I mark the past, present, and future too, with hands that move, but never touch you. What am I?
Category: Science · Difficulty: medium
Hint: I have numbers and hands, but I don’t have legs.
Answer
Timepiece
Explanation
A clock measures time and displays it using hands that move around a dial.
This is a medium science riddle — a moderate challenge for most people. The answer is Timepiece.
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