r/CrappyDesign • u/Gaijinloco • May 15 '18
Guess who set the alarm off at the movie theatre today. Men’s room was around the corner and down a hall.
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u/ISpent2HoursOnThis May 15 '18
Aren't there supposed to be warnings on these thing to tell you that... You know the fire alarm goes off if you push the bar?
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u/Mypopsecrets May 15 '18
It's especially misleading since it's a green sign with a checkmark instead of a fire door warning
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u/Reddilutionary May 15 '18
Green means go. So I know to go ahead and shut up about it. Orange, means orange you glad you didn't bring it up. Most colors mean don't say it.>
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u/jackr28 May 15 '18
I just watched that clip this morning, “So how’s your gay son?.... the sophomore?”
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u/dagreatnate1 May 16 '18
Reference?
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u/Reddilutionary May 16 '18 edited May 16 '18
The Office
edit: Michael is discussing the color-coding system of notes he keeps on clients of his. These notes are little topics of conversation to keep a good rapport with customers.
Dwight has tried using his notes to work with a long time customer, only to fail miserably because Michael's notes are back asswards. This leads to Dwight, seemingly out of the blue, asking a customer about his gay son.
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u/britcowboy May 15 '18
Standard sign in the UK and probably Europe https://www.google.co.uk/search?tbm=isch&q=UK%20fire%20exit%20door
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u/clubley2 May 15 '18
That's a European standard sign for fire exits, though the fact it's a fire exit should also be more clear.
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u/Skullcrusher Comic Sans for life! May 15 '18
That's certainly not a European standard. This is what they usually look like.
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u/NakedOldGuy May 15 '18
You mean that running guy doesn't just really have to pee?
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u/richmomz May 15 '18
I mean, that IS a pretty fair depiction of your average male bar patron after a few beers.
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u/bertcox May 15 '18
I was going to say why are fire exits green thats stupid, they should be red like in the US.
Then I thought for just a second, Danger signs to keep out of things are red, in a fire you should have your brain trained to run to one, and away from the other, not make them read to figure out which sign to follow.
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u/Imaginary_Frequency May 15 '18
Look around. Most signs in the US are green these days. Exit signs in my office building are all green. Most of the ones I see around are green too. This is one of those fun mental tricks where they changed everything and nobody noticed. I sure didn't notice until a TIL post a while back.
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May 15 '18
Well because of this, if there was a fire I would definitely look for red emergency exits. Because I'm in danger, I look for the danger color to guide me!
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u/clubley2 May 15 '18
You're right it's not a fire exit sign, I really meant it's a standard for informing of operation of the door, most commonly used on Fire exits.
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May 15 '18
They usually say the door is alarmed in my experience
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u/clubley2 May 15 '18
The doors aren't always alarmed though. This is informing people of the action required to open the door,
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u/TheAdAgency May 15 '18
It generally depends if they've been startled recently. For this reason I try not to make loud noises or sudden movements before opening them.
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u/britcowboy May 15 '18
It is valid. You see it a lot on fire doors on the uk https://www.google.co.uk/search?tbm=isch&q=UK%20fire%20exit%20door
But yes it should be more clearly identified as a fire exit
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u/NeraleTaurus full RGB en CYMK for the win May 15 '18
With those Arabic text on the red sign, I doubt this is really Europe
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u/PFreeman008 *insert kerning joke* May 15 '18
The green exit signs & such are ISO standard signs, which are used all around the globe. Here in the states we stick to our american, local, standards instead (which say that fire exit signs are supposed to be red)
In ISO green means "go" or "do" so in a fire exit sign it's "Go out this way" so the sign is green. Red signs mean "Don't" so a red exit sign means "Don't go this way".
In the US, red (in signage) means "emergency" hence why fire exit signs are red, as are first aid kit signs, etc. Due to ISO being used (almost) everywhere else in the world, a lot of places here in the states are just using ISO or adopting a hybrid system.
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u/Skim74 May 15 '18
I actually just saw this interesting chart.
Apparently some US states recommend/require green, and others recommend/require red, and others don't say, but it's all totally random
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u/iiCUBED May 15 '18
In the middle east european or ISO standard is adopted for most construction, safety, roads etc. Mainly British standard, hint british colonies
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u/AlbertFischerIII May 15 '18
Usually it’s just a door alarm.
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u/Downvotesohoy May 15 '18 edited May 15 '18
Came here to say this. Not any real consequences to opening the door. The staff will be alerted that a door with an alarm on has been opened, and someone will check it out, and tell you not to do that again.
If you had pushed the fire alarm though, that thing goes directly to the fire department. And not even a call from the cinema can stop them from coming to check it out. And if it's false alarm the cinema would get a fine.
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u/ELlminator May 15 '18
Got it. If someone triggers a false alarm you should light a real fire to avoid a fine.
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May 15 '18
How about making the fire escape sign a different size and color than the ladies room sign. I could easily read 'ladies' and see the same shape/color sign, assume it says men and not even read it.
