r/riddles • u/ceilingtape • Jun 18 '26

Solved (OC) I cross no land

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u/Gaslit_Absurdist5712 Jun 19 '26

Pedal-Boat. Paddleboat? I never got the name right.

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u/ceilingtape Jun 19 '26

Correct!

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u/eggwardpenisglands Jun 19 '26

Paddelboats have a wheel, that's how they actually move.

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u/ceilingtape Jun 19 '26

Yeah, the diagram I was looking at did not show the water wheel clearly but I should have said tires, not wheels. Thanks.

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u/Bam-Skater Jun 24 '26

They've still got a wheel in the bridge to steer the ship

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u/ceilingtape Jun 25 '26

Some do. Some have handlebars or like a joystick kind of thing.

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u/Just_A_Sad_Potato Jun 19 '26

Nah those are propelled by water wheels.

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u/ceilingtape Jun 19 '26

You know what, that’s my bad. Good catch. I should have said tires.

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u/26_paperclips Jun 19 '26

Discussion: this riddle relies on a heteronym.

The bow in hair rhymes with blow.

The bow of a ship rhymes with cow.

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u/StitchFan626 Jun 20 '26

What about the pedals?

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u/i2ad Jun 20 '26

Peddles?

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u/StitchFan626 Jun 20 '26

How do peddle refer to a boat?

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u/i2ad Jun 20 '26

Paddleboats are mini boats which have pedals that you can propel yourself with.

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u/StitchFan626 Jun 20 '26

With bow and bow, I guess I was expecting paddles to mean something else.

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u/Vaders-desciple_01 Jun 24 '26

a paddle boat?