I was in the same situation once after a circus show. I had super long laces and it just got caught somehow with like 50 people on this massive escalator behind me. Kids started crying, people were shouting, my mom is freaking the fuck out. I took off the shoe before it could tighten or pull the shoe itself in and some jacked dude managed to yank it out. Everyone was PISSED at me 😂😂
bro seen so many saying that just think about it did the person just get so lucky to take a pic before they got sucked in or did it not allow it to go anymore so they got a pic its squishy so it gets stuck but even like a flat piece of paper couldn't
Those grooves lock the step and comb plate together, which makes it harder for any hazardous materials to slide underneath the lip. This prevents foreign objects from getting stuck in that gap, potentially causing the escalator tall, or worse, break down completely
This tragic event had already happened in Thailand the day before. A woman had her leg sucked down and lost one of her legs. Heartbreaking, be careful out there guys❤
As a kid I thought you could get stuck if you dont leave escalator soon enough and die. Thats why getting on escalator used to be a matter of life and death for me.😂
When I worked as a mall cop I was walking with one of my supervisors who saw someone fixing one of the escalators. She walked up to talk since they knew each other and she noticed a few teens passing by. She then jokingly asked the repairman “So did you find the fingers from last night?” He the replies “Yeah it was very bloody down here.” At that moment the teens who were ready to take the escalators stopped when they heard that and went up the stairs.
@@carlyjade7473 both my supervisor and the repairman were joking around and they freaked out the teens. Imagine you about to use something and overhear how someone lost a body part the night before.
Dude you want your math teacher putting holograms in your class about escalators? Why do you want proof in math dude, they explain the proof. And wdym by visual aid bro, aint numbers already good?
When I was eight years Old I fell on an escalator and I was screaming and crying my mom didn’t know what to do so she pulled me by my hair and she made it even worse I had scratches and bruises all over my body so woman next to me, helped me up and held me on the escalator. My mom ran down to come get me and she helped me up and she had some extra Band-Aids with her so she put them on me. That woman was an angel.
I just remembered a video I once saw of a mother saving her kid and getting herself sucked into an escalator. It still gives me nightmares. Parents love has no equal.
A friendly note to hopefully dissolve any reader's fears of being sucked into an escalator, it won't suck you in. However, the video mentioned in this comment unfortunately had a faulty panel that broke at the top and the individual fell into the machinery. Very, very unlikely and sad scenario. Be safe and have a good day!
@@mooshroom3650thank you for providing context. I swear some people just write incomplete comments that dint make sense. You Sir/Madam are a cut above the rest! 🙏
I was so scared of escalators for so long as a kid because of that whole escalator croc eating fiasco that was all over the news in the early 2000’s. Completely forgot about that until now lol
Here more information about escalator has grooves: The grooves on escalator steps are there to improve traction and safety for passengers. They help to prevent slipping, especially if the steps are wet or if passengers are wearing shoes with slippery soles. The grooves also allow debris, such as dirt and water, to be evacuated from the step surface, which reduces the risk of passengers slipping and falling. The grooves are designed to be shallow enough that they do not trap dirt or debris, but deep enough to provide the necessary traction. In addition, the grooves also serve to reduce the noise level of the escalator as the steps move over the track, making for a more comfortable ride for passengers.
@@CinnamonBun_Gamesif your shoelace is untied theres a chance it can get sucked in. It happened to me once as a kid. Pulled so hard on my shoe the shape of my shoe got ruined. Luckily the lace came back out
My local grocery store also has these for shopping carts. The have like clamps that hold onto those ridges so that if your cart is very full you don‘t have to hold it up and it prevents accidents
The mechanism has been known to malfunction some times, I remember reading a news article a few years ago about a 6 year old whose foot got stuck into that mechanism, I don't fully remember but i think she either died from hitting some artery or she lost her leg because they needed to do an amputation.