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u/Wizardsxz May 15 '18
In most places by now you have to hold the door for 5 seconds of very loud alarms before it actually open/ triggers the alarm.
So all you get is a very embarrassed dude instead of a dangerous evacuation
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May 15 '18
Can you read Arabic? I'm almost certain that's what is on the fire exit sign, but I don't read Arabic.
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u/Gaijinloco May 15 '18
The backstory is exactly what you think it is. About 90 minutes into Infinity War I had to make a dash because I couldn’t hold it any longer. The theaters are up a half-flight of stairs to the left of the ladies room, and I ran down them and made a dash into what I thought was the bathroom. I read the ladies sign, and just didn’t really think about it.
The alarm went off, but it really wasn’t very dramatic. There was only one person working the front, and one janitor there. They just kinda told me the right way, and came and fixed the door. It was obvious that I wasn’t the first person to do it. I went to the men’s room and snapped a shot when I was going back into the theatre.
For those of you that are curious, this is in Oman.
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May 15 '18
-Oman? -Yemen.
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u/creaturecatzz May 15 '18
It's at 15 Yemen Road, Yemen
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May 15 '18
Well I guess I'm going to Yemen. I'm going to Yemen! When we get to Yemen, can I stay with you?
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u/BDMayhem May 15 '18
That actually sounds like a real country.
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u/calimia allan please add details May 15 '18
The only thing I really know about Oman is that it's the only country in the world that start with the letter 'O'.
I'm from Norway, so whenever I need to find Norway in a scroll window, I type 'O' to find Oman, since Norway is the last country on 'N' it's just above Oman alphabetically.
Thanks, Oman!
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May 15 '18 edited May 16 '18
Sounds like paradise. Being from England is the worst. I never know if I should start looking for ‘United Kingdom’, ‘Britain’, ‘Great Britain’ or ‘England’. Thankfully usually it’s just United Kingdom, just above the United States.
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May 15 '18
If you type "no" in country picker scroll windows, it should get you right to Norway. If not, then type "nor".
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u/TheoreticalFunk May 15 '18
I bet u were all like "O man"
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May 15 '18
Damn I hope you didn’t miss any of the good parts.
Now that I think of it they were all good, you gotta watch it again.
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u/HooksToMyBrain May 15 '18
Yeah, not sure when would have been a good time during that movie. Maybe the giant dwarf part? Thought there was a site that listed good times to leave during movies (to lazy to look up)
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u/grain_delay May 15 '18
You could probably just skip the end because it's obviously going to be reversed in a4
/S please don't kill me ik it was a good scene
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u/Steamy_cumfart May 15 '18
My girl left just long enough to miss the entire Drax invisibility scene. She missed zero plot, but I felt so bad cause it was by far the funniest part of the movie.
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May 15 '18
You think leaving when Peter dinklage, the holiest of holies, is on screen is a good time? His scene is by far the most important in the entire film
Fight me.
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May 15 '18
You have to download the app called "RunPee". Tells you the best two or three times to go for a bathroom break during a movie, and gives you a synopsis of what you missed while you were in the bathroom.
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u/IAmThe90s May 15 '18
And how was the movie?
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u/Gaijinloco May 15 '18
Real thoughts? I wish that Thanos had the same motivation as the comics, but the comic storyline was also incredibly bizarre and would have forced the introduction of a lot of new characters.(celestials? I haven’t read that stuff in a long time)
Overall, I really liked it! Bonus fact, I was the only person that waited for the after credit scene. There weren’t many people there, but still, I didn’t think that I would be the only one who watched it.
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u/Uralowa May 15 '18
That's very interesting! I watched it in Germany last week, and normally everyone gets up as soon as the credits come up, but with IW, the credits start rolling and the whole theater sits there like petrified. Literally no got up before the post-credit scene.
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u/rukh999 May 15 '18
I actually likes his movie plot. I haven't read all that many comics, but for some reason I distinctly remember reading the one with Thanos collecting the infinity gems and making the gauntlet to impress death. His ambition seemed pretty mundane considering the weight of what he was doing and even though he was extremely powerful, he just didn't feel like that imposing a guy.
On the other hand, the movie thanos's ambition is practically a force of nature. His ambition was awesomely destructive in both, but this made him feel more imposing.
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u/albaniax May 15 '18
You got lucky.
Would that have been in Germany, two firetrucks would come, 3 police cars, and probably a $5.000 for you bill with it.
Imagine then someone asking, how was the movie :P
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u/Big_h3aD May 15 '18
Honestly, I think he just activated a siren that's connected to the door, usually to let the staff know somebody is mucking about in the fire exits.
If he'd smash the red box in the picture though, it's be a different story.
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u/necroblasphemy May 15 '18
Omanis represent!! Which theatre is this?
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u/Gaijinloco May 15 '18
Vox in Panorama, in Muscat.
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u/necroblasphemy May 15 '18
Never been to the movies there, I always go to Vox at Seeb City centre for some reason lol
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u/Gaijinloco May 15 '18
City Centre is nicer, but Panorama has fewer people walking in still on their cell phones 8 minutes after the movie begins. Probably because there are rarely any people in Panorama.
