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Horse Latitudes
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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
I have many names.
I'm mainly known by the names from where I come,
or how I come and even what happens if I don't come.
If I don't come then tragedy may follow,
for man and beast as the horse latitudes shows.
While I cannot be seen coming or going,
my passing does not go unnoticed.
And without me little would be.
I am what?
I'm mainly known by the names from where I come,
or how I come and even what happens if I don't come.
If I don't come then tragedy may follow,
for man and beast as the horse latitudes shows.
While I cannot be seen coming or going,
my passing does not go unnoticed.
And without me little would be.
I am what?
Hint
It is everywhere but cannot be seen.Answer
The WindExample: Nor'easter A northeast wind, particularly a strong wind or gale; an unusually strong storm preceded by northeast winds off the coast of New England. Also called Northeaster. Willy-willy A tropical cyclone (with winds 33 knots or greater) in Australia, especially in the southwest. (Glossary of Weather and Climate) More recent common usage is for dust-devils.
The term horse latitudes supposedly originates from the days when Spanish sailing vessels transported horses to the West Indies. Ships would often become becalmed in mid-ocean in this latitude, thus severely prolonging the voyage; the resulting water shortages would make it necessary for crews to throw their horses overboard.
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