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(Message started by: Andy on Jul 17th, 2005, 3:14pm)
Title: 1 door closes, 9 open. When 9 close, 1 door opens
Post by Andy on Jul 17th, 2005, 3:14pm
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?
Title: Re:  1 door closes, 9 open. When 9 close, 1 d
Post by Nate on Jul 27th, 2005, 8:14pm
This is the riddle that has been bugging me for days, i just cant get it. Please someone post the answer!
Title: Re:  1 door closes, 9 open. When 9 close, 1 d
Post by towr on Jul 28th, 2005, 12:31am
I would if I knew one. But I haven't the faintest
Title: Re:  1 door closes, 9 open. When 9 close, 1 d
Post by Grimbal on Jul 28th, 2005, 5:39am

on 07/17/05 at 15:14:00, Andy wrote:
1 door closes, 9 open. When 9 close, 1 door opens. What is it?

Maybe:
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@ 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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Title: Re:  1 door closes, 9 open. When 9 close, 1 d
Post by xlaurix on Apr 11th, 2006, 3:18pm
What is it ?
=S
Title: Re:  1 door closes, 9 open. When 9 close, 1 d
Post by Icarus on Apr 11th, 2006, 5:36pm
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.
Title: Re:  1 door closes, 9 open. When 9 close, 1 d
Post by cookiesncreamz62 on Apr 14th, 2006, 8:47am
ok i think
rd1:00 closed
9:00 it opens
9:00 closed again
1:00 opens again

like a buisness place
Title: Re:  1 door closes, 9 open. When 9 close, 1 d
Post by dodd1313 on Apr 15th, 2006, 12:46pm
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.
Title: Re:  1 door closes, 9 open. When 9 close, 1 d
Post by alien on May 4th, 2006, 3:28pm
First post, but what a post!
Title: Re:  1 door closes, 9 open. When 9 close, 1 d
Post by thekid_anonymous on May 6th, 2006, 7:00am
[b][/b][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!
Title: Re:  1 door closes, 9 open. When 9 close, 1 d
Post by alien on May 6th, 2006, 8:16am
I would say you are still stumped.
Title: Re:  1 door closes, 9 open. When 9 close, 1 d
Post by oh_boy on May 8th, 2006, 12:28pm

on 05/06/06 at 07:00:30, 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.
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...  ;D
Title: Re:  1 door closes, 9 open. When 9 close, 1 d
Post by groovieknave on Jun 1st, 2006, 1:02am
Okay the answer is "The only girl to own a house in the 10 house neighborhood of sexually desperate men."
Title: Re:  1 door closes, 9 open. When 9 close, 1 d
Post by cchris on Jun 1st, 2006, 5:26pm
How about we accept the fact that dodd is right?
Title: Re:  1 door closes, 9 open. When 9 close, 1 d
Post by Ajax on Jun 3rd, 2006, 3:47am

on 04/15/06 at 12:46:04, 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.

There you go, as it is.


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
Title: Re:  1 door closes, 9 open. When 9 close, 1 d
Post by ernie on Jun 12th, 2006, 2:42pm
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
Title: Re:  1 door closes, 9 open. When 9 close, 1 d
Post by Archie_Bunker on Jun 25th, 2006, 12:11pm
It is a horse (or dog) track.  
The 1 door = betting
9 doors = horse gates.

8)
Title: Re:  1 door closes, 9 open. When 9 close, 1 d
Post by Hubris on Jul 12th, 2006, 10:06pm

on 04/15/06 at 12:46:04, 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.

There you go, as it is.


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."
Title: Re:  1 door closes, 9 open. When 9 close, 1 d
Post by Puffster on Jul 12th, 2006, 10:56pm
Hubris, thank you for the referene.  Also, I dig the nickname.  ;D
Title: Re:  1 door closes, 9 open. When 9 close, 1 d
Post by Icarus on Jul 15th, 2006, 6:25pm

on 07/12/06 at 22:06:28, Hubris wrote:
This is a biblical riddle from the story of Solomon and Sheba...