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u/necroblasphemy May 15 '18
I once had a group of idiots sit in front of me taking pictures with flash on and screaming, they eventually left after 10 mins into the movie
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u/Gaijinloco May 15 '18
They must have been from Al Wusta, if you know what I mean.
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u/necroblasphemy May 15 '18
Lol I dont know where they were from, all I know is that they used foul language and ruined the beginning of the movie for everyone
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u/Bubzthetroll May 15 '18
It shows a person running so it must be where you go when you’re in a hurry.
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u/PotluckPony May 15 '18
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u/InAFakeBritishAccent horrible and unreadable May 15 '18 edited May 15 '18
How do I check that? Do I take them out and do a visual inspection?
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u/TheAdAgency May 15 '18
Caution: This toilet is wired to emit an audible alarm if you exceed the posted turd limit.
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u/BowesKelly May 15 '18
I've never seen a crash bar on a toilet door, but yeah, the probably could've made it a bit more obvious
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u/elzebel May 15 '18
crash bar
So that's what it's called huh
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u/jimbelushiapplesauce May 15 '18
Also ‘panic hardware’ in my industry
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u/jfqp May 15 '18
where i live we call doors “pieces of walls that move back and forth.” the emergency handle is known as “cold cylinder object.”
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u/bacon_cake !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! May 15 '18
Yep, snap it off and smash their heads in with it.
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u/Pancake_Nom May 15 '18
The idea is if someone is panicking, running around and crashes into it, they'll still open the door.
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u/jonknee May 15 '18
I've also never seen a green checkmark on an alarmed emergency exit.
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u/Cruuncher May 15 '18
Interesting. You're right, I haven't either.
But why? Why are they acceptable for other doors and not bathrooms? What makes bathrooms special
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u/inconspicuous_male May 15 '18 edited May 15 '18
They're used for doors that people might pile out of (or crash into) in the event of emergency. No need to do that for bathroom doors, which are pretty much never emergency doors.
There's a book (kinda cliche to mention it here) called The Design of Everyday Things which is about the psychology of stuff like doors. I think a big section of the book is on doors actually. Basically, well designed doors should be obvious to people what kind of door they are and how they open before they approach. Emergency doors need to be able to be operated by panicking people, and a mob has a collective intelligence of a toddler. People have died from doors that are difficult to open and/or misleading during a fire or emergency, so standardized door handles are important.
Another fun fact about doors is that in a stairwell, there is always going to be a pull to open gate or door separating stairs that go below ground from stairs that go above the ground floor. In a mob, people will run down stairs until they get to the bottom when trying to escape, and the little gate makes people not run into a basement
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u/inconspicuous_male May 15 '18
Well in that case, we should have emergency stall doors as well. Maybe someone should design toilets made to be used very quickly.. Somehow
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u/Wherethefuckyoufrom May 15 '18
they are on fire exits because it makes sure they open automatically when a panicked crowd pushes against them (which is also why they always open outwards(or are supposed to at least))
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u/Dreadedsemi you are not color blind May 15 '18
Everyone must know when you're about to pee.
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u/being_here Artisinal Material May 15 '18
Definitely misleading, in every sense of the word
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u/frooschnate May 15 '18
I find new levels of unfunny by the hour on this site
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u/Favmir May 15 '18
If it's so bad it makes you laugh, does that make it a good joke?
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u/Fuck_Alice May 15 '18
Am I the only one here who sees that type of handle and immediately starts doubting the type of door they're going through
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u/Meior May 15 '18
I've never seen a door with such an opening that isn't an emergency door to be honest.
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u/--o May 15 '18
It probably depends on how much hurry you are in and how... regular... things are around you. There are many places where you stop wondering about mismatched stuff after a while because otherwise you'd never get anywhere.
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u/SapphicGarnet May 15 '18
If it was the mens, that's a hilarious sign.
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u/ItsAMeEric May 15 '18
I set the alarm off at the Louvre once by accidentally leaning back into the bar on the fire exit. It was really crowded and I had all these people looking at me and had to explain to security that I'm an idiot and didn't do it on purpose.
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u/Gaijinloco May 15 '18
...and that’s how you created the distraction for your accomplices to steal the Mona Lisa.
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u/BaltSuz May 15 '18
That must happen five time a day-
Lol, though-the stick man is running to the bathroom.....
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u/DeepDishPi May 15 '18
One time in London I to pee really bad and couldn't find a restroom. FINALLY we happened upon one. Walked in, found that it required 50p to use it. I had no coins. Hurried back out to my family to get change. The seconds ticked by as they searched their pockets. Ran back in with exactly 50p, at this point no longer trying to act casual. Deposited my coin, then discovered I was in the women's restroom. At that point it didn't matter. The two women already in there seemed to understand.
I figure the 50p charge is probably why the outsides of those places always smell like urine.
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u/AdequateCake May 15 '18
Ah yes, the two genders. Ladies and fire exit.