# Your revolving door behavior **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [March 19, 2013, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-revolving-door-behavior/653376 "2013-03-19T18:01:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Mona\_Lisa\_Simpson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ce7236/32.png) [@Mona\_Lisa\_Simpson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mona_Lisa_Simpson)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2013, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-revolving-door-behavior/653376/41 "2013-03-22T21:51:31Z")
Until now I generally use the regular door, if no one is going through, because I felt it was more efficient for me. Since I don’t see them that often, I never really gave the heat loss issue much thought, but now that I have read this thread I resolve to revolve. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2013, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-revolving-door-behavior/653376/42 "2013-03-23T03:16:34Z")
> [@Antigen](#): > > Most places in Montreal have two sets of doors with a little airlock between them, to prevent an open door from blasting the lobby with winter air. With everyone here saying they take revolving doors to prevent freezing people inside, I’m suddenly wondering if maybe other cold-weather cities don’t have that setup? Why not?\ I always use the revolving doors for the heat-retention purposes, too. ---
**Author:** ![Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eyebrows_0f_doom/32/3119_2.png) [@Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eyebrows_0f_Doom)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2013, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-revolving-door-behavior/653376/43 "2013-03-23T06:06:31Z")
There’s a hotel/theatre (the Marriott Marquis) here in New York that has large automatic revolving doors big enough for several people to go through at once, and because of this there are big signs all over it telling people DO NOT TOUCH THE DOORS and to JUST KEEP WALKING. I don’t have enough fingers to count the number of times I’ve been exiting that theatre with a group of tourists who start pushing on the doors, which automatically causes them to \*stop \*moving. :rolleyes: I usually just use whichever way is quicker. Whenever there are a bunch of people exiting a building, it can take forever to wait for everyone to exit single file through a revolving door so the regular door is much easier. You usually get a line of people waiting to go through the revolving door while no one realizes that all they have to do to exit is just use the regular door _right next to it_! (And yeah, I hate those torture device-looking exits in the subway. I always think I’m gonna get my bag caught in there. Once when I was a kid I got my arm caught in a turnstyle. Oh hell was that painful.) ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2013, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-revolving-door-behavior/653376/44 "2013-03-23T15:33:48Z")
Revolving doors are the norm in the Chicago Loop. I always use them. One person at a time. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2013, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-revolving-door-behavior/653376/45 "2013-03-23T16:00:37Z")
> [@wolfman](#): > > I thought it was kind of weird here in Detroit. A disgruntled dude drove his cat through the front doors of the Ren center. The first thing I found amazing was that they just let it sit plywooded over for about three months. Yeah, that’s a late repair, but how much damage can a cat do? ---
**Author:** ![fighting\_ignorant](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ac8455/32.png) [@fighting\_ignorant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fighting_ignorant)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2013, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-revolving-door-behavior/653376/46 "2013-03-23T17:21:19Z")
I am having trouble imagining having never seen a revolving door… For those of you who said that: 1 where do you live? 2 how old are you? Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![RaftPeople](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/6f9a4e/32.png) [@RaftPeople](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RaftPeople)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2013, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-revolving-door-behavior/653376/47 "2013-03-23T17:39:11Z")
I don’t use them because I have to alter my stride and pace too much. It feels like I’m shuffling along to avoid hitting the thing. ---
**Author:** ![Ms.Pumpkin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a87d85/32.png) [@Ms.Pumpkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ms.Pumpkin)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2013, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-revolving-door-behavior/653376/48 "2013-03-23T19:27:01Z")
> [@fighting\_ignorant](#): > > I am having trouble imagining having never seen a revolving door… > > For those of you who said that: > 1 where do you live? > 2 how old are you? > > Thanks! 1. Maine 2. 31 ---
**Author:** ![Sahirrnee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sahirrnee/32/13937_2.png) [@Sahirrnee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sahirrnee)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2013, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-revolving-door-behavior/653376/49 "2013-03-24T19:53:13Z")
Hate revolving doors, won’t use them. I don’t like escalators either and will avoid them if I can. ---
