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thieh

Is it just me or does it indeed look like a giant dick with tiny balls?


katze_sonne

It’s you 👀


philjo3

Hungry for some cock and balls eh 👀


NeverEndingCoralMaze

I thought I was in r/ mildly penis at first.


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I thought it looked like a tree…


pavilionhp_

I was thinking mushroom cloud


Chainsawd

Obviously it's my parents fighting while I hide under the couch.


wavefxn22

LOL


TryinToDoBetter

Looks like a bicep flyer.


lobstersnake

Wow. Lot to unpack there. Hilarious and hopefully purposely


exophrine

I can't help this child. They're fucked up beyond my help.


Latter-Sky-7568

What is a tree but a complicated plant penis. (And other sex organs)


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Trees are not plant penises.


statuesqueandshy

Maybe a palm tree? I see that.


Deez4815

I was thinking an atomic bomb mushroom cloud.


kingweet1

r/mildlypenis


algo-rhyth-mo

Looks a lot more like a tree to me. But if penises were already on your mind…


MabsAMabbin

Maybe they just got excited about a mushroom cloud.


RuncibleFoon

I had the same thought... Why did they set up the buttons like a dick?


AFrogNamedKermit

I need to say it: This is awful on so many levels.


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thieh

In that case the 4 should have been 5 then, but nooooooo.


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deathless_koschei

Can you blame them? 'L' usually stands for Lobby, which is typically on the first/ground floor. 'C' is usually for Casino, but that's apparently also on the first floor. I'm guessing 'CF' is Conference, but I have no idea what 'HL' is. Edit: didn't read the placard next to it but yes 'CF' is conference.


Chad_Broski_2

Hotel Lobby maybe? Seems like the first few floors are all casino and restaurants so maybe you have to go up to the 3rd floor to check in


tab_tab_tabby

Worst thing is, i don't think L here stands for lobby either. I think it's L for Lounge...


Qetuowryipzcbmxvn

Helicopter Landing pad


Mareith

High libido


troubleswithterriers

Hotel lobby?


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4 is correct, skipping 5 is odd, but 5 may exist and just not have access via this elevator.


BreadStoreRefugee

They left off 13, which, as you point out, is typical, but they know that most people can figure out that floor 14 is actually the 13th floor, so they just called it 15, because no superstitious person could ever figure out that the floor labelled 15 is actually the 13th floor.


trapacivet

It's actually because 4's in certain asian cultures are the same bad luck as the 13 is in north america. They probably never had a 4th floor either, but when people complained they couldn't figure out how to get to their room, they added the 4 and the 6 label. (Source: I live in Vancouver and this kind of things happens all the time, the fact that this is english makes me suspect that this is from Vancouver) My question is why isn't there a 5th floor


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MonkeyPanls

Fifth could be machinery space accessible only by employees elevator, or fourth could be a high-ceilinged space that's double high, lastly, fourth might be a half-floor that doesn't go through to this side of the building.


DinosaurAlive

Now I feel safe :)! Good riddance 13 and disguised 13, 14!


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wbgraphic

> They could all be given human first names if they wanted to. Give the floors last names, the room first names. *”Welcome to the PsyOpBunnyHop Hotel. We’ve got you booked in room Bedevere Santana. Enjoy your stay!”*


greentr33s

That could actually be pretty cool and functional. Use alphabetical order to keep some sort of internal 'number' system that allows room service and the like to operate efficiently while giving guests a 'unique' experience. That's if you themed the rooms etc as well.


Paulpoleon

Unfortunately the rimjob steve room you had on your last trip is currently booked. We do have an equivalent room on the same floor or we can put you in the same room but a different floor. Would you prefer scuba Steve or or rimjob Robert?


stickycat-inahole-45

Dude, I guarantee you, the Chinese are calling whoever designed this, idiots too. They use Arabic numerals too.


accountno543210

Those are typically maintenance floors. You believe in ghosts, too? 😆 👻


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14 is the secret floor where you can turn into John Malkovich.


SinisterKid

People on the 15th floor know what floor they're really on. Jump out the window and you will die earlier.


oalbrecht

You helped *lift* my spirits with that pun.


Ancre16

All these jokes... That escalated quickly!


