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Placebo buttons in pedestrian crossing street lights are plain evil. Also, https://xkcd.com/277/ https://xkcd.com/277/
by cosarara97 11y ago
Placebo buttons in pedestrian crossing street lights are plain evil. Also, https://xkcd.com/277/ https://xkcd.com/277/
- giarc 11y agoBut also not 100% the case. Where I live (Calgary, AB) most cross walk signals are only activated by pressing the button. If you don't press the button, you just get the orange hand the whole time.
- dorfsmay 11y agoTrue, and same with the button to keep the door open in elevators. Both where huge surprises to me when I moved here.