escalators are actually a bad example of this. What you describe is what is supposed to happen, and they’re supposed to be built with mechanisms to ensure that’s what happens, but there’s been examples of escalators failing in such a way that the weight of too many people on it makes it go faster and faster and people get crushed and deadified.
I watched a youtube video about a famous example a while back, don’t remember the channel that did it though or I’d find and link it.
edit: I’ve been proven wrong but I’m leaving my comment because it’s a learning experience for anyone who reads this thread.
Well in that case it WAS built with multiple safety mechanisms and failsafes, and it was deliberate human actions that caused the catastrophy.
So escalators are a good example, human greed is the bad example.
I’ve always used escalators as a great example of this. If they lose power or break they elegantly degrade back into stairs.
escalators are actually a bad example of this. What you describe is what is supposed to happen, and they’re supposed to be built with mechanisms to ensure that’s what happens, but there’s been examples of escalators failing in such a way that the weight of too many people on it makes it go faster and faster and people get crushed and deadified.
I watched a youtube video about a famous example a while back, don’t remember the channel that did it though or I’d find and link it.
edit: I’ve been proven wrong but I’m leaving my comment because it’s a learning experience for anyone who reads this thread.
I think that specific example was shown to be sabotaged at the behest of management to try to save on maintenance costs so no that doesn’t count
Escalators have many security features and they are one of the safest modes of transportation.
https://youtu.be/tZ8ehplVFp4
yup, that’s the one
Well in that case it WAS built with multiple safety mechanisms and failsafes, and it was deliberate human actions that caused the catastrophy.
So escalators are a good example, human greed is the bad example.