#33: Halfway There
Escalators are life savers. They save us the energy and trouble of climbing up and down old-fashioned staircases. Who needs exercise when you can just stand still on an escalator? It really is one of the greatest inventions of our time. Sadly, this escalator only put in half the effort before it gave up.

The top half of the staircase is an escalator, but then the bottom half is a regular old staircase. People who hop on the escalator probably think they’re getting a break. Little do they know that some good old-fashioned leg power is awaiting them at the bottom. The worst part of this design is that people are stuck after they get off the escalator. If they can’t or won’t climb down the stairs, there’s no way back up.