Does The 'Close Door' Button Actually Work?
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Rachel Plotnick discusses the development of buttons and what they reveal about our interactions with technology.
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Close-door buttons DO work in British lifts… but not in US elevators
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Do Elevator Door-Close Buttons Actually Work? -- Science of Us
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I Knew It! The DOOR CLOSE Button Does Nothing. - Big Think
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Please DON'T Hold That Door!
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How to Make an Elevator an Express Elevator: 9 Steps
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squardrive
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PUSHボタン - 食器
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Do Crosswalk and 'Close Door' Buttons Really Do Anything?
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The 'Close Door' Buttons in Elevators Don't Actually Do Anything : ScienceAlert
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Elevator Door-Close Buttons Are Lies
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Elevator door control, Elevator Wiki
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Peek-a-Boo: The Door Open Button's Use to Close Elevator Doors
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heavy pharmacist convergence pushing on my buttons film Personification Dirty
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Does the Elevator CLOSE Door Button Work?