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The longest escalator in the Western Hemisphere

January 29, 2012 @ 12:51 pm

Is Dupont Station and Wheaton (WMATA station) the same thing? If so, here’s a video of the longest running escalator in the Western hemisphere. If you trip and fall, you are doomed. UPDATE: This is not the same as the … Continue reading →

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Man reviews an escalator at JC Penny

January 29, 2012 @ 12:42 pm

Just like there are people out there reviewing elevators, there are people out there reviewing escalators. This man here checks out a brand new Schindler 9300AE escalator in a JC Penny in a Westfield Wheaton Plaza mall in Maryland.

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Spiral escalator

August 6, 2011 @ 4:11 pm

I did not know these existed! This one was spotted at the Westfield San Francisco Centre.

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Escalator vs Elevator

October 10, 2010 @ 1:35 am

Hahahaha, there’s a YTMND site aboutt his clip. Somebody fill me in on this one. I don’t follow any anime at all but this clip was mad funny when looped.

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How to clean the steps on an escalator

September 30, 2010 @ 4:13 pm

You already know the best way of cleaning the glass on a moving walkway (or sidewalk). So why not complete the task by learning how to properly clean an escalator’s steps too? JOB COMPLETE! [via]

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The Levytator is an escalator that can go around corners

September 28, 2010 @ 10:38 am

WIRED just posted this video of the Levytator, an invention by Jack Levy, an Emeritus Professor of Mechanical Engineering at City University London. The Levytator is basically an escalator or moving walkway that can rise, dip, and bend around curves. … Continue reading →

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