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If you eat me, my sender will eat you. What am I?

A fish hook

Why this works

This riddle plays on the relationship between a fish and its bait. When you "eat" the fish hook by using it to catch fish, you're actually disguising it as food (bait). The clever twist here is that the "sender" of the hook is the fisherman, who is now metaphorically represented as the one who will "eat" or catch the fish, thereby turning the tables. So, if you bite into the bait (the hook), the fisherman (the sender) will catch and eat the fish!

Common Wrong Answers

“A fish”

While a fish is related to the riddle, it is not the answer because it does not represent something that, when eaten, would cause harm to the sender.

“A berry”

Berries do not have a sender that would eat you if you consume them, making this guess unrelated to the riddle's context.

“A sandwich”

A sandwich does not imply any threat to the sender upon being eaten, conflicting with the riddle's premise.

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