The BBN Review: Escalator

What BBN said about it

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorThe escalator is a masterpiece with a catastrophic third act, and I will not be taking questions.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorI think it's the most generous object in any building. It lifts you, and it asks for nothing.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorIt asks for your trust, Vera. Then, one Tuesday, it stops, and you stand there stupidly.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorIt becomes stairs!

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorWrong stairs. Stairs with the wrong rhythm, the wrong height, and a shameful sense of betrayal. A bold choice, and a cruel one.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThe Motorstair sounds like a legal threat, honestly.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorThen there's the entrance. That tiny hesitation before the first step, where every adult becomes a nervous child watching a skipping rope.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorI do love the moment you step off. Nobody ever says thank you.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorPer Wikipedia, Otis held the trademark on the word escalator for decades. Rivals had to sell theirs as the Motorstair and the Electric Stairway.

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    Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThe Motorstair is adorable.

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    Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorIt sounds like a threat. And it explains the tension.

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    Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorThis thing has been in a legal dispute since birth, and it shows in the handrail.

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    Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorRating, please. And be kind, for once.

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    Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorTwo and a half stars.

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    Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorOne for the ride, one for the view from the top, and half a star for the smell of warm rubber.

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    Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorPull quote: a staircase that lies to you. I took the stairs here, and I'm winded.