Have you ever wondered why fridges have shelves? Well, believe it or not, they have nothing to do with keeping your food cold. The reason for them is actually more important than it may seem. You see if you didn't have shelves you wouldn't be able to use the whole space. The shelves lock in so that you can organise the contents, so you can easily retrieve stuff from the bottom of the fridge.
Who else did this as a kid? Made sure to avoid that thing at the end being scared their shoe would get stuck, but I tried it once and it went over smoothly 8 years later..
It’s actually super deformable squishy items you have to worry about. EG crocs, Or shoelaces. Paper should be fine as it can’t get in between the grooves.
Tie you shoes and don't fall. If you get your shoelace gets caught, REMOVE YOUR SHOE IMMEDIATELY OR YOU ARE LOSING YOUR TOES. if you fall and get your hair caught. I'm sorry but we are going worse than bald. Don't not use what I just told you against anyone like your ex or just someone you hate. This could possibly kill them.
Yk some lady recently got her leg stuck in one from tripping over then idk the rest it was at a airport and her whole leg up to her knee cap got stuck under
I remember some tv show based on true about events in the early 90s that reenacted a kid sitting down on an escalator and his clothes became stuck at the bottom of the escalator and his face was turning blue. Haunted me for years.
My ass got my shoelace caught in those grove combs when I was younger. I went from standing straight to BAM FACEPLANT. Luckily the slam completely stopped the escelator. I was so confused as to why I was on the floor when people rushed to help me up 😂😂😂
By extention the escalators of the ramp variety use these grooves to prevent shopping trolleys from moving by interlocking the groobes with the rims of the trolley wheels.
There was an incident regarding a child whose toe nail got sucked in and eventually his leg as well. Half his body was crushed all because proper maintenance was not done on the comb plates.
most escalators also have brushes on either side above the step to try to keep you away from the gap that exists along the side, which is also a pinch point.
It's the reason why you don't have to worry about your feet getting stuck at the top which is shown in one bit in the Mr. Bean live action series where Bean just rides the escalator to the top without having to step over the comb.
I like how he tells us that it for protecting things from getting stuck and shows a picture of a half eaten croc which was done by an escalater having those saftey grooves
Yep back in the day when the escalator were first add they had no come plate so people feet actually got trapped (the strong ones could have kill people) So now the comb plate block 98% of items
I always used to be terrified of the escalator grabbing my shoes and pulling them in if I didn't step off on time it was only like a few years ago I finally decided I would just stand there and not move my feet at all and it was actually perfectly fine so I have been more confident ever since.
Me being afraid of escalators as a young kid was because I was a afraid I’d be sucked into where comb is. I always avoided the area end it no matter what. Once I was about 2 steps away from it, I would jump off.
Well it's also a problem if you fall. I remember an elderly couple tripped and fell at the bottom and one of them got their arm cut pretty bad. This happened at Denver international airport which made it worse with the crowds of people.
"Well, the reason for these is actually really important..."
Gotta love that line
Same
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@@babylonanayak650 nah i am 3rd
“More important”
@@Teatheardsomething that isn’t important however is the comment above you
"They are to help prevent items from being sucked in. "
My shoelaces : "bye bye :)"
how was it?
I was in the same situation once after a circus show. I had super long laces and it just got caught somehow with like 50 people on this massive escalator behind me. Kids started crying, people were shouting, my mom is freaking the fuck out. I took off the shoe before it could tighten or pull the shoe itself in and some jacked dude managed to yank it out. Everyone was PISSED at me 😂😂
@@borgmaballsif you ask me, you did the right thing. in that kinda danger who knows what would’ve happened.
