I can exist in your thoughts but never in your hand. What am I?
Category: Brain · Difficulty: hard
Hint: Consider something that can inspire action but is intangible.
Answer
An idea
Explanation
An idea is a concept or mental representation that exists in the mind but has no physical form.
This is a hard brain riddle — a tricky one that takes a little thought. The answer is An idea.
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