What is an 'opan gate'? Is that like an open gate? Are there
'closad gates'? Maybe. Here are the facts. You pronounce it like
/oʊ pæn/. Oh-pan. Whenever you think of opening a gate or any
variation of that phrase, you replace open with opan. To opan is
to open. Opaning is opening. An opened gate is an opaned gate.
This website is a reminder that the gates are opan. Pick up that
old book, make art, read books, talk to your friends. The gates
don't stay opan on their own. Don't sit around for them to
close. Ask questions and if you're still confused, just say the
word "opan" out loud a few times. It helps.
A screenshot from the Wikipedia Page for "Gate"
A Brief History
Opan Gates has a deep connection to the internet. The lore is
simple. An image of Bill Gate's head was photoshopped onto the
body of the Pyro from Team Fortress 2. The player changed their
name to 'Pyro Gates'. Despite this origin, opan gates has no
relation to any real or fictional people.
Eventually the name transformed to 'opan gates', with lowercase
letters being a must. A connection to another Valve game
certainly exists through the famous frying pan. Although the full story is lost to time, what matters not is
what opan gates stands for.
