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What is easy to get into but hard to get out of?
A riddle about an uneven door: walking in takes no effort, walking out takes a great deal. The answer is not a place.
What is easy to get into but hard to get out of?
Hint: Kids find it often.
Reveal the answer
Trouble
Getting into trouble takes a moment; getting out can take much longer.
How to solve it (spoilers)
How to think about it
- Think of situations rather than rooms. Where do people slip in easily and struggle to leave?
- Debt, bad habits and trouble all fit the shape.
- The hint says kids find it often. Which of those do children get into?
- Trouble is easy to get into and hard to get out of.
Why “Trouble” is the answer
Getting into trouble takes a moment of carelessness, while getting out of it can take apologies, repairs and time. The phrase “in trouble” treats trouble as a place you enter, which is the picture the riddle paints. Debt works on the same logic for adults, but the hint about kids points to trouble.
Common wrong answers
- A swimming pool. A pool is easy to jump into and easy to climb out of, so the second half fails.
- Debt. Debt fits the shape well, so it is a fair alternative; the hint about children leads to trouble.
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