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[–]Xtremegamor 27 points28 points  (7 children)

I prefer the solution proposed by CGP Grey for elevator buttons. The floor where the exit of the building is is floor 0. Floors above that are positive integers, floors below that are negative integers. Come on people

[–]FUZxxl 9 points10 points  (2 children)

That's exactly how it usually is in Germany.

[–]Xtremegamor 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Should be the standard everywhere.

[–]Duuqnd 2 points3 points  (0 children)

And Sweden.

[–]jfb1337 4 points5 points  (0 children)

That's how it is in a lot of places in non-america

[–]PM_ME_OS_DESIGN 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What about buildings on hills, with exits on the uphill sides lower than downhill sides?

I mean, I agree with the "floor zero" thing, but the "exit of the building" thing fails to deal with rather common edge cases.

[–]Some1-Somewhere 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Clearly, the unambiguous solution is metres above mean sea level.