sudo_robot_destroy t1_jack1le wrote on February 28, 2023 at 1:41 PM Reply to comment by Phage0070 in Eli5 why do stairwells need to be have two flights in a spiral to go up one floor when escalators can just use the one flight going straight up for the same distance? by exmxn It also seems like having two flights is safer if someone falls from the top step. Permalink Parent 1
sudo_robot_destroy t1_jack1le wrote
Reply to comment by Phage0070 in Eli5 why do stairwells need to be have two flights in a spiral to go up one floor when escalators can just use the one flight going straight up for the same distance? by exmxn
It also seems like having two flights is safer if someone falls from the top step.