WTF?

WASHINGTON, Dec. 27 (UPI) -- Door-opening levers are quickly gaining in popularity against doorknobs in the United States, leading some experts to predict the extinction of the knob.

Levers replacing doorknobs in U.S. - UPI.com

Not sure what they mean by "levers" but they can take my knob when they can prise it from my cold dead slippery hand.