Hints

Plot-hole #173 · September 8, 2026 · Today

Difficulty: Hard · 65% of 40 players solved it.

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Hint 1 — One-word hint

"Conditioning"

Hint 2 — The Setup

A dystopian Britain in the near future.

Hint 3 — The Character

A violent young man leads a gang that terrorizes people at night.

Hint 4 — The Conflict

He is arrested and subjected to an experimental rehabilitation treatment.

Hint 5 — The Twist

The treatment makes him physically ill when he even thinks of violence.

Final hint (names names)

Stanley Kubrick's controversial film about ultraviolence and free will.

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A Clockwork Orange

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