Yeh I said that one early in the thread. Supposedly it might work on very old lifts, especially in hotels where it was used by the maids as well.

i believe that most door close buttons do nothing because they need to be activated by a firemans key

What if the police need to get to floors 4, 14, and 24?

This is def an urban legend. People just think this because the door close button doesn't work on most elevators until you've sat there for a bit.

Edit: It's funny how many tricks our minds play on us wrt something as simple as elevators. People should remember crap like that when they start thinking that they can figure out way more complicated things like their bodies.

lol, wtf?

You get new underwear every three months?

oh yahhh, well **** you guys...hmph.

they're reserved for HVAC in this building. Commonly floor 13 is used because people are superstitious

The whole article is a great read, but here's an excerpt:

"In most elevators, at least in any built or installed since the early nineties, the door-close button doesn’t work. It is there mainly to make you think it works. (It does work if, say, a fireman needs to take control. But you need a key, and a fire, to do that.) Once you know this, it can be illuminating to watch people compulsively press the door-close button. That the door eventually closes reinforces their belief in the button’s power. It’s a little like prayer. Elevator design is rooted in deception—to disguise not only the bare fact of the box hanging by ropes but also the tethering of tenants to a system over which they have no command."

Read more http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2...#ixzz1I7Hgc8YQ

Have a DVR or Tivo.

While forwarding thru commercials use the GO BACK a few seconds button when you start to see your program. This will stop the FF and you will get the timing down to hit the start of the show every time. A little late ...just hit it twice. and wait 3 secs.

Comcast - you can only record 2 shows at a time and you must have the TV one one of them, but you can still watch your saved shows.

Also if you are watching a show /game and nothing is recording, hit record so when you are surfing and you get back late.. just hit the GO Back button till you get back to what you want. you don't have to go into the DVR menu at all to recover, just hit back.

It must be an Asian elevator.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetraphobia

ffs its called a placebo button and we already talked about it i think

Close button definately works in my building, but it was built in the 20s

The close button may not work, but it sure coincides every time I hit the button. I've never once pressed the button and had the doors not close. I have really good timing apparently.

Note: I don't press it often, since I'm usually not in a hurry.

Was in Mexico last week and close button worked immediately. It made me very happy.

Like doors open, hop in, push floor and door close and whole thing is moving again within 2 seconds.

In college or any other communal living situation just put a box of Magnum XL's on your bookshelf. You won't have to say a word. By the time they discover the truth, you're already rounding third.

a lot of hotels don't like the #4 for superstition reasons iirc.

ditto.. awesomely awesome.

This is true for run-of-the-mill beer, and perhaps some select nicer beers, but as I learned right here on 2p2, lots of nice beers are better served at warmer temperatures than iced mugs allow for, and the ice/condensation has a tendency to mess with the head and profile.

That said, I enjoy a light american beer in a frozen mug.

A glass is also frozen good for drinks like cola

Not until I discovered ManPacks!

I would usually wait till a pair or two had died then go buy a couple of packs. Now I can a 3 every three months until they're all good then turn off the subscription. No point not having a drawer full of drawers. Running out before laundry day is a rookie mistake.

OK hopefully a makeup for the dubious elevator botton one. I use this a lot:

If I'm lounging on a couch with a laptop and want a drink close by, I use a small hardcover book on the cushion next to me as a mini-table. Very stable.

Similar to the sandwich turning, when eating a donut with frosting, turn it upside-down. Your taste buds are on your tongue, so why let the deliciousness hit the roof of your mouth and not your tongue?

Learned this from my 5-year old cousin and have never eaten a donut the same since. Countless friends have been converted too.

Try it. Trust me.

Damnit. I JUST finished eating a donut before reading this.