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It Goes Up and Down but Never Moves From Its Place — What Is It?
It goes up and it comes down, yet it never moves from its place — feet walk upon it without complaint — what is it?
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What is the answer to the riddle 'It goes up and down but never moves'?
The answer is stairs. People move up and down them, but the stairs themselves stay perfectly still.
Why is the answer to this riddle stairs?
Because you go up and down stairs, yet the staircase never changes its place — feet walk on it without it ever moving.
Is this riddle easy or hard?
It's an easy logic riddle, great for kids and family quiz nights, though the wording is designed to make you overthink it.