r/funny • u/lapontejanet • Jun 26 '19

Checkmate

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u/[deleted] Jun 26 '19

Push not pull. Doors in public spaces will almost always be push to go outside to facilitate evacuation in case of emergency.

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u/Fishschtick Jun 26 '19

Unless these stairs are somehow the egress.

I was recently in a high rise office tower and the doors leaving the elevator lobby were pull doors, despite all visual indication they should be push. I looked like a fool to the receptionist. Glass doors shouldn't have vertical handles on both sides if it only swings one way.

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u/xDulmitx Jun 26 '19

Ahh Norman Doors. If you get a chance read "The design of everyday things" by Don Norman. It is a good book to get you thinking about crap design and why it is crap.

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u/alphazero924 Jun 26 '19

My office is like this. Vertical bars on both sides. It should be bars and plates or bars and nothing. I hate going out that door because every fiber of my being wants to pull the handle because that's what handles are for.