Euro-Doors!
July 19, 2005 1:03 PM Subscribe
How do people go through revolving doors in Europe?
Is this a trick question? They walk much like the people from other continents.
posted by Sonic_Molson at 1:33 PM on July 19, 2005
posted by Sonic_Molson at 1:33 PM on July 19, 2005
They go the opposite direction in the Southern Hemisphere, you know. What with the Coriolis force.
posted by Johnny Assay at 1:37 PM on July 19, 2005
posted by Johnny Assay at 1:37 PM on July 19, 2005
Best answer: Except once they walk through, they make gold records! Or, for a non-wisecrack answer "UK doors revolve counter-clockwise, as US doors. Somehow we can manage to treat revolving doors differently from roundabouts, even without lane markings."
posted by true at 1:45 PM on July 19, 2005
posted by true at 1:45 PM on July 19, 2005
Response by poster: And, true, you are right - I am being selfish. But the last time I checked, we don't have a whole lot of questions that feature the revolving doors.
posted by neilkod at 1:57 PM on July 19, 2005
posted by neilkod at 1:57 PM on July 19, 2005
By putting one foot in front of the other? (Sorry!)
The doors themselves turns counter-clockwise as far as I can remember though. Hereabout (in Bergen, Norway) they are becoming increasingly rare, either they have been replaced with sliding doors or they are left with the wings (flaps? the things you push) open (retracted?) making open corridors on either side of the central column, and people tend to take the right one, as they would if it was revolving.
What on earth made you wonder about that?
posted by mummimamma at 9:40 PM on July 19, 2005
The doors themselves turns counter-clockwise as far as I can remember though. Hereabout (in Bergen, Norway) they are becoming increasingly rare, either they have been replaced with sliding doors or they are left with the wings (flaps? the things you push) open (retracted?) making open corridors on either side of the central column, and people tend to take the right one, as they would if it was revolving.
What on earth made you wonder about that?
posted by mummimamma at 9:40 PM on July 19, 2005
I think it's very good question. I ride a bike around in Whistler, BC. I've always noticed that the visiting Europeans tend to swerve to their left when approaching another cyclist. It can lead to confusion...
posted by tumble at 12:09 AM on July 20, 2005
posted by tumble at 12:09 AM on July 20, 2005
One side of each of the fans in the revolving door will have a handle on. Push that handle.
posted by NinjaPirate at 1:33 AM on July 20, 2005
posted by NinjaPirate at 1:33 AM on July 20, 2005
true: Yep - all the ones I've seen rotate counter-clockwise; you push through on the right-hand side. Strange when you consider that in the UK people tend to walk on the left side...
tumble: This is one of the main causes of death during the IoM TT - foreign motorbiker riders going too fast see something coming the opposite way, and instinctively swerve... into the oncoming vehicle. Oops.
posted by Chunder at 2:11 AM on July 20, 2005
tumble: This is one of the main causes of death during the IoM TT - foreign motorbiker riders going too fast see something coming the opposite way, and instinctively swerve... into the oncoming vehicle. Oops.
posted by Chunder at 2:11 AM on July 20, 2005
The same way people from the US manage to go through revolving doors when they visit Europe.
"Europe" is not "the UK". In the UK, people drive on the left side of the road (historical reasons to do with drawing a sword when on a horse apparently). Many countries in Europe drive on the right side of the road. I have not noticed any correlation between driving on a particular side of the road and walking bias.
When faced with a door that opens in or out, with the hinges on the left or right, I've found that people from all countries are capable of working out how to open it safely, and usually navigate through without injury or confusion. The same goes for revolving doors (regardless of rotation direction), sliding doors (regardless of opening to the left or right, up or down), stable doors (in/out, left/right, top/bottom half first), and many other kinds of door. One possible exception is the ludicrously hi-tech button operated type of door that has become popular on UK train toilets. These seem to confuse everybody.
posted by ajp at 5:06 AM on July 20, 2005
"Europe" is not "the UK". In the UK, people drive on the left side of the road (historical reasons to do with drawing a sword when on a horse apparently). Many countries in Europe drive on the right side of the road. I have not noticed any correlation between driving on a particular side of the road and walking bias.
When faced with a door that opens in or out, with the hinges on the left or right, I've found that people from all countries are capable of working out how to open it safely, and usually navigate through without injury or confusion. The same goes for revolving doors (regardless of rotation direction), sliding doors (regardless of opening to the left or right, up or down), stable doors (in/out, left/right, top/bottom half first), and many other kinds of door. One possible exception is the ludicrously hi-tech button operated type of door that has become popular on UK train toilets. These seem to confuse everybody.
posted by ajp at 5:06 AM on July 20, 2005
neilkod: I gotta have more revolving door, baby!
posted by nervestaple at 9:03 AM on July 20, 2005
posted by nervestaple at 9:03 AM on July 20, 2005
I have not noticed any correlation between driving on a particular side of the road and walking bias.
There is walking bias when on a pavement, just not when it comes to a revolving door (which is usually already spinning and will often only operate one way)
My biggest problem with them has been forgetting when I'm wearing a backpark, and nimbly nipping through the doors milliseconds before they shut. I make it, the backpack doesn't :-)
posted by -harlequin- at 3:07 PM on July 20, 2005
There is walking bias when on a pavement, just not when it comes to a revolving door (which is usually already spinning and will often only operate one way)
My biggest problem with them has been forgetting when I'm wearing a backpark, and nimbly nipping through the doors milliseconds before they shut. I make it, the backpack doesn't :-)
posted by -harlequin- at 3:07 PM on July 20, 2005
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posted by Boo! at 1:31 PM on July 19, 2005