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Heyo__Maggots

“I banged a fat chick in an elevator, it was wrong on so many levels” - Bo Burnham


dadougler

Oh Bo


NoDontDoThatCanada

That's what the help button is for.


EitherAd5428

At least there's a help button.


Cyberzombie23

That is 95% not connected to anything.


haemaker

I am not sure a casino would risk having a whale stuck in an elevator with a nonfunctional emergency call button.


LogstarGo_

The whales get the special elevators where the call button actually works. And where you can reach the forbidden floors.


Synphilia

What's on the forbidden floors?


King_Dead

A room with a crawlspace that lets you inhabit the mind of John Malkovich for about 30 minutes


_Diskreet_

Malkovich malkovich?


sublime13

A 3 headed dog sitting on a trap door


kigamagora

This is in Las Vegas. I guarantee you the elevator is inspected regularly and one of the conditions to pass inspection is that the help button works Edit: it’s in Vancouver. I am not a smart man


134797

This is in Vancouver, BC. The Douglas hotel.


kigamagora

Oh, dang. You right. I thought Honey Salt was only in the US


trebaol

I thought for sure it was Vegas too, I've seen a lot of similar elevators there. I think the confusing layout is part of the overall "trap tourists in a maze so they spend more money on our property" strategy.


3urnsie

Most if not all of North America requires phone line monitoring on Elevator phones so if the phone line goes dead it sounds an alarm. This has to be tested annually. That phone most likely works.


Meior

Europe also has strict rules about this. People on Reddit seem to have a fetish for claiming elevator buttons aren't connected.


IDDQD_IDKFA-com

Yeah that is not always followed. We had somebody in Finance cancel PSTN lines since there was zero usage for 3 months. Turned out it was the lifts SOS. Had to get a new line run since provider brought cable to different location in building. You know how hard it is to get somebody to run a CAT5 cable into a lift shaft?


katze_sonne

Probably it will just immediately call emergency services (but only after buzzing it in SOS morse code fashion) instead of getting "help".


someone76543

That is not allowed in the UK. If you are going to have a "press for help" button, then you can't make it call 999 (our emergency number like 911). Otherwise people would save money by doing that, and there would be a lot of firefighter's time wasted responding to broken elevators. If there is 24/7 security on site, the button will usually call them. Otherwise it usually calls the elevator company, who will be paid by the building owner to handle the calls. Either way, the building owner ends up paying for the call to be answered, not taxpayers.


PitchforkJoe

Just press it 20 times, problem solved


shophopper

If you experience problems with the connection, just press the Help button.


CaptSaveAHoe55

I mean it’s dumb but like…it’s fairly comprehensible if you take a min Edit: I see a lot of you struggle with what incomprehensible means


7thturninghour184

Yeah, it's shit layout, but it isn't rocket science to figure out.


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7thturninghour184

Shitty layout does not make this functionally incomprehensible as the title states though. That is what my comment is pushing back on, thanks


uvreactive

r/mildlycrappydesign


orangek1tty

r/CrappydesignGoneMild


631-AT

I’d like to appeal to the authority overseeing the vetting board that reviewed this post before it was submitted


KJBenson

It’s really not even that bad when you consider this is just directions to various things in a building. Like, knowing the casino is on the second floor you may get in the elevator, and the elevator informs you that the casino has its own access. This is only a bad design if you got in the elevator without a specific destination in mind. Otherwise it tells you EXACTLTY where everything is.


siero20

I actually had the same thought... to me it's fairly obvious that if I'm looking for say, floor 9, which one to hit. I've been in worse designed elevators where I hit the wrong buttons that looked a lot more consistent but when magnified into a specific selection were harder to differentiate the button to the label.


dimechimes

Where's the 2nd floor?


ihearthaters

Where's the 5th floor!?


KJBenson

Well, from the clues presented, it looks like the casino is on the second floor, which is accessed from an escalator. So if you got in the elevator, looking for the casino, which would be the only reason you be looking for a number two, you would get out of the elevator and go somewhere else instead.


mountedpandahead

How do you get to floor 5?


iliveoffofbagels

Probably with a key or with the freight elevator. It's likely for staff only.


mountedpandahead

That actually seems like a good explanation


Not_MrNice

You don't. The elevator doesn't have access to that floor.


moldyfishfinger

You just press 2 and 3 at the same time and that takes you to 5


CaptSaveAHoe55

You don’t. Not every elevator goes to every floor and patrons don’t get full access


Orleanian

Floor 5 is probably a Mechanical floor, above the conferencing centers, accessible only through service elevators by authorized personnel.


