Riddle

Looks like water, but it's heat. Sits on sand, lays on concrete. People have been known, To follow it everywhere. But it gets them no place, And all they can do is stare.

Choose an answer

A.hallucination
B.heat haze
C.desert oasis
D.mirage
Hint: It's a word with 6 letters, starting with "M".

Answer

mirage

Why this is the answer

A mirage is an optical illusion caused by heat that looks like water on sand or pavement; anyone chasing it can never actually reach it.

This riddle is filed under Long Riddles and rated Easy.

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