I cling to a student's shoulders all day, swallowing heavy books, pencils, and homework without ever gaining weight on my own. What am I?
A backpack
A backpack is designed with shoulder straps to carry school supplies like textbooks, notebooks, and homework folders. Although the contents added inside increase the total load carried, the empty weight of the bag itself remains completely unchanged.
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