Here is a short riddle with a surprisingly literal answer:
“What has no weight, but can still pull you down?”
The answer is gravity. Gravity itself is not an object you can place on a scale, yet it is the force that pulls objects toward the Earth. It is also the reason we stay on the ground instead of floating away.
The wording works because “pull you down” sounds emotional at first, which can lead people toward answers like sadness or worry. But the simplest physical answer fits perfectly.
Answer: Gravity.
It has no weight of its own in the everyday sense, but its pull affects everything with mass around us.
Did your mind go to an emotional answer first, or did you think of gravity immediately?
