Bad Designs - Which way does the door open?

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Which way does the door open?

Can you guess which side of the bar to press to open the middle door? There is no obvious visual indication. If you press on the wrong side (the side with the hinges) it is very difficult to push open. It takes a lot of force.

Design suggestion

One solution to this problem would be to have an easy-to-push surface on the bar on the side of the door that opens. This surface could be a thickening of the bar or a flat plate, but it should look like something that would be easier to push than the basic bar. This would "invite" people to push on the correct side of the bar.

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