Comments on: Photo of the day: Hebrew elevator http://whitneyhess.com/blog/2009/02/23/photo-of-the-day-hebrew-elevator/ Improving the human experience one day at a time Sun, 12 Feb 2012 00:24:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Gil Luchter http://whitneyhess.com/blog/2009/02/23/photo-of-the-day-hebrew-elevator/comment-page-1/#comment-8378 Gil Luchter Sun, 13 Nov 2011 07:57:10 +0000 http://whitneyhess.com/blog/?p=903#comment-8378 My question: is any disclaimer attached to *1 floor? My question: is any disclaimer attached to *1 floor?

]]> By: cgranier http://whitneyhess.com/blog/2009/02/23/photo-of-the-day-hebrew-elevator/comment-page-1/#comment-3189 cgranier Wed, 25 Feb 2009 03:44:16 +0000 http://whitneyhess.com/blog/?p=903#comment-3189 Exactly! I've never really understood why they "hide" the 13th floors.<br><br>Where you at FOWA? Exactly! I've never really understood why they “hide” the 13th floors.

Where you at FOWA?

]]> By: Whitney Hess http://whitneyhess.com/blog/2009/02/23/photo-of-the-day-hebrew-elevator/comment-page-1/#comment-3184 Whitney Hess Wed, 25 Feb 2009 01:03:14 +0000 http://whitneyhess.com/blog/?p=903#comment-3184 Haha, multiple elevator banks in the building! Haha, multiple elevator banks in the building!

]]> By: Whitney Hess http://whitneyhess.com/blog/2009/02/23/photo-of-the-day-hebrew-elevator/comment-page-1/#comment-3185 Whitney Hess Wed, 25 Feb 2009 00:58:11 +0000 http://whitneyhess.com/blog/?p=903#comment-3185 Not unusual to see that in a building with multiple elevator banks, each serving a different subset of floors. Not unusual to see that in a building with multiple elevator banks, each serving a different subset of floors.

]]> By: Whitney Hess http://whitneyhess.com/blog/2009/02/23/photo-of-the-day-hebrew-elevator/comment-page-1/#comment-3186 Whitney Hess Wed, 25 Feb 2009 00:57:18 +0000 http://whitneyhess.com/blog/?p=903#comment-3186 I've seen a 13th floor in lots of places -- even my apartment building. Seems silly not to note it -- just means those on the 14th floor are really on the 13rd ;) I've seen a 13th floor in lots of places — even my apartment building. Seems silly not to note it — just means those on the 14th floor are really on the 13rd ;)

]]> By: David Lumerman http://whitneyhess.com/blog/2009/02/23/photo-of-the-day-hebrew-elevator/comment-page-1/#comment-3182 David Lumerman Tue, 24 Feb 2009 20:45:19 +0000 http://whitneyhess.com/blog/?p=903#comment-3182 I guess I'm not the only one obsessed with elevators:<br><a href="http://tinyurl.com/elevatorusability" rel="nofollow">http://tinyurl.com/elevatorusability</a> I guess I'm not the only one obsessed with elevators:
http://tinyurl.com/elevatorusability

]]> By: cgranier http://whitneyhess.com/blog/2009/02/23/photo-of-the-day-hebrew-elevator/comment-page-1/#comment-3181 cgranier Tue, 24 Feb 2009 20:38:14 +0000 http://whitneyhess.com/blog/?p=903#comment-3181 Even more strange is that there's a 13th Floor!!!! Have you visited it? Even more strange is that there's a 13th Floor!!!! Have you visited it?

]]> By: David http://whitneyhess.com/blog/2009/02/23/photo-of-the-day-hebrew-elevator/comment-page-1/#comment-3180 David Tue, 24 Feb 2009 20:08:58 +0000 http://whitneyhess.com/blog/?p=903#comment-3180 Yuk yuk yuk.<br>or should I say יק יק יק Yuk yuk yuk.
or should I say יק יק יק

]]> By: Pete Williams http://whitneyhess.com/blog/2009/02/23/photo-of-the-day-hebrew-elevator/comment-page-1/#comment-3178 Pete Williams Tue, 24 Feb 2009 12:54:44 +0000 http://whitneyhess.com/blog/?p=903#comment-3178 What's the score with the lower floors? Or is 12 floors considered the limit of walking...? What's the score with the lower floors? Or is 12 floors considered the limit of walking…?

]]> By: BruceEsrig http://whitneyhess.com/blog/2009/02/23/photo-of-the-day-hebrew-elevator/comment-page-1/#comment-3175 BruceEsrig Tue, 24 Feb 2009 06:47:03 +0000 http://whitneyhess.com/blog/?p=903#comment-3175 Seems better as a mystery.<br><br>Reminds me of the Fine Hall elevator prank, in which one or more enterprising students rearranged three floors in the tower by re-wiring the elevator. They also moved the directory information cards posted on each floor.<br><br>A professor would go to their door, try the key, have it not work, check the directory, see their name, and believe that they were on the right floor. Then they would go back down to the office, get an explanation, and go on with their day. Seems better as a mystery.

Reminds me of the Fine Hall elevator prank, in which one or more enterprising students rearranged three floors in the tower by re-wiring the elevator. They also moved the directory information cards posted on each floor.

A professor would go to their door, try the key, have it not work, check the directory, see their name, and believe that they were on the right floor. Then they would go back down to the office, get an explanation, and go on with their day.

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