Riddle me this…
Elevators.Do elevators come quicker if you press the button many times? If so, how many presses are required? How quickly do you need to press the button for this to work?
Does yelling at the elevator make it operate faster? If so, are there special words or phrases that need to be used for this?
There was a woman in the elevator with me this afternoon that was quite animated with the number of times she HIT the down button and the lobby button. (She hit the button with authority. I could tell she meant to go D-O-W-N to the L-O-B-B-Y. I think the elevator knew that too.) All the while saying “Come on! Come on! Come on!”
Because Chowderheads want to know…
posted by ChowderHead @ 9/26/2006 04:38:00 PM
11 Comments:
I've wondered this as well. I'm pretty sure those buttons are simple binary "on-off" switches.
But... what if they're not? Maybe there are cheat codes, like for video games.
With the right cheat code, maybe a secret panel opens up and gives you a nice cold beer. That would be cool!
Jim: Yeah. I think those are simple on/off switches too. But to watch some people continually press those buttons you'd think otherwise. It's almost like the rats in the maze that press the levers for food.
I too wonder "If they weren't simple on/off switches...What's the secret number of times and in what pattern you have to use to override the system?" Yeah I think of it like cheat codes for video games too :-)
Ha! Beer would be great! I think I'd prefer the beer over the elevator moving faster!
If you press the button 42 times at the same rate as the heartbeat of a human child, it will do whatever you want. Otherwise, you're just wasting your time.
The beer cheat code I haven't figured out yet, but if I do, I'll let you know!
You know how many germs are on the elevator buttons?
Just letting y'all know...
Osquer: I'll have to give it a try. Is this a universal code or is it specific to a particular make or model?
PW: I don't want to know. I don't want to become Donald Trump or Howie Mandel. ;-)
Osquer: The code didn't work in my building.
Well, what age child were you using?
Osquer: I didn't know it was going to be that complicated.
I'll stick with pressing the button and waiting. I need to keep it S-I-M-P-L-E.
No, no, no, you have to press it rapidly and continuously at a steady pace that paralells the "oi's" in AC/DC's TNT.
Let's just say that you should press elevator buttons with something other than your finger.
Trouble: Now that I can handle. I was pressing too quickly. I need to slow it down.
PW: That makes me nervous because other people might be using "Other than their finger too"
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