One of the most common riddles you’ll hear is “What has to be broken before you can use it?”
At first glance, it doesn’t seem to make any sense whatsoever, does it? After all, why would you want to break something before you use it?
The key to finding the solution to this riddle is to understand that when it says “broken”, it doesn’t actually mean broken in the sense of something not working. Rather it means broken in the sense of breaking open something.
So with that in mind, can you think of something you break open before you use it? (Hint: it’s related to cooking). If you can’t come up with the answer yourself, the correct solution is below.
What has to be broken before you can use it?
An egg has to be broken before you can use it.
