I am not alive, but I grow; I don't breathe, but I need air. I am not food, but I can be consumed. What am I?
Category: Brain · Difficulty: expert
Hint: Think about something that can change shape and needs oxygen.
Answer
A flame
Explanation
Fire grows when fed with fuel and requires air (oxygen) to sustain itself.
This is a expert brain riddle — one of the harder riddles here. The answer is A flame.
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