Lain Iwakura@lemmy.blahaj.zone to 196@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 1 year agoescalator rulelemmy.blahaj.zoneimagemessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up1226arrow-down10
arrow-up1226arrow-down1imageescalator rulelemmy.blahaj.zoneLain Iwakura@lemmy.blahaj.zone to 196@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 1 year agomessage-square11fedilink
minus-squarebeneeney@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up17·1 year agoI remember an old podcast/audiobook thingy that was about this exact thing. The escalators went out at the mall and everyone was trapped on the 2nd floor. Sort of a parody of post apocalyptic survivor shows
minus-squareApepi@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoEscalators can be really dangerous when they break down. It’s better to just stay upstairs if there’s no other way down.
minus-squareAnother Catgirl@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoI disagree, I think that if you turn off the escalator it just activates the brakes as a fail-safe and turns into a set of stairs.
I remember an old podcast/audiobook thingy that was about this exact thing. The escalators went out at the mall and everyone was trapped on the 2nd floor. Sort of a parody of post apocalyptic survivor shows
Escalators can be really dangerous when they break down. It’s better to just stay upstairs if there’s no other way down.
I disagree, I think that if you turn off the escalator it just activates the brakes as a fail-safe and turns into a set of stairs.