I have hands but cannot clap, I have a face but cannot smile. What am I?
Category: Brain · Difficulty: hard
Hint: Think about objects that tell time.
Answer
A timepiece
Explanation
The riddle describes a clock, which has hands (the hour and minute hands) and a face (the dial), but does not exhibit human actions like clapping or smiling.
This is a hard brain riddle — a tricky one that takes a little thought. The answer is A timepiece.
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