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Lottie Casas September 8, 2022

A MIND-boggling riddle branded "near impossible" has left quizzers so stumped that those that do solve it could be top code breakers.

Riddles – questions or statements intentionally phrased to force readers to use all their brain power to solve them -have both puzzled and infuriated humans for thousands of years.

But one riddle in particular has got even the sharpest tools in the box scratching their heads.

It goes as follows: "If you throw me from the window, I will leave a grieving wife.

"Bring me back, but in the door, and you'll see someone giving life.

"What am I?"

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Before the answer is revealed, it is important to bear in mind a few things.

The first is that the goal of a riddle is to misdirect you by presenting answers which appear obvious but are not correct.

So have a long, hard think before settling on an answer – because things are not always as they seem.

Secondly, remember some some riddles are based upon letters while others are based on numbers.

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And sometimes the answer is built right into the riddle.

Look for patterns, hints or double meanings.

And consider the use of letters in each word and pick apart what exactly the riddle is trying to tell you.

Any closer? Try repeating the riddle over a couple of times and think what could be missing from each line of the story.

And try and think out of the box, away from the meaning of the words to perhaps how they are structured.

If you're really struggling to work this one out, the answer is the letter 'N'.

Look back at the riddle and you are asked to "throw me from the window".

So, take the 'N' in 'window' out, what are you left with? 'Widow', aka, 'a grieving wife'.

Now you're asked to 'bring me back, but in the door'.

Take the 'N' from 'window' and put it into the word 'door'.

You end up with 'donor' – in other words, you have "seen someone giving life".

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So when asked "what am I?" – the answer is 'N'.

If you worked that out you may find you have what it takes to be a top code breaker.

RIDDLED WITH CLUES

Tips for solving a riddle:

  1. Think long and hard before you attempt an answer – The goal of a riddle is to misdirect you by presenting answers which appear obvious but are not correct.
  2. Practice by solving progressively harder riddles – This way you will retrain your brain in how to work out those pesky riddles.
  3. Look for patterns, hints, and ask yourself, “What is really the question here?”
    Some riddles are based upon letters, some on double meanings, some on numbers and sometimes the answer is built right into the riddle. When you see a pattern, you're half way there.
  4. Break down the riddle into parts and answer each one.
    Longer riddles are easier to crack if broken down into small parts and solve each one.
  5. Repeating the riddle can help you find the solution.
    When you're familiar with the words in the riddle you may get the answer faster

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