You can find me on a table
Believe me, I am capable
When I soar, beings pour
You think I'm dizzy
But I'm actually busy
I'm very near hence I don't support anyone dear
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You are
Mercury
You can find me on a table
It as an element on the table of elements (Hg)
Believe me, I am capable
Mercury has many uses- thermometers, barometers, sphygmomonometers, various alloys
When I soar, beings pour
Mercury is used in thermometers- when the temperature increases the mercury rises and people sweat (pour)
You think I'm dizzy
Mercury poisoning can result in dizziness
But I'm actually busy
Mercury is used in blood pressure readings- it's busy being useful?
or- Mercury (the winged messenger) is busy?
I'm very near hence I don't support anyone dear
Mercury is the closest planet to the sun- due to its proximity, it is uninhabitable
I'm unsure of some parts- help welcome!
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$\begingroup$ Good start, but I think the very title of this puzzle is "I may refer to multiple things, but I am one" so you probably shouldn't be referring to both at different points in the answer. $\endgroup$– leigeroOct 3, 2016 at 20:37
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1$\begingroup$ @leigero the one-word answer has different meanings, that's the "multiple" part $\endgroup$– gstatsOct 3, 2016 at 21:02
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1$\begingroup$ Dizzy because it rotates around it's axis. Nice work. $\endgroup$ Oct 4, 2016 at 1:10
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Are you
Degrees
You can find me on a table
there are 4 90 degree corners on a table.
Believe me, I am capable
You have a degree, so you're very capable/educated/qualified
When I soar, beings pour
When the degrees rise (temperature) people sweat/pour
You think I'm dizzy
360 degrees spinning?
But I'm actually busy
Someone with a degree is constantly working
I'm very near hence I don't support anyone dear
1 degree of separation?
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It is a
Lazy Susan.
You can find me on a table
Yep.
Believe me, I am capable
A lazy Susan isn't actually very lazy, thus capable?
When I soar, beings pour
Try spinning one really fast when there is are liquids on it, see what happens!
You think I'm dizzy
from all that spinning around...
But I'm actually busy
Spinning is working for one of those.
I'm very near hence I don't support anyone dear
The lazy Susan is in the centre of a round table and thus equally near to every one at the table.
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$\begingroup$ By beings I meant living beings :) $\endgroup$ Oct 3, 2016 at 15:35
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Are you
Glass
You can find me on a table
Yes, you can.
Believe me, I am capable
Google glass
When I soar, beings pour
glass actually used for pouring
You think I'm dizzy
When you have a myotopia, you may think it all spins around
But I'm actually busy
Traffic seems too busy through blur glasses
I'm very near hence I don't support anyone dear
It is related with spectacles
answered Oct 3, 2016 at 15:18
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$\begingroup$ Nice thinking. I like the Google Glass part. $\endgroup$ Oct 3, 2016 at 15:34
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Are you
Salt
You can find me on a table
in salt shakers
Believe me, I am capable
being worth your salt
When I soar, beings pour
When Salt levels are high, people sweat
You think I'm dizzy
Dizziness spells calls by too much salt in diet
But I'm actually busy
Serves a lot of functions
I'm very near hence I don't support anyone dear
exists everywhere?
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Are you
a cat?
You can find me on a table
cats sit on the table
Believe me, I am capable
cats are quite capable at a lot of things, though they lounge around
When I soar, beings pour
soar to heaven? people cry?
You think I'm dizzy
alternate definition for dizzy (bewildered; confused.) cats stare off into space
But I'm actually busy
they are thinking! brains are busy
I'm very near hence I don't support anyone dear
although always around, cats don't seem to care about anything other than themselves
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$\begingroup$ Love this answer but it's nowhere close to what I have in mind :) $\endgroup$ Oct 4, 2016 at 1:09