I seem to dance, I am not a dancer. Who am I?












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I seem to dance, I am not a dancer



I may pop, I am not a bubble



I may even roar, I am not a lion



I am high on fever, I am not a patient



I can force you to shut your eyes, I am not sleep



I can give you life, I am not your Creator



I can take it too, I am not your Destroyer



I am made of three, but alone none would work




Who am I? And who make me?






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7












$begingroup$



I seem to dance, I am not a dancer



I may pop, I am not a bubble



I may even roar, I am not a lion



I am high on fever, I am not a patient



I can force you to shut your eyes, I am not sleep



I can give you life, I am not your Creator



I can take it too, I am not your Destroyer



I am made of three, but alone none would work




Who am I? And who make me?






riddle







share|improve this question











$endgroup$












  • $begingroup$
    Probably Air my guess. It suits all the option ?
    $endgroup$
    – soorapadman
    2 days ago
















7












7








7


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$begingroup$



I seem to dance, I am not a dancer



I may pop, I am not a bubble



I may even roar, I am not a lion



I am high on fever, I am not a patient



I can force you to shut your eyes, I am not sleep



I can give you life, I am not your Creator



I can take it too, I am not your Destroyer



I am made of three, but alone none would work




Who am I? And who make me?






riddle







share|improve this question











$endgroup$





I seem to dance, I am not a dancer



I may pop, I am not a bubble



I may even roar, I am not a lion



I am high on fever, I am not a patient



I can force you to shut your eyes, I am not sleep



I can give you life, I am not your Creator



I can take it too, I am not your Destroyer



I am made of three, but alone none would work




Who am I? And who make me?






riddle




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edited 2 days ago









Ahmed Abdelhameed

49929




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AkariAkari

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  • $begingroup$
    Probably Air my guess. It suits all the option ?
    $endgroup$
    – soorapadman
    2 days ago




















  • $begingroup$
    Probably Air my guess. It suits all the option ?
    $endgroup$
    – soorapadman
    2 days ago


















$begingroup$
Probably Air my guess. It suits all the option ?
$endgroup$
– soorapadman
2 days ago






$begingroup$
Probably Air my guess. It suits all the option ?
$endgroup$
– soorapadman
2 days ago












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$begingroup$

My first thought was that you are




Fire




I seem to dance, I am not a dancer




Flames seem to dance




I may pop, I am not a bubble




Fire crackles and pops




I may even roar, I am not a lion




Roaring bonfires




I am high on fever, I am not a patient




Definitely high temperature




I can force you to shut your eyes, I am not sleep




You often have to close your eyes approaching a large fire - or smoke might make you close your eyes near even a smaller fire




I can give you life, I am not your Creator




Some tree seeds actually need fire to germinate (and eg forest fires are often needed to clear room for new growth). Humans maybe don’t strictly need fire to live, at least in some climates, but it certainly makes life in more northern latitudes possible.




I can take it too, I am not your Destroyer




People perish in fire with unfortunate regularity.




I am made of three, but alone none would work




Provided by @Rimply in a now-deleted comment: fire requires heat, fuel, and an oxidizing agent. Take away any one of the three and there is no fire. Certainly no single one of the three alone would suffice either. (See Fire Triangle for more info.)







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    I was close then :-P
    $endgroup$
    – Rand al'Thor
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$begingroup$

You are probably




water




I seem to dance, I am not a dancer




Dancing water in a river.




I may pop, I am not a bubble




Again the noise of a river??




I may even roar, I am not a lion




Roaring waterfalls.




I am high on fever, I am not a patient




High waves?




I can force you to shut your eyes, I am not sleep




Spraying water at someone would make them close their eyes.




I can give you life, I am not your Creator




Water is needed for life.




I can take it too, I am not your Destroyer




Drowning.




I am made of three, but alone none won't work




Water is H2O - made of 2 hydrogen and 1 oxygen, which alone would be useless.







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  • $begingroup$
    That's a good (and too fast) answer, but could you explain why do high waves have fever? Btw I was thinking of another answer.
    $endgroup$
    – Akari
    Mar 17 at 17:32










  • $begingroup$
    @Natasha I was hoping that "fever" was a metaphor and the important word was "high".
    $endgroup$
    – Rand al'Thor
    Mar 17 at 17:37










  • $begingroup$
    Well no... Fever is quite an important word here.
    $endgroup$
    – Akari
    Mar 17 at 17:41



















2












$begingroup$

I'll go for:




Blood




I seem to dance, I am not a dancer




Blood moves with a regular rhythm so, metaphorically, it dances.




