Life Cycle Riddle

Here’s a riddle: What flies when it’s born, lies when it’s alive, and runs when it’s dead? This is part of a complete episode.

Transcript of “Life Cycle Riddle”

I have a riddle for you, Grant.

What flies when it’s born, lies when it’s alive, and runs when it’s dead.

I don’t know.

Runs when it’s dead?

Mm—

I don’t know.

What is it?

I puzzled over this one for a long time.

A snowflake.

Ooh.

So read it again.

What flies when it’s born, lies when it’s alive, and runs when it’s dead.

A snowflake.

Runs because it’s melting.

Okay, got it.

Okay, a snowflake.

Nice.

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