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[–] [email protected] 102 points 2 months ago (23 children)

I'm 99% sure this is fake or that it wasn't UPS who delivered the package. I can see virtually the whole box in this image and it's clear that the package is in pretty decent condition and not covered in mystery stains.

[–] Anticorp 33 points 2 months ago

They said UPS, not FedEx.

[–] BradleyUffner 14 points 2 months ago

That, and it's in the side of the door with the deadbolt knob, aka, the inside.

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[–] SlippiHUD 100 points 2 months ago (10 children)

Most levers you can lift up to pull the latch. Especially passage levers like that one.

[–] [email protected] 67 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I think most of these pictures are made up for internet points. This is a pull door. Amazon boxes don't have incredible structural integrity.

[–] mipadaitu 48 points 2 months ago (6 children)

It's not about stopping the door from swinging, it's about stopping the handle from turning.

That being said, they could probably have just turned the handle up instead of down.

Of course I know people who would absolutely just try pushing down a couple times, give up, and call maintenance.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

With this style of doorhandles up/down movement isn't transferred through the slab. They both serve the same function of retracting the plunger from the jamb, and don't require the opposing handle to move AT ALL. Likely due to safety concerns/regulations in high occupancy buildings, I'm comfortable saying all legal apartments have doorhandles that function this way.

If your apartment doesn't it's time to call health and safety because your landlord is breaking the law.

This is a fake shitpost for internet clout, same as it was 5 years ago when it was posted.

[–] 2pt_perversion 17 points 2 months ago (4 children)

My house came with door handle on my outside gate that has both handles directly connected and only turns downward and not upward.

They definitely exist and are still in use some places.

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I would scale a 3 floor building by climbing down balconies before I call maintainence to let me out. Or toss some rope out the window and climb down I guess.

But I think I would even try taking the entire handle off before calling maintenance. Or even straight up texting a family member and waiting a few hours.

My wife, on the other hand, is the "I tried to wiggle it lightly a few times so now I am giving up". Installed a new light last week, and it takes a split second to actually turn on. In the literal 600-800ms it takes to charge up, she flipped the switch 3 or 4 times, and loudly yelled about how the piece of shit we bought doesn't work. I simply went over and flipped the switch up and left it there to actually power up.

People like that 100% exist.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago

tbf I would definitely consider an 800ms delay on a light bulb as that light bulb not working and needing to be replaced

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[–] [email protected] 25 points 2 months ago (4 children)

To be fair, the lever handles on my apartment door do not lift up and both handles turn at the same time. For whatever reason :/ so there is reasonable chance this post is real.

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[–] [email protected] 32 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Even if you can't lift the handle up , the door can probably be shimmed from the inside - especially if the latch plate is improperly sized.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 months ago

this guy opsecs

[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)
        Me: Heh, that's pretty funny  
Others ITT: *detailed analysis of door handle traps and mechanisms*
[–] Reddfugee42 12 points 2 months ago (6 children)

Where did you buy the fuckin handle? Temu? I challenge you to find a handle from a major legitimate brand that works this way. Smells like a plea for Internet points.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

what? I've never seen a handle that doesnt...

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[–] Etterra 7 points 2 months ago

Somebody hates their job.

[–] Zohran69 7 points 2 months ago (4 children)

Deadbolt locking mechanism is in the picture. This looks like it was taken from the interior not exterior. Especially with the door being a push to open.

[–] thedirtyknapkin 23 points 2 months ago

that's definitely the physical master at the bottom of a keypad. this is the outside of a door.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Looks like a reader or keypad above. Many of the electronic locks look like this, you can put the key in or electronically unlock and turn from the outside. My in-laws have a similar one, if you don't enter the code that part just spins.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago

Yep, I had an extremely similar one on a previous apartment. Looks like you're right to me.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I think that's the keyway? I bet there's a number pad above. I have a deadbolt on my garage that looks very similar from the outside

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago

Guessing they recreated the pic after they were released from their house arrest

[–] VantaBrandon 6 points 2 months ago

Common sense here checking in: thats now how that works

[–] VantaBrandon 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Nobody asking the important question: if you were trapped inside, how did you take this photo? Schrödinger's package.

[–] MashedTech 13 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Here's how it went down:

  1. Ups leaves package as shown in photo.
  2. Open door, handle stuck
  3. Call maintenance
  4. Maintenance removes package, let's you out
  5. Maintenance explains to you why you couldn't open the door
  6. Maintenance leaves
  7. Now, outside your apartment, you put the package into the position as maintenance explained it was
  8. You take photo and post it on the internet
  9. You remove the package and enter your apartment
[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago (4 children)

Why do you have handles on the outside of the apartment? Weird design choice.

[–] DillyDaily 16 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (3 children)

Huh? How else would you open the door?

Edit: although this photo is definitely the interior of a front door.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago (3 children)

With the key. You turn it in the lock to release the latch, then push it inwards.

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[–] syreus 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Exterior doors swing inward so firemen can break them more easily. This is a metal door that swings in; pictured from the outside. I assume this is a door to a dorm/apartment.

In the second photo you can see the bottom dial for an electronic lock. That portion is the exterior piece. It free spins unless you press the correct combination prior.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Welcome to the rest of the world that is outside of North America

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago

It’s a matter of safety. Their apartment has the only fire escape in the building.

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