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Mar 25, 2017 1:29 PM
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sophiepenbrook18
But that last guy is determined to make it to the top!
anarchistimposter
I’m guessing there were probably some pretty gnarly injuries.
Myfanwyjames
folder[funny]
abacab87
My childhood fear is vindicated.
ThermoNuke
LET THE BODIES HIT THE FLOOOOOOOOOORRRRRRRRR
DocMcstuffns
That one guy trying to run the opposite direction lol
LannistersRegards
Yall see that one person trying to run up the elevator at the end? I would do that
wotemer
well, that de-escalated quickly
370zSteve
Never underestimate how fat you can be together
marszlrs
Am I the only one who gets all teary eyed when humans help each other? +1 !
JustCallMeNippleCat
Yeah, too many people. Broke whatever drives the... what's it called... steps? Floor? What you stand on for escalators. Fancy engineer terms
abacab87
Avoid the escalators in China
captainredbeard420
I love all the people on the other one, running to get off. Just in case!
Splittmark
The person in red didn't even try to fucking move and cuase the pileup. Just was like this is it I'm dead
tooomanysteves
My train station recently installed big, red, emergency-stop buttons.
BholaBalak
Seems like a chain broke loose, or a cog malfunctioned. Big red buttons have no power in such cases
tooomanysteves
Oh, good point.
TacoFox
Ah someone set it to Purée, must of been a Tuesday...Tuesday is soylent green day.
OtroBarry
btm909
Some people died that day.
H3rrTr1gg3r
Fact. Just not on the escalator in question.
Somewhereinthestatic
Is this China? I feel like it's China
AsianDad
Hong Kong, it was part of the United Kingdon, now it's China.
MonsterRooster
Chinese quality and chinese maintenance.
Mithi
I hope. Because I think anywhere else you'd install a emergency braking system similar to the ones for elevators.
circlebreaker
There was an incident not so long ago where the floor plate at the top of an escalator wasn't secured, and dumped a woman into the gears...
titsnsplits
There was a video of it if I remember. I have escalator nightmares since that story.
circlebreaker
I know. The worst part was the people who stumble over it when it starts coming loose, then leave instead of hitting the Emergency Stop...
Corvette1969
Gym! Done!
luketreefreebean
There is one person near the end just running up them because they sees what is going on down below.
Icantremembermyusername
The only quick thinker in the bunch
TheZade
TheZade
Zafeiria
Lol he just accepts his fate
DingleberryJam
I like how the people on the other escalator begun running off or crouching down expecting themselves to be next.
yallgotanymoredankmemes
9/11 has trained us well.
bioengine
It was an opportunity for crowd surfing.
armeggedonCounselor
Drive belt snapped, probably. Or a gear broke. I don't know the first thing about escalator repair.
igotdibsontopbunk
Needs a new johnson rod...
ChrisTallant
Ran out of blinker fluid, most likely.
chewybrian
It's usually the flux capacitor.
PhillipBee
It was a wheel ball bearing shaft ignition switch that failed- I would know because I know nothing about how escalators work
digitalist1
Why wasn't there a e-stop?
Ravenuser
1) Reach the place where you should repair the escalator. There, I got you!
TarantulaPete
Maybe a Nelson rod?
ShiftingPattern
Torque sheared the drive shaft most likely. Belts get inspected and changed out regularly. Spotting metal fatigue is harder to do.
Ihadtoditchmyotherusernamebecauseofyou
I think it was the left phalange.
Lee1604
Regina phalangy?
anvil
The samo-phlange.
doyouguysrememberpogs
watching friends right now! thank you
Ihadtoditchmyotherusernamebecauseofyou
I watch Friends far too often. And I remember Pogs.
DeinnsBeans
Escalators don't have a phalange
sydneygirl
I bet some of those people who fell over are missing a phalange or two
TheOldestQuestionInTheUniverse
Oh my god! This escalator doesn't even have a phalange!
Oldironside2nd
Fantastic reply good sir! Up vote for you !
DaniF
But why didn't the brake-system act? They are supposed to be stopped ~1/6(1/12)rotation of the drive gear after it becomes too fast...
thirdgen2k
You're assuming wherever this happened had defeat standards that required a break and for it to be functional.
thirdgen2k
Erm... safety standards.
DaniF
It should have! Escalators have lots of safety measures. Being in HongKong, the brake should act after 1/12 free rotation of the drive gear.
brownribbon
HKFP = Hong Kong free press. So likely there or mainland China.
icelandicsealbear
Yes it looks like China
delpharseven
People can die from asphyxiation in situations like this.
Timdedeyan
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Timdedeyan
It's just the way you say it sound it's instantaneous.
delpharseven
People get packed together so hard that they cannot expand their lungs to draw in enough air. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_crush
videoface
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princeaizen
$
Roroer
Getting trampled or being smushed together by other people can in fact kill you
dancfontaine
So you help the people around you keep their space. I was at an outdoor concert and the crowd became like a violent ocean with people >1
dancfontaine
Shoving back at the wave coming against them. And back and forth it went for like 20 minutes. Girls were getting knocked to the ground >2
dancfontaine
And a sense of real fear started growing. Someone next to you gets knocked down you shield the fuck out of them til they can get back up
jedianakinsolo
I'm more worried about the cheese grading effect once the crowd compacts like that at the end
IPutTheVoodooOnYou
Was at a Tool concert long ago, everyone was swaying to a song, and I got smashed between people. Everyone started falling over 1
Skanah
Crowd crush is a dangerous yet rather unknown phenomenon
IPutTheVoodooOnYou
and somehow managed to squeeze my way up above everyone's head. I couldnt breath. It was terrifying.
KaJuN
"Freefall Escalator 1 looks too intense for me."
messerchmidt
Come on :) someone praise all the people pulling people out of harms way!
dangerm0use
My thoughts, too!
Paullovespizza
You're right, good on those people for helping.
OdysseusLost
Not until they've learned to respect and fear that escalator!
MayTheTriforceBeWithU
HypocriticalBastard
I was hoping to see someone put this quote here
notmyfirstrodeo
Escalators don't break down, they just become stairs - backwards moving stairs of death, in this case.
Mrmannnn
Sorry for the convenience "mitch hettberg"
PonyMadness
People always complain when escalators are out of service. They can still move if they are broken which is a huge safety hazard
majorcovert
More like backwards slide if death
lilith23
The escalator is now stairs. We apologize for the convenience.
TheSquarestCheese
Mitch woupd be proud.
TheZade
Sorry for the convenience
notmyfirstrodeo
Thank you, Mitch...
Erren
*in this staircase.
Ranger1992
MoistenedAnus
Fuck! Beat me to it.
BulletToofTony
Fuck! Beat me to it to say they beat me to it.
MoistenedAnus
Fuck! Beat me to it to say beat me to it to say they beat me to it.