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Movie theaters (remember those?) usually have a door or two up by the screen that no one uses. Most of the time I have seen them lead out some weird hallway tha
by Skunkleton 6y ago
Movie theaters (remember those?) usually have a door or two up by the screen that no one uses. Most of the time I have seen them lead out some weird hallway that goes directly outside. They usually aren't emergency exits either. All around pretty great.
- Jtsummers 6y agoAnd many, in the US, don't alarm their emergency exits. I've used those to good effect when I've opted to see a particularly popular new release. You can usually park behind/beside the theater, not just in the main lot, so these exits are actually faster for accessing your car and then you can use access roads behind the theater to exit the parking lot as well.
- macintux 6y agoOften they go directly outside. I once was seated near such an exit when someone who had apparently left (and left something behind) started hammering on the exit door. This was years before the Aurora shooting, and after looking around at everyone else who didn’t want to make the decision either, I let him in instead of letting him continue to distract from the movie. Bad decision, one I’d definitely not repeat.
- bluntfang 6y agoand this thought process is why we take off our shoes at airports
- corobo 6y ago> I once was seated near such an exit when someone who had apparently left (and left something behind) started hammering on the exit door. Pretty sure you let in a freeloader, haha
- macintux 6y agoNah, he grabbed something in a seat and left.
- sethammons 6y agoHow many Aurora shootings have there been? How many people have used those doors as entrances? I very much suspect the odds suggest it was not a bad decision.
- KineticLensman 6y agoDitto old theatre buildings in London's theatreland. These alt routes help deconflict the people exiting the current show from those coming in to see the next one.