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!!! $\endgroup$ – Redwolf Programs May 16 '18 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? $\endgroup$ – Scott May 18 '18 at 1:50
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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.
answered May 13 '18 at 19:10
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1$\begingroup$ I do wonder what a ersev-tngbe(rot13) would look like. :P $\endgroup$ – Quintec May 13 '18 at 19:35
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1$\begingroup$ It's a distant cousin of the nyyv-tngbe :P Thanks @Riley for fixing it. $\endgroup$ – Glorfindel May 13 '18 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. $\endgroup$ – Martin Smith May 13 '18 at 21:38
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2$\begingroup$ @thecoder16 uggc://pyvpxreurebrf.jvxvn.pbz/jvxv/Ersrev_Wrengbe,_Vpr_Jvmneq $\endgroup$ – somebody May 14 '18 at 0:23
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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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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.
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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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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
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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.
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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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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!
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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.
answered May 14 '18 at 10:47
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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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