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Surely I'm the most dangerous thing you could see.

But the truth is you could never live without me.

I keep it simple, inside I'm mostly just one character.

Half the time you don't even notice or care.

I help you look but you could never view me actually.

Mistake one letter and you might decide I'm not girly.

Hint:

Just one hint twice for the true gumSHOEs: There can ONLY be one.

Edit: Ignore the hint if you're getting distracted by it.

Probably way too easy but this is my first riddle here - be kind! :) — Carley, Commented Aug 19, 2018 at 14:30

peaceoutside · Accepted Answer · 2018-08-19 14:31:00Z

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Sun

Surely I'm the most dangerous thing you could see.

Don't look at the sun

But the truth is you could never live without me.

Source of most heat / light / energy

Half the time you don't even notice or care.

Night time

Mistake one letter and you might decide I'm not girly.

Sun -> Son

answered Aug 19, 2018 at 14:31

peaceoutside

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$\begingroup$ What about "I keep it simple, inside I'm mostly just one character." as well as the hint? :) $\endgroup$
– Carley
Commented Aug 19, 2018 at 14:39
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$\begingroup$ You got it! I guess I made it too easy. $\endgroup$
– Carley
Commented Aug 19, 2018 at 14:45
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$\begingroup$ I don't get the hint or the one character parts still though... $\endgroup$
– peaceoutside
Commented Aug 19, 2018 at 14:46
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$\begingroup$ The hint highlights two words (shoe and just) which are related to the word "sole" (e.g. a shoe has a sole, and only = sole) which if you say it, sounds like "Sol" which is the name of the star of our solar system. The one character refers to the chemical symbol for Hydrogen, "H." I thought using the word "letter" would make it too easy, so used the word "character." $\endgroup$
– Carley
Commented Aug 19, 2018 at 14:49
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$\begingroup$ Thought about that answer before you put it, but then I thought it was kind of from this:puzzling.stackexchange.com/questions/69958/… $\endgroup$
– Duck
Commented Aug 19, 2018 at 15:00

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