I may pop, I am not a bubble




Blood may come out if you pop a pimple, or similar.




I may even roar, I am not a lion




Blood can make a roaring noise in your ears.




I am high on fever, I am not a patient




Fever will raise your blood temperature.




I can force you to shut your eyes, I am not sleep




Many people don't like the sight of blood.




I can give you life, I am not your Creator




Blood is symbolically associated with life.




I can take it too, I am not your Destroyer




Excessive bleeding can kill you.




I am made of three, but alone none won't work




There are three important kinds of blood cell, and you need all of them.







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    $begingroup$

    My first thought was that you are




    Fire




    I seem to dance, I am not a dancer




    Flames seem to dance




    I may pop, I am not a bubble




    Fire crackles and pops




    I may even roar, I am not a lion




    Roaring bonfires




    I am high on fever, I am not a patient




    Definitely high temperature




    I can force you to shut your eyes, I am not sleep




    You often have to close your eyes approaching a large fire - or smoke might make you close your eyes near even a smaller fire




    I can give you life, I am not your Creator




    Some tree seeds actually need fire to germinate (and eg forest fires are often needed to clear room for new growth). Humans maybe don’t strictly need fire to live, at least in some climates, but it certainly makes life in more northern latitudes possible.




    I can take it too, I am not your Destroyer




    People perish in fire with unfortunate regularity.




    I am made of three, but alone none would work




    Provided by @Rimply in a now-deleted comment: fire requires heat, fuel, and an oxidizing agent. Take away any one of the three and there is no fire. Certainly no single one of the three alone would suffice either. (See Fire Triangle for more info.)







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    $begingroup$

    My first thought was that you are




    Fire




    I seem to dance, I am not a dancer




    Flames seem to dance




    I may pop, I am not a bubble




    Fire crackles and pops




    I may even roar, I am not a lion




    Roaring bonfires




    I am high on fever, I am not a patient




    Definitely high temperature




    I can force you to shut your eyes, I am not sleep




    You often have to close your eyes approaching a large fire - or smoke might make you close your eyes near even a smaller fire




    I can give you life, I am not your Creator




    Some tree seeds actually need fire to germinate (and eg forest fires are often needed to clear room for new growth). Humans maybe don’t strictly need fire to live, at least in some climates, but it certainly makes life in more northern latitudes possible.




    I can take it too, I am not your Destroyer




    People perish in fire with unfortunate regularity.




    I am made of three, but alone none would work




    Provided by @Rimply in a now-deleted comment: fire requires heat, fuel, and an oxidizing agent. Take away any one of the three and there is no fire. Certainly no single one of the three alone would suffice either. (See Fire Triangle for more info.)







    share|improve this answer











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    • $begingroup$
      I was close then :-P
      $endgroup$
      – Rand al'Thor
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    17








    17





    $begingroup$

    My first thought was that you are




    Fire




    I seem to dance, I am not a dancer




    Flames seem to dance




    I may pop, I am not a bubble




    Fire crackles and pops




    I may even roar, I am not a lion




    Roaring bonfires




    I am high on fever, I am not a patient




    Definitely high temperature




    I can force you to shut your eyes, I am not sleep




    You often have to close your eyes approaching a large fire - or smoke might make you close your eyes near even a smaller fire




    I can give you life, I am not your Creator




    Some tree seeds actually need fire to germinate (and eg forest fires are often needed to clear room for new growth). Humans maybe don’t strictly need fire to live, at least in some climates, but it certainly makes life in more northern latitudes possible.




    I can take it too, I am not your Destroyer




    People perish in fire with unfortunate regularity.




    I am made of three, but alone none would work




    Provided by @Rimply in a now-deleted comment: fire requires heat, fuel, and an oxidizing agent. Take away any one of the three and there is no fire. Certainly no single one of the three alone would suffice either. (See Fire Triangle for more info.)







    share|improve this answer











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    My first thought was that you are




    Fire




    I seem to dance, I am not a dancer




    Flames seem to dance




    I may pop, I am not a bubble




    Fire crackles and pops




    I may even roar, I am not a lion




    Roaring bonfires




    I am high on fever, I am not a patient




    Definitely high temperature




    I can force you to shut your eyes, I am not sleep




    You often have to close your eyes approaching a large fire - or smoke might make you close your eyes near even a smaller fire




    I can give you life, I am not your Creator




    Some tree seeds actually need fire to germinate (and eg forest fires are often needed to clear room for new growth). Humans maybe don’t strictly need fire to live, at least in some climates, but it certainly makes life in more northern latitudes possible.




