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"shabbos elevators" There was one of those at a hotel I stayed at by the Dead Sea, but in general their elevator situation was different than the ones I've see
by 13of40 8y ago
"shabbos elevators"
There was one of those at a hotel I stayed at by the Dead Sea, but in general their elevator situation was different than the ones I've seen in the US and Europe: I encountered multiple elevators in Israel where you selected a floor at a central panel outside the elevator, then the elevator itself would arrive and take you to the floor, rather than having the buttons on the inside. I wasn't able to figure out (nor can I find online) whether that design was related to not doing something on the sabbath.
- tomjakubowski 8y agoThis is called "destination dispatch" and, far as I know, has nothing to do with Judaism. The elevators in the buildings for IBM Watson in NYC and Munich both use destination dispatch. I should also note that it doesn't have anything to do with Watson either, they just came to mind. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Destination_dispatch https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Destination_dispatch
- isostatic 8y agoI've seen these elevators in uk, Brazil, US and I think Hong Kong (or maybe singapore) Never in Israel though. It's apparently more efficient.