AnthillOmbudsman t1_jbmptur wrote on March 10, 2023 at 3:33 AM

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.

OldMork t1_jbn4xtd wrote on March 10, 2023 at 5:57 AM

and the multistory IKEA typically enter to top floor and exit bottom floor, and the escalator dont work in case of fire so how them troble walking or in wheelchair go down stairs?

Snail_jousting t1_jbnywrl wrote on March 10, 2023 at 12:21 PM

They have emergency exits all over, they're just behind the fake walls. And since there are employees everywhere, they'll probably help you find the exit. I worry more about fires in Walmart. The employees there won't help with shit.