I can be measured but never held, I can be feared or cherished, depending on the tale told. What am I?
Category: Brain · Difficulty: expert
Hint: Think about what dictates the flow of existence.
Answer
Duration
Explanation
Time is a constant that can be quantified and felt but is ultimately an abstract concept that cannot be physically grasped.
This is a expert brain riddle — one of the harder riddles here. The answer is Duration.
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