    I can take it too, I am not your Destroyer




    People perish in fire with unfortunate regularity.




    I am made of three, but alone none would work




    Provided by @Rimply in a now-deleted comment: fire requires heat, fuel, and an oxidizing agent. Take away any one of the three and there is no fire. Certainly no single one of the three alone would suffice either. (See Fire Triangle for more info.)








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    answered Mar 17 at 21:59









    Rubio♦Rubio

    30.3k567187




    30.3k567187












    • $begingroup$
      I was close then :-P
      $endgroup$
      – Rand al'Thor
      2 days ago


















    • $begingroup$
      I was close then :-P
      $endgroup$
      – Rand al'Thor
      2 days ago
















    $begingroup$
    I was close then :-P
    $endgroup$
    – Rand al'Thor
    2 days ago




    $begingroup$
    I was close then :-P
    $endgroup$
    – Rand al'Thor
    2 days ago











    2












    $begingroup$

    You are probably




    water




    I seem to dance, I am not a dancer




    Dancing water in a river.




    I may pop, I am not a bubble




    Again the noise of a river??




    I may even roar, I am not a lion




    Roaring waterfalls.




    I am high on fever, I am not a patient




    High waves?




    I can force you to shut your eyes, I am not sleep




    Spraying water at someone would make them close their eyes.




    I can give you life, I am not your Creator




    Water is needed for life.




    I can take it too, I am not your Destroyer




    Drowning.




    I am made of three, but alone none won't work




    Water is H2O - made of 2 hydrogen and 1 oxygen, which alone would be useless.







    share|improve this answer









    $endgroup$













    • $begingroup$
      That's a good (and too fast) answer, but could you explain why do high waves have fever? Btw I was thinking of another answer.
      $endgroup$
      – Akari
      Mar 17 at 17:32










    • $begingroup$
      @Natasha I was hoping that "fever" was a metaphor and the important word was "high".
      $endgroup$
      – Rand al'Thor
      Mar 17 at 17:37










    • $begingroup$
      Well no... Fever is quite an important word here.
      $endgroup$
      – Akari
      Mar 17 at 17:41
















    2












    $begingroup$

    You are probably




    water




    I seem to dance, I am not a dancer




    Dancing water in a river.




    I may pop, I am not a bubble




    Again the noise of a river??




    I may even roar, I am not a lion




    Roaring waterfalls.




    I am high on fever, I am not a patient




    High waves?




    I can force you to shut your eyes, I am not sleep




    Spraying water at someone would make them close their eyes.




    I can give you life, I am not your Creator




    Water is needed for life.




    I can take it too, I am not your Destroyer




    Drowning.




    I am made of three, but alone none won't work




    Water is H2O - made of 2 hydrogen and 1 oxygen, which alone would be useless.







    share|improve this answer









    $endgroup$













    • $begingroup$
      That's a good (and too fast) answer, but could you explain why do high waves have fever? Btw I was thinking of another answer.
      $endgroup$
      – Akari
      Mar 17 at 17:32










    • $begingroup$
      @Natasha I was hoping that "fever" was a metaphor and the important word was "high".
      $endgroup$
      – Rand al'Thor
      Mar 17 at 17:37










    • $begingroup$
      Well no... Fever is quite an important word here.
      $endgroup$
      – Akari
      Mar 17 at 17:41














    2












    2








    2





    $begingroup$

    You are probably




    water




    I seem to dance, I am not a dancer




    Dancing water in a river.




    I may pop, I am not a bubble




    Again the noise of a river??




    I may even roar, I am not a lion




    Roaring waterfalls.




    I am high on fever, I am not a patient




    High waves?




    I can force you to shut your eyes, I am not sleep




    Spraying water at someone would make them close their eyes.




    I can give you life, I am not your Creator




    Water is needed for life.




    I can take it too, I am not your Destroyer




    Drowning.




    I am made of three, but alone none won't work




    Water is H2O - made of 2 hydrogen and 1 oxygen, which alone would be useless.







    share|improve this answer









    $endgroup$



    You are probably




    water




    I seem to dance, I am not a dancer




    Dancing water in a river.




