Regarding lights under escalators, …that is a funny cartoon.
Cecil missed a chance to crack on the term “Otis borealis.” The term ought to be “aurora Otis.”
I’m going to guess it’s because green is right in the middle of our visual spectrum. This might make it cut down on glare (as stated by Cecil), but I think it also allows the light to be noticeable to the casual observer without using a lot of power or being distracting.
Also, that color might not have some contrary meaning in this context. For instance, if it was red (a more eye-catching color) that could mean “danger,” or “stop.” But as green, it might mean “go,” but certainly doesn’t have any other negative connotations.
So here you are, the manufacturer of escalators. You want to sell a lot of them. Therefore you want to do everything you can to increase appeal to the consumer, so they use it more, so malls and whatnot buy more escalators.
If you put red there, that might subconsciously imply that the consumer not use it, whereas if it’s green, the consumer might feel like it’s time to “go” and be more drawn to it.
Those are my ideas at least, what do you think?
Oops the Quote should have been for Cecil and properly formatted. I can’t see how to edit - guess I should have previewed =\
I fixed the quote tag for you.
Sorry, but the five-minute editing function is reserved for members only.
And count yerself lucky, Sean. Been here six years and I’ve only been able to edit the past two weeks!
By the way, a desire to fix an error you recognized on your own augurs well for your future here. Welcome aboard!