Riddles can either leave you feeling like pulling your hair out or hugely satisfied at solving them. One recently posted on X (formerly Twitter) asked people to work out what something is from just two clues. The brainteaser was shared by a user called Brainy Bits Hub and was viewed more than 6,000 times. with dozens of people offering up their answers.
The full post reads: "Riddle me this. “I can fly but I have no wings, I can cry but I have no eyes. What am I?” The contradictory hints turns this word puzzle on its head and requires you to think outside the box, no matter how much you want to shout out 'bird' or some other type of animal.
Answers varied from 'rocket' and 'a drone' to 'fireworks' and 'bat'. Some went very abstract with their attempts, saying 'time' and 'dreams', while another joked, 'My Google cloud storage'. It's likely that the latter really knew the probable answer, which wasn't shared by the poster, as the majority of responses said 'cloud'. As one person explained: "I am a cloud floating through the sky. When I cry I rain." Another added: "I was going to say rain but a cloud seems more like it.".
If you're feeling good about working this riddle out then there are five other questions below designed to catch you out. They come courtesy of come from quizmaster Mahan Lankarani, who has amassed a huge 1.5 million followers on TikTok alone. Our advice is to read each of them carefully before jumping to an answer because it's easier than you might realise to make as mistake:.
