(NEXSTAR) – Perhaps no button on Earth is mashed as furiously as the “door close” button in an elevator. The button, usually denoted by a set of arrows pointing inward, is a favorite of ...

One key feature is by way of constant pressure on the Door Open button. When fire or smoke conditions are found inadvertently, the simple release of the button allows the doors to close automatically.

Anyone who has ever repeatedly pushed the 'door close' button on an elevator and thought ... in 1964 the city adopted a computerized timing system for traffic lights to help traffic flow ...

You scurry inside, and since no one else is waiting to enter, you jab the 'close door' button. The doors comply, the elevator starts ... tethering of tenants to a system over which they have ...

It can sometimes be wonderfully fascinating to discuss with other riders about whether the "Close Door ... elevator in the bank based on the floor they wish to reach. "This can make the elevator ...

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