Why do we behave so oddly in ELEVATORS? :: Passengers seem to know instinctively how to arrange themselves... like the dots on a die -- with each additional passenger, the bodies shift. - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news...
"Counteracting unwanted intimacies... in such a small, enclosed space it becomes vital to act in a way that cannot be construed as threatening, odd or in any way ambiguous. The easiest way to do this is to avoid eye-contact. "We don't like to be locked into a place. We want to get out of the elevator as soon as possible, because, you know, it's a creepy place to be." During his trapped ordeal, Nick White began to think of another enclosed space that lurks at the back of our minds -- a tomb." - Adriano