MediumWordplay
"I am the opposite of heavy and also the opposite of dark. I fill a room instantly. I travel faster than anything in the universe. What am I?"
Answer
Light
Explanation
Light means both not heavy and not dark — a double meaning in English. Light fills a room the instant a switch is flicked. The speed of light is the ultimate speed limit of the universe.
This is a medium riddle in the Wordplay category — Riddles that play with language, puns, and double meanings.
Tags:wordplayphysicsnature
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