Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for February 23, 2015

Vancouver makes sense. Easier to grasp when covered with ice and snow.

From baby walkers to door knobs. What’s next Canada’s going to change?

The reason for the lever is simple, weak or elderly people have trouble turning knobs, hence the lever.Europe has had these by law for decades.

Whoever thought of that levers law doesn’t have cats

Ummmm… in 1940 there were no ejection seats. The crews would have had to jump and parachute to safety, not eject.

Gotcha Ripley’s!

I find the oblong-shaped door knobs even more user-friendly than levers, easier on the wrists…and still fairly cat-proof!

I find it easiest to use my transmogrifier and just walk through the doors.

I have a friend who has to put screen door latches on her levered doors to keep her cats inside.

RE: the “wind tree”

http://www.cnn.com/2015/01/21/tech/wind-tree-arbre-a-vent/index.html

Kudos to that pilot for safely landing the double decker plane.

Re: door knobs…. Now cats and dogs all over Vancouver are letting themselves out the door!

Did a little baby plane fall out of the bottom plane?

A bit of clarification… the Vancouver law only applies to passing a building inspection for new construction. So some people install the cheapest leavers available, and then change them to knobs once the occupancy permit has been issued.

The levers do have a downside -Once, I put on a brand new long-sleeve shirt, walked not more that 50’ before going outside – the sleeve caught on the handle of the storm door and rip – brand new shirt ruined!

When I was in Turkey in 1964, most of knobs at the Army installation were round, but sometimes Turks would weld rods onto them!

Is the “wind tree” available for purchase??

I fully expect that those little wind turbines on the “wind tree” can spin clockwise as well. Very pretty bird songs in the background. As long as these “wind trees” don’t kill bats and birds; it helps that the “wind tree” isn’t very tall like many windmills are.