Riddle

OK, guys, no-one has it so far, despite some very good guesses (Psymon, you nearly broke my riddle with yours, but I think I've spotted a flaw ;D), so I'll re-post the riddle with extra clues in the next post. [spoiler=Symassacre's Answer:]Aspects that money doesn't fit: It does have many shapes, but not many sizes - money is pretty much all under 4cm in diameter, and notes are all similar sizes too. Money doesn't tell of terrible ancient tales. "I am unknown in one of my forms" doesn't fit with money. Otherwise, a very good guess![/spoiler] [spoiler=Psymon's Answer:] I nearly had a panic attack when you guessed this - it very was nearly a legitimate alternative answer to mine! I can tell you thought hard about this, but I've spotted one or two flaws: In one of my forms, you will see me and recognise me. In another of my forms, you will see me without recognition. I am unknown in another of my forms. [quote=Psymon:]-We can detect 14C with radiotechniques,[/quote] OK, so you did something sciencey here :P. I'm going to be picky and say that although you can detect Carbon using radiotechniques, you cannot really see it. Also, this is not really recognition. [quote=Psymon:]we know 12C is everywhere even when we cannot individually recognise it[/quote] This doesn't really make sense either, as you are not answering the specific clue of being able to "see" it (you say "we know it's everywhere" ). Also, you said "not individually recognise it", which should be "not individually see it". "See" and "Recognise" are not synonyms. Therefore you are saying that you cannot see 12C as an answer to "you will see me...". [quote=Psymon:]21C is an isotope with a mean life shorter than 30 ns, so I assume that it's never been seen, so unknown[/quote] Now, just because it has never been seen does not make it unknown. The fact that you know of 21C disproves your comment! This was a good answer but I think you should agree that your explanation for this was not perfect: "In one of my forms, you will see me and recognise me. In another of my forms, you will see me without recognition. I am unknown in another of my forms.". [/spoiler]

Here is the riddle again, with clues and emphasis added: [i][b]RIDDLE:[/b][/i] [b]I am a building block, used to construct larger things, yet of these very building blocks am I built. I have many shapes and sizes. I can be thick or thin. I can be any colour. I have no wings, yet I fly to far fields. I have no arms, yet I bear heavy burdens. I have no tongue, yet I tell of terrible ancient tales. I am sometimes deposited in various containers, but in these containers I reside for only a short time. In one of my forms, you will see me and recognise me. In another of my forms, you will see me without recognition. I am the unknown in another of my forms. In many of my forms, I have a brother, either older or younger. I can be very comforting, but also very unpleasant. My arrival is often awaited, even when I am present in abundance. What am I?[/b] It is nothing to do with science or atoms or anything microscopic or anything else of the sort!! Please, please, no more guesses like Psymon's!! ;D I know someone will get it soon! It's a hard riddle, but if you look hard enough at the wording you will see the answer. Good luck!

[spoiler=@V98]Oh I totally agree, I even thought "I won't answer because it's not fitting this part, but meh, he probably won't be reading this much :P What about 25C then? It is unknown. At least by Wikipedia. Please don't blame me for my speech incoherences. At least in English ^^ EDIT: Carbon also can fit the new condition, see the CNO cycle.[/spoiler]

[spoiler=@Psymon:]The updated riddle deliberately put Carbon out of consideration. I know it can be many colours, but can carbon be "any colour"? Also, your justification that scientists want carbon to "appear" on detection methods used in space now doesn't really fit, as I changed it to "arrive". Carbon does not simply "arrive" on other planets! Finally, (and undeniably) I changed "I am unknown" to "I am the unknown". Carbon most certainly isn't "the unknown".[/spoiler]

Booo! xD I know you would specifically do that, but I just pointed out another fact that may work. I am unable to get the real answer though.

[spoiler=last hint, and will give it away so don't click if you're sporting]There is only 1 word in the English language with double letters consecutively three times in a row (double... triple)[/spoiler]

@ cbt711 [spoiler]Bookkeeper :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D[/spoiler]

Told you that would ruin it

Yea :/

I'm sorry to ruin your party, Toktz-Jad, but BETA already got CBT's riddle in post #191. No-one's got mine yet :) <- [Smug Face]

Nice job Beta, missed it that you got it.

This is the last adaptation of my riddle before I give it away - In my eyes I think this is a give-away now. All aspects that have changed since the first riddle are in bold. [i][b]RIDDLE:[/b] I am a building block, used to construct larger things, yet of these very building blocks am I built. I have many shapes and sizes. I can be thick or thin. I can be [b]any[/b] colour. I have no wings, yet I fly to far fields. I have no arms, yet I bear heavy burdens. I have no tongue, yet I tell of terrible ancient tales. I am sometimes deposited in various [b]containers[/b], but in these [b]containers[/b] I reside for only a short time. In one of my forms, you will see me and recognise me. In another of my forms, you will see me without recognition. I am the unknown in another of my forms. [b]In many of my forms, I have a brother, either older or younger.[/b] [b]I can represent anything.[/b] [b]During waking hours, you are seeing me nearly all of the time.[/b] I can be very comforting, but also very unpleasant. My [b]arrival[/b] is often awaited, even when I am present in abundance. [b]It's a hard riddle, but if you look hard enough at the wording you will see the answer.[/b][/i] [i]What am I?[/i] Good luck, I will be [i]soooo[/i] smug if no-one gets it! ;D

Well, if no one gets it may be because of the clues, which are not good enough ;)

[spoiler]ray[/spoiler]

@Psymon: That may well be true!! [spoiler=@BETA]No, not ray - it doesn't fit: I have no arms, yet I bear heavy burdens. I have no tongue, yet I tell of terrible ancient tales. I am sometimes deposited in various containers, In many of my forms, I have a brother, either older or younger. It's a hard riddle, but if you look hard enough at the wording you will see the answer. By the way that last one is a clue.[/spoiler]