This classic riddle asks:
What can go through a window without breaking it?
At first, you might think of something tiny, soft, or invisible. But the intended answer is:
Light.
Light can pass through a clear window without damaging the glass at all. That is what makes the riddle clever: the phrase “go through” often makes us imagine a physical object moving from one side to the other, but light behaves differently.
A beam of sunlight can enter a room through a closed window, brighten the space, and continue on without cracking or breaking anything.
So the correct answer is:
Light.
Simple once you hear it, but easy to overthink at first. Did you guess it before checking the answer?
