For you hate my feel,
Yet I'm as strong as steel.
You may think I weight a ton,
But wait, I'm lighter than cotton!
I bother so many, but marvel only a few.
You can't see me, but I sometimes I come to you.
What in the world am I?
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SPIDER SILK
For You hate my feel.
because of obvious reasons
Yet I'm as strong as steel.
You may think I weight a ton,
But wait I'm lighter than cotton,
Properties of spider silk
I bother so many, but Marvel only a Few.
Marvel here may be either Spiderman or just looks of a spider web
You can't see me, but I sometimes I come to you.
is hard to see when it's not formed as web (single string) but I can't find a reasonable thing to say about 'I sometimes come to you' part
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$\begingroup$ last point could refer to rot13(nppvqragnyyl jnyxvat vagb n jro) $\endgroup$ – EightAndAHalfTails Jun 12 '18 at 16:26
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$\begingroup$ I don't foresee anyone thinking this weighs a ton. $\endgroup$ – Devon Jun 12 '18 at 21:26
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$\begingroup$ +1 Correct answer and yes the last clue is correctly described by @EightAndAHalfTails. $\endgroup$ – Maniraj Jun 13 '18 at 6:57
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Well, it could be (a partial one)
Grief / melancholy
As,
For You hate my feel.
People do not like / hate being grief struck / melancholic
Yet I'm as strong as steel.
it is one of the toughest feelings to overcome - a kind of metaphoric use here.
You may think I weight a ton,
Usually grieved persons are heavy with feelings - another metaphoric use
But wait I'm lighter than cotton,
It is just a feeling/ state of mind and hence - physically weightless.
I bother so many, but marvel only a Few.
Many grieved souls bothered but few excelled in the form of poets / artistes etc.
You can't see me, but I sometimes I come to you.
Obvious, occasionally we encounter this feeling.
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$\begingroup$ A very creative answer but I don't think that I applied a lateral-thinking tag. Overall a nice answer but not the correct one. $\endgroup$ – Maniraj Jun 13 '18 at 6:59
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First time posting here, but I think its
A hurricane/strong winds
For You hate my feel.
being hit by strong winds is not at all pleasant
Yet I'm as strong as steel.
You may think I weight a ton,
Strong winds are, well, strong, and feel like getting hit by a physical object
But wait I'm lighter than cotton,
wind is just air after all
I bother so many, but marvel only a Few.
nobody likes being near a hurricane, except for storm chasers
You can't see me, but I sometimes I come to you.
you can't see air or wind but it can blow itself across large areas
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$\begingroup$ Good attempt. But not the correct answer. A few of the hints as in the last few remain unexplained. $\endgroup$ – Maniraj Jun 13 '18 at 7:00
