I have a beach body, though I'm not alive
When natural I am electric
Nowadays, all around the world I thrive
I can be thin or sometimes thickI am a gatekeeper as I decide
what passes and what gets sent back
Infinite reuse is one of my prides
What am I? Come on Stack!
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$\begingroup$ Come on someones gotta get this one $\endgroup$– Beastly GerbilJun 8, 2016 at 20:54
4 Answers
Are you
glass?
I have a beach body, though I'm not alive
Glass is made from sand, hence it's "body" is made from what beaches are made of.
When natural I am electric
The temperature needed to create glass from sand is so high it is usually not found in nature - unless sand is struck by lightning.
Nowadays, all around the world I thrive
Glass can be found pretty much everywhere these days, but man did not always have the technology required to produce glass.
I can be thin or sometimes thick
Glass can be produced in various thicknesses.
I am a gatekeeper as I decide what passes and what gets sent back
Glass filters light. Colored glass can reject certain wavelengths of light. Coated glass can act as a mirror and reflect all light.
Infinite reuse is one of my prides
Glass can easily be melted down and reformed into another glass object.
What am I? Come on Stack!
I'm guessing this is not a "clue" to be solved, but just a way to finish the rhyme? Thanks to DarioOO - could be a stack of glasses.
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$\begingroup$ On the gatekeeper one, think about mirrors... Apart from that you've got them all right $\endgroup$ Jun 8, 2016 at 21:00
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When natural I am electric, What am I?
You are a wave!
When natural I am electric
Electric wave
Nowadays, all around the world I thrive
In every ocean
I can be thin or sometimes thick
Thick or thin wave
I am a gatekeeper as I decide what passes and what gets sent back
I can prevent things from passing me
Infinite reuse is one of my prides
evaporate, rain, wind I always come back
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2$\begingroup$ Welcome to puzzling. This doesn't supply an answer to the question as it doesn't offer an explanation. I must inform you that you are also wrong, but incorrect answers will still get up-votes if they are good and offer a full explanation. $\endgroup$ Jun 8, 2016 at 20:09
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1$\begingroup$ Thats better, nice idea but im afraid not $\endgroup$ Jun 8, 2016 at 20:17
You are
The atmosphere
I have a beach body, though I'm not alive
The atmosphere isn't alive, but it's color can look like a "beach body" during the afternoon sunset.
When natural I am electric
Thunder and lightning
Nowadays, all around the world I thrive
It exists across the planet
I can be thin or sometimes thick
The atmosphere is thick in some places, and thin in others.
I am a gatekeeper as I decide what passes and what gets sent back
It literally decides what types of radiation is allowed from the Sun.
Infinite reuse is one of my prides
Reusable wind energy
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$\begingroup$ Nice idea and good explanation but I'm afraid not $\endgroup$ Jun 8, 2016 at 20:59
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$\begingroup$ Yeah, I just saw the correct one posted right after mine own $\endgroup$– user20363Jun 8, 2016 at 21:00
An EEL. Many varieties of eels which are sea fish, long and slick, give electric shocks