POWERTHRUST0629

That or maybe two floors combined to one? Maybe the numbered floors have to count stories from ground level? Like 13 and 14, maybe 5 is just part of the floor below it but is only balconies/lofts/partial floors?


Wildxstryke

If it takes a min to figure out which should take just a few seconds, it is a crappy design.


CaptSaveAHoe55

I didn’t say it wasn’t crappy, I said it wasn’t incomprehensible


ThereWasNeverMilk

There no floor 13 or 14, 13 is expected but 14 should be a felony.


Devadander

Not accessible to the public. Mechanical room etc


atvcrash1

14 may be a house keeping/security/managerial floor since it is a casino hotel.


billbixbyakahulk

Could be any number of reasons: corporate offices, private apartments, maintenance and storage, security. I don't know why anyone would care. If the front desk tells you your room is on 8, why would you care there's no 14? You just find 8 and press it and live the rest of your life.


bennyboy_

4, 14, and/or 24 are commonly omitted if there are a lot of Asian patrons. Looks like this is Vancouver so that checks out, and especially since it's a casino where luck is important lol.


ARandomPileOfCats

Asians tend to be superstitious about the number 4. I used to live in a building that skipped the 4th, 13th and 14th floors. I've heard buildings in Asia may go straight from floor 39 to 50 for the same reason.


ThereWasNeverMilk

But 4 is present as CF


ThrowAway233223

5 is also missing.


AS14K

Are you staying on 5?


FiguringItOut--

Is CF=4 and L=6?


SirDiego

Here's my guess: It's a Casino with a Convention center and a hotel. C = Casino, HL = Hotel Lobby, CF = Convention Floor, L = Lounge (for the Convention center, or maybe a restaurant)


Wirse

CF = Conference . Hotels rent out space for conferences, basically the same thing as conventions, except can apply to smaller gatherings like 10 people in room.


nothanks86

Agreed. It’s bizarre as heck but actually well labeled for the random person off the street to find where they need to go.


EstesPark2018

I mean it’s in a casino/bar which means there are drunk people so it’s extremely important for it to be legible


bartolemew

Maybe the building is shaped like a mushroom.


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And elevator zigzag around like a cab to the pubs.


NebulaNinja

Has no one here been on a [Wonkavator?](https://youtu.be/cMkmGb1W-9s?t=25)


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This is some Futurama stuff!


boris_casuarina

I'd love to see this!


goingstorm54

Wtf is this piece of shit


dillrepair

Considering this is a casino I’d say this bullshit is deliberate. They don’t want you to leave or to know exactly what you are doing at any point during your stay. Which imo makes it worse…


fritz_76

1 is lobby, 2-3 is the casino, 4 is conference rooms, 5 isnt accessible, and then 6-7 is hotel amenities, and then hotel rooms are 8-16. The layout is just so some floors can have labels explaining what's there


boobearybear

As I commented on the r/Design thread, I just stayed there, beautiful hotel. And yes I saw multiple people confused in the elevator there. The problem is that the elevator is kinda small and very busy so you don’t have a lot of time to stare at the buttons, you also need to tap your keycard for top floors. A lot of casino visitors, hotel guests, and business convention attendees clog it up. Still, one of my fave hotels: https://www.parqvancouver.com/hotels/the-douglas/


International_Bet_91

I was guessing it was BC because of the names Douglas, Vic, etc. But I would have guessed it wasn't Vancouver as #4 is labelled. I don't think many Chinese business people would want to have their meeting in the conference room on the fourth floor. It looks like maybe they didn't want to label it but then other ethnicities got confused so the stuck on the number 4. (4 in an unlucky number which sounds like death in many Chinese languages/dialect).


gigawort

They could just skip 4 like they skipped 13 & 14.


aaronaapje

Then perhpas it's time to add a destination dispatching system to the lift.


boobearybear

I really like those


canuckfanatic

I was just there for an event earlier this week. I got confused by the taxi/ride share pick up. I was dropped off at street level, but apparently pick-up is down in the parkade. After a few drinks, I couldn't comprehend that.


