Lain Iwakura@lemmy.blahaj.zone to 196@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 2 years agoescalator rulelemmy.blahaj.zoneexternal-linkmessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up1228arrow-down10
arrow-up1228arrow-down1external-linkescalator rulelemmy.blahaj.zoneLain Iwakura@lemmy.blahaj.zone to 196@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 2 years agomessage-square11fedilink
minus-squarebeneeney@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up17·2 years 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-up1·2 years 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-up2·2 years 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.