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> You are probably not old enough to know why you use the word "dial" when you refer to pressing keys. Actually it's the opposite. You sound like one who has n
by noncoml 9y ago
> You are probably not old enough to know why you use the word "dial" when you refer to pressing keys.
Actually it's the opposite. You sound like one who has never tried to "dial" 999 on a rotary dial when seconds are the difference between life and death. 999 in that moment feels like an awful choice.
We are taking about emergency and as such the most important thing is time and not the rest of the reasons you mentioned.
- mannykannot 9y agoTime is not the most important thing. Dialing the correct number is more important.
- xnet 9y agoI would say 999 is still the better choice as it is always the last stop on a rotary. I can imagine if they had it as 111, for example, a lot of people would be redialing from panicking and accidentally dialling too far.
- andylynchnz 9y agoIn NZ 111 is the number and worked fine - but then that's because the the exchange switches and dials were set up backwards to the British ones (rumoured to be by mistake!)
- function_seven 9y agoWhat do you mean “dialing too far”? Choosing the wrong hole in insert your finger into?
- Symbiote 9y agoI can see that happening if someone is panicking, especially an older person.
- sokoloff 9y ago> I would say 999 is still the better choice as it is always the last stop on a rotary. No, zero is. (It would not be possible to flash the line zero times, so a zero is dialed with ten flashes.)