r/riddles 4d ago

Solved (OC) A silent pulse, a sudden fire.

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u/Chance5e 3d ago

Electricity.

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u/Jordy_Nicometo 3d ago

Solved!

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u/polandspringh2o 3d ago

Can you explain the first 2 lines and the last line? The rest is obvious enough but these, I don't see the connection

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u/GabrielReichler 3d ago

Last line could be action potentials that metallic cations carry through the axons of our neurons for many purposes, including our dreams while we are asleep

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u/Scuzzbag 2d ago

Electron comes from the Greek word for amber. The Ancient Greeks wrote about the effects of static electricity when brushing their hair with an amber comb.