See what a group of engineers did to encourage people to use the stairs in Stockholm

[Reasonable Doubt]

https://www.tumblr.com/video/that-crazy-girl-from-wisconsin/110459266981/700/

 

[disappoint]

That's actually a pretty good idea.:thumbsup:

 

[Howard]

Did you see those people jumping on the steps? That's a lawsuit waiting to happen!

 

[local]

Yeah, if I was a lawyer I would set up shop at the bottom of the stairs with a video camera running 24/7.

 

[Erik_KSU]

I never thought I would be jealous of a staircase, but I am.

 

[Markbnj]

In the U.S. someone would slip trying to play chopsticks, break their neck, sue the Transit Authority, win $250 million, and successfully advocate for a federal law banning all interactive art installations in transit facilities.

 

[poofyhairguy]

Someone in Stockholm just saw Big for the first time.

 

[ImpulsE69]

Of course, it works the first time, maybe a second time, maybe a 3rd time for the musically interested, after that, back to the escalator.

 

[TwiceOver]

This is just now getting to ATOT?

 

[Ruptga]

In the U.S. someone would slip trying to play chopsticks, break their neck, sue the Transit Authority, win $250 million, and successfully advocate for a federal law banning all interactive art installations in transit facilities.

Yeah, but their whole society wouldn't exist except for the protection of the US military umbrella, so USA is still #1.

Aircraft carriers = freedom

 

[Thebobo]

Yeah, but their whole society wouldn't exist except for the protection of the US military umbrella, so USA is still #1.

Aircraft carriers = freedom

[IM[/IMG]

Wrong thread? lol

 

[ImpulsE69]

Those are some really badly drawn bazookas and machine guns :hmm:

 

[Ruptga]

Wrong thread? lol

Nah, just preemptive biting sarcasm. I could tell someone was about to talk trash about those socialist Europeans not actually being better than us in any possible way, so I did the only thing a red-blooded American would do and launched a preemptive attack.

Also, see sig.

 

[poofyhairguy]

You joke but the power projection afforded by aircraft carriers basically created the modern world. The US building up a stockpile of them is more responsible for the lack of a WW3 than the atomic bomb.

 

[HN]

Yeah, but their whole society wouldn't exist except for the protection of the US military umbrella, so USA is still #1.

Aircraft carriers = freedom

Freedom carriers

 

[disappoint]

You joke but the power projection afforded by aircraft carriers basically created the modern world. The US building up a stockpile of them is more responsible for the lack of a WW3 than the atomic bomb.

So it created ISIS, North Korea, GWB, Candy Crush, Human trafficking, The drug cartels, The "war" on drugs, Angry Birds, Income disparity, The 2008 housing bubble burst fiasco, Scientology, Islamic extremism, Beheadings, IEDs, Benny Hinn, Texting while driving negligent homocide, The Vatican's stance on spreading AIDS by calling condoms evil, The Westboro Baptist Church, Bernie "made off with all your money" Madoff, disease, famine...(I could go on btw just say the word)?

Gee thanks aircraft carriers you're swell!!!:thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup::awe:

Before you get bent out of shape, I just described the modern world to you, you're the one who claimed aircraft carriers single handedly created that world so don't look at me. Plus I was mostly kidding.

 

[Ruptga]

Freedom carriers

Exactly.

 

[poofyhairguy]

So it created ISIS, North Korea, GWB, Candy Crush, Human trafficking, The drug cartels, The "war" on drugs, Angry Birds, Income disparity, The 2008 housing bubble burst fiasco, Scientology, Islamic extremism, Beheadings, IEDs, Benny Hinn, Texting while driving negligent homocide, The Vatican's stance on spreading AIDS by calling condoms evil, The Westboro Baptist Church, Bernie "made off with all your money" Madoff, disease, famine...(I could go on btw just say the word)?

Gee thanks aircraft carriers you're swell!!!:awe:

Before you get bent out of shape, I just described the modern world to you, you're the one who claimed aircraft carriers single handedly created that world so don't look at me. Plus I was mostly kidding.

I never said it was perfect.

 

[Howard]

I never said it was perfect.

I dunno, Candy Crush is pretty sweet.

 

[disappoint]

I never said it was perfect.

You glorious SOB. That is the best comeback I've seen on these forums.:awe::thumbsup:

 

[Jeff7]

(haven't watched the video yet)


Engineers did it? Did it involve powerful and painful lasers targeted with a vision system?
Poison gas dispensers?
Make the elevators drop off people at random floors?
120dB bell at each floor on the elevator?


<watches video>


Oh. The boring non-sociopath kind of engineer.

Did you see those people jumping on the steps? That's a lawsuit waiting to happen!

Yeah....
Or else it'll cause congestion during rush times.

Of course, it works the first time, maybe a second time, maybe a 3rd time for the musically interested, after that, back to the escalator.

Imagine if you go that way every day.
Eventually it's going to become like having an annoying ringtone on your phone that you can't turn off. The next sound will be of a commuter committing suicide, followed by the piano hits as the body tumbles down the stairs.



Mmm, dark.

 

[GagHalfrunt]

Did you see those people jumping on the steps? That's a lawsuit waiting to happen!

That was my 2nd thought.


#1) Wouldn't work here, 99% of the people are already too fat to take the stairs even if they could get laid halfway up.

#2) Some idiot would break his neck trying to play chopsticks and sue for $42 bajillion dollars.

 

[LTC8K6]

After a few minutes, the noise was irritating as hell.

 

[Jeff7]

After a few minutes, the noise was irritating as hell.

Is that a subway station? I wonder if there are any workers nearby at a ticket booth or shop. How long until one of them snaps?

 

[shortylickens]

https://www.tumblr.com/video/that-crazy-girl-from-wisconsin/110459266981/700/

American engineers just build shitty escalators. That too encourages stair use.