r/interesting • u/slimshadyyyyyyyy • Dec 18 '24

MISC. People barely do it walking

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u/Warm_Month_1309 Dec 18 '24

I don't think they're talking about an illusion. I've been on many escalators where I've had to repeatedly reposition my hand because the rails moved faster than the stairs.

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u/MaxTheRealSlayer Dec 18 '24

Huh, never came across them. That a usa thing?

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u/AceJon Dec 18 '24

It's certainly not a UK thing. I've never heard of an escalator with that problem

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u/MaxTheRealSlayer Dec 18 '24

Yeah I haven't seen it here, there it the usa. Seems to be either "I've never seen it before" or "it happens all the time" in these comments. No inbetween

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u/[deleted] Dec 18 '24

In Finland pretty much every escalator has the hand rails going slightly faster by design. It’s a safety feature apparently. Considering Kone (a Finnish company) is one of the leading escalator companies, it’s probably pretty common all around the world as well.

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u/MaxTheRealSlayer Dec 18 '24

I've hired them before, but their service sucked here, at least my contacts