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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.
minus-squareApepi@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up3·edit-21 year agoThe brakes can fail, any weight on the escalator then slams to the bottom. https://youtu.be/eiw5q3V2cR4 It’s scary as fuck. I’ve also heard (though I’m not sure how true it is) that the motor going out can make the escalator belt go slack allowing the steps to flop to the sides.
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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.
The brakes can fail, any weight on the escalator then slams to the bottom.
https://youtu.be/eiw5q3V2cR4
It’s scary as fuck.
I’ve also heard (though I’m not sure how true it is) that the motor going out can make the escalator belt go slack allowing the steps to flop to the sides.
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