2006-07-12 03:28:15 · 7 answers · asked by SLC 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Mythology & Folklore
I've never been bored enough to count them always to busy trying to get from point a to point b.
2006-07-15 11:00:20 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Building codes require that stairs have so much rise to the run (i.e., the distance between the steps must be so far, and the angle of the staircase must be at such and such an angle). Probably what's happening is that the height between the floors of a building is pretty standard, so the number of the stairs needed to get to the next floor comes out to be the same in most buildings.
2006-07-12 03:56:56 · answer #2 · answered by cross-stitch kelly 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Simple math...
Two floors are typically 8-9 feet apart, and the riser of a step is typically just more than a half a foot, so as the craftman determines, 13 steps are needed to reach the next floor.
2006-07-12 13:05:29 · answer #3 · answered by blueshield111 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, usually 13 is avoided. Like the 13th floor will be skipped, etc. I run a family construction company as well & I have never worked on stairways with 13 steps. They are almost always 14 or more.
2006-07-12 14:27:13 · answer #4 · answered by Gaia 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In the medival days 13 was considered an unlucky number. It would do 2 things. 1, if the were scared, keep enemies away from it. 2, If you belived it, you would stand on the top (or 14) and your enemies wouldn't be getting to the top becouse you would cut them down as they rounded the corner. The style stuck.
More for stratagy than anything.
-Hytegia
2006-07-12 05:00:22 · answer #5 · answered by Hytegia 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think it depends more on the architectural design...
i have 2 staircases in my house.. one set goes up 6 steps with a landing and then 8 more steps...
the other goes down 6 steps to a landing and then 8 more steps
2006-07-12 03:33:23 · answer #6 · answered by ami 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
13s unlucky for some
2006-07-12 03:31:59 · answer #7 · answered by danny o 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