What am I? II

[itachi-san]

Put me in front of an infant

Who's just learned how to walk

And they may have trouble getting by

You can find me deep within ice

But you've surely seen me recently

Despite my noticeable lack the past few years

I'm considered lucky

But if I tip over

You may never hear the end of it

What am I?

[psykomakia]

I may be a fool for posting seeing as how the original poster seems to be MIA, but...

...that it's a letter or number. Mostly because of the clues that it's something everyone knows and has used our entire lives.

Eight is lucky in China, and if it "tips over," you'll never hear the end of it because it's the sign for infinity.

You've seen it recently (we see numbers everywhere), but it hasn't been in the last few years (not since 2008). But I don't see how it's deep in ice.

Here's a collection of clues amassed so far...

Put me in front of an infant

Who's just learned how to walk

And they may have trouble getting by

You can find me deep within ice

But you've surely seen me recently

Despite my noticeable lack the past few years

I'm considered lucky

But if I tip over

You may never hear the end of it

What am I?

clues given:

> the first stanza is very figurative so don't dwell on seemingly obvious things

> everyone knows it and has known it nearly their entire lives

> something everyone knows and has used countless times

> answer "completely different" from previous answers: water, fish, mirror, milk, salt, oil, earth

> lucky to some particular very large culture

> it's round

[bonanova]

I may be a fool for posting seeing as how the original poster seems to be MIA, but...

...that it's a letter or number. Mostly because of the clues that it's something everyone knows and has used our entire lives.

Eight is lucky in China, and if it "tips over," you'll never hear the end of it because it's the sign for infinity.

You've seen it recently (we see numbers everywhere), but it hasn't been in the last few years (not since 2008). But I don't see how it's deep in ice.

Here's a collection of clues amassed so far...

Put me in front of an infant

Who's just learned how to walk

And they may have trouble getting by

You can find me deep within ice

But you've surely seen me recently

Despite my noticeable lack the past few years

I'm considered lucky

But if I tip over

You may never hear the end of it

What am I?

clues given:

> the first stanza is very figurative so don't dwell on seemingly obvious things

> everyone knows it and has known it nearly their entire lives

> something everyone knows and has used countless times

> answer "completely different" from previous answers: water, fish, mirror, milk, salt, oil, earth

> lucky to some particular very large culture

> it's round

On its side, at least, the 'ce' of 'ice' resembles 8.

And asking an infant to walk in a 'figure eight' when s/he's just learned,

May well give him trouble.

Good one!

[0_o]

i think it is water

[itachi-san]

I may be a fool for posting seeing as how the original poster seems to be MIA, but...

...that it's a letter or number. Mostly because of the clues that it's something everyone knows and has used our entire lives.

Eight is lucky in China, and if it "tips over," you'll never hear the end of it because it's the sign for infinity.

You've seen it recently (we see numbers everywhere), but it hasn't been in the last few years (not since 2008). But I don't see how it's deep in ice.

Here's a collection of clues amassed so far...

Put me in front of an infant

Who's just learned how to walk

And they may have trouble getting by

You can find me deep within ice

But you've surely seen me recently

Despite my noticeable lack the past few years

I'm considered lucky

But if I tip over

You may never hear the end of it

What am I?

clues given:

> the first stanza is very figurative so don't dwell on seemingly obvious things

> everyone knows it and has known it nearly their entire lives

> something everyone knows and has used countless times

> answer "completely different" from previous answers: water, fish, mirror, milk, salt, oil, earth

> lucky to some particular very large culture

> it's round

sorry I wasn't around for so long. yes that is correct. nice reasoning

On its side, at least, the 'ce' of 'ice' resembles 8.

And asking an infant to walk in a 'figure eight' when s/he's just learned,

May well give him trouble.

Good one!

thanks =)

hadn't thought of the 'ce'. the 'tip over' line was meant to be the symbol for infinity. intention of the ice line was a figure 8. deep usually means 'really' deep, but it can also mean a cm or so deep carving from an ice skate

also the first stanza can be the figure 8 bonanova pointed out or the actual age of the infant. say its 2 or 3, then they may have trouble getting by when they are 82 or 83