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Changes and Improvement
Posted by jiunjie in Office Bored, Top Tip on December 7, 2009
I was watching a program on Discovery Science, about two people trying to create a electric generator using the wave current to power up their caravan for a wonderful picnic by the sea side.
They built a long cone and secured it at the bridge with cone’s bottom lowered into the sea. As the wave comes, it pushes the water into the cone up and down, thus, creating pressure which pushes the air outward via cone’s top opening and when the wave falls, it sucks the air in from the top of the cone and creates inward air flow.
They then created a fan blade which act like a turbine attached to a electric generator motor in hope that the air pressure can move the turbine and generate electricity to power up their caravan. However, due to the nature of the wave current which rise and fall, thus, the air flow also goes outwards and inwards according to the wave current. Because of that, it changes the rotation direction for the turbine which is inadequate to generate electricity.
They also mentioned it can only generate electricity if the fan rotates in one direction regardless the direction of the air flow which pushes out and sucks in. Therefore, they carry on which their research and findings to solve this issue. At this point of time, it was a commercial break for that program. This gives me the opportunity to think how to solve this.
Lift and direction
Seems like the business district and office towers/buildings are getting taller and more advance in technology, such as energy saving office environment, water friendly washroom, and of course intelligent lifts to carry passenger to their designated floor.
Some building comes with single/multiple lift(s), single/multiple lift lobby(ies), lifts positioned in a straight lines or facing each other in a two lines position.
Those lifts placed in a straight line position is easy, because whichever lift you go into, if your office is on the right wing of the building, when you step out from the lift, your office will be always on your right. No big deal, end of story.
Tricky part is, if your office’s lifts are facing each other, in a two lines position. Due to this, you will not only utilize the lift on one side, but both sides, which also alter the direction of your office.
It could be confusing, because so many direction changes once you stepped into your office lobby, for example, 90 degrees turn into lift lobby, another 90 degrees turn into the lift, 180 degrees turn to face yourself towards the lift’s door (will talk about this more next) while it is taking you to your desired floor, another 90 degrees turn towards your office doorstep. A whopping 450 degrees (or more in different office design) of turning that you made just to go to work. And that is a lot of hard work!
Of my observations, many got confused and don’t know their way round to their office once they stepped out of the lift, because it look the same from both side, then they will do the Michael Jackson’s Thriller dance! Head turn left right, shoulder turn left right, body turn left right, hee hee!
If you are new to the building, that is completely fine! But if you have been there working for a long time, and you still having a hard time identify the direction to your office. Here are some tips might be useful for you: