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I think this is just pattern recognition, really. There's only a few places where it makes sense to put e.g. a fire extinguisher or power outlets so you can mak

I think this is just pattern recognition, really. There's only a few places where it makes sense to put e.g. a fire extinguisher or power outlets so you can make an inference about where they're at without actively thinking too much about the layout of a building.

lazide 5y ago
Of course! North is also a VERY predictable and easy to figure out direction with a little thought if you can see the sky, and anyone with a smart phone (99% of the population now?) have GPS and high resolution maps and satellite photos accessible at a moments notice on it. Yet people get lost all the time, and I bet if you asked 10 people which way was north walking on the street, you’d be lucky to get 3 which pointed in the right direction (and 2 of those would only be right through sheer luck). I’ve been around groups several times now when a fire happens, and had to grab extinguishers because of unexpected fires when I’ve been around, and most folks can’t figure out where a fire extinguisher is (let alone get it) when a fire happens even after they were shown it when they arrived.