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Unusual Doorknobs Designed with a Grim Functional Purpose

Here are a series of unusual doorknob designs with vastly different forms. See if you can work out what they all have in common:

What they have in common is that you cannot loop a cord/rope/shoelace around them.

These “anti-ligature” doorknobs are designed specifically for behavioral health facilities, hospitals and correctional institutions where the room’s occupants might harm themselves.

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