Up until i was roughly 5 I thought escalators had someone to pull on the rubber side at the top. Or push at the bottom.
The people did it all night, pulling and pushing at the escalator rilas so it would keep running for the whole day. I was worried that it would eventually stop during the day and the people would get into trouble, so whenever I used one I spent 2 minutes or so pulling on the rail at the top. My mother always kept a straight face as I left, panting with a modest, "That should be enough for now."
Once I wondered about the inviting red button beside the rail. Of course, I pressed it, being only about 2 or 3. The escalator stopped and now I remember the squiggly lines above the button ahd read 'EMERGENCY STOP'.
Haha. I was a little terror, eh?
A childhood belief about technology
others believed things like this
- I used to think that the river police were there to stop naughty people from pulling the plug out.— Linda
- When I was young, I used to belive that
if you pushed the stop button in the bus it would stop for good.— Tom (Norway) - I used to believe that "carpooling" meant you were outside the car and pushing/pulling it to your destination.Anon
- I used to believe that if the wind changed when you were pulling your face that you would stick like that— Farino
- I thought if 3 cards stopped at a 3-way stop sign then they had to stop forever until Christmas.Anon
- I used to believe that if I didn't jump off the escalator in time I would be chopped up like mince.— Jodie