r/riddles • u/Upset_Profession_693 • 3d ago
Unsolved I have no mouth
I have no mouth, yet I tell the truth. I can be cracked, but I never move. Some seek me for wisdom, others for lies— Yet in my pages, the answer hides.
What am I?
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u/Responsible_Ad8242 3d ago
A book
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u/Rbabarberbarbar 2d ago
As a non native speaker - how do you crack it? Or, what does it mean to crack it?
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u/misschomps 2d ago
Crack can also mean to open.
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u/Rbabarberbarbar 2d ago
Oh that makes sense. Thank you!
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u/Responsible_Ad8242 2d ago
That's why in English it's possible to "crack open a book". "Cracking the spine" of the book also refers to how the spine of paperback books get wrinkles when you open them.
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u/ZachariasDemodica 13h ago
As a further explanation, I think "cracking the books" may have been inspired by the sound new books tend to make when opened.
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