I can lift a heavy automobile when you change a flat tire, but place me inside a carved pumpkin with a glowing face, and I complete his famous name. What am I?
Jack
This riddle plays on the proper name 'Jack' and its various noun uses. A car jack is a mechanical device used to hoist vehicles for maintenance, while a Jack-o'-lantern is a carved pumpkin with a candle inside. Identifying the tool that lifts cars and fills in the name of the Halloween pumpkin points to Jack.
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