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It is a riddle (Posted on 2005-04-13) Difficulty: 1 of 5
It is a riddle.
It is the strongest force,
to resist your force,
and yet it is not a force.
It never accelerates,
but it is always moving.
It never rests, and
it never gets tired.
It has been defined many ways,
but no one can quite capture it.
What is it?

  Submitted by Michael Cottle    
Rating: 3.7143 (14 votes)
Solution: (Hide)
The trick answer is "a riddle". There are also many other applicable solutions posted as comments. However, the answer that I had in mind when I wrote it was...

Time

Time is a force to be reckoned with whenever there is a desire to change the past or create more of the present or future. An example, "you can't hold back the hands of time."

As we get old and get tired and retired, time is always moving. And as long as we seem to exist, it seems to exist.

Time has many definitions and a great singer once performed the desire to put "Time In A Bottle". Tragically, the desire was unsuccessful.

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  Subject Author Date
No SubjectGeorge Ambrose2022-10-12 04:02:42
No SubjectGeorge Ambrose2022-10-12 04:02:41
No SubjectAston Cargo2022-10-12 03:05:00
SuggestionSantiago2020-05-06 22:05:47
SolutionAnswerMath Man2011-05-28 09:32:26
SolutionPuzzle SolutionK Sengupta2007-03-14 03:44:50
Some Thoughtstell me wat u thinkJoe2005-11-27 23:59:33
No Subjectthomas2005-11-08 11:00:51
timethomas2005-11-08 10:59:51
My answerJoshua2005-11-04 12:54:57
Some ThoughtsPlaying the Devil's advocateDevin Mahnke2005-07-20 03:44:12
re: that was goodjoey2005-07-19 20:22:42
Some Thoughtshmmmj4411672005-06-25 23:53:29
Talk about tragic..john2005-06-13 19:59:56
Some Thoughtsthat was goodchristina2005-06-12 22:02:53
re: physics..john2005-06-02 13:43:52
re: riddleNicky Glass2005-05-09 09:08:28
riddlejackjack2005-05-04 05:40:33
physics..emika2005-05-02 03:32:31
re(5): ... (physics 101)Amon2005-05-01 05:14:58
re(2): A Comment + to pcbouhidpcbouhid2005-04-30 14:02:18
re: A Comment + to pcbouhidHugo2005-04-29 23:03:45
Some ThoughtsA CommentMichael Cottle2005-04-29 20:31:54
re(4): ... (physics 101)Cory Taylor2005-04-29 18:00:55
Some Thoughtsre(3): velocity is not accelerationAmon2005-04-29 16:44:17
Some Thoughtsre(3): ... (physics 101)Amon2005-04-29 16:43:39
re(2): velocity is not accelerationErik O.2005-04-29 15:37:02
re(2): ... (physics 101)nikki2005-04-29 14:39:07
re(2): Congratulations to Hugopcbouhid2005-04-29 14:35:59
re: No acceleration from Mathematics point of viewSam2005-04-29 11:55:23
No acceleration from Mathematics point of viewJonathan Chang2005-04-29 05:39:20
Good definition - But it still comes to the same point as me.Jonathan Chang2005-04-29 04:25:08
Good definition - But it still comes to the same point as me.Jonathan Chang2005-04-29 04:25:08
Good definition - But it still comes to the same point as me.Jonathan Chang2005-04-29 04:25:07
re: A list of sites.Amon2005-04-29 04:20:15
A list of sites.Dustin2005-04-29 04:14:48
Some Thoughtsre: velocity is not accelerationAmon2005-04-29 04:06:23
velocity is not accelerationJonathan Chang2005-04-29 03:59:10
Reply to AmonJonathan Chang2005-04-29 03:57:16
re: The word, accelerate, in common termsAmon2005-04-29 03:46:23
The word, accelerate, in common termsJonathan Chang2005-04-29 02:59:29
Reply to AmonJonathan Chang2005-04-29 02:49:47
re: Challenge everybody back for discussionAmon2005-04-29 02:21:06
Challenge everybody back for discussionJonathan Chang2005-04-29 01:20:30
Proves tfor tyour solutionJonathan Chang2005-04-28 23:28:42
Proves tfor tyour solutionJonathan Chang2005-04-28 23:28:41
Loss of common senseJonathan Chang2005-04-28 23:25:17
Lousy solution - Re: congratulation to HugoJonathan Chang2005-04-28 23:22:42
re: Congratulations to HugoHugo2005-04-28 21:47:49
ObjectionJonathan Chang2005-04-28 17:17:55
Disagreement with the solutionJonathan Chang2005-04-28 17:08:54
re: Reply to JCDustin2005-04-28 16:31:48
Congratulations to Hugopcbouhid2005-04-28 15:39:23
Welcome to the Game- CJonathan Chang2005-04-28 09:43:07
Reply to CJonathan Chang2005-04-28 09:35:16
Some thoughts of my own..C2005-04-28 02:56:31
No fixed solutionJonathan Chang2005-04-26 05:30:42
or you know whatkristin2005-04-25 22:40:54
solution? i think sokristin2005-04-25 22:38:15
i think it is...Sandra Mason2005-04-25 10:14:32
...or it could be...FQ2005-04-24 19:31:52
SolutionFQ2005-04-24 19:29:45
Is it..Caitlin2005-04-23 22:50:53
re(3): It is...noel thompson2005-04-23 15:02:57
re(2): It is...noel thompson2005-04-23 15:00:45
re: reply to marcusmarcus2005-04-22 23:53:17
Do I got it?Heather2005-04-22 19:12:01
one more...pcbouhid2005-04-21 22:16:55
reply to marcusPenny2005-04-21 03:32:27
No Subjectmarcus2005-04-21 02:47:18
another guess(es)pcbouhid2005-04-17 22:23:02
My solutionLaLa2005-04-17 19:25:16
re: It is...Rex2005-04-16 15:17:05
SolutionSolution:Adam2005-04-16 07:23:41
SolutionIt is...Stephen Ticsay2005-04-16 04:22:13
I think I got itLeslie2005-04-15 19:05:56
re: The Answer is....Rex2005-04-14 15:54:28
SolutionThe Answer is....Penny2005-04-14 03:24:41
Solutiongot it!Amber2005-04-14 03:20:51
THE ANWSERBrandon2005-04-13 22:49:08
re: What about this?pcbouhid2005-04-13 19:39:57
Solution?Federico Kereki2005-04-13 18:25:21
re: What about this?armando2005-04-13 16:50:20
What about this?Hugo2005-04-13 16:29:45
My guesspcbouhid2005-04-13 16:23:41
Some Thoughtsre: Must be this.nikki2005-04-13 15:39:23
SolutionLets try thisLeming2005-04-13 15:38:19
Must be this.rosalie2005-04-13 15:29:15
Question????Rex2005-04-13 15:22:03
solution? spoiler?Erik O.2005-04-13 15:10:24
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