My teddy bear when I was six "bye bye sucka"
The mother in some asian country who got grinded up into the gears: bye bye
“Which stops items from getting stuck in”
*shows a croc half eaten by the escalator*
bro seen so many saying that just think about it did the person just get so lucky to take a pic before they got sucked in or did it not allow it to go anymore so they got a pic its squishy so it gets stuck but even like a flat piece of paper couldn't
Thought it was supposed to show one without grooves but this one has the grooves 😂😂😂
Imagine your finger owch
@@educatedskeleton1803I had a seizure reading this
Groovy
Those grooves lock the step and comb plate together, which makes it harder for any hazardous materials to slide underneath the lip. This prevents foreign objects from getting stuck in that gap, potentially causing the escalator tall, or worse, break down completely
We saw the video buddy
This tragic event had already happened in Thailand the day before. A woman had her leg sucked down and lost one of her legs. Heartbreaking, be careful out there guys❤
Now how the fuck did her leg get there
@@totallywatchable2799I think the comb plate broke off
was gonna call cap till i remembered google existed
@@Heydenater8my man is livin’ the generation
Final destination!
As a kid I thought you could get stuck if you dont leave escalator soon enough and die. Thats why getting on escalator used to be a matter of life and death for me.😂
@@miguelsilva9085skill issue
@@miguelsilva9085no you haven't
@@miguelsilva90853 out of how many people use them lol?
@@MiGLifeCrisis
Media
🤬😡
This guy - “have you ever wo-“
Me -“No, but i like to listen”
Real, he will be the best grandpa at the future
Cinderella: Sorry i had to go through an escalator
Prince: Where in the heavens is your shoe? 💀
When I worked as a mall cop I was walking with one of my supervisors who saw someone fixing one of the escalators. She walked up to talk since they knew each other and she noticed a few teens passing by. She then jokingly asked the repairman “So did you find the fingers from last night?” He the replies “Yeah it was very bloody down here.” At that moment the teens who were ready to take the escalators stopped when they heard that and went up the stairs.
So they're joking?
@@L16htW4rr10r one would hope
@@L16htW4rr10r yea they were
@@carlyjade7473 both my supervisor and the repairman were joking around and they freaked out the teens. Imagine you about to use something and overhear how someone lost a body part the night before.
@@carlyjade7473ok 😅
You're that kind of teacher I would want in math classes, showing proofs and visual aid.
This is youtube,you are on youtube
Dude you want your math teacher putting holograms in your class about escalators? Why do you want proof in math dude, they explain the proof. And wdym by visual aid bro, aint numbers already good?
The teacher I want in math classes doesn’t exist. I don’t want math classes.
@@ink535numbers are abstract. Some people like, graphs, shapes, and diagrams better.
@@abhijitkurse53there’s nothing abstract about numbers
"which prevents items from getting sucked in"
*shows a croc eaten by escalator*
When I was eight years Old I fell on an escalator and I was screaming and crying my mom didn’t know what to do so she pulled me by my hair and she made it even worse I had scratches and bruises all over my body so woman next to me, helped me up and held me on the escalator. My mom ran down to come get me and she helped me up and she had some extra Band-Aids with her so she put them on me. That woman was an angel.
Damn hope you’re okay
I just remembered a video I once saw of a mother saving her kid and getting herself sucked into an escalator. It still gives me nightmares. Parents love has no equal.
A friendly note to hopefully dissolve any reader's fears of being sucked into an escalator, it won't suck you in. However, the video mentioned in this comment unfortunately had a faulty panel that broke at the top and the individual fell into the machinery. Very, very unlikely and sad scenario. Be safe and have a good day!
@@mooshroom3650she alive?
