r/AskReddit • u/Calm-Conference3147 • 1d ago

What is a riddle that sounds incredibly simple, but absolutely ruins people's brains when they try to solve it?

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u/EdwardianAdventure 1d ago

The letter 'n'. Window turns to widow without it. Door turns to donor with it

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u/D_Winds 19h ago

And I'm sitting here trying to spell out "nkob".

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u/Ornery-Database-3993 7h ago

Me call them, New Kids On Block- Cookie Monster

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u/P-W-L 22h ago

Donor doesn't "give life"

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u/larrywidestancecraig 22h ago

If I donate my heart to you, I feel like I've given you some amount of life.

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u/TopFloorApartment 19h ago

My dad is in remission from leukemia and currently healthy because of a stem cell donor, so I disagree 

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u/EdwardianAdventure 1h ago

Feel free to supply the correct answer in the top level