Now it’s clear why in the USSR they only made an odd number of steps: did you guess?

19.04.2024 21:40

Did you know that all the staircases in the entrances of Khrushchev-era buildings have an odd number of steps?

We explain why such a building code was introduced in the Soviet Union.

Why did the USSR only make an odd number of steps?

As reported by sport24.ru , Soviet specialists, relying on international experience, have established that with an odd number of steps, the probability of tripping and getting injured is lower.

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Photo: © Belnovosti

This is explained by the fact that it is more convenient for a person to start and finish the movement with the same leg.

And for this, there needs to be an odd number of steps. In Khrushchev-era buildings, there are usually 9 steps.

An even number of steps (8) was sometimes made only on the first floors.

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Timur Khomichev Author: Timur Khomichev Internet resource editor


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