Riddles are fun for many, but mainly for two reasons. One, you get to think about things differently. Two, for some reason, solving it give a tiny rush of wit. Well, those who fail to solve riddles may love the idea of learning and then passing it to someone else.
And the fun continues!
It’s something you can ask anyone. A riddle makes way to a great start a conversation, too, or break the ice, for some. Ask a person you’re interested with to solve a riddle and notice how instantly they start to feel relaxed towards you or at least be a bit comfortable. (Unless the person is really not into you).
One such fun world riddle is – what can travel around the world while staying in a corner? Maybe you don’t know the answer and want to do a quick search. Or simply read it somewhere and now want to figure out the mystery. In any case, let’s get you the correct answer and maybe explain it a little bit.
Riddle me this…
What Can Travel Around the World While Staying in a Corner?
A postage stamp! We all know that a postage stamp basically is paper with gum on it and you buy it from the post office for sticking to an envelope. Or maybe a bundle that you’ll post later. It’s used to ensure you have paid for the letter or bundle. It also comes in outline engraved form on the envelope.
Confused why this is the correct answer? Keep on reading…
Let’s get to the bottom of the riddle answer
The point of “travel but stays in one corner” is what makes the whole riddle so much interesting. Travel is considered moving and motion is a relative thing. A substance that is moving must be working with that motion when compared to something else.
This is why you can consider a moving and stationary material at the exact moment. Relative to what is the factor of the whole argument based on? For example, at this very moment you might be sitting in one corner or one spot of your room and apparently, you are not traveling anywhere.
However, the earth is spinning consistently without stopping. And so, even while not moving at all, you are actually in a motion that you may not feel. In reality, if you are sitting at the equator, then your room is actually making a motion of 460 meters each second.
What about the fact that the earth is also moving around the sun? This brings another true statement to light. You are actually moving around the sun at 67 thousand mph. And that is the speed you’ve been following your entire life — Of course, when relative to the sun.
Back to the postage stamp…
When compared to the corner, it’s not really moving. However, the corner where the stamp is glued, the postage stamp, and the envelope are all moving around the earth altogether, and therefore that can be considered a trip around the world.
Most probably, the envelope will be inside a postman’s bag or the courier’s van while it travels around the world. There can also be the case of an international plane. In all cases, that stamp never leaves the corner, but it’s still going around the world.
An international postage stamp is a more specific answer if you want to make it smarter because that way, there’s no local moving of letter and instead it’s going around the world.
Wrap Up
And that was a simple riddle with a quite thorough explanation behind it. Also, it seems pretty fascinating how a thing can be stationary and moving simultaneously. And that’s the beauty of riddles. You just don’t have fun playing with them but also, get to learn some quick-wit stuff!
Got a riddle to share? Riddle me that! 🙂
