the large crate standing there.
• 25 of 41: You'll need to add something more to help you reduce the space between the crate and the rope.
• 26 of 41: Find a box, and place it on top of the crate.
  • Where can I find a box?
• 27 of 41: That's getting us closer to the rope, now it's time to add an item we could make good use of.
• 28 of 41: What in the world is this "batcher" that we've got in our inventory?
• 29 of 41: It's a balance scale.
• 30 of 41: Place the batcher on top of the box.
  • Where do I find the batcher (scale)?
• 31 of 41: What do we have that could destroy the rope slowly?
• 32 of 41: More specifically, something that could burn through the rope.
• 33 of 41: Take the candle and place it on the right side of the scales.  (Note how it makes the right side of the scales fall.)
  • Where do I find the candle?
• 34 of 41: If we could place something on the left side of the scales, it looks like that would lift the candle to the rope, and trigger our "contraption".
• 35 of 41: But how to do that in a delayed manner, to give us time to exit?
• 36 of 41: Place the bowl on the left side of the scale.Where do I find the bowl?
• 37 of 41: Hmmm...  not heavy enough.  But it would be, if we added something to it.  Slowly.
• 38 of 41: Take the oil pipette, and place it above the bowl.  (It's difficult to see, but there is a "hot spot" there, high on the wall.)
  • Where do I find the pipette?
• 39 of 41: That's it!  Now all we have to do is light the candle, and get out.
• 40 of 41: Use your lamp to light the candle.
• 41 of 41: Walk out the door to see the final cut-scene.

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