Saturday, 16 January 2016

riddle - Puzzlingly meta... what the heck can it be?


A wave of the hand is all it takes to dismiss,
But when it gets started, it's greater than this!


A bringer of gifts. A destroyer of food.
It helps win the race. It ruins the mood.


See it, then not... or the other way 'round?
Answer this wrong and it's still most likely found.


Puzzlingly meta, you'll answer with glee,
So tell me, dear riddlers, what the heck can it be?




Answer



The answer is



The spoiler tag



A wave of the hand is all it takes to dismiss,



Run your mouse off of the tag and it disappears



But when it gets started, it's greater than this!




When you start to wave your pointer across it, the answer appears



A bringer of gifts. A destroyer of food.


It helps win the race. It ruins the mood.



You can get the answer from the tag quickly. If you get it without guessing, it may "spoil" the puzzle.



See it, then not... or the other way 'round?




Toggling the spoiler tag's availability, redundant from earlier verses



Answer this wrong and it's still most likely found.



People tend to have guessed (as they have on this question) even if the answer is not correct.



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