Retarded elevator labeling

[Phoenix86]

Heh, my elevators aren't nearly as retarded, but also quite stupid. We have 40 floors in the building, 3 different elevator banks.

Bank 1 is G -15
Bank 2 is 15-30
Bank 3 is 30-40

In reality Bank 1 is G (ground level), C (concourse to parking), 3-14. There is no second floor.

Floor 15 and 30 look like "crossover" floors where banks 1-2 or 2-3 meet. Nope, you can't access 15 in bank 1 or 30 in bank 2.

 

[Whoozyerdaddy]

It's an IQ test... any employee who fails to find the correct floor is instantly terminated.

 

[MagnusTheBrewer]

You forgot the floors accessible only by key.

 

[us3rnotfound]

that, is, dumb

 

[Suspicious-Teach8788]

Originally posted by: Phoenix86
Heh, my elevators aren't nearly as retarded, but also quite stupid. We have 40 floors in the building, 3 different elevator banks.

Bank 1 is G -15
Bank 2 is 15-30
Bank 3 is 30-40

In reality Bank 1 is G (ground level), C (concourse to parking), 3-14. There is no second floor.

Floor 15 and 30 look like "crossover" floors where banks 1-2 or 2-3 meet. Nope, you can't access 15 in bank 1 or 30 in bank 2.

Ooooh I love express elevators. Too bad I've only gotten a chance likea few times to take them. Most of the time in the city where there are actually buildings tall enough to warrant the use of express elevators.

 

[DrPizza]

I agree that the labeling was pretty retarded, but it sounds to me like they put the buttons in order like every other elevator in the world. Thus, if the buttons were labeled :beer: :clock: :moon: then most people would shake their heads, quietly think to themselves "morons made these buttons" Then simply count up how many buttons they needed to go to arrive at the correct place.

Heck if there weren't any labels at all, I'll bet 90% of the people would figure it out correctly on their first try.

 

[Tiamat]

lol, thats crazy.

 

[91TTZ]

Originally posted by: DrPizza
I agree that the labeling was pretty retarded, but it sounds to me like they put the buttons in order like every other elevator in the world. Thus, if the buttons were labeled :beer: :clock: :moon: then most people would shake their heads, quietly think to themselves "morons made these buttons" Then simply count up how many buttons they needed to go to arrive at the correct place.

Heck if there weren't any labels at all, I'll bet 90% of the people would figure it out correctly on their first try.

:beer: :clock: :moon:

Oh, I get it...

First floor is a massage parlor, second sells ice cream, third is a comedy club, fourth is a bar, fifth is a meeting room, sixth is a hotel, seventh is a bakery, and the eight floor is a loony bin.

 

[KK]

I would think that there would be some type regulations on that. Government has their hands in everything. Those elevator inspections don't include miss numbered/labeled buttons? Would that be considered some sort of a safety hazard?

 

[kranky]

As screwed up as that is, what is really astounding to me is they have a "M" (main) and a "1". I've only ever seen one or the other.

I would love to know how those floor designations were chosen.

 

[JulesMaximus]

Originally posted by: Pale Rider
Retarded elevator labeling.

I just went to work in a new building. The building has five floors above ground, a parking garage, and three floors below ground. Simple right? That is nine total stops for the elevator.

I stepped into the elevator from the parking garage level and I am greeted with the dumbest floor labeling I have ever seen.

My destination is the 5th floor; my options are (in the order they are listed on the selector):
LL2
G
M
M2
Basement
1
LL1
4
6

Confused? Me too. I eventually made it to the 5th floor, although there is no 5th floor button. Let me see if I can explain. I'll place the buttons in order from the lowest underground level to the highest above ground level.

LL1 - 3rd Floor, basement, as low as you can go. You might be thinking this was Lobby -1st floor, I know I did.
LL2 - 2nd Floor, basement.
Basement - 1st Floor, basement, one floor below ground level.
M - 1st floor, M stands for "Main Floor". Riiight.
G - 2nd floor, G stands for garage, not "Ground". Again, wtf?
1 - 3rd floor! Huh? This is the first floor that is not a "specialized" floor so it gets the "1" designation.
M2 - 4th floor! M2 stands for "Main Floor 2" because the "second" lobby is here which consists of an "Information" booth that is empty, right outside the elevator doors.
4 - 5th floor! Don't ask, I gave up trying to figure it out.
6 - The sixth floor! Surprise! They got ONE correct!

