It depends on the elevator controller and if the option is enabled. Most lifts that are hydraulic (short runs, 2-4 floors usually) don't generally have it because they don't need a controller with lots of options. Traction-motor lifts (lots of floors) have smarter controllers and are more likely to have it, if it is enabled.
It worked in a lift in a 20-story building I used to work in. Sure p*ssed a lot of people off in my day. Suckers!
Well I can explane number 17. Italy has been using latin for a long time in its past and 17 in latin numbers is XVII. Most of the people in that time was illiterate and they red the number XVII (17) as it was the word VIXI that means "I lived" (and now i'm dead) written on the tombs. So they started linking the number 17 to the meaning of death.
Very nice.
ReplyDeletecant wait to try it out =P
ReplyDeleteDoes not work on every elevator.
ReplyDeleteDoes not work at all. See that keyhole in upper right corner? That's for police & firemen use.
ReplyDeleteSo disappointed if it doesn't work on a least one elevator!
ReplyDeleteThis is probably along the same lines as "single mom discovers the at home secret of white teeth".
ReplyDelete9 times out of 10 it works for me at the place of employment
ReplyDeleteAhhh I forgot to try it at the multi-storey carpark today!
ReplyDeleteIt depends on the elevator controller and if the option is enabled. Most lifts that are hydraulic (short runs, 2-4 floors usually) don't generally have it because they don't need a controller with lots of options. Traction-motor lifts (lots of floors) have smarter controllers and are more likely to have it, if it is enabled.
ReplyDeleteIt worked in a lift in a 20-story building I used to work in. Sure p*ssed a lot of people off in my day. Suckers!
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ReplyDeleteNotice that elevator panel has no "4"s on it. Must be in Asia somewhere, since some Asians have an aversion to the number four...
ReplyDeleteBadmoodguy, you're rather clued up on elevators, I'm impressed! Do they really not like 4's or is that a joke I'm not getting?
ReplyDeleteNope, not a joke. Its a superstition in some Asian countries. Its called Tetraphobia.
ReplyDeletehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetraphobia
Very similar to the fear of the number 13 (Triskaidekaphobia).
I've also read that in Italy, 17 is also unlucky according to superstitions.
That's interesting. Who comes up with these silly ideas?
ReplyDeleteWell I can explane number 17. Italy has been using latin for a long time in its past and 17 in latin numbers is XVII. Most of the people in that time was illiterate and they red the number XVII (17) as it was the word VIXI that means "I lived" (and now i'm dead) written on the tombs. So they started linking the number 17 to the meaning of death.
ReplyDeleteI hope u will understand my english :S
Ahhh, that's a cool story. Yes I understand your English, it's better than mine :-)
ReplyDeletethat's cool. . .
ReplyDeleteThe number four is unlucky in China because it sounds very similar (same word, different intonation) to the word for death.
ReplyDeleteEvery culture does their own thing, don't they? :)
ReplyDeleteyep. 4 is death in china, 13 is a bad word.
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