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Fuck these doors (thelemmy.club)

Do I push? Do I pull? Do I get it wrong both ways through?

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[-] QuinnyCoded@sh.itjust.works 2 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago)

fuck these doors

shit, I mean I can try

edit: ow

[-] ikidd@lemmy.dbzer0.com 14 points 6 days ago
[-] IpsumLauren@lemmy.world 9 points 6 days ago

This one is clearly a push.

[-] Kolanaki@pawb.social 7 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Judging by the sides of the door hiding the hinges and the fact there is a kick plate on the bottom, it looks like you push this one.

[-] MrScottyTay@sh.itjust.works 4 points 6 days ago

Always push first if it doesn't open you just bounce back and pull

[-] rockSlayer@lemmy.blahaj.zone 25 points 1 week ago

The kick plate and no visible hinges are indications to me that it's a push door

[-] caseyweederman@lemmy.ca 24 points 1 week ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Norman Door.
In essence, if a door does not accurately broadcast its proper use, the door is wrong.

[-] BallShapedMan@lemmy.world 10 points 1 week ago

The Design of Everyday Things is a fantastic book by the man the Norman Door is named after.

[-] Gnugit@aussie.zone 5 points 1 week ago

Did you post the wrong link?

[-] caseyweederman@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Contents

In the book, Norman introduced the term affordance as it applied to design,[3]: 282  borrowing James J. Gibson's concept from ecological psychology.[1] In the revised edition of his book in 2013, he also introduced the concept of signifiers to clarify his definition of affordances.[4] Examples of affordances are doors that can be pushed or pulled. These are the possible interactions between an object and its user. Examples of corresponding signifiers are flat plates on doors meant to be pushed, small finger-size push-buttons, and long and rounded bars we intuitively use as handles. As Norman used the term, a door affords pushing or pulling, and the plate or button signals that it is meant to be pushed, while the bar or handle signals pulling.[3]: 282–3 [5]: 9  Norman discussed door handles at length.[6][5]: 10, 87–92 

Nope

[-] guillem@aussie.zone 6 points 1 week ago
[-] caseyweederman@lemmy.ca 2 points 6 days ago

Oh, it pasted twice. Thanks.

[-] Lemmyoutofhere@lemmy.ca 10 points 1 week ago

No hinges, it’s a push.

[-] deegeese@sopuli.xyz 9 points 1 week ago

Kick plate means you kick it open.

[-] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 1 points 22 hours ago

kicking doors is bad for your feet. Get a battering ram like the pros.

[-] EffortlessEffluvium@lemmy.zip 8 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

It's push because of the horizontal rails and their proximity to the door jamb on the left.

Yeah, this is a pretty easy one to tell. No hinges, it's on the other side of the door frame, I don't see a way to think this could be a pull door.

[-] hobata@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 week ago

Honestly, I don't get how a simple door could cause a nervous breakdown. Just try opening it.

[-] BallShapedMan@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

Or my teenage child to have another thing to make fun of my old ass for...

[-] ZebulonP@lemmy.world 3 points 6 days ago

Make them open the door then laugh at their misfortune.

[-] Masamune@piefed.social 6 points 1 week ago

I'm surprised at all the wrong answers in this thread. The correct way to use this door is to shove your arm through a glass pane and go to the hospital.

[-] DudeImMacGyver@kbin.earth 3 points 1 week ago
[-] MrSelfDestruct@piefed.zip 3 points 1 week ago

Ugh, fine. unzips

[-] over_clox@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Either the door is ajar, or the jar is a door.

Either way, don't fuck the jar, Randy learned the hard way last week...

this post was submitted on 13 May 2026
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