Help with riddle

Okay --- I have been bet that I cannot find the answer to this riddle... I need you all's help! Here it goes: What is always talking with nothing tosay,silver and round on both ends,and your best friend when the lights go out? My first guess was -- battery --- eh, I was wrong... Second...

You are driving in a car at a constant speed. On your left side is a 'drop off', (The ground is 18-20 inches below the level you are traveling on), and on your right side is a fire engine traveling at the same speed as you. In front of you is a galloping horse, which is the same size as...

There are 10 pails. 9 of them contain non-poisonous pills while only 1 contains poisonous pills.All of the pails and pills are of the same colour.How to differentiate the one with the poisonous pills.Non-poisonous pills each weighs 10 gram while poisonous pills each weighs 9 gram.You can only use...

What is greater than God, More evil than the devil, The poor have it, The rich need it, And if you eat it, you'll die? It took me awhile to figure this one out but it made sense after I did. When asked this riddle, 80% of kindergarten kids got the answer, compared to 17% of Stanford...

A blind man walks into a resturant, takes a bite of a seagull sandwich then goes into the bathroom and shoot himself in the head. Why. A riddle my fianc? Asked me and this one stumps me. :confused: