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2006-10-29 11:54:24 · 13 answers · asked by Kat W 1 in Entertainment & Music Jokes & Riddles

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That is the famous riddle that the Sphinx asks in Greek mythology. The answer is Man: he crawls on 4 legs as a baby, walks on 2 legs as an adult, and uses a cane in old age.

2006-10-29 11:56:46 · answer #1 · answered by Blue Jean 6 · 0 0

A person. When's the person's a baby, it crawls on four legs (actually 2 arms and 2 legs) when's it's a child, teen, and adult, it walks on 2 legs, and when it's an elder, it walks on 2 legs, with a cane, which is the third leg. I've heard this MILLIONS of times.



It's not just a man. It can be a woman too.

2006-10-29 12:16:41 · answer #2 · answered by taylor ! 4 · 0 0

A human being, either man or woman. Because first, as a child, a person couldn't possibly walk with weak legs as they are just about to develop. So, he/she will crawl on 2 legs and 2 arms supposedly called 4 legs. Then, as he/she gets older and learns to walk, he/she will walk on 2 legs. But, as he/she ages and his/her legs start to get weaker and can't support his/her body weight, that person most probably use a cane or stick to lean on as a back-up support. Thus, making he/she walk on 3 legs.

2006-10-29 13:27:53 · answer #3 · answered by Firdaus Yosman 3 · 0 0

The answer is Man. First, as a baby you crawl on all fours. Then, as you grow you walk on two legs. Last, when you get old you walk with a cane.

2006-10-29 14:08:24 · answer #4 · answered by kureeus1 2 · 0 0

man
walks on 4 "leg"(crawls) when he's a baby, 2 when he's an adult and 3(2 legs and a cane) when he is an old man

2006-10-29 16:03:44 · answer #5 · answered by Miss V 1 · 0 0

a human.
they walk on 4 when they are infants (crawling)
walk on 2 when they are older and able
walk on 3 when they need a cane at an older age.

2006-10-29 14:21:17 · answer #6 · answered by Perfectly Flawed 5 · 0 0

A man; as a baby he crawls;as an adult he walks; and as an old man he uses a cane.

2006-10-29 12:02:30 · answer #7 · answered by kaviar 2 · 0 0

a man
this one is old
cuz he crawls on 4 legs as a baby
2 as a kid/adult
and the cane is his 3rd leg when he turns old!

2006-10-29 12:14:45 · answer #8 · answered by tanjeriney 5 · 0 0

man - birth-4, adulthood-2,elderly(cane)-3

2006-10-29 12:51:33 · answer #9 · answered by anthony s 1 · 0 0

man of course, baby, youth, and old with stick

2006-10-29 13:30:54 · answer #10 · answered by stone 4 · 0 0

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