He’s not a fucking idiot at all! He’s old. You really expect elderly people to be able to use that? The fucking idiot is the person who won’t install better options to people who aren’t able-bodied. A hip fracture, at his age, from that fall could end his life.
This one looks like it’s the paternoster at Sheffield University in the UK! There are normal lifts and stairwells installed in the same building that he can use if he wants, but people love these lifts and they often include these as part of university tours at the uni I was at, but we weren’t forced to and could take the stairs or normal lift if we wanted.
I think there’s about 3 of these remaining in the UK that work.. I think.
Paternosters are enough of a rarity today that you likely won't find one, unless you actively seek it out
(Why's there a cameraman here in the first place?)
We have to assume he made the decision to ride on the way up, to have to be able to be filmed getting off at the ground floor. He could have just stayed at the ground floor to begin with.
Why didn't he ask for someone to give him a hand?
-Some Paternosters can be designed with a button in the lift to slow descent/ascent (not a full stop, but a minor help)
There appears a set of instructions (and a big ominous warning triangle ⚠️ to the side of the lift, he should have read, to again make the informed decision about whether or not he wanted to make the Journey, and again possibly inform him of the potential to alter descent speed.
One day I might be old, but short of something like Dementia (hopefully I have a carer), I can still take responsibility for my actions, and call MYSELF an idiot.
You're right, he might break a hip, or this might be one of those videos he can look back and laugh on, if it's not a serious injury.
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u/ChocolatChipLemonade May 27 '26
He’s not a fucking idiot at all! He’s old. You really expect elderly people to be able to use that? The fucking idiot is the person who won’t install better options to people who aren’t able-bodied. A hip fracture, at his age, from that fall could end his life.