EasyScience
"I measure how hot and cold the world is but I never feel it myself. I rise when others suffer and fall when they are relieved. What am I?"
Answer
A Thermometer
Explanation
A thermometer measures temperature precisely but has no sensation of its own. Mercury or digital indicators rise with heat and fall as things cool down.
This is an easy riddle in the Science category — Riddles about physics, space, biology and the laws of the universe.
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