After stopping at every floor I finally found my office! I have been taking aspirin for a week...

Yet you're a master of hunting bear with a Colt 1911 handgun.

BTW-Here's a tip. If you get on the elevator it usually indicates which floor you are currently on so you really only have to add the number of floors you're going up to get to the floor you want. That is a pretty f'd up labeling system though. I wonder what genius thought that up.

 

[ConstipatedVigilante]

I would love to know how they decided on these designations. What does "LL" stand for? "Low Low?"

 

[dude8604]

Originally posted by: ConstipatedVigilante
I would love to know how they decided on these designations. What does "LL" stand for? "Low Low?"

Lower Level

 

[Skeeedunt]

That is pretty awesome.

 

[CraKaJaX]

Originally posted by: 91TTZ

Originally posted by: DrPizza
I agree that the labeling was pretty retarded, but it sounds to me like they put the buttons in order like every other elevator in the world. Thus, if the buttons were labeled :beer: :clock: :moon: then most people would shake their heads, quietly think to themselves "morons made these buttons" Then simply count up how many buttons they needed to go to arrive at the correct place.

Heck if there weren't any labels at all, I'll bet 90% of the people would figure it out correctly on their first try.

:beer: :clock: :moon:

Oh, I get it...

First floor is a massage parlor, second sells ice cream, third is a comedy club, fourth is a bar, fifth is a meeting room, sixth is a hotel, seventh is a bakery, and the eight floor is a loony bin.

Makes more sense than the OP's labeling.

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

Saw this picture today and it reminded me of this thread
http://www.flickr.com/photos/r...13/in/pool-badsignage/

 

[dighn]

wow. the least they could have done was at least putting those things in order. the way it's at it's like -3 2 1 4 -1 3 -2 5 6. must be some kind of code

 

[alfa147x]

Originally posted by: K1052
Grab a Sharpie and a roll of masking tape.

I second that motion

 

[TuxDave]

Originally posted by: DrPizza
I agree that the labeling was pretty retarded, but it sounds to me like they put the buttons in order like every other elevator in the world. Thus, if the buttons were labeled :beer: :clock: :moon: then most people would shake their heads, quietly think to themselves "morons made these buttons" Then simply count up how many buttons they needed to go to arrive at the correct place.

Heck if there weren't any labels at all, I'll bet 90% of the people would figure it out correctly on their first try.

Yeah.. unfortunately from what I get from the OP, even if there were no labels the ordering is messed up. It's labelled as:

-2
+2
+1
+4
-1
+3
-3
+5
+6

 

[Cuda1447]

Originally posted by: DrPizza
I agree that the labeling was pretty retarded, but it sounds to me like they put the buttons in order like every other elevator in the world. Thus, if the buttons were labeled :beer: :clock: :moon: then most people would shake their heads, quietly think to themselves "morons made these buttons" Then simply count up how many buttons they needed to go to arrive at the correct place.

Heck if there weren't any labels at all, I'll bet 90% of the people would figure it out correctly on their first try.

Think again man. What if you don't know how many floors there are? Does 1 start at top or bottom? What if you don't realize there are two underground floors. So now its -2, -1 , 0 (main floor), 1 , 2... if you aren't familiar with the building and you are trying to go to floor 5, you could easily guess wrong. First guess you pick the 5th bottom from top, you end up at floor 3. Next you pick 5th from bottom, you end up on LLCMain 1 or whatever the hell it was. Bottom line, thats a fucking crazy bottom set up.... and I love it! If I ever have a house with an elevator you can bet your ass that I'll be exhibiting some similar setup, just to confuse my guests!

 

[Gooberlx2]

Originally posted by: K1052
Grab a Sharpie and a roll of masking tape.

Winner!