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Andy
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1 door closes, 9 open. When 9 close, 1 door opens
« on: Jul 17th, 2005, 3:14pm » |
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I'm sorry if I'm not doing this right, I'm new to the site:
1 door closes, 9 open. When 9 close, 1 door opens. What is it?
I've read some bible-related answers, but none of them make sense. Can you help me?
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« Reply #1 on: Jul 27th, 2005, 8:14pm » |
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This is the riddle that has been bugging me for days, i just cant get it. Please someone post the answer!
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Re: 1 door closes, 9 open. When 9 close, 1 d
« Reply #2 on: Jul 28th, 2005, 12:31am » |
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I would if I knew one. But I haven't the faintest
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Re: 1 door closes, 9 open. When 9 close, 1 d
« Reply #3 on: Jul 28th, 2005, 5:39am » |
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on Jul 17th, 2005, 3:14pm, Andy wrote:| 1 door closes, 9 open. When 9 close, 1 door opens. What is it? |
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Maybe:
@ 1:00 door closes, @ 9:00 open. When @ 9:00 close, @ 1:00 door opens.
It is just a shop time table. Well, you still have to figure when it is open...
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Re: 1 door closes, 9 open. When 9 close, 1 d
« Reply #4 on: Apr 11th, 2006, 3:18pm » |
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What is it ?
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Re: 1 door closes, 9 open. When 9 close, 1 d
« Reply #5 on: Apr 11th, 2006, 5:36pm » |
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Nobody has come up with a good solution, and Andy, who posted it, said he didn't have a good one either. So there is no point in asking.
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Re: 1 door closes, 9 open. When 9 close, 1 d
« Reply #6 on: Apr 14th, 2006, 8:47am » |
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ok i think
rd1:00 closed
9:00 it opens
9:00 closed again
1:00 opens again
like a buisness place
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Re: 1 door closes, 9 open. When 9 close, 1 d
« Reply #7 on: Apr 15th, 2006, 12:46pm » |
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The answer is "the orifices of a new born".
Within the womb, a child has all ten orifices closed but the umbilical. When born, the belly button seals and the eyes, ears, nose, etc. open.
There you go, as it is.
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Re: 1 door closes, 9 open. When 9 close, 1 d
« Reply #8 on: May 4th, 2006, 3:28pm » |
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First post, but what a post!
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Re: 1 door closes, 9 open. When 9 close, 1 d
« Reply #9 on: May 6th, 2006, 7:00am » |
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[b][/b][color=Red][/color][i][/i]alrighty guys this is actually pretty easy. the thing the riddle is talking about is a dam. if you dont know how a dam works this is how.
there are 10 doors or chambers if you would. when the water level is at a certain point the one door opens and the other 9 close. this is to regulate the amount of water to make sure you don't overflow. when the water level gets too high then the one door closes and the other 9 open to get rid of more water. then when the level drops down to the desired level the 9 doors close and the one reopens.
so there you have it. it had me stumped for a while too but there you go!
Your Welcome!
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« Reply #10 on: May 6th, 2006, 8:16am » |
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I would say you are still stumped.
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Re: 1 door closes, 9 open. When 9 close, 1 d
« Reply #11 on: May 8th, 2006, 12:28pm » |
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on May 6th, 2006, 7:00am, thekid_anonymous wrote:| when the water level is at a certain point the one door opens and the other 9 close. this is to regulate the amount of water to make sure you don't overflow. |
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Why the relationship of 1 and 9 in your good DAM thing? I think you are assuming the fact in the riddle rather than explaining/proving it... 
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Re: 1 door closes, 9 open. When 9 close, 1 d
« Reply #12 on: Jun 1st, 2006, 1:02am » |
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Okay the answer is "The only girl to own a house in the 10 house neighborhood of sexually desperate men."
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Re: 1 door closes, 9 open. When 9 close, 1 d
« Reply #13 on: Jun 1st, 2006, 5:26pm » |
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How about we accept the fact that dodd is right?
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Re: 1 door closes, 9 open. When 9 close, 1 d
« Reply #14 on: Jun 3rd, 2006, 3:47am » |
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on Apr 15th, 2006, 12:46pm, dodd1313 wrote:The answer is "the orifices of a new born".
