Is it normal that i'm terrible at timing a revolving door?

For many years I did not know that only one person was meant to be in each slice of a revolving door. Needless to say, it made for very awkward episodes of me stiffly shuffling my feet behind a total stranger.

When that was no longer a problem, I then found myself struggling to enter and exit a revolving door. It seemed everyone else could enter and exit so seamlessly. I, on the hand, was not so graceful. I always ended up not being fast enough and either catching the back of my foot in the door, stopping the flow of the revolving door, or missing my exit and having to make another full rotation.

The last struggle I have is the amount of strength that I should use when pushing the door. I usually end up using too much and making the door spin much too quickly. Of course this makes my aforementioned entering and exiting problem even worse, and you can imagine the distress it causes the other people in the door.

Sometimes it seems I'm the only one who struggles with this, but perhaps others can relate.

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Comments ( 9 )
  • RoseIsabella

    How are you at stepping onto an escalator?

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    • I'm okay when it comes to this. Every once in a while I have that awkward moment when I step onto the escalator not realizing that the front and back halves of my feet are on two different steps, so when the steps separate I'm in for a rude awakening. I'm much better at the escalator than the revolving door though.

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      • RoseIsabella

        That's why I hate wearing heels! Well, that and they make the wearer look vulnerable.

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  • robbieforgotpw

    I'm stuck in one now just going in circles

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  • TheMightyOz

    Shoot for the leading edge. Slow down half a step at the last minute as you slide in.

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  • Avant-Garde

    Normal. Practice usually makes perfect. Try not to stress out about it. Relax and take your time. Fucking ignore those twats that give you a hard time over this.

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  • Lylos

    I suggest playing some action videogames to improve your reflexes and coordination. Fun and useful.
    This is important not just for revolving doors, but also a million other things in life.

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  • thegypsysailor

    Uh, you can, as you mentioned, control the speed of the door! So instead of pushing too hard, slow it down by pushing on the back door. Gee, and you know what, you can even stop it at either the entrance or exit points. Just wait until there is no one else using it.
    No more problem, (drum roll, here)!

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  • Hamartia

    Start by going too slow and by applying too little pressure, then increase both speed and pressure until it's moving at a rate you are happy with.

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