• BaroqueInMind@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    Escalators are still stairs, and drives me mad when people simply stand still on them. So do they expect the same shit when they get home and stand at the bottom of their stairwell?

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      1 year ago

      Escalators are moving stairs that can suck you into the gears underneath and turn you into ground meat if you get caught in the teeth at the end of them. Doesn’t surprise me that people are hesitant to walk on them as you’re much more likely to trip and fall walking on stairs vs standing. Better to let them safely carry you up or down, then safely step off at the end.

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      1 year ago

      Escalators are a form of elevator and not stairs. They were put there because stairs would be to long or too steep for stairs and a traditional elevator has less capacity. I also believe that the general recommendation is that you don’t walk in elevators because it creates a significant amount of risk of accidents while saving an insignificant amount of time.

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        1 year ago

        Thank you for your great reply, but without providing sources to your claims, I’m going to assume you’re simply talking out of your ass and spreading misinformation.

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      So do they expect the same shit when they get home and stand at the bottom of their stairwell?

      No, because, unlike yourself apparently, they have the capacity for reason.

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          1 year ago

          It’s unreasonable to think that people who stand on escalators also stand on stairs and wait for them to move. Not only do you not understand my comment, you don’t even understand your own. Good luck out there!

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      1 year ago

      I’m not surprised you’re downvoted because 90% of people stand lazily on escalators from my experience. But you and I know better.

      If walking up a flight of stairs is too difficult that you have to let the motors do all the work then maybe you should think about getting more exercise

      Some people say ‘stand right, walk left’ but that doesn’t work in america because people are not only too dense but also too fat for that to work. So if you stand still, you’re in the way

      I know I’m being condescending but idc so downvote me all you want.

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        1 year ago

        Where are you in America that people are so fat that you can’t get past them on an escalator? Because I’m in Indiana, home of the giant deep-fried pork tenderloin, and people aren’t that fat here.

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        1 year ago

        not all disabilities are visible

        dont moralize your shit. you wanna walk fine. dont go writing a fucking bible about it lol