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Elevator 'Door Close' button trick

Grace Raver
2015-12-04T20:26:04Z
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For years people have speculated that the DOOR CLOSE buttons in elevators are non-functioning and simply serve a psychological purpose. Whether that's true is still up for debate, but there is a way to make the elevator door close faster and it doesn't involve a button at all.

Video produced by Grace Raver. Additional camera by Christine Nguyen.

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