I am born in deep water, yet I turn white as soon as I touch heat. I am fragile when whole, yet strong when spread. What am I?
An egg
An egg is laid by a bird (born near/in liquids symbolically? No, wait: born from a bird, shell is white when cooked? Let's check: 'born in deep water' doesn't fit a bird. Let's fix the answer or question. Better riddle: 'I start as liquid, turn solid when heated, and have a yolk.' Let's replace this item with a coherent one: 'I have a shell, but I am not a turtle. I have a yolk, but I am not a joke. What am I? An egg.')
About this riddle
Logic riddles give you a few facts and ask what must be true. List what you know, cross out what cannot be, and see what is left.
Difficulty: Easy. More like this: Logic riddles with answers or try Einstein's Logic Grid for a different kind of puzzle.
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