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The Buttons That Do Nothing (On Purpose)

Short0:52EducationPublished Oct 16, 2026, 3:52 PM · 4d ago
FunNotSoFun
FunNotSoFun
3.1K subscribers · median 143K views
Open on YouTube
Views
43,466
+0 views/hour
Views / hour now
0
measured 1h ago
Peak views / hour
17
16h ago
First 24 hours
—
not tracked from upload
Engagement
3.2%
likes + comments / views
Likes
1.3K
3.1% of views
Comments
44
0.10% of views
Est. ad revenue
$1–$3
lifetime, $0.03–0.08 RPM

Checked every 3 h while the video is this age · last check 1h ago · next in 107 min. YouTube itself updates public counts with a short delay.

Avg views / day
10.4K
since upload
vs channel median
0.3×
this video's views ÷ the channel's usual
Rank in channel
#5
of 21 tracked

Views over time

6 readings

Total views Views gained per hour

Description

Some of the buttons you press every day aren't connected to anything, and that's on purpose. Sources: - New York Times, 27 Feb 2004: 'For Exercise in New York Futility, Push Button' (more than 2,500 of 3,250 NYC walk buttons were placebos) - ACHR News reader poll, March 2003: 51 of 70 HVAC pros said they had installed dummy thermostats - ADA Standards 2010, sec. 407.3 (elevator door timing); firefighter service mode #shorts #facts #psychology

Details

Published
Oct 16, 2026, 3:52 PM
Length
0:52 (52 s)
Format
Short (3 min or less)
Category
Education
Audio language
EN-US
Quality
HD
Captions
No
Made for kids
No
Licensed content
No
Video ID
Qz6537fktnQ

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