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. 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.

The New Yorker

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    methinks this applies to crosswalk signal buttons. it doesn’t do anything really. there are no wires connected to the...
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