The phones said "OUT OF SERVICE". Are you going to flood the bathroom because you tried to flush a toilet with an ” OUT OF ORDER” sign? Are you going to try and ride elevators that say "OUT OF SERVICE"? Do you leave fingerprints on the wall because you wanted to see if the sign that says “WET PAINT” is actually true?
If someone says “I’m going to shoot you if you don’t give me your money” does it matter that the gun is empty and you are just “psychologically” compelled, rather than physically?
If I see a device with an operational screen displaying out of order, and bits hanging off of it designed for my interaction, I would 100% go mess around to see if I can fix it. In fact I probably did this in the course of discovering this quirk.
If someone says “I’m going to shoot you if you don’t give me your money” does it matter that the gun is empty and you are just “psychologically” compelled, rather than physically?