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Twisting Maelstrom of Death?

Given my clumsy nature, I believe my fear of revolving doors is quite rational.



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7 comments:

  1. Phred9/12/2011 9:24 AM

    A button? Really? Does that actually happen?

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  2. Awkward Engineer9/12/2011 9:46 AM

    The thing has a motor that makes the doors turn when you swipe your ID badge. I'm fucking TERRIFIED of it. The button doesn't make me feel safer.

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  3. Phred9/12/2011 3:14 PM

    Oh. Automation makes it somewhat more understandable, but not fully, still. The last time I was scared of a door, it was when I got a car door slammed on my hand when I was 8 or so.

    What makes you think you'd get stuck? And how would you be injured severely enough to make all this worry worthwhile?

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  4. Awkward Engineer9/12/2011 3:26 PM

    A vivid imagination.

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  5. Phred9/12/2011 4:32 PM

    I'm not sure what's more disconcerting to me - the fact that people are scared of scenarios like this, or the fact that enough people are scared of scenarios like that that they installed a button to help provide peace of mind to these people.

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  6. Anonymous9/12/2011 9:20 PM

    Gaah, it took me forever to figure out what the heck this button was you were talking about. Now I have to go back and re-read the archives for additional giggles. Curse you, awkward engineer!

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  7. Awkward Engineer9/12/2011 9:35 PM

    Haha. Mouseover text for the win! Bonus value! :-)

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