MediumClassic
"I tick all day and night yet I have no heartbeat. I am precise but I am always slightly wrong. Every hundred years I need to be corrected. What am I?"
Answer
A Clock
Explanation
A mechanical clock ticks continuously — the sound of the escapement mechanism — with no living heartbeat. Even the most precise clocks drift fractionally over time. Atomic clocks require periodic corrections to stay aligned with Earth's rotation.
This is a medium riddle in the Classic category — Time-honoured riddles passed down through generations.
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