a riddle god himself could not answer

1 door closes, 9 open. When 9 close, 1 door opens. What is it?

Originally posted by WeakSoss
1 door closes, 9 open. When 9 close, 1 door opens. What is it?

betting station at a race track.

or a wind tunnel.

I remember some Buddhist story describing Man as having nine doors - namely the ears, eyes, nostrils, arse, dick and mouth. Maybe the answer to this riddle is that when a baby is in the womb all of its 'doors' are closed, then when the door to the womb opens and the baby is born, all its doors open. Or something like that.

Originally posted by Fat Lady
I remember some Buddhist story describing Man as having nine doors - namely the ears, eyes, nostrils, arse, dick and mouth. Maybe the answer to this riddle is that when a baby is in the womb all of its 'doors' are closed, then when the door to the womb opens and the baby is born, all its doors open. Or something like that.

The "door" that closes is the babies navel (belly button) when it is born and the other 9 "doors" open.

fat lady essentialy has the correct ansewr

Originally posted by WeakSoss
fat lady essentialy has the correct ansewr

What about the second part - when do 9 doors close and 1 open?!

Originally posted by Sicilian Smaug
At death maybe. And the one door open could be the door of a coffin or crematorium, or the door of heaven for the religious.

I thought of that, but then it's possible to die with many of your doors still open. In fact, it'd be highly unusual to die with all your doors closed. Maybe the answer to the second part needs to be more specific. Death by concrete, something like that.