THE ELEVATOR TRIP

On his way to work each day, a man living on the 25th floor of an apartment building takes the elevator down to the first floor. But when he returns at the end of each day, he takes the same elevator only to the 7th floor, and walks the rest of the way up the stairs. How come??

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The man is a very short. He can't reach above the 7th floor button.


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