Opening windows.

**Rain Man** · 06-26-2006, 05:25 PM

Let's say that you work in a high-rise, and that for some inexplicable reason the high-rise had windows that would open, with no screen. Assume that they're normal double-hung windows like you'd find in a house.

Is there some height at which you wouldn't open the windows any more? For example, would you sit next to an open window on the 90th floor?

Just curious.

Pierce · 06-26-2006, 05:54 PM

Probably be too windy for me on the 90th floor of a high-rise. I'd still open it to see though.

JBucc · 06-26-2006, 05:56 PM

I don't see a problem with opening windows at any height. It's not like it's gonna suck you out.

**Bugeater** · 06-26-2006, 05:58 PM

I don't think I'd have any problem sitting next to an open window at any height, as long as it's small and high up off the floor so I can't trip and accidentally fall out of the building.

**cdcox** · 06-26-2006, 06:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JBucc

I don't see a problem with opening windows at any height. It's not like it's gonna suck you out.

Around the 3000th floor, it could be a problem.

**Rain Man** · 06-26-2006, 06:05 PM

It'd freak me out to be too high and next to an open window. I'd be worried about slipping on a banana peel or something.

JBucc · 06-26-2006, 06:06 PM

I wouldn't stick my head out or anything, but I would stand up against the wall and peek down for a few seconds before diving back to the floor and crawling to my desk.

CHENZ A! · 06-26-2006, 06:07 PM

I'd open it all the way up, but the window would definetly have to be above my waist. If the window were below there, I'd be kind of freaked out.

**Bob Dole** · 06-26-2006, 06:11 PM

Bob Dole once lived on the 19th floor of a building in Springfield, MO and we would not only open the window, but sit out on the ledge beneath it.

Bob Dole has never been recognized for his intelligence.

4th and Long · 06-26-2006, 06:23 PM

I thought this was going to be a Microsoft thread.

**TinyEvel** · 06-26-2006, 06:28 PM

I always open swindows, because I fart a lot.
In fact, when I enter someone's office, they open the window instinktively (sic)

I would open a window the higher up it is, that way I could flip off the terrorists as our missiles blow up their plane

Adept Havelock · 06-26-2006, 07:20 PM

I wish the little windows on the observation deck of the St. Louis Arch opened up.

Frazod · 06-26-2006, 07:31 PM

The highest floor I ever worked on was 51. On really windy days, the building would sway enough to make water slosh in the toilets, and you could definitely feel the swaying and hear the creaking. Probably not a good idea not to have windows capable of being opened that high up.

greg63 · 06-26-2006, 08:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 4th and Long

I thought this was going to be a Microsoft thread.

Yep; I guess which ever floor your PC is on.

**Nzoner** · 06-26-2006, 09:49 PM

There's no saying to it,I WOULDN'T work in a high rise.

View Poll Results: What is the highest floor on which you would open your window?
1st Floor	0	0%
2nd Floor	0	0%
3rd Floor	2	4.65%
4th Floor	0	0%
5th Floor	0	0%
6th - 10th Floor	1	2.33%
11th - 20th Floor	2	4.65%
21st - 30th Floor	2	4.65%
31st - 50th Floor	0	0%
51st - 75th Floor	2	4.65%
76th - 100th Floor	1	2.33%
I see no problem in opening windows at any height.	27	62.79%
I can never figure out how those window things open.	0	0%
Is the building underwater? Because that would affect my decision.	6	13.95%
Voters: 43. You may not vote on this poll

06-26-2006, 05:25 PM
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06-26-2006, 05:54 PM	#2
Pierce Veteran Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Over the rainbow Casino cash: $10004900	Probably be too windy for me on the 90th floor of a high-rise. I'd still open it to see though.
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06-26-2006, 05:56 PM	#3
JBucc MVP Join Date: Oct 2005 Casino cash: $10004952	I don't see a problem with opening windows at any height. It's not like it's gonna suck you out.
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06-26-2006, 05:58 PM	#4
Bugeater The Maintenance Guy Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Renovated Bugeater Estate Casino cash: $6232680	I don't think I'd have any problem sitting next to an open window at any height, as long as it's small and high up off the floor so I can't trip and accidentally fall out of the building.
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06-26-2006, 06:05 PM	#6
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06-26-2006, 06:06 PM	#7
JBucc MVP Join Date: Oct 2005 Casino cash: $10004952	I wouldn't stick my head out or anything, but I would stand up against the wall and peek down for a few seconds before diving back to the floor and crawling to my desk.
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06-26-2006, 06:07 PM	#8
CHENZ A! pimping hoes + clocking a grip Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: KCMO Casino cash: $9977569	I'd open it all the way up, but the window would definetly have to be above my waist. If the window were below there, I'd be kind of freaked out.
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06-26-2006, 06:11 PM	#9
Bob Dole King Shit of **** Mountain Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Texarkana, Texas Casino cash: $2344497	Bob Dole once lived on the 19th floor of a building in Springfield, MO and we would not only open the window, but sit out on the ledge beneath it. Bob Dole has never been recognized for his intelligence.
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06-26-2006, 06:23 PM	#10
4th and Long Wheeeeee!!! Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: In a house Casino cash: $9234925	I thought this was going to be a Microsoft thread. __________________
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06-26-2006, 06:28 PM	#11
TinyEvel Just a li'l Evel Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Bald. Goatee. Jorts. Casino cash: $5277131	I always open swindows, because I fart a lot. In fact, when I enter someone's office, they open the window instinktively (sic) I would open a window the higher up it is, that way I could flip off the terrorists as our missiles blow up their plane
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06-26-2006, 07:20 PM	#12
Adept Havelock Obligatory Thoughtcriminal Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Flux,awaiting an observer Casino cash: $10004900	I wish the little windows on the observation deck of the St. Louis Arch opened up. __________________ No matter how cynical you are, it is impossible to keep up. -Lily Tomlin I'd rather be a climbing monkey than a falling angel. -Terry Pratchett
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06-26-2006, 07:31 PM	#13
Frazod WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS Join Date: Aug 2000 Casino cash: $2885085	The highest floor I ever worked on was 51. On really windy days, the building would sway enough to make water slosh in the toilets, and you could definitely feel the swaying and hear the creaking. Probably not a good idea not to have windows capable of being opened that high up.
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06-26-2006, 09:49 PM	#15
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