I am dead, but I keep things alive
When I'm awake, I light up inside
What am I?You can fit a lot inside.
Belongs in a house.
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$\begingroup$ Hint, please!!! $\endgroup$– Radvylf ProgramsMay 16, 2018 at 2:34
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$\begingroup$ You're killing me here. Was my interpretation of the last two lines correct, even if my word wasn't? $\endgroup$– ScottMay 18, 2018 at 1:50
14 Answers
Are you a
refrigerator?
I am dead, but I keep things alive
A refrigerator does not live, but it keeps groceries fresh.
When I'm awake, I light up inside
refers to the light inside the fridge which turns on when you open the door.
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1$\begingroup$ I do wonder what a ersev-tngbe(rot13) would look like. :P $\endgroup$– QuintecMay 13, 2018 at 19:35
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1$\begingroup$ It's a distant cousin of the nyyv-tngbe :P Thanks @Riley for fixing it. $\endgroup$ May 13, 2018 at 19:41
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5$\begingroup$ The first clue seems a bit tenuous. Dead and "Not alive" are not the same thing. $\endgroup$ May 13, 2018 at 21:38
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$\begingroup$ The second clue as well. I'd say it's awake when it's plugged in, not when it's opened. $\endgroup$– KevinMay 13, 2018 at 22:46
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2$\begingroup$ @thecoder16 uggc://pyvpxreurebrf.jvxvn.pbz/jvxv/Ersrev_Wrengbe,_Vpr_Jvmneq $\endgroup$– somebodyMay 14, 2018 at 0:23
Are you
compost? (This is not an insult to you)
I am dead
Compost is made of dead matter
But I keep things alive
Often to help potted plants grow
When I'm awake, I light up inside
When the microbes are "awake", they produce heat
You can fit a lot inside
Compost and soil contains millions of microbes, and tons of NPK (Fertilizer)
I belong in a house
Many people keep potted plants, or have a separate trash can for compostable materials
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3
Are you perhaps
a fireplace of firewood?
This fits the first hint fairly well:
The firewood is dead but it heats other things, helping them stay alive.
Lighting up inside is fairly obvious. The fit isn't perfect, though:
Arguably the wood is dead but it's the fireplace that lights up inside. Therefore it only seems to make sense if you consider the two together.
Partial answer, suspect it's wrong but perhaps on the right track.
Are you
Chaloth, a type of bread.
I am dead, but I keep things alive
The yeast in the bread has died during cooking. Bread keeps people alive from calories.
When I'm awake, I light up inside ???
You can fit a lot inside.
chALOTh. As this clue comes after the 'What am I?', it's not actually an item you can fit a lot inside, it's a word that can fit the four letters 'alot' inside,
Belongs in a house
Similar sot of logic. Insert the answer somewhere amongst the letters 'ahouse' to make a new word.
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$\begingroup$ Also you usually don't keep this sort of thing outside, so it would indeed belong in a house ;) $\endgroup$– Doktor JMay 14, 2018 at 14:01
Perhaps you are
An aquarium type fish tank?
I am dead, but I keep things alive
The tank is just glass, an air pump etc. but the creatures inside would die without it
When I'm awake, I light up inside
The tanks normally have colourful lighting
You can fit a lot inside.
The tank is hollow and takes up a lot of space
Belongs in a house.
People who like fish might have one or more of these in their houses. They're not exactly portable
You are a
Power bank
I am dead, but I keep things alive
discharges itself to keep my phone powered.
When I'm awake, I light up inside
awake refers to being charged... with electrons... which could generate light...?
You can fit a lot inside.
a power bank could store a lot of mAh, sometimes multiple charges to a phone.
Belongs in a house
power bank protector case cover acts as the house.
I guess that you are
a volcano
I am dead, but I keep things alive
It's technically asleep, so it can be dead as well ? It keeps things alive with warmth, and volcano are often very fertile areas (so they maintain crops alive)
When I'm awake, I light up inside
Obvious
What am I?
A volcano, then
You can fit a lot inside.
Volcanoes are big and hollow, so as long as you don't mind lava...
Belongs in a house.
... lava lamps ?
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$\begingroup$ Lava lamps do not house an entire volcano, though. $\endgroup$– SashaMay 14, 2018 at 7:21
You are
an oven
I am dead but I keep things alive
An oven is an inanimate object so its dead .It is used to cook food and hence keeps things alive
When I am awake ,I light up inside
It lights up when you use it
You can fit a lot inside
Self explanatory
Belongs in a house
Obviously ! In a Kitchen!
I think you may be
a lighthouse
Rationale:
Keeps sailors alive. Lights up inside when active. Don't know about the lot - perhaps a pun in English? A lighthouse belongs in a house.
Maybe you are a
TV and/or Food
I am dead, but I keep things alive
TV is dead though I can't live without it, and food is basically dead, but recently dead i.e. fresh.
When I'm awake, I light up inside
When a TV is switched on the screen is illuminated from inside, and when food is cooked it wakes up and becomes tasty and digestible
You can fit a lot inside.
On TV? A lot of s**t, but food, you can fit a lot of that inside
Belongs in a house.
TV belongs in a house or a public house (a bar), a house of ill repute, etc. And food belongs in a house, in the kitchen
You might be a
Microwave
I am dead, but I keep things alive
You use radioactive (alive?) heating to keep things 'alive'.
When I'm awake, I light up inside
When you are on, the light goes on inside.
You can fit a lot inside.
A lot of stuff can fit inside a microwave, ask Mr. Bean
Belongs in a house.
A microwave is usually in someone's kitchen, which is in his/her house.
Maybe you are a
Fire Alarm
I am dead, but I keep things alive
It's an inanimate object but people are saved when it goes off!
When I'm awake, I light up inside
When it is activated, there is usually a light that goes off
You can fit a lot inside.
Not so much, unless you're talking about sound
Belongs in a house.
They are usually in houses
You are a
lamp
I am dead, but I keep things alive
Normally you are turned off If you turned on, it means it is midday and every things are alive not sleepy.
When I'm awake, I light up inside
When you turned on, you light up inside.
You are a
switch
Explanation:
You are dead(off) normally.
You keep things not destroyed from overvoltage.
When you are awake(on), you light up inside by light.
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$\begingroup$ @F1Krazy, Thanks. You don't think 'switch' is right? $\endgroup$– LarAngMay 14, 2018 at 16:16
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$\begingroup$ I'm not convinced, to be honest, but it's not up to me. Only Sploash knows what the intended answer is. I added the spoiler tags in just because that's the accepted practice for all answers here, not because I think it's wrong. Welcome to Puzzling.SE, by the way! $\endgroup$– F1KrazyMay 14, 2018 at 16:19