Seeing that reminded me of this comic, so I looked it up. And since I'd gone to the trouble anyway, I thought I might as well post it on c/comicstrips for everyone else to enjoy.
I'd like to think that even if your shoelace got caught that either the lace would fail or your fit would fail (and the shoe would come off) before your person got caught, and if not that, hopefully someone would be able to find the emergency stop before you were mortally injured.
But, be careful out there. It's getting increasingly rare for organization responsible for maintenance and safety to be held meaningfully liable, even though many safety regulations are "written in blood".
This is true. I'm an old man now, and I STILL have a fear of Down Escalators, because when I was a kid, I had these two elderly aunts who had never had children. When we went to the store, they would both pound me with dire warnings to BE CAREFUL on the escalator, because if I fell, it would "SHRED MY LEGS TO RIBBONS!"
I think of that every single time I approach an escalator.
This gag was also in Arrested Development, and it got better every time
The escalator was just Gene Parmesan in disguise.
Aaaaa! Gene!!!!
"So you taught me a lesson to not teach my son lessons?"
(シ_ _)シ
"It was my last lesson"
And that’s why you don’t yell
This is the 3rd "eaten by an escalator" post I've seen today. Did I miss something or is this just a weird coincidence?
Not a coincidence in my case, since I was inspired by this shitpost: https://lemmy.world/post/48475781
Seeing that reminded me of this comic, so I looked it up. And since I'd gone to the trouble anyway, I thought I might as well post it on c/comicstrips for everyone else to enjoy.
It's a good comic, but escalators can kill: https://www.cnn.com/videos/world/2015/07/27/escalator-death-china-cctv.cnn
I'd like to think that even if your shoelace got caught that either the lace would fail or your fit would fail (and the shoe would come off) before your person got caught, and if not that, hopefully someone would be able to find the emergency stop before you were mortally injured.
But, be careful out there. It's getting increasingly rare for organization responsible for maintenance and safety to be held meaningfully liable, even though many safety regulations are "written in blood".
I’m in the union that fixes those and I can tell you it’s a meritless nepotistic swamp and the union is run like a white supremisist gang.
Good to know we are in careful, caring hands. /s
Thanks for being a Union Worker.
This is the second comic in my feed that features the main character getting eaten by an escalator in the last 30 minutes.
Weird.
Escalators are so hot right now.
If you say so, Mugatu
I feel like I’m on crazy pills!!
I feel like I'm on an escalator!
This is true. I'm an old man now, and I STILL have a fear of Down Escalators, because when I was a kid, I had these two elderly aunts who had never had children. When we went to the store, they would both pound me with dire warnings to BE CAREFUL on the escalator, because if I fell, it would "SHRED MY LEGS TO RIBBONS!"
I think of that every single time I approach an escalator.