You are asking why would drunken football fans do something so stupid, right? Also what the guy screams in the end is "Fuck you all, faggots!" in russian. Not like that matters in that situation, but still it's interesting initial reaction.
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Escalator out of control at metro station in Rome, causing multiple injuries
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holy fuck, it took them 4 hours to remove her body from the thing. but she died :(
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0B4uKz8Kb2U
Honestly I thought I'll be banned in a heartbeat, but I had to say it.
Yo for real, the first time I got on it I almost freaked out. I'm terrified of heights.
How is it even allowed to go at that speed!?
Shouldn't there be a speed cap for this very reason?
Shouldn't there be a speed cap for this very reason?
I've been on an escalator that suddenly stopped before. Luckily it was slow, small, and heading upwards. I was also holding on to the rail so I didn't crash. Still, it's amazing the g forces in something that seems so slow.
There's loads of bystanders watching too.
Has nobody told them that it's bad to stair?
Yea I'd rather use the elevators lmao. I see mofos sprint down that thing I'm thinking one wrong trip up and it's a loooong way down
I wonder if the mechanism moving it broke off, so the speed was generated by the weight of the people on the escalator. This is terrifying.
I'm ashamed that it took so long for someone to make this pun
That's why this was a malfunction. Looks like maybe the downward force on the escalator exceeded the factor of safety for the braking mechanism, causing it to...break and send the steps into a mostly frictionless free-rotation.
I did it once not realizing how high it was and there were no staircases. I started walking down normally and then all of a sudden I got lightheaded and dizzy. I looked down and realized that it's not only far up it is, but its vertically. I held on to that railing as my life depended on it. I nope the shit out of that thing and just walk the extra block to use the elevator now.
This is legit my greatest fucking fear.
The stop I go to every day has a MASSIVELY long escalator, and I always have a vision of it letting go for some reason...
ALSO, everyone needs to remember emergency stops at the top and bottom of these things... looks impossible to hit in that video, but someone at the top can also hit it and hopefully put a stop to it... god damn.
Hey, Exchange Place! Whenever I leave from work I run down this escalator like a madman whenever it's clear of people. I always imagine tripping and falling forever lol.
Also I do always keep in mind the emergency stops when on an escalator. I happened to see a video semi-recently of a woman getting sucked into an escalator because of the floor plate being messed up, and it kinda messed me up regarding the beginning and ends of escalators.
I was thinking that, too, like when your turn signals blink really fast.
Steep escalators immediately prompt me to take the stairs.
this video highlights why steep escalators prompt me to take the stairs, especially crowded escalators.
Boy do I hesitate to show you this... https://youtu.be/3yBb8PqgjE8
Also... live right near there - love the JC connection!
Maintenance Trainee: "So, what happens if I press this big green one?"
Wish all the best to the injured..
Wish all the best to the injured..
Oh man, maybe I shouldn't run down that escalator after all lol.
And yeah, the connection is great, though lately I've been more often taking the nearby ferry to cross the river. So much more relaxed.
i've seen some horrible escalator videos, these shit can kill you in an instant!
i hate to say this but the guy was lucky to just lose one foot considering the whole thing
i hate to say this but the guy was lucky to just lose one foot considering the whole thing
Had to watch the video again. What is with all those people wearing their hoodies up?
Imagining going down that escalator at the speed they were with that at the bottom, fucking hell. Might as well have a meat grinder at the end, terrifying. And hearing that someone lost a leg, I can see why now.Ah shit, and this is the issue... at the bottom of it, plates were ripping off, and those things are basically shears, so you can easily see the injuries happening... HOLY HELL that is scary:
True. I'll never forget that video of the mom tossing her baby to the attendants just before the escalator literally swallows her up and starts grinding her out of view of the camera. That one is horrific.
How do these engineers not have a safety auto-stop when a speed limit is breached. 0-60 time = Tesla ludicrous. I'm in awe how fast that thing was going and more people didn't bail to the sides over the rails.
Holy shit!
Was the escalator drunk?
Ah shit, and this is the issue... at the bottom of it, plates were ripping off, and those things are basically shears, so you can easily see the injuries happening... HOLY HELL that is scary:
Was the escalator drunk?
It looks like it was in free-fall from a chain breaking. Maybe they could have an elevator-style break, but perhaps escalator redundancies are fewer than elevators.
You'd think there is an emergency stop system if a chain/drive belt breaks and free fall could occur. Nuts.
i always thought the ballston one was long and then i remember panting going up the woodley park oneAnd it;s not even the longest? (I don;t know, just Googled it myself.)
