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"I am one of nature's most sophisticated structures. I am almost weightless yet I can support flight. Each of me contains thousands of interlocking hooks. What am I?"
Answer
A Feather
Explanation
Bird feathers are extraordinary structures. Each feather is made of a central shaft and hundreds of barbs, each with hundreds of barbules and tiny hooks that zip together. This creates a lightweight yet aerodynamic surface. Engineers study feathers for aerospace design.
This is a medium riddle in the Science category — Riddles about physics, space, biology and the laws of the universe.
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