Guy tripping on escalator

[KTorak]

Bah, out smart everyone, use an ELEVATOR I avoided tons of people inside the GWCC by using the elvators to get to the pit level.

[tkwetzel]

Originally Posted by KTorak

Bah, out smart everyone, use an ELEVATOR I avoided tons of people inside the GWCC by using the elvators to get to the pit level.

Can't use an elevator when there isn't one ! I do realize that there is one inside the GWCC, but depending on where you were going, it could have been really far out of your way.

[White_Orpheus]

At nationals last year, my whole team had a competition to run up the MARTA escalators by the Peachtree. We went down to teh station at about 1:00 and got to racing. My team is stereotypically dorky, and no one except me participates in any athletic activity. Putting my X-Country and track skills to use, i proceeded to annihhilate my teammates, putting forth a mighty time of 32 seconds. Good times.

[ShaneP]

Yeah several or our guys ran up the down escalator at the dome. Unfortunatly, I had stepped in some water before going up one of the three times, and slipped about half-way up. That was Friday. I cought myself though. The first time you feel like puking, the second you have built up a bit of stamina, and the third is like the first for some reason(Probably because I drank a soda before it). Short= Get tired fast. -My experience.

[Cyberguy34000]

At nationals we were carrying extra tools and equipment from the airport to our hotel. I got stuck with the really heavy battery cart with wheels on the bottom. You know that one really really really long and steep escalator at the airport? Well when we were riding it, it was jammed pack from top to bottom. So I just set up the battery cart on its side, but it didn't quite fit the stair. Towards the top the thing starts to slip but luckily, the team members behind me stopped it before it went more than a step or two.

Though it made me think about what would have happened if they hadn't caught it. A 20-30 pound battery cart tumbling 100 feet down a crammed escalator, gaining momentum and knocking out everyone's knees on the way. Ouch!

But I'm glad that didn't happen. Be careful with wheels on escalators!