Elevator obsession

In the subconscious of modern humans, elevators are one of the few places where they behave strangely, hiding an invisible concern that few people realize.

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Many of us use elevators several times a day, especially in big cities. Yet the short journey by elevator almost never remains in the memory of each person, not to mention the situation that people often behave so strangely when forced to share a narrow space with others, though with acquaintances or strangers. According to experts, most people immediately fall into a sudden freezing situation when entering the elevator.'We entered. We press the button. We stand blankly , ' BBC quoted Dr. Lee Gray of North Carolina University (USA), who is called ' Mr. Elevator ' because the study of this form of public transport is of little interest.

Elevators are places where people behave differently

Chattering conversations in the hallway tend to turn off quickly when the litigants are covered in stifling air in the office elevator. We enter and often turn to face the door. If you are alone, you are free to use the narrow space of your own, and when the elevator stops to let others enter, the person inside the chisel moves, in a form called 'square dance'. When there are two people, each person is entrenched in a separate corner, even choosing two corners on the diagonal to keep the maximum distance from the other. There are 3 people who, unconsciously, immediately form a triangle, 4 people stand in the square, with each person standing in a separate corner. And if adding a 5th person, it's more likely that this person will stand in the middle of the elevator. If the number of people exceeds that threshold, those who have been in the elevator before have simultaneously moved wisely to make room for new people.

Once in, almost everyone behaves the same way: plugging your eyes on the floor, or dabbing your phone. Why does everyone behave so strangely? They simply do not have enough space, according to BBC quoted Professor Babette Renneberg, clinical psychologist of Freedom University in Berlin (Germany).'Normally, when we meet other people, we often keep one arm apart. And this cannot be done in most elevator types, creating a very unusual context. Very unnatural, ' Professor Renneberg said. In such a small, narrow space, people have the feeling to act in a way that is difficult to analyze, and they often have to avoid touching each other. But perhaps the main reason behind these confusing moves is something hidden deep in the subconscious.

According to The New Yorker, Nick White, an office worker in New York (USA), is one of the least fortunate to be stuck in the elevator for 41 hours.'We don't want to be locked up in a private place. We want to get out of the elevator as quickly as possible, because that might be a horrible place , 'BBC quoted White. He himself became a reluctant celebrity after being locked up for nearly 2 days in the elevator in 2008. The locked space of the elevator recalled the image that always lurked in the dark corner of human consciousness. : grave. Therefore, it is not difficult to understand when Mr. White refused to use the elevator again, but in fact traveling by elevator is the safest form of public transport. Each year, the total distance of the elevator's transport must be several billion kilometers, but it is not often the incident. That's why people still rely on this medium. And the general advice for lift users: though afraid, never share that fear with the next person.