Timeline for Why don’t we remove door handles and let doors open both ways (inwards, outwards)?
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| Nov 12, 2016 at 1:10 | comment | added | user67695 | So the lesson is, when designing things in the future, come up with the best possible system. If we had just done metric from the beginning, we would not have these problems. And the electric system. And driving on the right side of the road. And and and... | |
| Jul 6, 2014 at 5:02 | history | edited | IT Bear | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Jun 29, 2014 at 18:40 | comment | added | Dave | Hinges were the first reason I thought of besides the fact that you would risk smacking people in the face unless there was a window.. and it would be ugly aesthetics to have a window in every door. | |
| Jun 28, 2014 at 16:40 | history | edited | IT Bear | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
Added "edit" part under security, about doors with top & bottom bolts
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| Jun 25, 2014 at 20:24 | history | edited | IT Bear | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Jun 25, 2014 at 17:12 | comment | added | Stephen Rasku | Re: metrification: Canada switched to metric in the '70's so it's possible. There are some imperial measurements used even though they are not official (e.g. pounds in grocery stores) and we have to deal with the US so we have to understand mph and mpg. Anyone born after 1980 is probably very comfortable using just the metric system; Everyone else uses "mixtric". | |
| Jun 25, 2014 at 7:36 | comment | added | Harijs Deksnis | I would like to add, that by similar fashion we can't have all the world switch to a unified power plug/socket standard all of a sudden. Sometimes the costs of making something better are far too big. | |
| Jun 25, 2014 at 5:09 | comment | added | Robotnik | @ITBear - A lot of public restrooms are going toward a doorless entry, with well-placed walls blocking views of the inside. | |
| Jun 25, 2014 at 0:00 | history | edited | IT Bear | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Jun 24, 2014 at 11:05 | comment | added | Ordous | Another point would be fire doors - they are very common in institutions and offices in UK and are specifically designed to be opened in only one direction (They are put in pairs as well, so wherever the fire started it can't get out) | |
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| Jun 23, 2014 at 22:55 | history | edited | IT Bear | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Jun 23, 2014 at 22:42 | history | answered | IT Bear | CC BY-SA 3.0 |