What goes up and down simultaneously, yet never moves an inch from its fixed position?
A temperature
Temperatures rise and fall, but the thermometer or the abstract concept of temperature stays fixed in place.
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: Medium. More like this: Logic riddles with answers or try Einstein's Logic Grid for a different kind of puzzle.
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