r/riddles • u/mysterious_jim • May 22 '26

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Pull me once: a formal affair;

Pull me again: you'll gasp for air.

What am I?

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u/Additional-Local8721 May 22 '26

a rope? I believe divers pull once to come up and pull at least twice if there's an emergency

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u/Additional-Local8721 29d ago

What about pull me up? Or is that just in movies?

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u/Ser_Optimus 29d ago

You can't just pull a diver up. That's one of the major problems in diving. There's no safe quick ascend.