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Riddles are little poems or phrases that pose a question that needs answering. Riddles frequently rhyme, but this is not a requirement.Riddle
My first completes a man formed by a word not spelled
My second's not still nor mechanically propelled
With my whole, a wondrous bird's-eye view is beheld
What am I?
My second's not still nor mechanically propelled
With my whole, a wondrous bird's-eye view is beheld
What am I?
Answer
hang gliderLine 1 alludes to the word game hangman (i.e. "hang" + "man" = "hangman").
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This is a good riddle which I did not get. Even after I read the answer I had to go back to line one and scratch my head. When I understood, I was quite impressed. Very clever.
I don't want to criticize. I love these teasers. However, this one did not include one facet that I enjoy in most of the others of the genre. Typically, the whole is completely different than either of the parts. Here, the whole is a specific instance of the second part. A hang glider is a glider. It's nothing major, but seeing the whole constructed from unrelated parts is what I enjoy best.
I don't want to criticize. I love these teasers. However, this one did not include one facet that I enjoy in most of the others of the genre. Typically, the whole is completely different than either of the parts. Here, the whole is a specific instance of the second part. A hang glider is a glider. It's nothing major, but seeing the whole constructed from unrelated parts is what I enjoy best.
Thanks for your feedback, Snowdog. I can consider this for future submissions of this style of riddle.
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