Riddles in the Dark of Exilian

[Lady Grey]

I don't think I've seen a riddles thread... So I thought I'd start one
Posts attempt to answer the previous riddle and whoever's right posts a new one
Easy one to start?

The beginning of eternity,
The end of time and space,
The beginning of every end,
The end of every place.

[Pentagathus]

E?

[comrade_general]

E = mc²

[Cuddly Khan]

By the way it's supposed to be "The end of every place and time" at the end.



A detective found a dead man sitting at his desk with a gun in his hand, and a tape recorder was on his desk... the detective came in and picked up the tape recorder and pressed the play button... he heard "I'm sick of my life. I have no purpose to live" and then a gunshot.

The detective instantly knew it was murder, not suicide. How?

[Silver Wolf]

Since I'm basically a relict from the ages long past, I know for a fact that tapes need to be stopped and rewinded before being played.

So, that's probably it.

[Cuddly Khan]

Yup, anyone else got one?

[Jubal]

I think Khan's counts as a puzzle more than a traditional riddle...

Right, I'll do one.

My tail is long, my shell is strong
I cannot see, nor hear a sound
I only sense a grasping hand
And the egg that I nestle upon the ground.

[Cuddly Khan]

A lame turtle... with a long tail?

[Death Nade]

A blind and deaf Armadillo?

[Jubal]

You're both being way too literal. 

[Cuddly Khan]

One of those old mouses with the ball on the bottom?

[Jubal]

Exactly! 

[Jubal]

Okay, since Khan doesn't seem to be coming up with one, I'll give you all another riddle:

Brighter than a songbird
But rustling like a mouse
Floating like a swift so free
Higher than a house

Once a beast of burden,
Carrying a load,
Then set free to toss and roll,
Down along the road.

[comrade_general]

Some kind of a leather ball.

[Cuddly Khan]

Well with the first bit it made me think of the Sun. But the second bit lost it for me. Are they the one riddle or not?