Gregory's ServerIt seems that this door getting pulled was a problem that required increasingly stronger measures.
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@FlockOfCats @chadkoh I think in design/behavioral sciences(?) they would say this indicates that the door handle design instinctively tells people to pull, and if they want people to push, they should install a horizontal door handle or something designed in a way that signals people to push not pull. "People not reading the signs" isn't the problem, it's that the door was designed in the wrong way, a way that doesn't match people's natural behavior.  @dillyd π π You really can get almost anything taken care of at the convenience stores! :family_mart: :family_mart_socks: @FlockOfCats I love this. So many questions. So many mini case studies to write. Itβs a glorious find. @pucetrailblazer @FlockOfCats "You can stop pushing now."   @FlockOfCats and yet, the easy solution, seen commonly in the UK but rarely elsewhere, is to not have a handle on the side that requires a push. Basic and powerful #UX design.  @Setok @FlockOfCats *drawing a huge dent-puller suction cup out of my backpack* I didn't come all the way out here to push, I'm here to pull.  @FlockOfCats Everyone knows that the push needs to be bigger the closer you get to the fulcrum. π  @FlockOfCats This is a "Norman Door"--the design language of the door suggest an action that is opposite of what you need to do. Some info about this here... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yY96hTb8WgI&t=31s  There's a whole book on it: βThe Design of Everyday Things: Revised and Expanded Edition Kindle Editionβ https://www.amazon.com/Design-Everyday-Things-Revised-Expanded-ebook/dp/B00E257T6C/ And it's not just doors. He's the βNormanβ of βNorman doorsβ @FlockOfCats @Fabimaru @FlockOfCats That's what I thought. It's like a practical lesson in fulcrum physics.  @FlockOfCats remove the handle and replace with a flat plate so only pushing is possible.  @FlockOfCats I never understood, why doors that require pushing get the same handle on both sides - you know, the ones designed for pulling. You don't need any written instructions if design is good.  @eniko @FlockOfCats or, maybe the size of the signs represent the amount of force to open the door when you push it there.   @FlockOfCats it's motivational If this was an antenatal class it'd be funny too tho @FlockOfCats error in design, if you want people to push, do not install handle for pulling at all  The Chinese character ζ½ means "pull", so that is totally what I would do if I saw that sign. I have learned ζΌ as meaning "mortgage" and I would definitely not be expecting to see it on a door sign.
  @FlockOfCats With an opening method that affords pulling, all I can say is 'DUH'. Look up 'Norman Door' on Wikipedia and you'll see what I mean. Don't add a yet-bigger sign. Fix the stupid door. @FlockOfCats the closer you push from the hinge, the more force you need  |
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