I can tell the time but have no hands, I can guide the lost but have no voice. What am I?
Category: Brain Teasers · Difficulty: expert
Hint: Consider something that uses light to indicate time.
Answer
A sundial
Explanation
A sundial uses the position of the sun's shadow to tell time without moving parts.
This is a expert brain teasers riddle — one of the harder riddles here. The answer is A sundial.
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