The following question was presented:
Alright, this week's question will only really make sense to folks who work in sky scrapers. Or buildings that are pretty tall. You can't have helped notice that the elevators in a tall building zip you up to the floor you need quickly. And yet, when you go into a small building, particularly something like a parking structure with only 3 or 4 floors, the elevator goes so slow you wished you'd taken the stairs. Why do elevators in small buildings go so slow?
Results:
They just do was the clear winner with 50% of the votes selected from the following:
- They just do (50%)
- Because they're powered by hamsters on a wheel (25%)
- Never noticed (0%)
- Bad design (0%)
- All of the above for Mr O (25%)
Graphic of Results:
Analysis:
I find this fascinating. It's like someone has determined the appropriate length of time that someone should spend in an elevator and adjusted the speed accordingly. Therefore the smaller the building the slower the speed. Maybe it's because they would overshoot in a small building and explode out of the top. Maybe I'm just really sad to have thought about this in the first place.