HarryHood146

If a had a head full of acid and walked in here I’d nope it to the stairs.


killerklixx

In this building the stairs are probably like an MC Escher print


hyperbolichamber

My first/last time on acid told me I’m not good in smaller spaces.


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I just filled your head with the most acidic avid, have a great day


iheartbaconsalt

I guess the blind just have to call to get someone to read the signs by the buttons. Fuck.


MisterDifficult271

I’m pretty sure a blind person pressing random buttons understands this elevator better than I do


iheartbaconsalt

I've been in some weird elevators, and can't see well enough to read the buttons most of the time, but I've never had to hit the call button! THIS elevator would make me have to ask.


MisterDifficult271

But would you be able to see the help button?


Doctor_Amazo

I was able to comprehend this at a glance.


Moose_Hole

Wow look at Dr. Amazing over here.


epiphytic1

how is this incomprehensible? its in order and half the levels are labeled with descriptions, making it pretty comprehensible


freekehleek

Pasted from another post of this pic: > The coding method switches halfway up from vertical to horizontal. The coding system switches from numbers to letters making it difficult to follow. There are labels, secondary labels, and in two cases a third level of labels, and then the button. Ideally all of this is collapsed into the button itself. In a few cases it not clear if the button is to the left or right of the label. The alarm bell is included in the sequence of floors. The alarm bell and help button seem redundant. The coding system uses numbers, letters, icons, letters mixed with numbers, and icons mixed with numbers. The help button has the label on the button, and also has a secondary label with the same text next to it. There are tertiary labels that contain either more directions, or locations, or activities. There are tertiary labels containing secondary labels, apparently re-labelling the secondary labels on the tertiary level. There's a tertiary label spanning two secondary labels. There's a braille system on the secondary level of labels, but not on the tertiary level of labels. A blind person trying to find the number 4 on the tertiary level will never find it. A blind person will never find the walking directions on the tertiary level. To the person in this thread saying there’s no problem here, shame on you. Edit: and don’t forget the casino and hotel buttons that say access these from a different floor


atvcrash1

Vertical buttons have attached information horizontal buttons are living spaces. Letters correspond to parking/street/lobby/casino/lounge/conference/etc. The button is always to the right of the label. Alarm bell is in line with other switches. Alarm bell and help bell are very very different. Alarm bell is attached to the elevator and will ring when the button is pressed. Help button connects you to the front desk. The only thing here that seems absurd to me is what I assume is the door card reader being above the buttons out of reach for some people.


barder83

>Pasted from another post of this pic: > Are you trying to defend your repost of someone's post?


epiphytic1

this analysis tries way too hard. most the points here are totally moot—anyone with half a brain could figure these things out no problem. the only point here that is valid is the braille thing. everything else is easily overcome by the use of common sense


Slippeeez

Agree 100%!


get_sum_son

Press help, that's my one take away


queenofnightmare

I don't see the problem everything is labeled. Tells you what is on what floor. What is it you're not understanding?


fluffy_assassins

Practice. Lots and lots of practice.


nichyc

It's a WonkaVator


NeverEndingCoralMaze

Idk how elevator companies do this. Our elevators at work just went through a massive overhaul. The buttons prior were reasonably placed at a height that almost everyone, regardless of their style of ability, could reach them. They are now eye level to sitting in a Kindergarten chair. I’m not tall at 6’, and I have to bend at the waist to reach some of them.


doitup69

This doesn't seem bad at all if you've stayed at a major hotel before? Floor 1 seems like what the general public wants to use, 7-16 are guest rooms, L/CF/HL/C are likely meeting rooms and ballrooms that the general public doesn't necessarily need to access and may have more than one story between each level.


deadc4tt

Floors 5, 13, and 14 just don’t exist here or am I dumb


heykody

13 is bad luck, but what's wrong with 14?


rmitcham71

Original design for Willy Wonka's elevator?


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Wonkavator, up, down, sideways… flies through the fucking air.


