Two of Twenty Six
Riddles are little poems or phrases that pose a question that needs answering. Riddles frequently rhyme, but this is not a requirement.
Some know me as two of twenty-six
Distanced by seven,
Plus the first between odds,
Its left neighbor twice for eleven.
I can travel 3 states in a fraction of an hour,
Some 90% of your air bags, 70% of your thinking power.
What am I?
Answer
I am WATER.
Explained:
-Some people know water as H20:
H and O being "two of twenty-six" letters in our alphabet, "distanced by seven" [letters], "plus the first between odds", or the number 2. (2 is the FIRST EVEN NUMBER between odd numbers, 1 and 3). The "left neighbor" of 2 being the number 1, which is used "twice for eleven" or used twice to create the number 11. Thus, H20.
-Water can go from LIQUID to SOLID to GAS (or Vapor), or 3 "States" in a fraction of an hour.
-Water makes up about [or, "some"] 90 % of your "air bags" or lungs, and about 70 percent of your "thinking power" or, your BRAIN.
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Comments
griphook  
Mar 10, 2003
| Very Cool. I look forward to your challenging and enjoyable teasers. More please. |
na-iem
Mar 17, 2003
| Dang! That's absolutely friggin' brilliant! (Shock and amazed face).
More please! More more more :-) |
lionprince
Mar 24, 2003
| This water is heavy! Good work. |
icehaven
Apr 04, 2003
| Nice riddle, but the part on H2O was quite confusing. Anyway, good work! |
Codammanus
Apr 04, 2003
| Then I have done my job. Thanx for your comments. Glad you enjoyed it. |
Alienbob
Apr 20, 2003
| sorry but i didnt thinkit was too dificult i got it as soon as i read the ending part lol water is the only good enough answer besides air but water sounded a whole lot better |
seanlandrews 
Nov 22, 2006
| Really cool, fun teaser! |
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