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1668 points · 413 comments · Jrh0203

  1. vova_hn2 · · focus · HN ↗
    > What if the nearest car is full?

    I wonder how do elevators find out if the car is full or not.

    I once been to an office building where it obviously didn't work properly.

    I needed to get down from a pretty high (15+) floor to the bottom during the evening rush.

    The elevator got full immediately but still stopped almost on every floor on the way down.

    Each time an awkward scene ensued: a huge crowd of people outside elevator just standing and looking at the crowd in the elevator. Everyone has to just wait pointlessly.

    1. hahahaa · · focus · HN ↗
      I guess it could use weight. Since it should also refuse to go if overloaded.
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