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submitted 2 weeks ago by Gullible to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

Why is the escalator smooth? It doesn't look like a moving walkway, it's at an angle...

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

It's so you can use carts on them. They have magnets on them to lock them down

[–] merde 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

magnets?

isn't it rather the wheels of the trolley that gets trapped in the gaps between metal stripes?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

Yeah definitely, magnets would probably not work as expected here

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