**Author:** ![JBDivmstr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b4bc9f/32.png) [@JBDivmstr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JBDivmstr)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2013, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-revolving-door-behavior/653376/50 "2013-03-25T05:36:22Z")
> [@sahirrnee](#): > > Hate revolving doors, won’t use them. > > _ **I don’t like escalators either and will avoid them if I can** _. (bolding mine) You _ **don’t** _ like _ **escalators** _? :eek: Why in the world, would you _ **not** _ like excalators?! :dubious: Are you handicapped, or something?! 😕 I can understand, if you’re handicapped. But other than that, I can think of no logical reason, to dislike escalators. ---
**Author:** ![drewtwo99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2013, 7:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-revolving-door-behavior/653376/51 "2013-03-25T07:16:56Z")
> [@JBDivmstr](#): > > I can understand, if you’re handicapped. But other than that, I can think of no logical reason, to dislike escalators. The most blood curdling scream I ever heard in my life came from a little girl who’s dress had gotten caught in an escalator and was literally sucking her in. I can imagine that little girl is probably never going to like escalators, logical or not. ---
**Author:** ![Lord\_Feldon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lord_feldon/32/341_2.png) [@Lord\_Feldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Feldon)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2013, 7:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-revolving-door-behavior/653376/52 "2013-03-25T07:39:06Z")
> [@JBDivmstr](#): > > (bolding mine) > > You _ **don’t** _ like _ **escalators** _? :eek: > > Why in the world, would you _ **not** _ like excalators?! :dubious: > > Are you handicapped, or something?! 😕 > > I can understand, if you’re handicapped. But other than that, I can think of no logical reason, to dislike escalators. They move and rise and fall whether you’re ready or not. All it takes is one misplaced step and the evil escalator rises or falls and tips you over, sending you to your slow, painful, metallic death. Of course it’s not logical and people (including me) use escalators successfully despite the obvious fact that they are deathtraps. I’m sure the number of maimings per escalation is actually remarkably low, but I still don’t _like_ them. ---
**Author:** ![Sahirrnee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sahirrnee/32/13937_2.png) [@Sahirrnee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sahirrnee)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2013, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-revolving-door-behavior/653376/53 "2013-03-25T13:30:38Z")
> [@Lord\_Feldon](#): > > They move and rise and fall whether you’re ready or not. All it takes is one misplaced step and the evil escalator rises or falls and tips you over, sending you to your slow, painful, metallic death. > > Of course it’s not logical and people (including me) use escalators successfully despite the obvious fact that they are deathtraps. I’m sure the number of maimings per escalation is actually remarkably low, but I still don’t _like_ them. A lot this, a little I don’t like stepping on moving things. I feel slightly off balance on escalators and I wasn’t aware that likes and dislikes have to be logical. If likes and dislikes were logical we’d all be thin and healthy from eating broccoli and avoiding sweets, we’d all be in perfect relationships because we’d only like the right people, and there’s never be shows like _Here Comes Honey Boo Boo_. ---
**Author:** ![Inner\_Stickler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inner_stickler/32/318_2.png) [@Inner\_Stickler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inner_Stickler)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2013, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-revolving-door-behavior/653376/54 "2013-03-25T14:05:36Z")
A. They’re fun and protect from drafts. Also, escalators are hella fun and I may or may not purposefully misread signs when shopping with people in malls so that we have to use the escalators more than absolutely necessary. ---
**Author:** ![TBG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@TBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TBG)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2013, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-revolving-door-behavior/653376/55 "2013-03-26T19:39:11Z")
> [@sahirrnee](#): > > Hate revolving doors, won’t use them. > > I don’t like escalators either and will avoid them if I can. I love revolving doors and use them whenever possible (which is not very much, they’re pretty rare where I am). BUT, I’m right there with you on escalators. I’ve gone far out of my way to find stairs or elevators instead. I will not use a escalator if I can help it. ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2013, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-revolving-door-behavior/653376/56 "2013-03-26T19:45:42Z")
We’re not afraid of escalators, but my SO’s foot got stuck in an escalator when he was a child and it left a scar that is still there. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-revolving-door-behavior/653376.md?page=2)