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601

**The more I close it, the wider it opens. Unless I close it all the way. **

Is it a pincer on a Leatherman style multitool?

602

No.

603

Is “it” something most people would have in their houses?

Is it a tool of some sort?

Can it be worn?

Is it predominantly animal in origin?

Vegetable?

Mineral?

Intangible?

604

Is “it” something most people would have in their houses? YES

Is it a tool of some sort? NO

Can it be worn? NO

Is it predominantly animal in origin? NO

Vegetable? YES, (the particular one I’m thinking of. Could be other materials)

Mineral? NO

Intangible? NO

605

Is “it” typically found in a kitchen?

A bathroom?

A bedroom?

Living room / family room / rec room?

Some other part of the house?

Is it made of wood?

Rubber?

Paper?

606

Is “it” typically found in a kitchen? Sometimes

A bathroom? YES

A bedroom? YES

Living room / family room / rec room? Sometimes

Some other part of the house? YES

Is it made of wood? YES

Rubber? Typically NO

Paper? Typically NO

607

Is it some sort of door?

608

Before the charges were waived, they started a crowdfund account to cover them, and it’s not so much that the cell provider waived the charges, but retroactively gave them a plan that supported roaming, so they’re now paying the same amount for each text regardless of location.

609

"The more I close it, the wider it opens. Unless I close it all the way."

Is there some sort of word play involved? (Similar to : What gets wetter as it dries?)

Does every “it” in the question refer to the same object?

Is a fulcrum involved? Do you close one end to open the other?

610

Yes

611

Is there some sort of word play involved? (Similar to : What gets wetter as it dries?) NO

Does every “it” in the question refer to the same object? YES

Is a fulcrum involved? Do you close one end to open the other? NO

612

Is it a door that people would typically go through?

Would animals typically go through it?

Is it part of an appliance?

Does it lead to a storage space, like a closet or cabinet?

Does closing it “all the way” cause it to latch shut?

613

Is it a door that people would typically go through? YES

Would animals typically go through it? YES

Is it part of an appliance? NO

Does it lead to a storage space, like a closet or cabinet? NO

Does closing it “all the way” cause it to latch shut? YES

614

Would most first-world bathrooms contain this?

Would most first-world bedrooms contain this?

Does “the more I close it” refer to putting it into a more-closed position?

Does “the more I close it” refer to number of instances of acting upon it?

Is it opening wider a desirable effect of normal use of this thing?

615

Would most first-world bathrooms contain this? YES

Would most first-world bedrooms contain this? YES

Does “the more I close it” refer to putting it into a more-closed position? ** YES**

Does “the more I close it” refer to number of instances of acting upon it? NO

Is it opening wider a desirable effect of normal use of this thing? NO

616

Is it something that folds closed as it opens, like a bifold door?

617

No

618

Is it a curtain?

619

No

620

Could a human fit through walking upright?

Is it a door to something small? A cupboard? Medicine chest? Wardrobe? Laundry basket?

Is it a lid?