• ArtieShaw@fedia.io
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    13 days ago

    That would be ideal. I’ve also seen a few with weirdly discrete foot pedals. I like that idea, although the ones I’ve encountered haven’t exactly nailed the design.

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      13 days ago

      I just use a paper towel to grab the handle (if there’s not foot pedal. What’s annoying is when there’s no trash can near the door to toss the paper towel while exiting.

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        13 days ago

        Out of idle curiosity about your username, I’d like to ask.

        Dune, cryptography, or both?

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      13 days ago

      Haven’t seen that.

      You can also push a door open with a foot as you take a step forward.

      It’s trickier than using an elbow, as it involves the balancing act of putting your weight on the door, which will give way, before allowing your foot to actually land. Do it wrong or with a door that’s much lighter than you thought, and you fall over as you deliberately shift your weight off the one foot you’re still standing on :D

      I initially started doing it to push open doors while holding stuff with my hands, but now I kinda just walk into doors and open them with a foot as I do.

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        13 days ago

        We’re talking of pulling doors open. Unless I misread, I believe you’re describing a method of pushing a door outwards.

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          13 days ago

          I am.

          How would a pedal that opens a door towards you work? Unless it’s like a handle for your foot?

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            13 days ago

            Yeah it kind of is… The ones on the bathroom doors at my work place are a little metal plate at the bottom of the door with a grip on it, and a kind of… lip? I don’t know how else to describe it. You can probably find photos if you’re that interested.

            But yeah, you kind of have to pause for a split second and brace, then you use your foot on the grip to pull the door open. After one or two times, it’s second nature now.

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      13 days ago

      My place of work installed those foot pedals around COVID time, and they work just fine.

      I’ve also seen the ones that have the pull handle, plus the little piece that extends upwards so you can use your forearm to pull the door open.