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What psychopath architects are still designing bathrooms that you have to pull the door open in order to leave? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by MrBakedBeansOnToast@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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It’s both a hazard for emergencies as well as a hygienic nightmare. We all see the people leaving without washing their hands!

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[–] Hanabie@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Toilet doors should face outward, so you can save someone who's in distress inside.

[–] Dark_Arc@social.packetloss.gg 2 points 1 year ago

I can see this for a stall (think someone falling over and blocking the door, or one of those really tight bathroom stalls where you really have to shimmy to get yourself into the stall), a bathroom door itself not as much.

[–] Lmaydev@programming.dev 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

And smash people outside in the face

[–] Hanabie@sh.itjust.works -2 points 1 year ago

The moment your elderly mom has a stroke on the toilet, you'll look back at all the times you got the door in your face and be grateful. What a tiny price to pay for the life of your mother.