Author Topic: 13 stairs (Read 7559 times)

j rake · « **on:** January 17, 2011, 09:06:27 AM »

How many stairs does your house have? I've lived in a few different houses, and all of mine have had 13 stairs. This has fascinated me for quite some time now. The first thing I do when I enter a friend or relatives house is count the stairs, and it's almost always 13. Sometimes it's 14. But that's generally only for split level houses.

I was once in a house that had 23 stairs!

Rage Against the McKee · « **Reply #1 on:** January 17, 2011, 09:09:38 AM »

I'll count mine when I go home for lunch. Do you also count the steps outside/in the garage, or do you just count the steps to the basement/upstairs?

j rake · « **Reply #2 on:** January 17, 2011, 09:16:36 AM »

Quote from: Nuts Kicked on January 17, 2011, 09:09:38 AM

I'll count mine when I go home for lunch. Do you also count the steps outside/in the garage, or do you just count the steps to the basement/upstairs?

Just use the main staircase, preferably one that goes upstairs.

Then again, my downstairs staircase also has 13 despite its awkward shape.

hemmy · « **Reply #3 on:** January 17, 2011, 09:38:02 AM »

Current place: 0
Parents house: like a billion cuz its a huge house

Dirty Sanchez · « **Reply #4 on:** January 17, 2011, 10:41:45 AM »

dmartin · « **Reply #5 on:** January 17, 2011, 10:41:56 AM »

2
one down into the master bedroom, one down into the utility room.

unless arriving at your destination counts as a step, in which case 4.

Stevesie60 · « **Reply #6 on:** January 17, 2011, 10:43:52 AM »

I used to be superstitious and would always count stairs when I was going up/down them. If there were 13 stairs I would skip the last one. I did this for so long that even now, though I'm not superstitious anymore, I still skip the last one if there are 13.

Tobias · « **Reply #7 on:** January 17, 2011, 11:04:47 AM »

Quote from: Stevesie60 on January 17, 2011, 10:43:52 AM

I used to be superstitious and would always count stairs when I was going up/down them. If there were 13 stairs I would skip the last one. I did this for so long that even now, though I'm not superstitious anymore, I still skip the last one if there are 13.

I think that's more of a mental disorder than superstition.

Dr Rick Daris · « **Reply #8 on:** January 17, 2011, 11:22:00 AM »

15

hemmy · « **Reply #9 on:** January 17, 2011, 11:45:23 AM »

Ok, my guess is to get from the basement to my bedroom in my parents house is ~ 48 steps but that is a guess.

Basement to 1st floor ~ 11
1st floor to 2nd floor ~ 23
2nd floor to 3rd floor ~ 14

j rake · « **Reply #10 on:** January 17, 2011, 11:50:54 AM »

Quote from: hemmy on January 17, 2011, 11:45:23 AM

Ok, my guess is to get from the basement to my bedroom in my parents house is ~ 48 steps but that is a guess.

Basement to 1st floor ~ 11
1st floor to 2nd floor ~ 23
2nd floor to 3rd floor ~ 14

Do your parents by chance live in the "Full House" house?

AppleJack · « **Reply #11 on:** January 17, 2011, 11:53:17 AM »

I used to count stairs in my head, was very OCD. I dont think I do that anymore.

j rake · « **Reply #12 on:** January 17, 2011, 11:54:52 AM »

Quote from: AppleJack on January 17, 2011, 11:53:17 AM

I used to count stairs in my head, was very OCD. I dont think I do that anymore.

13?

AppleJack · « **Reply #13 on:** January 17, 2011, 11:57:06 AM »

Quote from: j rake on January 17, 2011, 11:54:52 AM

Quote from: AppleJack on January 17, 2011, 11:53:17 AM
I used to count stairs in my head, was very OCD. I dont think I do that anymore.

13?

You guessed it, Buster.

WillieWatanabe · « **Reply #14 on:** January 17, 2011, 12:27:12 PM »

Cire · « **Reply #15 on:** January 17, 2011, 12:51:48 PM »

_33 · « **Reply #16 on:** January 17, 2011, 01:27:50 PM »

j rake · « **Reply #17 on:** January 17, 2011, 01:40:04 PM »

This is not going well.

HeinBallz · « **Reply #18 on:** January 17, 2011, 05:02:12 PM »

Not really sure why you guys are surprised by this. Steps are usually always the same distance from each other to prevent people from tripping when they go up them, and basement ceilings come in pretty standard heights.

j rake · « **Reply #19 on:** January 17, 2011, 05:16:51 PM »

Look like I found the answers to my question.

http://yhoo.it/hAVzNv

stunted · « **Reply #20 on:** January 17, 2011, 05:37:55 PM »

Interesting. I thought it was a complete coincidence.

fatty fat fat · « **Reply #21 on:** January 17, 2011, 06:17:23 PM »

j-rake is just fascinating.

CNS · « **Reply #22 on:** January 17, 2011, 08:04:41 PM »

The avg stair is 7" tall and 11" deep.

Climbing 13 avg stairs, you climb 91" or 7'-7".

Given that everyone has 13 stairs, how tall are your ceilings on your lower floor? Avg floor joists are 10" deep. So, 7'-7" minus 10" is 6'-9". I would get my head cut off by your ceiling fans.

My house has 8' ceilings, but still only 13 stairs.

felix rex · « **Reply #23 on:** January 17, 2011, 08:11:23 PM »

Quote from: Rick Daris on January 17, 2011, 11:22:00 AM

15

omg me two!

15 to second floor, 15 to basement!

j rake · « **Reply #24 on:** January 17, 2011, 08:19:31 PM »

Quote from: CNS Casey on January 17, 2011, 08:04:41 PM

The avg stair is 7" tall and 11" deep.

Climbing 13 avg stairs, you climb 91" or 7'-7".

Given that everyone has 13 stairs, how tall are your ceilings on your lower floor? Avg floor joists are 10" deep. So, 7'-7" minus 10" is 6'-9". I would get my head cut off by your ceiling fans.

My house has 8' ceilings, but still only 13 stairs.

I never knew you were so brilliant. Great insight!