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.
Title: Re:  1 door closes, 9 open. When 9 close, 1 d
Post by cchris on Jul 16th, 2006, 1:17am

on 07/12/06 at 22:56:59, Puffster wrote:
Hubris, thank you for the referene.  Also, I dig the nickname.  ;D


Excessive Pride. How the hell do I know that's what 'hubris' means? I remember that from like 9th grade english.
Title: Re:  1 door closes, 9 open. When 9 close, 1 d
Post by Roy on Jul 16th, 2006, 4:58pm
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. ::) :P  ;) :D ;D
Title: Re:  1 door closes, 9 open. When 9 close, 1 d
Post by ramkishanrao on Jul 27th, 2006, 5:06pm
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 .....
Title: Re:  1 door closes, 9 open. When 9 close, 1 d
Post by truemainer on Jul 31st, 2006, 12:34pm
Perhaps when 9 close the one door that opens is "Heaven"?
Title: Re:  1 door closes, 9 open. When 9 close, 1 d
Post by Roy on Jul 31st, 2006, 2:16pm
So what are the other 9 doors supposed to be?
Title: Re:  1 door closes, 9 open. When 9 close, 1 d
Post by CBFTUWN on Feb 1st, 2007, 6:07pm
in catholic mythology, Hell has nine layers, each with its own gate (Divine Comedy) Although, heven is supposed to have 9 layers as well, so it could work either way...
Title: Re:  1 door closes, 9 open. When 9 close, 1 d
Post by Locke64 on Feb 1st, 2007, 7:13pm

on 02/01/07 at 18:07:27, CBFTUWN wrote:
in catholic mythology, Hell has nine layers, each with its own gate (Divine Comedy) Although, heven is supposed to have 9 layers as well, so it could work either way...

Then maybe the nine doors of Heaven or Hell (depending on which place you are not going to) close, and one of the doors of Heaven or Hell (depending on which place you are going to) opens for you.  I'm not Catholic, though, so I don't understand that levels thing.
Title: Re:  1 door closes, 9 open. When 9 close, 1 d
Post by xixquitx on Nov 23rd, 2007, 6:05pm
the answer is

2 businesses... it never says 9 doors...

one closes at 1:00am
and it opens at 9:00am

9:00 pm it closes
1:00 pm it opens.
Title: Re:  1 door closes, 9 open. When 9 close, 1 d
Post by sixstringjeo on Feb 3rd, 2008, 10:53pm

on 02/01/07 at 18:07:27, CBFTUWN wrote:
in catholic mythology, Hell has nine layers, each with its own gate (Divine Comedy) Although, heven is supposed to have 9 layers as well, so it could work either way...


yeah that is what i was thinking. it could either be the whole womb thing or it could be when the door of hell opens you are closed from the nine spheres of heaven. when the door of heaven open you are closed from the 9 circles of hell
Title: Re:  1 door closes, 9 open. When 9 close, 1 d
Post by usfalidiate on Apr 11th, 2009, 1:51am
1 Door Closes, 9 Open,
When 9 Close, 1 Door Opens

What about this:

In spiritual theories about the human body and its relationship to the universe, most agree that there is a central tube of 'life-force' (some call it prana, some call it chi, etc) which extends from the infinite centre, or higher dimensions, or “God”, and enters the body through the crown chakra, just above/around the top of the head. this tube runs through the length of the body to just below the feet, and prana moves in through each end of the tube. However, in death, one can leave the physical body and enter 'heaven' or a higher dimension which transcends this one. This occurs through the upper prana tube; the spirit leaves the physical realm through the upper end of this tube into higher planes or existence.

So perhaps the answer to the riddle is two-fold:

"1 door closes, 9 open" could refer to the birth of a baby- the 1 door (umbilical cord) closes and the other 9 doors (orifices in the human baby in the womb, eyes, ears, noses, mouth etc) all open and start 'working' when they're born. Just as the others on this forum have pointed out before i did.

The second part, "when 9 close, 1 door opens" it could refer to death, as in when the same 9 orifices (eyes, ears, mouth etc) in the human body stop 'working' in death, i.e. the 9 close, and then the prana tube gateway to 'intelligent infinity' opens upon this death, which could be the 1 door opening.

So when the riddle asks "What Is It?", it could be referring to the entire process of doors opening and closing (or energy/sensory centres influxing/efluxing prana), or at least referring to what exists between the opening and closing of the 9 'doors'.

So, the answer to this riddle could be simply "Life".
Title: Re:  1 door closes, 9 open. When 9 close, 1 d
Post by wichous on Apr 15th, 2009, 2:59pm
the answer is a cats life

i'll explain it like this-----a cat is brought into existance and so the door of its non-existance is closed.
we all know cats have nine lives... so the now nine open doors are the cats nine lives, its nine ways to escape and cheat death.
when all nine doors are closed(the cat has cheated death all it can) then the first door of non-existance is reopened and the cat goes through it.....aka it dies

hope this helped


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