Answer:
If a man carries my burden they will get crushed to death. Though not rich I leave silver in my track.
I am essential to life on earth! I am split into thirds. Two thirds are the same. One of the thirds is 8. The other two are 1 each.
If I drink, I die. If I eat, I am fine. What am I?
I can sizzle like bacon, I am made with an egg. I peel layers like onions, but still remain whole. I can be long, like a flagpole, yet fit in a hole. What am I?
Late afternoons I often bathe. I'll soak in water piping hot. My essence goes through. My see through clothes. Used up am I - I've gone to pot.
Whoever made me don't want me. Whoever bought me don't need me. Whoever use me don't know me.