(NEXSTAR) – Perhaps no button on Earth is mashed as furiously as the “door close” button in an elevator. The button, usually denoted by a set of arrows pointing inward, is a favorite of impatient ...

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The New York Times is letting us in on a little secret, the close door button in an elevator doesn’t work. Patrick Jones (@Patrick_E_Jones) explains. The New York Times is letting us in on a little ...

People are finding all kinds of ingenious ways to avoid touching things in public as the coronavirus continues to spread. Shops are asking people to order for pick-up, roving bots are delivering food, ...

HOUSTON -- Turns out you're not crazy if the "door close" button on the elevator never seems to work for you. The world's biggest elevator company, Otis, just revealed the button is an optional ...

Do “self-cleaning” elevator buttons really work? Without rigorous independent studies, experts say it’s hard to verify claims of “self-cleaning” or “antiviral" surfaces that have popped up during the ...