Born from light but not a source, I mimic forms yet vanish when caught. What am I?
Category: Brain Teasers · Difficulty: expert
Hint: Think about appearances that depend entirely on something else to exist.
Answer
A reflection in a polished surface
Explanation
Reflections depend on an object and a surface; they imitate form but disappear when the conditions change.
This is a expert brain teasers riddle — one of the harder riddles here. The answer is A reflection in a polished surface.
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