Talk:288: Elevator

That certainly is a distinctive landscape. Does anybody know of any literary (or otherwise) allusion? 108.162.219.223 02:24, 8 January 2014 (UTC)

I can't help but think of the Wood Between the Worlds from The Chronicles of Narnia. It's probably not it, though. Those look more like lakes than pools of water. Also, there's that larger body of water. 108.162.222.47 (talk) (please sign your comments with ~~~~)

Looks a bit like the Boundary Waters of northern Minnesota. Not sure why it would be that, however. 173.245.54.194 14:44, 7 November 2014 (UTC)

The location might be the Lena Delta in northern Russia. This is also referenced in xkcd 1169 "Expedition" by clicking on the comic. 108.162.237.188 04:59, 6 March 2015 (UTC)

Why are the floors labeled backwards from the reality, with the lowest floor at the top? Is this common in the U.S.?141.101.81.220 13:21, 19 May 2014 (UTC)

No, most, if not all, buildings in the US have the highest floor on top and the lowest floor on bottom, with everything else in descending order as you look from top to bottom. Mulan15262 (talk) 03:33, 10 June 2014 (UTC)Mulan15262

Floors appear with the highest on top and the lowest on the bottom. However, the number one is assigned to the ground floor or the floor above it. Normally, basements are not assigned a number, and are simply marked with the letter "B". However, in buildings with more than one floor below ground, they may be numbered. In other words, the numbering might not be backwards, if 1 is 1 floor below ground, 2 is 2 floors below ground, etc. In the television show Stargate SG-1, there are elevators that stop at "sub-levels" (floors below ground) inside Cheyenne Mountain. In real life, elevators that go multiple floors below ground are found in underground parking garages, subway stations, etc.

173.245.48.97 02:49, 8 December 2014 (UTC)

With the landscape, i cant help but think of the dead marshes from LOTR 108.162.250.218 02:33, 21 November 2014 (UTC)

I first thought of bizarrely pond-covered landscape of some parts of Canada, and I think maybe Wisconsin and Minnesota. Because I'm looking I can't find them, but there are some aerial shots of lake regions up there that are almost identical to this. Or is this just something I dream about until it seems real? —Kazvorpal (talk) 16:35, 1 November 2019 (UTC)

I've just noticed that the image, with the heavy blues and greens, seems to move when you read the explanation below. It seems to be some sort of motion illusion, though I don't know the exact name of it. Kirdneh (talk) 02:25, 15 December 2014 (UTC)

Adding your own labels is also seen in What-if xkcd 35. --199.27.128.29 10:45, 28 June 2015 (UTC)

It reminds me of some children's picture book, but I don't know which one... I'm thinking some doctor Suess book maybe? 172.68.246.164 (talk) (please sign your comments with ~~~~)