@@mooshroom3650thank you for providing context. I swear some people just write incomplete comments that dint make sense. You Sir/Madam are a cut above the rest! 🙏
God love us more than any parent or human can
@@ANDRE-ff5lrgod doesnt exist
"Blocks items from getting suck in"
Meanwhile a croc is sucked in
Yeah, but it didn't go any further
Well you saw it correctly in the video... Very smart 😂
Dam fr tho
@@RedRad1990 it will still crush your foot tho
@@Liambyunit would be way worse without it is the point
I was so scared of escalators for so long as a kid because of that whole escalator croc eating fiasco that was all over the news in the early 2000’s. Completely forgot about that until now lol
i never wonder about these things until you bring it up in a short
Here more information about escalator has grooves:
The grooves on escalator steps are there to improve traction and safety for passengers. They help to prevent slipping, especially if the steps are wet or if passengers are wearing shoes with slippery soles. The grooves also allow debris, such as dirt and water, to be evacuated from the step surface, which reduces the risk of passengers slipping and falling. The grooves are designed to be shallow enough that they do not trap dirt or debris, but deep enough to provide the necessary traction. In addition, the grooves also serve to reduce the noise level of the escalator as the steps move over the track, making for a more comfortable ride for passengers.
Nerd
@@SheanJobSilva bros jealous💀💀💀
Couldn't save that one mother in china though 💀
@@SheanJobSilvabro thinks he's a 90's bully with that insult
@@IDontLikeHandIes bros got no
B***es 💀💀💀💀
“To help items not get sucked in” my shoelaces, “ allow us to introduce ourselves”
?
@@CinnamonBun_Gamesif your shoelace is untied theres a chance it can get sucked in. It happened to me once as a kid. Pulled so hard on my shoe the shape of my shoe got ruined. Luckily the lace came back out
@@Insetta ohh ok and oof! I’m glad you got the shoe lace back!
@@Insettaluckily your lace is alright
My local grocery store also has these for shopping carts. The have like clamps that hold onto those ridges so that if your cart is very full you don‘t have to hold it up and it prevents accidents
Works like a charm
"Blocks an item from being sucked in"
*Shows an item being sucked in*
😂
Exactly😂😂😂
Hear me out-
This the one I was looking for
You deserve more likes
Him: "blocks items from getting sucked in"
Me: "well they dont work very well"
He means getting sucked all the way in (yo pause 😳) the croc is halfway sucked in, but it could be all the way in and ruin the entire escalator
they do. ive accidentally stopped it one or two times
@@BoomBlitz7or more importantly ruin someone’s foot
How?
You mean the grooves themselves?
Finally a question ive actually wondered about
"which blockes items from getting sucked i-"
*crocks just chillin*
This guy can explain things we don't usually think about and it's just amazing
Dude answers the questions we never ask and we never think of
@@N3TH3RLADSwe don't have any escalators in my country. So, sorry
@@PaperIsMe your country is living under a rock
@@SpySxlarand your dad was wrong to pull out
@@dyldog holy shit you are so funny
@@SpySxlar karma for being a jackass 😂
Bro turned into the devil while he was saying well😂😂😂
As a kid I was always terrified of getting sucked into an escalator
“Have you ever wondered why escalator steps have these grooves on them?”
No sir, I have not - 🥰
fr
My exact thoughts:
lol ikr
Yes sir, I have, and I already knew why.
My toes will not touch them
bro brought shower thoughts to a whole new level 💀
It’s not a shower thought it’s a fact
🤖🤖🤖
fr
@mariofire39🙄🙄40
The grooves also served as braking device for shopping carts to lock in as well, it is mostly used for those flat belt elevator
The mechanism has been known to malfunction some times, I remember reading a news article a few years ago about a 6 year old whose foot got stuck into that mechanism, I don't fully remember but i think she either died from hitting some artery or she lost her leg because they needed to do an amputation.
Bro answers questions we never asked for
Gives us 'useful' information all the time😂😂😂😂
“Like us, there are more to them than meets the eye” - A random quote from Optimus Prime, 2007
That guy disrespected animals,That guy Deserves a kick.
@@jharkhandeypandey8372optimus prime is a fictional amazing leader,he never hurt an animal
@@creeper_was_here why you replied it to me reply to @speeduniverse5080
Have you ever wondered why fridges have shelves?
Well, believe it or not, they have nothing to do with keeping your food cold.
The reason for them is actually more important than it may seem.
