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People press elevator close buttons that actually work.

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CONTESTED PARTIAL
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2 sources for · 2 against

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Is it true that people press elevator close buttons that actually work?

Partly. One source states elevator door close buttons are provided and required by code, while another discusses the common belief that close buttons are placebos with no control linkage. Neither directly establishes that people press close buttons that actually work.

Verdict: CONTESTED PARTIAL · 2 sources for, 2 against · Last checked

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Evidence for · 2
Do elevator manufacturers purposefully provide a door close button that doesn't work?
2011
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Do elevator manufacturers purposefully provide a door close button that doesn't work?. (2011). skeptics.stackexchange.com. https://skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/2979/do-elevator-manufacturers-purposefully-provide-a-door-close-button-that-doesnt

Evidence against · 2
Elevator
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Elevator. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elevator

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More for · 1
二重課題と視点移動がエレベータ開閉ボタンの押し間違いに及ぼす影響
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二重課題と視点移動がエレベータ開閉ボタンの押し間違いに及ぼす影響. (n.d.). cir.nii.ac.jp. https://doi.org/10.4189/shes.10.25

More against · 1
Does the "Nonstop Elevator Hack" work?
2014
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Does the "Nonstop Elevator Hack" work?. (2014). skeptics.stackexchange.com. https://skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/22489/does-the-nonstop-elevator-hack-work

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