Q. I am taken from a mine and shut up in a wooden case from which I am
never released. Yet I am used by almost everybody. What am I ?
A. Pencil lead. While modern pencils don't contain lead, that's still what we call the graphite compound. When real lead was used in pencils it was mined and nearly everyone has used a pencil at some point in their life.
Q. I am only useful when I'm full,
Yet I am always full of holes.
What am I ?
A. A sieve, used for straining food like pasta.
A. Pencil lead. While modern pencils don't contain lead, that's still what we call the graphite compound. When real lead was used in pencils it was mined and nearly everyone has used a pencil at some point in their life.
Q. I am only useful when I'm full,
Yet I am always full of holes.
What am I ?
A. A sieve, used for straining food like pasta.
