Tuesday, 30 April 2013

riddle - Throw me away. Who am I?




When you need me, you throw me away.

But when you’re done with me, you bring me back.



What am I?




This is not one of my riddles. If anyone knows who created this riddle, I would be delighted to hear it!



Answer



It could be



an anchor




because



an anchor's purpose is to hold a ship in place. To do that, it has to be dropped. When the ship is leaving, the anchor is pulled back up.



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