    I may pop, I am not a bubble




    Again the noise of a river??




    I may even roar, I am not a lion




    Roaring waterfalls.




    I am high on fever, I am not a patient




    High waves?




    I can force you to shut your eyes, I am not sleep




    Spraying water at someone would make them close their eyes.




    I can give you life, I am not your Creator




    Water is needed for life.




    I can take it too, I am not your Destroyer




    Drowning.




    I am made of three, but alone none won't work




    Water is H2O - made of 2 hydrogen and 1 oxygen, which alone would be useless.








    share|improve this answer












    share|improve this answer



    share|improve this answer










    answered Mar 17 at 17:27









    Rand al'ThorRand al'Thor

    70.4k14234468




    70.4k14234468












    • $begingroup$
      That's a good (and too fast) answer, but could you explain why do high waves have fever? Btw I was thinking of another answer.
      $endgroup$
      – Akari
      Mar 17 at 17:32










    • $begingroup$
      @Natasha I was hoping that "fever" was a metaphor and the important word was "high".
      $endgroup$
      – Rand al'Thor
      Mar 17 at 17:37










    • $begingroup$
      Well no... Fever is quite an important word here.
      $endgroup$
      – Akari
      Mar 17 at 17:41


















    • $begingroup$
      That's a good (and too fast) answer, but could you explain why do high waves have fever? Btw I was thinking of another answer.
      $endgroup$
      – Akari
      Mar 17 at 17:32










    • $begingroup$
      @Natasha I was hoping that "fever" was a metaphor and the important word was "high".
      $endgroup$
      – Rand al'Thor
      Mar 17 at 17:37










    • $begingroup$
      Well no... Fever is quite an important word here.
      $endgroup$
      – Akari
      Mar 17 at 17:41
















    $begingroup$
    That's a good (and too fast) answer, but could you explain why do high waves have fever? Btw I was thinking of another answer.
    $endgroup$
    – Akari
    Mar 17 at 17:32




    $begingroup$
    That's a good (and too fast) answer, but could you explain why do high waves have fever? Btw I was thinking of another answer.
    $endgroup$
    – Akari
    Mar 17 at 17:32












    $begingroup$
    @Natasha I was hoping that "fever" was a metaphor and the important word was "high".
    $endgroup$
    – Rand al'Thor
    Mar 17 at 17:37




    $begingroup$
    @Natasha I was hoping that "fever" was a metaphor and the important word was "high".
    $endgroup$
    – Rand al'Thor
    Mar 17 at 17:37












    $begingroup$
    Well no... Fever is quite an important word here.
    $endgroup$
    – Akari
    Mar 17 at 17:41




    $begingroup$
    Well no... Fever is quite an important word here.
    $endgroup$
    – Akari
    Mar 17 at 17:41











    2












    $begingroup$

    I'll go for:




    Blood




    I seem to dance, I am not a dancer




    Blood moves with a regular rhythm so, metaphorically, it dances.




    I may pop, I am not a bubble




    Blood may come out if you pop a pimple, or similar.




    I may even roar, I am not a lion




    Blood can make a roaring noise in your ears.




    I am high on fever, I am not a patient




    Fever will raise your blood temperature.




    I can force you to shut your eyes, I am not sleep




    Many people don't like the sight of blood.




    I can give you life, I am not your Creator




    Blood is symbolically associated with life.




    I can take it too, I am not your Destroyer




    Excessive bleeding can kill you.




    I am made of three, but alone none won't work




    There are three important kinds of blood cell, and you need all of them.







    share|improve this answer









    $endgroup$


















      2












      $begingroup$

      I'll go for:




      Blood




      I seem to dance, I am not a dancer




      Blood moves with a regular rhythm so, metaphorically, it dances.




      I may pop, I am not a bubble




      Blood may come out if you pop a pimple, or similar.




      I may even roar, I am not a lion




      Blood can make a roaring noise in your ears.




      I am high on fever, I am not a patient




      Fever will raise your blood temperature.




      I can force you to shut your eyes, I am not sleep




      Many people don't like the sight of blood.




      I can give you life, I am not your Creator




      Blood is symbolically associated with life.




      I can take it too, I am not your Destroyer




      Excessive bleeding can kill you.




