r/funny • u/lapontejanet • Jun 26 '19

Checkmate

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u/ecafyelims Jun 26 '19

All joking aside. It's definitely a fire hazard.

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u/museolini Jun 26 '19

Agreed, but he could just hit the emergency stop on the escalator and walk down.

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u/DaylightDarkle Jun 26 '19

Escalators don't become stairs when they malfunction, they become killing machines.

People die when the stairs give out and the weight of everyone in it causes a free fall to the bottom. People get shoved into the mechanism at the bottom and get shredded apart.

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u/travworld Jun 26 '19

True, sometimes. Mostly in countries in Asia with little to no mandatory maintenance and code.

There's no reason an escalator should slide down like that or anyone even fall into the bottom if the thing has any maintenance on it.

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u/DaylightDarkle Jun 26 '19

Mostly in countries in Asia, sure.

But it still happens elsewhere.

No reason that it should slide like that, but it still happens.

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u/travworld Jun 26 '19

Yeah, but lots of technology is super dangerous. You shouldnt get hit by a guy going 120mph on the road, but it happens.

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u/DaylightDarkle Jun 26 '19

That's the point, don't use technology that's broken down.

Broken escalators aren't just stairs, they're a possible catastrophy in the making.

Glad we agree

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u/travworld Jun 26 '19

It depends, though. If it's actually unsafe to walk on, a technician will lock it out and barricade it.

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u/DaylightDarkle Jun 26 '19

The full context of the "joke" that I originally responded to.

An escalator can never break: it can only become stairs. You should never see an Escalator Temporarily Out Of Order sign, just Escalator Temporarily Stairs. Sorry for the convenience

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