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If you drop me I will crack, but if you smile at me I will smile back. What am I?
A two-clue riddle about something fragile and friendly. One line describes how it breaks; the other describes how it responds to your face.
If you drop me I will crack, but if you smile at me I will smile back. What am I?
Hint: Look in the bathroom.
Reveal the answer
A mirror
A mirror can break and always reflects your smile.
How to solve it (spoilers)
How to think about it
- Dropping it cracks it, so it is made of something brittle like glass.
- Smiling at it makes it smile back, so it shows your own face to you.
- Glass that shows your face is a reflection.
- A mirror cracks when dropped and returns every smile.
Why “a mirror” is the answer
A mirror is a sheet of glass that shatters if it falls, and it reflects your expression, so a smile is always answered with a smile. The second clue sounds like a person, which is the misdirection. Still water reflects too, but it does not crack when dropped.
Common wrong answers
- An egg. An egg cracks when dropped, but it does not smile back at you.
- A window. Window glass cracks and can show a faint reflection, but it is a mirror whose whole purpose is to smile back.
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