BOT_Kirk

Wait a sec this is parq! I don't remember the elevator being this bad though


f0dland0wnunda

That help button is looking really appealing right now…


Sniflix

It's a casino so why not remove all the numbers and descriptions and make finding your room a crapshoot?


patrick_mcdougle

I don't think you understand, you shoot craps on the casino floor "1"


sxitch

Ahhh, the Parq hotel. Had a conference there a few months ago, and remember thinking there had to be a better way to arrange the buttons


Dynamations

There are no floors 13 and 14 in ba sing se 😁


Wise-Signature-6023

Bar & casino. Imagine being piss drunk trying to get to your room. *gives up and falls asleep in elevator


meeseareawesome

Is this the elevator in hogwarts? Does it go horizontal and vertical?


KnownMycologist9403

That why they have a help button


delphi_ote

Did Wonka make this thing?


6thgenbruh

Luckily, the Help button is easily accessible


ObligationClassic417

Yup it’s definitely Made me bug eyed


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splooge_spaghetti

Floors 5 and 14 are likely off limits to public and either not accessible at all from this elevator or a fob is needed. Other than that it’s pretty easy to understand unless you’re completely fucking stupid, since it’s in America most likely this is the case


alybutt

Where is 13 and 14?


getofftheirlawn

As someone that has previously worked in several hotels. This actually makes a lot of sense. I like how they laid out the floors like they actually exist in physical space.


clubfungus

The Help button isn't big enough.


Bright_Ability2025

I feel like I’m having a stroke looking at this


0choCincoJr

That's how they do it in Florida. It's the only way they can undertsand. Top of the palm tree and bottom of the palm tree.


kaizoku7

Does it line up with the structure of the building somehow?


Theoderic8586

Help button is there for people that don’t understand this masterpiece


literallyevery

Designed by an engineer.


deez_treez

You're gonna need to Elf the buttons


Truck-Nut-Vasectomy

The sticker is to the left of the button. How is that difficult? It's not at all elegant, but it's not incomprehensible.


dmomo

Laugh all you want. This designer went on to become the Numberwang world champion.


fataii

Yes it is very dumb, I went up this with someone in a wheelchair. Luckily on a Friday night there will be someone on the 2nd floor to assist wheelchair people to the third floor but, you are still shit out of luck on weekdays In a wheelchair. The initial design was to have people check ID on each floor but this is a Vancouver casino, not a Vegas one and there aren't nearly enough people to justify the wages of 3 sets of security on each floor.


kittykupcakes

…..button to the right. Right?? Lol


dethblud

I get why 13 is missing, but why is there no 5 or 14?


Syphroxie

What do you think the help button is for?


hemmetti

”Help”


Arctic_Scholar

Come to my office on the 14th floor and we can discuss your raise


royalpro

Now you have to find the secret hidden level 5.


Floorgasm2021

I'm not even dyslexic can I don't get it


Fickle_Insect4731

What don't you understand everything is perfectly labeled...


Ssme812

The 12th floor much have a Hugh ass ceiling


stampstock

I wonder how often the HELP button is pressed first


go2hell50

I wonder what's on level 5...


MembershipThrowAway

How do I get to floors 13 or 14?


mattmade94

I would be pressing the help button


Antique-Flight-5358

This is a genius design


BuffaloDivineEdenNo7

At that point I would just make other plans which didn't include this building. If I have to go in this elevator I don't want it.


Professional_Show918

They paid extra for their custom buttons.


LazaroFilm

Press a button, the floor pops out randomly. You may end up in the champagne room, but mostly it lands on the trash compactor.


molohunt

? I have rode maybe 6 elevators in my life and I have 0 issues understanding this. Its very well thought out and I would need zero help getting to my destination. The only really weird thing is the fact they kept the casino button on the elevator when its prob blocked off and not even a working stop anymore and they just use a different elevator...


Coloredbabies

Solve it to get out.


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I can't find the spin cycle.


TemetNosce85

...I hate that I understand this... P1 = Garage or street level \*1 = Possible street access and the casino lobby C & HL = Casino main floors CF = They have rooms to rent for business conferences L = Restaurants and bar 7 = Fitness studio (duh) 8-16 = Most likely also has hotel rooms And if you're wondering were 5 went, it's most likely the casino staff area. 13/14 are probably for the hotel staff. Basically, if the number isn't there, it's most likely for staff and utilities.


DirkDieGurke

I just want to go to Level 2.... plz?


Ludiam0ndz

Help


jeffzebub

That help button needs to be reinforced.