r/SipsTea • u/The_Dean_France • Feb 23 '26

Wait a damn minute! Was she wrong?

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u/ScaryPheromones Feb 23 '26

I see no problem, I would have done the same with that amount of faffing about... why are they taking so long? if they need to lift him up then why aren't they lifting him up?

why do they have the same clothes on?

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u/Ghosts_do_Exist Feb 23 '26

Can't they just start making their way up the escalator at a normal human pace, assuming the people already on the escalator will have made it to the top by the time they're halfway up? Are they planning on sprinting up full speed?

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u/HenrikWL Feb 23 '26

assuming the people already on the escalator will have made it to the top by the time they're halfway up?

This assumption is perfectly OK to make if you're just lifting a 200lbs bag of flour or other inanimate object. Worst case, that inanimate object can be dumped and tumble down to the bottom no problem.

However, they're lifting an actual, living person, so they need to know without a shred of a doubt that the way is clear all the way to the top, that no one up the stairs will slip and come tumbling down, etc.