[kbart]

Why this myth 'elevator close door button does not work' keeps reapearing every now and then? It's not universal - in some places it works, in some it doesn't. Why the obsesion to find a single 'truth', is so hard to accept that it's not the same everywhere? Same goes for pedestrian crossing button - I've missed quite few green/red traffic light iterations on my way to work, because I forgot to press a button and had to wait for another round.

[coatmatter]

It's a creative writing problem. It's fine when creative writing is writing for writing's sake, but when dubious facts and over-generalisations are mixed in, myths start to develop. It reminds me just a tiny bit of the "carrots are good for night vision" myth.