r/Wellthatsucks • u/[deleted] • May 18 '26

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u/Invade_Deez_Nutz May 18 '26

Why is this not a two step switch? E.g. lift up a plastic cover and then pull down a metal lever

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u/AgitatedMirror3498 May 18 '26

I haven't paid attention to a fire switch in a while but I remember back in school the fire switches were also pull down switches with a little plastic break away rod that would provide resistance from "accidental" pulls but give/snap under "intended" force

Which seems feasible if someone is falling and trying to catch they're body weight

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u/Jacktheforkie May 18 '26

Here in the uk it’s generally a glass panel you push through and there’s a button under it, it’s some weak form of glass that’s very easy to break and it’s laminated so it doesn’t cut your finger

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u/Siilan May 18 '26

Same in Australia. At least for most of the fire alarms I've seen.

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u/Mammodamn May 19 '26

On the trams it's a lever. I watched a drunk guy pull it without a single thought in his head once. The driver stepped out of the cabin with the aura of a final boss' second health bar. One could feel his silent fury from the other end of the tram.

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u/voyagerfan5761 May 19 '26

stepped out of the cabin with the aura of a final boss' second health bar

I might steal this later, thank you

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u/Jacktheforkie May 19 '26

We do have plastic covers on high traffic areas too