Lateral Thinking Puzzles

5. I Only Exist According to Rules

I only exist
According to rules
Children are taught this
Early in school
Rule-breakers hope I’m neither life nor death
When I’m made to run
others catch their breath
Seemingly interminable to some
I must have end to exist.

What am I?

Submitted by malkamain · Added 24 February 2009

Solution:

The answer to the riddle is 'time.' Time exists according to specific rules, is a concept taught early in school, and rule-breakers may hope that time does not have serious consequences. When time is running out, it can create tension for observers, and time must have an end to be considered complete.


Comments (2)

caraUkungu 10 May 2009

A sentence

chandler 2 July 2010

Time

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