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I was reading an old building code book and found a rule about door swing that seems designed to fail
It said a door in a public hallway must swing open to cover at least 80% of the adjacent door's width. Found it in a 1978 municipal code from Springfield. Has anyone else seen a rule that practically guarantees people will get hit by opening doors?
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stellag213d ago
Wow, that's a rule written by someone who clearly never carried groceries... Imagine trying to leave your apartment and the neighbor's door just smacks your pizza right out of the box. It's like they wanted to create a domino effect of people getting knocked over in hallways. Classic 70s logic right there.
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My buddy lived in a building with that exact setup. He got a black eye from his neighbor's door while taking out the trash. The code writers clearly never tested their own ideas.
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