Post by georgemoss on Mar 27, 2019 10:45:11 GMT 2
Escalators are one of the largest, most expensive machines people use on a regular basis, but they're also one of the simplest.
At its most basic level, an escalator is just a simple variation on the conveyor belt. A pair of rotating chain loops pull a series of stairs in a constant cycle, moving a lot of people a short distance at a good speed.
I appreciate that they play their role when needing to climb large sets of steps and they can be helpful when you have limited mobility at times the element of pure pain one feels from falling down an average stairwell is massively increased when the stairs are made from strong metal
At its most basic level, an escalator is just a simple variation on the conveyor belt. A pair of rotating chain loops pull a series of stairs in a constant cycle, moving a lot of people a short distance at a good speed.
I appreciate that they play their role when needing to climb large sets of steps and they can be helpful when you have limited mobility at times the element of pure pain one feels from falling down an average stairwell is massively increased when the stairs are made from strong metal