      I am made of three, but alone none won't work




      There are three important kinds of blood cell, and you need all of them.







      share|improve this answer









      $endgroup$
















        2












        2








        2





        $begingroup$

        I'll go for:




        Blood




        I seem to dance, I am not a dancer




        Blood moves with a regular rhythm so, metaphorically, it dances.




        I may pop, I am not a bubble




        Blood may come out if you pop a pimple, or similar.




        I may even roar, I am not a lion




        Blood can make a roaring noise in your ears.




        I am high on fever, I am not a patient




        Fever will raise your blood temperature.




        I can force you to shut your eyes, I am not sleep




        Many people don't like the sight of blood.




        I can give you life, I am not your Creator




        Blood is symbolically associated with life.




        I can take it too, I am not your Destroyer




        Excessive bleeding can kill you.




        I am made of three, but alone none won't work




        There are three important kinds of blood cell, and you need all of them.







        share|improve this answer









        $endgroup$



        I'll go for:




        Blood




        I seem to dance, I am not a dancer




        Blood moves with a regular rhythm so, metaphorically, it dances.




        I may pop, I am not a bubble




        Blood may come out if you pop a pimple, or similar.




        I may even roar, I am not a lion




        Blood can make a roaring noise in your ears.




        I am high on fever, I am not a patient




        Fever will raise your blood temperature.




        I can force you to shut your eyes, I am not sleep




        Many people don't like the sight of blood.




        I can give you life, I am not your Creator




        Blood is symbolically associated with life.




        I can take it too, I am not your Destroyer




        Excessive bleeding can kill you.




        I am made of three, but alone none won't work




        There are three important kinds of blood cell, and you need all of them.








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            .everyoneloves__top-leaderboard:empty,.everyoneloves__mid-leaderboard:empty,.everyoneloves__bot-mid-leaderboard:empty{ height:90px;width:728px;box-sizing:border-box; } 2 total noob sorry any help greatly appreciated. I keep getting this "Incorrect syntax near the keyword 'ON'." heres my codes code one CREATE TABLE supplier ( supplierID INT PRIMARY KEY, ISBN INT FOREIGN KEY REFERENCES book(ISBN), price DECIMAL (5,2), ON UPDATE CASCADE, ON DELETE CASCADE, ); code two CREATE TABLE orders ( orderID INT PRIMARY KEY, customerID INT FOREIGN KEY REFERENCES customer(customerID), ISBN INT FOREIGN KEY REFERENCES book(ISBN), orderDate date, ON UPDATE CASCADE, ON DELETE CASCADE, ); Ive run out of stuff to try other than dumbing it down to uselessness. ...
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            Alcedinidae

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            Alcedinidae Martin-pêcheur à dos bleu ( Alcedo azurea ) Classification (COI) Règne Animalia Embranchement Chordata Sous-embr. Vertebrata Classe Aves Ordre Coraciiformes Famille Alcedinidae Rafinesque, 1815 Les Alcédinidés ou Alcedinidae forment une famille d'oiseaux plus connus sous les noms de martins-pêcheurs et martins-chasseurs. Sommaire 1 Description 2 Répartition et habitat 3 Systématique 3.1 Liste alphabétique des genres 3.2 Liste des espèces 4 Chez les Anciens : l'alcyon 4.1 Étymologie (Littré) 4.2 Oiseau « fabuleux » ? 5 Notes 6 Articles connexes 7 Liens externes 7.1 Bibliographie Description | Ce sont des oiseaux compacts de taille petite à moyenne (10 à 46 cm), au bec droit et long, en forme de poignard. Leurs pattes sont courtes, et ils portent un plumage aux couleurs vives. Répartition et habitat | Cosmopolites, ils fréquentent surtout ...
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            Origin of the phrase “under your belt”?

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            .everyoneloves__top-leaderboard:empty,.everyoneloves__mid-leaderboard:empty,.everyoneloves__bot-mid-leaderboard:empty{ margin-bottom:0; } 17 1 Today, I found myself discussing what students should have "under their belts" during a lecture, and I wondered to myself if there was some inappropriate undertone here that I might be unaware of. Question : What is the origin of the phrase "under your belt"? A google search revealed some webpages (e.g. [1]) that assert its origin is related to consumption of food -- once a meal has been eaten, it's under your belt (which is a relief). However, with such websites, I have no way to determine fact from "random guy on the internet making stuff up". etymology idioms ...
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