I have hands but cannot clap. I have numbers but no math. What am I?
Category: Brain · Difficulty: medium
Hint: Think about something that keeps time.
Answer
A timepiece
Explanation
A clock has hands that point to the time but cannot clap, and it has numbers but doesn't perform mathematical operations.
This is a medium brain riddle — a moderate challenge for most people. The answer is A timepiece.
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