You see if you didn't have shelves you wouldn't be able to use the whole space.
The shelves lock in so that you can organise the contents, so you can easily retrieve stuff from the bottom of the fridge.
Who else did this as a kid? Made sure to avoid that thing at the end being scared their shoe would get stuck, but I tried it once and it went over smoothly 8 years later..
I'll never forget getting my shoelace caught in one as a kid.
Real embarrassing shit
“Which blocks items from getting sucked in.”
Flat items:
Dang it
You tried but failed.
It’s actually super deformable squishy items you have to worry about. EG crocs, Or shoelaces. Paper should be fine as it can’t get in between the grooves.
Your sister:
@@saintbatmanonly difference is that she is replaceable and probably even purchaseable
Zack never misses a thing
Damn i love the grooves theese escalators are giving off 🪩🪩💃🕺
"My 10th fear is Escalators because I'm afraid it might suck my shoe or when you walk on the last step the Floor breaks. "
Tie you shoes and don't fall. If you get your shoelace gets caught, REMOVE YOUR SHOE IMMEDIATELY OR YOU ARE LOSING YOUR TOES. if you fall and get your hair caught. I'm sorry but we are going worse than bald. Don't not use what I just told you against anyone like your ex or just someone you hate. This could possibly kill them.
Yk some lady recently got her leg stuck in one from tripping over then idk the rest it was at a airport and her whole leg up to her knee cap got stuck under
Zack is the type of guy who would answer all teacher's questions
Yeah even if his answers are wrong!😂😂!
gahd daym, the Sambucha fans are here 🗿
NOW SOMEONE HAS THEIR FEET STUCK' IN-
"Bro help, where are my hands now?"
I remember some tv show based on true about events in the early 90s that reenacted a kid sitting down on an escalator and his clothes became stuck at the bottom of the escalator and his face was turning blue. Haunted me for years.
My ass got my shoelace caught in those grove combs when I was younger.
I went from standing straight to BAM
FACEPLANT.
Luckily the slam completely stopped the escelator.
I was so confused as to why I was on the floor when people rushed to help me up 😂😂😂
the back of my shoe went in the escalator
had to rip out the shoe
didn't get the back of the shoe back
@@jaidakhatun4568 Om nom nom
Wait what was your ass doing
I was told as a kid to watch out for my shoelaces to be tied as I could be sucked in to the escalator
Lost a shoe on the way to work. Loose fit foot comfort probably helped it get stuck but also let my foot escape too.
this man is teaching us more than school and college combined.
edit : ty for 120 likes in 4 days :)
Zo😊😊❤
@@normiamustapha6686 ?
@@normiamustapha6686ததததஞதஞஸ்ரீ .
By extention the escalators of the ramp variety use these grooves to prevent shopping trolleys from moving by interlocking the groobes with the rims of the trolley wheels.
They are also used to make the cart not fall down the escalator when it's in the flat step setting
This man makes the most common sense videos out there bruv
love this guy; one of my favorite shorts creators
I like Nike. Adidas makes some pretty good shorts too
@@liquidsuspect2469 haha, lol
@@liquidsuspect2469underrated
There was an incident regarding a child whose toe nail got sucked in and eventually his leg as well. Half his body was crushed all because proper maintenance was not done on the comb plates.
Zack is a type of person who can teach you something and fear a new thing at the same time
I vividly remember seeing an escalator for the first time and it was mind-blowing
first love ur videos
Congrats on being first
Ikr
@@AstroStarvxyea
@@AstroStarvx thank you nice videos i saw your cousin
@@therestlessnuggie1137 u deserve lots of subscriber
most escalators also have brushes on either side above the step to try to keep you away from the gap that exists along the side, which is also a pinch point.
They also have up and down, Upstairs and Downstairs will be ready soon.
They also have many stores to buy.
He’s answering questions we didn’t know we had
Bro literally answers every question im randomly think about.
