Sherry Taylor

Q: 72 percent of adults in their 20s and 30s will do this when riding an elevator?

A: push an already-lit elevator button, as if that would speed up the elevator

  • 96 percent of U.S. adults will knowingly consume extremely hot food or very hot beverage that burns their mouth, while 63 percent admit they do this frequently.
  • 72 percent of those in their 20s and 30s, commonly known as the Millennials, will push an already-lit elevator button, as if that would speed up the elevator.
  • 71 percent frequently exceed the speed limit to get to their destination faster.
  • Half of U.S. adults will routinely honk at the car in front of them once a stoplight turns green.
  • Nearly 33 percent of those 18 to 24 years old will wait less than one second before bypassing a slow walker.
  • Millennials will check their mobile phones an average of eight times while they are waiting to hear back from someone they’re dating.

 

 

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