In a game of flips, I alternate between states. When I start at zero, I easily climb, but once I hit five, I must reset. What am I?
Category: Math · Difficulty: expert
Hint: Think of something that counts up.
Answer
A digital counter
Explanation
A digital counter increases until it reaches a maximum, then resets, typically seen in devices like odometers.
This is a expert math riddle — one of the harder riddles here. The answer is A digital counter.
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