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The classic riddle answer is: a hole.

  • In this riddle, “putting a hole in the bucket” means removing some of the bucket’s material, so the bucket itself weighs less.101114
  • Many riddle and puzzle sites give “a hole” as the standard solution.8131415

There is also a wordplay version where “lighter” means brighter, and the answer is a torch (flashlight), because it makes the inside of the bucket “lighter” in terms of light.456

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