Elevator Buttons
May 13th, 2008 by satisfyte
Honestly, the reason I’ve been putting off writing an entry about elevator buttons is because every single time that I remember that I want to write it and I’m in my office building, I’ve forgotten my camera. I want to take pictures of the buttons on the elevators here because they’re … you guessed it, wicked satisfying! But alas, I suppose I’ll make due with whatever I can scrounge up on the ‘Net and hope I don’t get busted for infringing someone’s copyright. (OMG in my image searching, I found a page dedicated to different types of elevator buttons! LMAO) I don’t know what this is either but it’s pretty awesome.
There are all different kinds of elevator buttons to enjoy - metallic ones, plastic ones, some with numbers, some stick out really far, others are indented, and my personal fav — the ones that have little plastic rings around them that light up when you press them.
Satisfytes most likely seek out things that light up on command, because it’s sort of like magic, and magic is a special power that makes satisfying things happen whenever you want, and that’s satisfying. Think about it - touch lamps, the mini-moon tap light, pen lights, Simon…. yeah, I thought so. You’re like, hurrying off to find them online right now and abandoning this entry because you got so excited.
But if you’re still with me, hopefully you can share in the appreciation for elevator buttons, both inside and outside the elevator. There are those triangular shaped ones sometimes to indicate up or down, or, the really special smooth and creamy kind that you find on gold-emblazoned elevators in expensive hotel lobbies. I love the scene in Elf when Will Ferrell runs his hands down the whole stack of lights in the office elevator to make them look like a Christmas tree (I’ll post the video next if I can find it). I’ll admit it’s tempting to do that, but honestly, I don’t really like riding elevators at all (Thank you, inability to outgrow motion sickness!). But if you’re going to ride an elevator, I’ll happily push the button for you.
What’s your best elevator button experience? Do other buttons satisfy you even more?
(2 votes, average: 4.5 out of 5)
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The antithesis of this satisfying experience would be at a gas station when you’re prompted to enter your pin at the pump (when paying by cc) and there aren’t any beeps when you press the buttons! And you’re not sure if it’s actually registering your numbers and so you might press them again and again! OMG! So frustrating!