Riddles

[StrandedonEarth]

*facepalm* So obvious in retrospect, but I'll jump in here then. This one is probably too obvious to those in the know

I absorb all light

I kick-start intelligence

I contain the first three squares

What am I?

[Sun]

Black hole. Easy.

[Dodgey]

The Monolith form 2001 A Space Odyseey.

Edit:

How does a black hole contain the first three squares?

Edited September 26, 2014 by Dodgey

[Souper]

Oxygen?

Water?

...

[Sun]

Actually: different answer: The Monolith from 2001: A Space Odyseey.

[Dodgey]

The Monolith form 2001 A Space Odyseey.

Edit:

How does a black hole contain the first three squares?

Bit late Sun, sorry bud.

[StrandedonEarth]

Yup, Dodgey had it first.

[cantab]

Dodgey? Riddle?

[Dodgey]

Whoops I was waiting for the wrong person to reply. Give me a minute sorry guys.

[Dodgey]

Over and over it loops back around,

Yet in disaster will always be found,

An endless cycle hoped never to break,

A priceless clue potential to make,

With a name not of it's description,

Final words within its encryption,

You have your clues now make your guess,

Just try not to make a mess.

Sorry it took me so long guys.

[Nemrav]

tectonic plates ?

volcanoes ?

airplanes ?

[Sun]

The earth's orbit or rotation)

[Dodgey]

Nope, I wish I could forget the answer so I could try and guess it myself.

[cantab]

This thread?

[Dodgey]

Were my clues that bad? Also don't worry about the last two lines I just wanted to keep rhyming.

[cantab]

Hmmm...is it the Heartbleed bug? Or shellshock?

[StrandedonEarth]

The cycle of life?

[Dodgey]

Nope, let me know if you need a clue. I'm not sure if I made it too vague.

[cantab]

Is it carbon?

[Red Iron Crown]

Is it DNA?

[Dodgey]

Nope. Keep trying.

[The Mechanic]

Cell division? But that doesn't have a name that is not descriptive of what it is.

[cantab]

The Last Post? (the military funeral bugle call) Or just a funeral?

[Dodgey]

Nope I'll give you a clue.

For years I have evolved,

As a clue for crashes that must be solved.

Edited September 29, 2014 by Dodgey

[cantab]

Is it the fossil record?