I can be a bridge between two realms. I can count without touching. What am I?
Category: Math · Difficulty: expert
Hint: Consider ways to keep track of quantities.
Answer
A tally
Explanation
Tallies are often used to count items without needing to manipulate them physically.
This is a expert math riddle — one of the harder riddles here. The answer is A tally.
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