Are elevators better or escalators better?

I tried elevators and escalators many times, which are both electrical varieties that can get you to various levels in a building.

I know that:

• Elevators allow strollers and wheelchairs and save space, but it is possible, but very rare to end up trapped in an elevator after a building's electrical power went off for a duration;
• Escalators do not allow strollers and wheelchairs and takes space, but will be treated as stairs if it is not working, so you won't get trapped.

Which one is better?

I like the fact that you can't get trapped on an escalator but you can't go up more than one floor at a time.

Escalators FTW! I love running up the ones that go down. :P

Escalators FTW! I love running up the ones that go down. :P

cheesyjon

i love it when ppl are on escalators i press emergency stop and they all get pissed

i love it when ppl are on escalators i press emergency stop and they all get pissed

hiphopballer

Less than five floors, escalator. More than five floors, elevator.

[QUOTE="cheesyjon"]

Escalators FTW! I love running up the ones that go down. :P

ITzCobra

I like to levitate to get there.

escalators! escalators! escalators! (rolls dice)...EELS

Escalators FTW! I love running up the ones that go down. :P

What's all this about it being impossible to be stuck on an elevator?General_X

Being trapped in an elevator is fairly rare. I prefer elevators since I actually get disoriented by the lines on the "steps" of an escalator, and I have a slight fear of losing balance and falling off it. I feel safer in an elevator.

What's all this about it being impossible to be stuck on an escalator?General_X

It's not impossible, it just isn't that common. You could use an elevator daily for your entire life and never get stuck.

I am always nervous getting in an elevator, especially a crowded one

given my size, I always tend to make the elevator spring down a couple inches initially haha. Scares the crap out of people sometimes.

[QUOTE="General_X"]What's all this about it being impossible to be stuck on an elevator?cjek

What about a swirling escalator like the one at Ceasar's Palace?? :shock: mrmusicman247

they have those!?!?!

:o

Escalators are way more fun therefore escalators > elevators.

I am always nervous getting in an elevator, especially a crowded one

given my size, I always tend to make the elevator spring down a couple inches initially haha. Scares the crap out of people sometimes.

mrbojangles25

I believe elevators won't actually operate if the combined weight of all people in the elevator is greater than the maximum weight the elevator is tested to withstand. The doors won't close and some sort of sound will be made to alert that there is too much weight.

[QUOTE="mrbojangles25"]

I am always nervous getting in an elevator, especially a crowded one

given my size, I always tend to make the elevator spring down a couple inches initially haha. Scares the crap out of people sometimes.

Pixel-Pirate

I believe elevators won't actually operate if the combined weight of all people in the elevator is greater than the maximum weight the elevator is tested to withstand. The doors won't close and some sort of sound will be made to alert that there is too much weight.

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[QUOTE="mrbojangles25"]

I am always nervous getting in an elevator, especially a crowded one

given my size, I always tend to make the elevator spring down a couple inches initially haha. Scares the crap out of people sometimes.

cjek

I believe elevators won't actually operate if the combined weight of all people in the elevator is greater than the maximum weight the elevator is tested to withstand. The doors won't close and some sort of sound will be made to alert that there is too much weight.

exactly

thankfully neither of those two situations have happened yet. God that'd be embaressing, I know everyone would look at me like "Too bad, fatass, take the next one" :(

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[QUOTE="mrbojangles25"]

I am always nervous getting in an elevator, especially a crowded one

given my size, I always tend to make the elevator spring down a couple inches initially haha. Scares the crap out of people sometimes.

cjek

I believe elevators won't actually operate if the combined weight of all people in the elevator is greater than the maximum weight the elevator is tested to withstand. The doors won't close and some sort of sound will be made to alert that there is too much weight.

Because, you know, with the millions of elevators in existance, we hear of elevator freefalls ALL the time.

I think the last time I heard of one was in the 1940's.

Escalators in Eastern Europe and Russia are so damn annoying. They're WAAAAY too steep if you're not used to it.

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[QUOTE="Pixel-Pirate"]

I believe elevators won't actually operate if the combined weight of all people in the elevator is greater than the maximum weight the elevator is tested to withstand. The doors won't close and some sort of sound will be made to alert that there is too much weight.

mrbojangles25

exactly

thankfully neither of those two situations have happened yet. God that'd be embaressing, I know everyone would look at me like "Too bad, fatass, take the next one" :(

Stairs.

ive seen several people, my family included, that take strollers on the escalator.

you just gotta lift up the back end to keep the stroller level.

I like flat escalators, it's so much fun to run down them!

I remember when I was a kid I always wanted to go to the supermarket for those huge flat escalators! Elevators are boring. :? Unless they're tall, fast and you can look at the city. But other than that, I have used an elevator more than... probably more than 2000 times in my life. It's not exactly exciting. Even using the stairs is more fun.

Since it seems to be an interesting topic - I've only been stuck in an elevator 3 times. The first time I was scared because I was 5 and watched a horror movie about someone free falling from an elevator and landing in a haunted basement. The other two times were just "FFS -_- I wanna go home already." None of them lasted more than 20 minutes. My aunt went through elevator free fall, she was completely safe though.

[QUOTE="mrmusicman247"]What about a swirling escalator like the one at Ceasar's Palace?? :shock: mrbojangles25

they have those!?!?!

:o

ive seen several people, my family included, that take strollers on the escalator.

you just gotta lift up the back end to keep the stroller level.

konvikt_17

You can't do this on an elevator.

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ive seen several people, my family included, that take strollers on the escalator.

you just gotta lift up the back end to keep the stroller level.

aransom

Certain strollers are going to be very difficult to get on a non-flat escalator. Such as double/triple strollers and other less standard kinds. A common single stroller will probably work fine.

I also wouldn't really want to risk it on escalators that are taking me several stories upwards.

I like the fact that you can't get trapped on an escalator but you can't go up more than one floor at a time.

Pirate700

My reasoning as well

Escalators are best by far in terms of sheer funness Meinhard1

Definitely escalators. You can't run down the wrong the wrong side of an elevator. :D

Escalators are best by far in terms of sheer funness Meinhard1

[QUOTE="Meinhard1"]Escalators are best by far in terms of sheer funness Wolls

Elevators feel weird. I always think it's going to drop.

I'd go with escalators.