# What has its bottom at the top?

Source: https://silverapuzzles.com/riddles/what-has-its-bottom-at-the-top

A body-geometry riddle that sounds impossible. Something has a bottom in the highest place, which only makes sense if “bottom” is a nickname.

**Answer:** Your legs.

Your bottom sits at the top of your legs.

Hint: Look down.

## How to think about it

1. An object’s bottom is its lowest part by definition, so the riddle must use “bottom” as a word for a body part.
2. The hint says to look down. Think about where your bottom sits.
3. Your bottom is at the top of your legs.
4. So your legs have their bottom at the top.

## Why “your legs” is the answer

Your bottom, in the polite sense, sits at the very top of your legs, so your legs are the thing whose bottom is at the top. The riddle is a mild joke about anatomy and the double meaning of a single word. Children find it funnier than adults do, which is part of its charm.

## Common wrong answers

- **An upside-down cup.** A flipped cup has its bottom on top, but only because you turned it over; the riddle wants something that is always that way.
- **A tree.** A tree’s roots are at the bottom and its crown at the top, so it is the normal way around.