The answer to the riddle "What has to be broken before you can use it?" is an egg. You must break the eggshell to access the contents inside for cooking or eating

. Other examples of things that need to be broken before use include:

• Nuts with hard shells that must be cracked open to eat the nut inside

• Tamper-proof seals or vacuum seals on jars that must be broken to open the container

• Instant hot and cold packs that require breaking the inner packet to activate the chemicals

• Glow sticks that need to be snapped to start glowing

• Smelling salts packets that must be broken to release the scent for revival

The classic and most common answer to the riddle remains the egg, as it is a widely recognized example