Pressing close lift door button? Am I evil?
Jan 25, 2011, 7:36 am
#17
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Jan 25, 2011, 7:49 am
#20
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When arriving at T5B you have to take the lift down to train and lift back up.
If you're first off the plane, you will often fine that you'll get to th lift quickly but then if there is a steady flow of people towards the lift you get... "doors closing" "doors opening" until the lift is full, on occasions I have pressed the lift close doors to try and get the thing moving... am I evil?!
If you're first off the plane, you will often fine that you'll get to th lift quickly but then if there is a steady flow of people towards the lift you get... "doors closing" "doors opening" until the lift is full, on occasions I have pressed the lift close doors to try and get the thing moving... am I evil?!
and Google the term "elevator close button" you will get all the information you need.
Jan 25, 2011, 8:04 am
#23
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The truth is the close button in elevators don't work checkout this article http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/insiden...e-part-ii.html
and Google the term "elevator close button" you will get all the information you need.
and Google the term "elevator close button" you will get all the information you need.
Jan 25, 2011, 8:15 am
#24
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If only that were true. Golden rule of T5 is that the lifts are often quicker.
My empirical observations are that
- T5B -> train is better by elevator.
- Train -> arrivals is better by escalator.
- T5A -> Train -> T5B departures is better by elevator, but there's surprisingly little in it.
- Elevators should be used for everything landside except arrivals -> departures.
- Escalators are better for the lounge shuffle
- Escalators are better at the gate, including the bus gates.
My empirical observations are that
- T5B -> train is better by elevator.
- Train -> arrivals is better by escalator.
- T5A -> Train -> T5B departures is better by elevator, but there's surprisingly little in it.
- Elevators should be used for everything landside except arrivals -> departures.
- Escalators are better for the lounge shuffle
- Escalators are better at the gate, including the bus gates.
Jan 25, 2011, 8:32 am
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Jan 25, 2011, 8:34 am
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Jan 25, 2011, 8:37 am
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