Most of the time, we press buttons to make something happen. The open door button in elevators is an exception — we press it to prevent something from happening and, in doing so, help our fellow ...

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Pedestrian crossings, elevator “close door” buttons and office thermostats often don’t do anything – by design. Here’s why that’s not necessarily a bad thing.

Yup, the 'close door' button on elevators is a big, fat lie. According to Mental Floss, ... As for the 'open door' button, yes, that one works which makes sense after what you just read. Zephyr18.

The urban myth that close-door buttons do not actually work in lifts has been debunked…in Britain at least. For decades people have claimed that the button did nothing to speed up the time taken ...

Many elevator “close door” buttons don’t actually work—they’re disabled for accessibility or safety. It’s control theater, not function, hidden in plain sight.

Pedestrian crossings, elevator “close door” buttons and office thermostats often don’t do anything – by design. Here’s why that’s not necessarily a bad thing.