Episode 3 · 1.5 minutes
The Elevator Button Gambit
The button is lit. Stop saying hello to it.
Professor Desmond Achterberg explains to Vera Bullock why everyone keeps hammering a button that is already lit, and why the elevator takes it personally.
From the interview
Vera BullockProfessor, the button is lit. Why press it again?
Professor Desmond AchterbergA lit button is a promise, and humans don't trust promises. My four hundred and twelve lobbies averaged seven presses, mostly out of manners.
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