Source: YouTube


Beware the next time your ride an escalator at the mall folks. It appears that they are beginning to stage an organized revolt against their passengers. First an escalator chewed up this poor bastard, then one dished out some payback after some tool disrespected it with a joyride. But that was just a warm up because the escalators appear to be getting bolder. Most recently, a rogue escalator took out 20 passengers in a Tokyo convention center by abruptly reversing ground.

The most serious of the 20 or so injuries reported seems to be a broken leg, but it is clear to me that this escalator was staging a revolt because it was being overloaded by the crush of people. My advice is...stay alert. It is only a matter of time before they start snagging shoelaces with the intent to kill—and once they have a taste for blood there is no turning back.

Sauce=Gizmodo&Associated Press

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double you tee eff!??!??!

WEE'RE ALL DOOMED!!

oh yeah i remember seeing this on the news

funnily enough it looks like an industrial sized escalator; so it was hilarious to see a huge group of people falling/tripping/jumping off it :P

(This post was last modified: 05/08/2008 03:38 PM by Tetris999.)

WOW that joy ride trick was looking cool for a minute...he should have ended it after the first 540 degree spin and it would have been sweet..but he had to go big and crash!

DAMN...i read the article before watching the japanese revolt...HOW THE HELL can that many people on a WORKING escalator be considered safe!?!?!?

SchmilK Wrote:WOW that joy ride trick was looking cool for a minute...he should have ended it after the first 540 degree spin and it would have been sweet..but he had to go big and crash!

DAMN...i read the article before watching the japanese revolt...HOW THE HELL can that many people on a WORKING escalator be considered safe!?!?!?

The question is where is the external Control Panel for an Escalator like THAT I mean come on!!