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I'd heard this before but dismissed it as an urban myth, but today a few of us were bored so we tested it out and it works, so I'll post it here.

 

If the lift you are using has a door close button ( I stress a door CLOSE button and not a door open) if you keep your finger on that door close button the lift will NOT stop at any other floor en-route to the floor that you have pressed.

 

So if (like us), you work in a tall office block and you are running late and don't want to stop at every floor where people are waiting for the lift (OK let's be honest if you just want a bit of devilment) then keep your finger on the door close button and let them wait a bit longer.

 

Mossy

 

(I do NOT condone the use of this practice I post it merely for information purposes........HONEST)

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I would reckon itll depend on the lift manufacturer....

 

Personally I'm scared of these things so wudnt wanna mess on with it!!! :D

 

Good tip though mate ;)

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I'd heard this before but dismissed it as an urban myth, but today a few of us were bored so we tested it out and it works, so I'll post it here.

 

If the lift you are using has a door close button ( I stress a door CLOSE button and not a door open) if you keep your finger on that door close button the lift will NOT stop at any other floor en-route to the floor that you have pressed.

 

So if (like us), you work in a tall office block and you are running late and don't want to stop at every floor where people are waiting for the lift (OK let's be honest if you just want a bit of devilment) then keep your finger on the door close button and let them wait a bit longer.

 

Mossy

 

(I do NOT condone the use of this practice I post it merely for information purposes........HONEST)

 

So! It was YOU was it, Mossycat?? I stood for ages waiting for the b****y lift too!!! Swine!!!! :):(:):)

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I'd heard this before but dismissed it as an urban myth, but today a few of us were bored so we tested it out and it works, so I'll post it here.

 

If the lift you are using has a door close button ( I stress a door CLOSE button and not a door open) if you keep your finger on that door close button the lift will NOT stop at any other floor en-route to the floor that you have pressed.

 

So if (like us), you work in a tall office block and you are running late and don't want to stop at every floor where people are waiting for the lift (OK let's be honest if you just want a bit of devilment) then keep your finger on the door close button and let them wait a bit longer.

 

Mossy

 

(I do NOT condone the use of this practice I post it merely for information purposes........HONEST)

 

 

Im a lift engineer and if this is the case this must have been specified by the building owner during the installation.

 

99% of lifts will not have this facility

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Did he get a "rise" out of you? :D

 

Sorry couldnt resist!

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Did he get a "rise" out of you? :D

 

Sorry couldnt resist!

 

.....followed by that all too familiar "going down" feeling, I presume!!

 

Equally sorry, I couldn't resist either!

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Im a lift engineer and if this is the case this must have been specified by the building owner during the installation.

 

99% of lifts will not have this facility

 

To be honest I didn't believe it either but we really tested it out. 4 or 5 of my colleagues walked down to various floors, when the lift was on my floor, they all pressed the 'call button' and it stopped to pick them up. Once we reached ground floor we went back up dropping them off at various floors and when I was at the top I pressed 'door close' kept my finger on it and pressed 'Ground Floor'.

 

It went past the lot of them and didn't stop until it reached Ground Floor, I know for a fact they had pressed the call button because that was the whole idea of testing it out.

 

Incidentally for the first time ever, when I left to go home the lift never stopped at any floor below me despite it been a busy time. This I put down to pure coincidence and was in no way anything to do with me or my finger!!!!!!!

 

Mossy

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Yes.

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I want to know - if you are in a falling lift, and just before it hits the floor you jump up, would you get hurt?

Unfortunately, yes. If you get Discovery Channel, look out for the episode of Mythbusters where they put this to the test. (If you want the explanation, let me know)

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Unfortunately, yes. If you get Discovery Channel, look out for the episode of Mythbusters where they put this to the test. (If you want the explanation, let me know)

 

To be honest, I thought it was a bit of a daft question having thought about it afterwards. forgot that little bit that, as the lift is falling at great speed - so are you!:eek:

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Yep - although you are jumping relative to the lift upwards, you are NOT relative to the ground :)

 

Besides which - in most lifts, how would you know when you are about to hit the ground?

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Haha :D

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