Re: [Phys-L] weird elevator touch button switches

["Anthony Lapinski" <Anthony_Lapinski@pds.org>]

Many (most?) elevators have buttons in several rows/columns, easy to press
by most people. The real question is where are the #13 buttons?


Phys-L@Phys-L.org writes:
> I lived in a high-rise in the DC area that had these capacitive buttons
> with neon backlights in the elevator.  On high humidity days, if the AC
> wasn't working well the buttons would "spontaneously" set themselves (due
> to the humidity).  Some days I would return from work only to have
> buttons pushed on floors 3 through 18.  I lived on the 20th.  Also, the
> call buttons on the floors would set spontaneously.  So frustrating! 
> Also, the close door function didn't work and the doors would have to
> time out before they would close.
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Phys-l [mailto:phys-l-bounces@phys-l.org] On Behalf Of LaMontagne,
> > Bob
> > Sent: Monday, June 10, 2013 10:34 PM
> > To: Phys-L@Phys-L.org
> > Subject: Re: [Phys-L] weird elevator touch button switches
> >
> > Uses his bumbershoot?
> >
> > Bob at PC
> > ________________________________________
> > From: Phys-l [phys-l-bounces@phys-l.org] on behalf of Marty Weiss
> > [martweiss@comcast.net]
> > Sent: Monday, June 10, 2013 10:06 PM
> > To: Phys-L@Phys-L.org
> > Subject: Re: [Phys-L] weird elevator touch button switches
> >
> > And the winner is.... drum roll... Mr. Sears.   And can you all explain
> the
> > exception that he offered?
> >
> >
> > On Jun 10, 2013, at 8:11 PM, Adriansears wrote:
> >
> > > The man is don't tall enough to press the button for the 20th floor.
> You can
> > make this riddle more interesting by adding the idea that on days that
> its
> > raining he can exit the 20th floor...I'm sure you can see why this is
> possible
> > > Adrian Sears
> > >
> > > Physics teacher
> > >
> > > Sent from my iPhone
> > >
> > > On Jun 10, 2013, at 4:19 PM, Marty Weiss <martweiss@comcast.net>
> > wrote:
> > > > way off topic....
> > > > An elevator riddle:    A man lives on the 20th floor of a high rise
> condo
> > building.  Every morning he goes to work and the elevator takes him to
> the
> > lobby where he walks to the train.  In the evening, on returning to
> work he
> > gets into the elevator and presses the button for floor 12, gets out and
> > proceeds to walk up the rest of the way to his condo on the 20th floor.
> > What's going on?  (no, it's not to get the exercise)
> > > >
> >
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