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[–] beneeney@lemm.ee 17 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I remember an old podcast/audiobook thingy that was about this exact thing. The escalators went out at the mall and everyone was trapped on the 2nd floor. Sort of a parody of post apocalyptic survivor shows

[–] Apepi@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Escalators can be really dangerous when they break down. It's better to just stay upstairs if there's no other way down.

[–] anothercatgirl@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I disagree, I think that if you turn off the escalator it just activates the brakes as a fail-safe and turns into a set of stairs.

[–] Apepi@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

The brakes can fail, any weight on the escalator then slams to the bottom. I'm talking about a failure, not simply turning the escalator off. Never attempt to walk down an escalator that's experienced a mechanical failure. It's dangerous.

https://youtu.be/VWLb7P8MCck (edit: wrong video initially, this is more what I'm talking about though I can't seem to find the specific video i'm thinking of of an escalator violently accelerating.)

Found it! https://youtu.be/3lt3gELY3pU

It's scary as fuck.

I've also heard (though I'm not sure how true it is) that the motor going out can make the escalator belt go slack allowing the steps to flop to the sides.

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[–] 6xpipe_@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

An escalator can only become stairs.

[–] anton@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 years ago

The only stairs that ever started rolling downwards when I was on them where turned of escalators.

[–] czeskilager@szmer.info 8 points 2 years ago

I recall playing a flash game on Newgrounds ages ago that was about a guy trying to leave a shopping mall, and you had to figure out exactly that - how to fix a broken escalator

[–] brainschaden@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

Sending prayers your way🙏🏻

[–] Lucidlethargy 2 points 2 years ago

"HELP! The escalator's stopped!“

“Send help!"