Another riddle: I’m taken from a mine and shut up in a wooden case from which I’m never released, yet I’m used by almost everybody. Who am I? This is part of a complete episode.
Transcript of “What Is Mined, Cased in Wood, and Used by Almost Everybody?”
Grant, I know how much you love old-fashioned riddles. Here’s one for you.
I am taken from a mine and shut up in a wooden case from which I am never released, and yet I’m used by almost everybody. Who am I?
Is it uranium that powers the atomic clock in Fort Collins, Colorado?
I don’t know. What’s the answer to this?
Cork? You’re a writer. You’ll appreciate this.
It’s pencil-led graphite.
Oh, very good. Very good. Nice. Yes.
Thank you. Perfect.
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