Nope. Never riding another escalator as long as I live.

A series of startling videos shared on social media is showing what actually happens when you step on an escalator.

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I've never met an escalator that I trusted, but the convenience of not take the stairs is, well, rather convenient.

There is just something unsettling about stepping on moving steps that disappear into the floor. Maybe I'm also still thinking about when I saw a kid get his jacket stuck in the steps when at the mall with my family back in the '80s.

Regardless, I am usually too busy making sure my feet are evenly sitting on one step to notice anything about the handrail.

That was until I watched a now-viral video from TikTok er @TheDailyNelly .

In the video, users see a

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