If you swallow me, you'll live,
but if I swallow you, you'll die.
What am I?
Reason why it can't be an animal
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4$\begingroup$ I think this is too broad. As suggested below, many animals will fit these 2 clues. $\endgroup$– Shuri2060May 1, 2016 at 15:49
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1$\begingroup$ If you swallow an animal you must have a large mouth $\endgroup$– UserBlankoMay 3, 2016 at 1:06
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1$\begingroup$ No, because you didn't swallow the entire animal. $\endgroup$– UserBlankoMay 3, 2016 at 6:29
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1$\begingroup$ I meant 'an animal in parts', but never mind. Somehow this reminds me of a friend who once said: "100% of people who eat cheese die" $\endgroup$– Shuri2060May 3, 2016 at 10:49
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1$\begingroup$ That isn't a valid argument. If you were going to meant "an animal in parts" how can that same "part" swallow you? $\endgroup$– UserBlankoMay 4, 2016 at 1:19
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Water
Because ..
Drink water and you live. Drown in it and you don't.
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$\begingroup$ @UserBlanko It's almost the first thing that'll come to anyone's mind. $\endgroup$– cst1992May 2, 2016 at 7:29
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Another alternative solution:
A bitter truth
Because:
If you can swallow it, you can move on in life. If you let the bitterness consume you, you could die of heart attack or hypertension.
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I think that the answer is:
Pacman
because:
If he swallows the Ghosts, he lives. But if they swallow him, he dies.
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$\begingroup$ Wouldn't the answer be "ghosts" then? $\endgroup$ May 5, 2016 at 8:54
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Pride
because:
If you swallow your pride, you'll live.
But if you let pride swallow you, "pride goeth before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall".
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Alternate solution
A vicious dog (or any suitable animal)
Because
You can swallow an animal if you cut it up, but if it swallows (eats) you, game over.
