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Moosepoop

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4. Thank you -- I had somehow missed that thread.

Reply to John1956PA (Reply #2)

Mon Oct 2, 2023, 02:09 AM

Oct 2023

Glad to see that others had similar thoughts. One problem I have with the explanation given is that this "external door to a secure complex" is completely unlocked and normal most of the time. Are there armed guards posted at the door during normal business hours?

Either way, and "the fucked up times we live in" notwithstanding, in a true emergency the wait could be lethal. It's not a "necessary evil." Dead is dead.

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Why does an EMERGENCY EXIT door have a 30 second delay? [View all] Moosepoop Oct 2023 OP

30 seconds gives you time... rubbersole Oct 2023 #1

Another DUer explained why. John1956PA Oct 2023 #2

Thank you -- I had somehow missed that thread. Moosepoop Oct 2023 #4

Yes, when the doors are open they are posted bottomofthehill Oct 2023 #11

Naw, that's not the post that explains it. This is: intheflow Oct 2023 #10

It actually is the post that explains it. bottomofthehill Oct 2023 #12

so fucking idiots don't set it off? Skittles Oct 2023 #3

What's the worst thing that would happen if a fucking idiot set it off? Moosepoop Oct 2023 #5

Exactly! dchill Oct 2023 #6

This message was self-deleted by its author Old Crank Oct 2023 #8

Injury while over a thousand people try Old Crank Oct 2023 #9

This message was self-deleted by its author MichMan Oct 2023 #13

"What's the worst thing that would happen if a fucking idiot set it off?" MichMan Oct 2023 #15

Delays for some exit doors are in the fire code Old Crank Oct 2023 #7

It gives time for the insurrectionists to catch up. Many are out of shape so it's only fair. Wonder Why Oct 2023 #14

I shouldn't laugh but I did! yardwork Oct 2023 #16