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04 Mar 2017, 7:58 am

If you fall down an escalator going up, do you ever stop falling?



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04 Mar 2017, 4:42 pm

You will likely fall at a pace faster than the escalator is going up, so you will eventually hit the ground.



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05 Mar 2017, 4:40 am

I was at the Greyhound station in New York City & an old man fell off an escalator going up because he went on with his walker. I guess he didn't know there was an elevator there cuz it's kinda hidden.


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06 Mar 2017, 9:34 am

Well, I've fallen down an escalator going down. Can't say I reached terminal velocity before the end - guess I'll have to try it from this angle next time - life goals. :)


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06 Mar 2017, 5:55 pm

I'd expect that if you don't reach the bottom after some time, employees will stop the escalator, so you'll reach the bottom eventually.


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