I am not alive, but I can grow; I don’t have lungs, but I need air; what am I?
Category: Brain Teasers · Difficulty: hard
Hint: Consider the element that can consume but is not alive.
Answer
A flame
Explanation
Fire grows when it consumes materials, needs oxygen, but is not a living organism.
This is a hard brain teasers riddle — a tricky one that takes a little thought. The answer is A flame.
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