The office where I work is located on the 8th floor of a 13 story building in Central Square, Cambridge. Every time I get off the elevator on the 8th floor, I feel dizzy and disoriented as if the whole building is moving. I wouldn’t think this was strange, if it wasn’t for the fact that it only happens on the 8th floor! If I get off on the 7th or 6th floor, I’m fine!

The other thing that makes this strange is that I’m very good with my balance and I don’t get dizzy easily — spinning around several dozen times does not affect my ability to walk in a straight line and doesn’t make me feel at all sick. In fact, the only time I’ve been uncontrollably dizzy is when I was sick.

So what’s causing this weird effect? When the elevator stops, is there a slight difference in the height of the elevator compared to the height of the 8th floor? Or is there maybe a rift in the flow of ch’i through that part of the building? I’m interested to see if I feel dizzy when getting off the elevator on the 8th floor of a different building.