It's the reason why you don't have to worry about your feet getting stuck at the top which is shown in one bit in the Mr. Bean live action series where Bean just rides the escalator to the top without having to step over the comb.
The music never gets old 👌
“Have you ever wondered why everyone take a 💩?”
“Well the reason for that is very important”
Love this guy he’s so useful
I am sure that every girl you have ever dated lost a bet.
Btw i have never dated no one but I have won bets against my friends
@@Pluto64103 I forgot to click on ur name but I was talking 2 u
I haven’t wondered but thanks, that was great info 👍
I like how he tells us that it for protecting things from getting stuck and shows a picture of a half eaten croc which was done by an escalater having those saftey grooves
Yep back in the day when the escalator were first add they had no come plate so people feet actually got trapped (the strong ones could have kill people)
So now the comb plate block 98% of items
Cool, i love your videos!
Have you ever wondered why.
Greatest sentence
Things can serve more than one purpose, they give the surfaces grip, allow a tighter gap between steps, and keep them aligned with each other
"Have you ever wondered why escalator steps the grooves on them?"
"N-"
We need this guy as a teacher
Everybody gangsta til the escelators start escalating
Its actually an evolutionary feature developed by the escalator to make trapping and devouring its prey (chinese people) easier.
I swear to god, this man answers questions we never even think about
“sir our store is closed stop playing with the doorstopper”
i think it’s also related to alignment. because i’ve seen some that don’t have those fancy blockers.
This is something I’ve known for ages.
But yk. These are the shorts we need.
Not some mess like a lot are.
How is it we learn more from this lad, than we did in school
Why would they teach you this in school lol
This dude is way more useful than every teacher in school
Is this knowledge about the grooves found on the steps of an escalator genuinely more useful than what you could possibly learn from school?
it also helps with alignment
Everything is temporary but “believe it or not” is permanent
I need this guy to be my teacher
The editor needs an Oscar
Edit: It has been 23 hours and you guys are blowing up my notifications already 😅
Why?
What ? Why are you saying " why"
Why does the editor need a Oscar
Because he edited it well. bruh can't take a joke
Editing is not an Oscar
This guy's the greatest CZcams in the world.
I always used to be terrified of the escalator grabbing my shoes and pulling them in if I didn't step off on time it was only like a few years ago I finally decided I would just stand there and not move my feet at all and it was actually perfectly fine so I have been more confident ever since.
this man is the embodiment of 'i know everything that's not needed'
Zack needs to be my teacher!!
Ideal that he should start creating posters that shows random facts about it and then post it on school halls
Zack made my day better
Me being afraid of escalators as a young kid was because I was a afraid I’d be sucked into where comb is. I always avoided the area end it no matter what. Once I was about 2 steps away from it, I would jump off.
I remember being on an escalator and my shoe string got suck I never wanted to go on one after that😭🤣
This guy graduated from another universe bruh 💀 respect tho 🗿
This is so scary because today an old lady fell down the escalator due to that and it ended up ripping some of her leg deep deep in..
Fun Fact: Several people were actually caught and crushed to ☠️ by escalators back in 1990s NYC due to the cone plate collapsing.
If you ever have a stupid questions. Remember that this guy exists
Answering all my child hood questions 😂😂
Copy and pasted comment 💀💀😂😂😂
I will never not fear for my life every time I step on an escalator
Well it's also a problem if you fall. I remember an elderly couple tripped and fell at the bottom and one of them got their arm cut pretty bad. This happened at Denver international airport which made it worse with the crowds of people.
“Have you ever wondered why escalator steps have these grooves on them”
Me: no 😂
It's a hook to get people's attention. You learned this in 4th grade.
Bro just answered a question I never even thought of before 💀
when i was little i always leaped over the top of escalators because i was scared i would’ve gotten sucked in if i didn’t
He is just tired [Never gets old]
"They block items from getting sucked in"
My assignment paper last year: