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Eric

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I know a guy who's so stupid...
during the New York blackout, he was stuck on an escalator for 6 hours.
Henny Youngman (1906-1998)



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Those lazy devils, it's a wander people have not asked for chairs to be
installed on escalators.

Do they do not have escalators that switch off when nobody is on them, to
save power and ware & tear (maybe they do).
 
Do they do not have escalators that switch off when nobody is on them, to
save power and ware & tear (maybe they do).

I imagine they would use reletively low power compared to when say, 2
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people were on each step.
 
"Unbeliever" <alfkatz@remove.the.bleedin.obvious.ieee.org> wrote in message
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"Eric" <some1@clear.net.nz> wrote in message news:3f3dd4c8@clear.net.nz...
Do they do not have escalators that switch off when nobody is on them,
to
save power and ware & tear (maybe they do).

I haven't seen them, but I have seen escalators that run at half speed
when
they haven't seen a beam at either end broken for a fixed time (about 0.75
revolution). These must smoothly ramp up down to avoid causing people to
fall and the consequent lawsuits. Escalators that have stopped completely
are likely to be mistaken for ones that have broken down (at least in my
part of town).

Cheers
Alf Katz
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Actually I find that I'm more likely to trip up on an escalator that's not
moving. Something about the grooves in the steps all the way up/down the
escalator. Weird....

Ken
 
You guys hafta give up boozing!
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Do they do not have escalators that switch off when nobody is on them,
to
save power and ware & tear (maybe they do).

I haven't seen them, but I have seen escalators that run at half speed
when
they haven't seen a beam at either end broken for a fixed time (about
0.75
revolution). These must smoothly ramp up down to avoid causing people
to
fall and the consequent lawsuits. Escalators that have stopped
completely
are likely to be mistaken for ones that have broken down (at least in my
part of town).

Cheers
Alf Katz

Actually I find that I'm more likely to trip up on an escalator that's not
moving. Something about the grooves in the steps all the way up/down the
escalator. Weird....

Ken
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Hmmm, maybe that was it. I thought it was a weird strobing effect of the
polished metal. Seriously though, it really is a weird effect I have a
problem with.

Ken

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You guys hafta give up boozing!
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"Eric" <some1@clear.net.nz> wrote in message
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Do they do not have escalators that switch off when nobody is on
them,
to
save power and ware & tear (maybe they do).

I haven't seen them, but I have seen escalators that run at half speed
when
they haven't seen a beam at either end broken for a fixed time (about
0.75
revolution). These must smoothly ramp up down to avoid causing people
to
fall and the consequent lawsuits. Escalators that have stopped
completely
are likely to be mistaken for ones that have broken down (at least in
my
part of town).

Cheers
Alf Katz

Actually I find that I'm more likely to trip up on an escalator that's
not
moving. Something about the grooves in the steps all the way up/down the
escalator. Weird....

Ken
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Im not surprised, look at the shape of the steps. sort of 'spikey' at
the top, growing larger, to catch your foot.
On Mon, 18 Aug 2003 14:20:37 +1200, "Ken Taylor" <ken123@xtra.co.nz>
wrote:

Hmmm, maybe that was it. I thought it was a weird strobing effect of the
polished metal. Seriously though, it really is a weird effect I have a
problem with.

Ken

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You guys hafta give up boozing!
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"Eric" <some1@clear.net.nz> wrote in message
news:3f3dd4c8@clear.net.nz...
Do they do not have escalators that switch off when nobody is on
them,
to
save power and ware & tear (maybe they do).

I haven't seen them, but I have seen escalators that run at half speed
when
they haven't seen a beam at either end broken for a fixed time (about
0.75
revolution). These must smoothly ramp up down to avoid causing people
to
fall and the consequent lawsuits. Escalators that have stopped
completely
are likely to be mistaken for ones that have broken down (at least in
my
part of town).

Cheers
Alf Katz

Actually I find that I'm more likely to trip up on an escalator that's
not
moving. Something about the grooves in the steps all the way up/down the
escalator. Weird....

Ken
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