What grows taller the older it gets, even though its head always points toward the ground?

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What grows deeper into a surface the more it is struck, even though its rounded "head" always points outward, away from the ground it enters?

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A nail. As it is hammered, the pointed end goes deeper while the flat head remains visible at the surface.

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