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the_hell_you_say t1_jbmzq7j wrote
Reply to TIL that actor Red Foxx was only 49 when he starred in Sandford & Son. He wore makeup to look older. by SaltyDogBill
Best intro theme song on a TV show
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bradswegle t1_jbmz2r3 wrote
Reply to TIL Like casinos, shopping malls are intentionally designed to disorient visitors. The feeling of losing track of time and geography inside a mall is called the Gruen Transfer. by Rifletree
Had Gruen perhaps grown this hatred after visiting an IKEA?
golamas1999 t1_jbmwmlz wrote
Reply to comment by Wouldtick in TIL Like casinos, shopping malls are intentionally designed to disorient visitors. The feeling of losing track of time and geography inside a mall is called the Gruen Transfer. by Rifletree
Mall of America is what a Soviet Parody of American Capitalism would be like.
joe_ordan t1_jbmtk97 wrote
Reply to comment by cruel_delusion in TIL Like casinos, shopping malls are intentionally designed to disorient visitors. The feeling of losing track of time and geography inside a mall is called the Gruen Transfer. by Rifletree
Damn. Talk about throwing dirt on someone’s name.
It. Ain’t. Right.
Cycleofmadness t1_jbmsrc6 wrote
Reply to TIL Like casinos, shopping malls are intentionally designed to disorient visitors. The feeling of losing track of time and geography inside a mall is called the Gruen Transfer. by Rifletree
And the loss of money in both is a wealth transfer.
BrandoCalrissian1995 t1_jbmse4p wrote
Reply to comment by alexxerth in TIL Like casinos, shopping malls are intentionally designed to disorient visitors. The feeling of losing track of time and geography inside a mall is called the Gruen Transfer. by Rifletree
Right? No one goes to the mall with something super specific in mind. That's what the grocery store is for.
BrandoCalrissian1995 t1_jbms9rt wrote
Reply to comment by JonPButter in TIL Like casinos, shopping malls are intentionally designed to disorient visitors. The feeling of losing track of time and geography inside a mall is called the Gruen Transfer. by Rifletree
Oh man too bad there's no arrows you could look at on the ground to figure out which way to go...
BrandoCalrissian1995 t1_jbms7w4 wrote
Reply to comment by p4y in TIL Like casinos, shopping malls are intentionally designed to disorient visitors. The feeling of losing track of time and geography inside a mall is called the Gruen Transfer. by Rifletree
No it's people being fuckin stupid. Like you said there's arrows. If you these people can't even follow fuckin arrows on the ground, the future truly is fucked.
lacrisse t1_jbmqsxk wrote
AnthillOmbudsman t1_jbmqfsc wrote
Reply to comment by obsertaries in TIL Like casinos, shopping malls are intentionally designed to disorient visitors. The feeling of losing track of time and geography inside a mall is called the Gruen Transfer. by Rifletree
That's gotta violate all sorts of fire codes.
AnthillOmbudsman t1_jbmqcfh wrote
Reply to comment by Mumbled_Jumbo in TIL Like casinos, shopping malls are intentionally designed to disorient visitors. The feeling of losing track of time and geography inside a mall is called the Gruen Transfer. by Rifletree
Vegas casinos don't seem anything like they were in the old days. Back in the 1990s you could definitely get lost in them. It seems a lot of those places have thinned out the machines and made the areas a lot more spacious and bright. I was also surprised they let kids all over the gaming floors now, it was never like that back then.
AnthillOmbudsman t1_jbmptur wrote
Reply to comment by p4y in TIL Like casinos, shopping malls are intentionally designed to disorient visitors. The feeling of losing track of time and geography inside a mall is called the Gruen Transfer. by Rifletree
I always wonder what happens if an IKEA has a fire. It seems there would be hundreds of deaths from people not being able to escape the labyrinth, especially when you mix in smoke and emergency lighting.
AnthillOmbudsman t1_jbmpnhk wrote
Reply to comment by DblClickyourupvote in TIL Like casinos, shopping malls are intentionally designed to disorient visitors. The feeling of losing track of time and geography inside a mall is called the Gruen Transfer. by Rifletree
I want to leave Mr. Bones Wild Mall.
PoopsieDoodles t1_jbmoteh wrote
Reply to comment by Wouldtick in TIL Like casinos, shopping malls are intentionally designed to disorient visitors. The feeling of losing track of time and geography inside a mall is called the Gruen Transfer. by Rifletree
Southdale Mall is actually the first mall built by Gruen! Paving the way for the other great Minnesota malls.
OkThereBro t1_jbmnh0f wrote
Reply to comment by obscureferences in TIL that a 26-story skyscraper pig farm was built in China's Hubei province, and has the capacity to slaughter 1.2 million pigs a year. by DukeMaximum
Rational. People can have problems or see issue with whatever they want. It's when people force it on others that they become wrong.
edthomson92 t1_jbmnesp wrote
Reply to TIL Like casinos, shopping malls are intentionally designed to disorient visitors. The feeling of losing track of time and geography inside a mall is called the Gruen Transfer. by Rifletree
My two malls are pretty straightforward. No branching paths, and one is just one floor
dressageishard t1_jbmndsb wrote
Reply to TIL Like casinos, shopping malls are intentionally designed to disorient visitors. The feeling of losing track of time and geography inside a mall is called the Gruen Transfer. by Rifletree
Yeh, but I have a good sense of direction when I'm shopping in malls.
OkThereBro t1_jbmn7ds wrote
Reply to comment by obscureferences in TIL that a 26-story skyscraper pig farm was built in China's Hubei province, and has the capacity to slaughter 1.2 million pigs a year. by DukeMaximum
Pretty impossible to break it. Some preferences are abhorrent.
JonPButter t1_jbmm74b wrote
Reply to comment by PM_ur_boobies_pleez in TIL Like casinos, shopping malls are intentionally designed to disorient visitors. The feeling of losing track of time and geography inside a mall is called the Gruen Transfer. by Rifletree
And that’s how people get lost
AnswerGuy301 t1_jbmlzgq wrote
Reply to comment by RonSwansonsOldMan in TIL Like casinos, shopping malls are intentionally designed to disorient visitors. The feeling of losing track of time and geography inside a mall is called the Gruen Transfer. by Rifletree
There’s just something soothing about seeing a quiet mostly abandoned but mostly clean place. Especially if it’s playing vaporwave music.
JonPButter t1_jbmlvdn wrote
Reply to TIL Like casinos, shopping malls are intentionally designed to disorient visitors. The feeling of losing track of time and geography inside a mall is called the Gruen Transfer. by Rifletree
I once visited the Mall of America near Minneapolis-St Paul. I came out with my head buzzing and feeling entirely disoriented.
pearlsbeforedogs t1_jbmjubw wrote
Reply to comment by PM_ur_boobies_pleez in TIL Like casinos, shopping malls are intentionally designed to disorient visitors. The feeling of losing track of time and geography inside a mall is called the Gruen Transfer. by Rifletree
Once I've made a couple of rounds walking the place, I'm usually good to go!
thegoodbadandsmoggy t1_jbmzu03 wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in TIL that actor Red Foxx was only 49 when he starred in Sandford & Son. He wore makeup to look older. by SaltyDogBill
oh shut up