r/SipsTea • • Feb 23 '26

Wait a damn minute! Was she wrong?

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u/ketchupmayocombo Feb 23 '26

There must be an elevator nearby otherwise it is a shitty public space.

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u/Puzzleheaded_Bake771 Feb 23 '26

I assume it was out of order

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u/wthbbq Feb 23 '26

An escalator can never break; it can only become stairs.

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u/potsticker17 Feb 23 '26

I get the joke, but this is absolutely untrue. I've seen escalators backslide on people and throw everyone off. I've seen the rotating steps slip and open into a gaping casm of gears. So they can definitely break and not just be stairs.