Within the womb, a child has all ten orifices closed but the umbilical. When born, the belly button seals and the eyes, ears, nose, etc. open.
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Indeed a great answer. However, it is written: 1 door closes, 9 open. When 9 close, 1 door opens.
The answer would be totally correct if it was: 1 door closes, 9 open. When 9 are closed, 1 door is open.
The difference is very small, but think about it
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Re: 1 door closes, 9 open. When 9 close, 1 d
« Reply #15 on: Jun 12th, 2006, 2:42pm » |
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it might not be the right one but its true
i believe that the doors refure to job oppertunitys cause you send off for lots and wen you get that i job interview and ace it the bext day your can be shore that other companys will contct you for an interview but you get the jist
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Re: 1 door closes, 9 open. When 9 close, 1 d
« Reply #16 on: Jun 25th, 2006, 12:11pm » |
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It is a horse (or dog) track.
The 1 door = betting
9 doors = horse gates.
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Re: 1 door closes, 9 open. When 9 close, 1 d
« Reply #17 on: Jul 12th, 2006, 10:06pm » |
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on Apr 15th, 2006, 12:46pm, dodd1313 wrote:The answer is "the orifices of a new born".
Within the womb, a child has all ten orifices closed but the umbilical. When born, the belly button seals and the eyes, ears, nose, etc. open.
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This is a biblical riddle from the story of Solomon and Sheba...
"What is it? An enclosure with ten doors; when one is open, nine are shut, and when nine are open, one is shut," Sheba asked Solomon. Solomon answered, "The enclosure is the womb, and the ten doors are the ten orifices of man, namely his eyes, his ears, his nostrils, his mouth, the apertures for discharge of excreta and urine, and the navel. When the child is still in its mother's womb, the navel is open, but all the other apertures are shut, but when the child issues from the womb the navel is closed and the other orifices are open."
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Re: 1 door closes, 9 open. When 9 close, 1 d
« Reply #18 on: Jul 12th, 2006, 10:56pm » |
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Hubris, thank you for the referene. Also, I dig the nickname.
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Re: 1 door closes, 9 open. When 9 close, 1 d
« Reply #19 on: Jul 15th, 2006, 6:25pm » |
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on Jul 12th, 2006, 10:06pm, Hubris wrote:| This is a biblical riddle from the story of Solomon and Sheba... |
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It may be from a story of Solomon and the Queen of Sheba (Sheba was the land she came from, not the lady's name), but it isn't biblical. The Bible gives no details about the riddles that she asked Solomon - it only mentions that she came to ask him many riddles after hearing of his wisdom, and that he was able to answer everything she asked.
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Re: 1 door closes, 9 open. When 9 close, 1 d
« Reply #20 on: Jul 16th, 2006, 1:17am » |
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on Jul 12th, 2006, 10:56pm, Puffster wrote:| Hubris, thank you for the referene. Also, I dig the nickname. |
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Excessive Pride. How the hell do I know that's what 'hubris' means? I remember that from like 9th grade english.
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Re: 1 door closes, 9 open. When 9 close, 1 d
« Reply #21 on: Jul 16th, 2006, 4:58pm » |
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I'm feeling like giving really stupid answers today, so i reckon it's a room with 10 doors and a messed up door lever so that door 1 opens when doors 2-10 shut and verse-vica(plz don't comment on verse-vica, like i said, really stupid answers.    
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Re: 1 door closes, 9 open. When 9 close, 1 d
« Reply #22 on: Jul 27th, 2006, 5:06pm » |
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this puzzle is half solved with the womb and orrifices as example...............but for a complete answer to be posted here in a few days ..do you have idea about whats ...physical, intelluctual and spiritual..... ...the answer is something spiritual .....
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« Reply #23 on: Jul 31st, 2006, 12:34pm » |
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Perhaps when 9 close the one door that opens is "Heaven"?
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Re: 1 door closes, 9 open. When 9 close, 1 d
« Reply #24 on: Jul 31st, 2006, 2:16pm » |
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So what are the other 9 doors supposed to be?
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