What was the real cause behind it? Could it really be just

>>59630231
what the fuck am I looking at

>>59630231
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=fLUppwRShpE

>>59630231
Looking at the video, my guess is that a coupling or shaft key in the gearbox for the escalator failed, and the weight of the passenger load was enough to make it run in reverse.

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chain broke. weight of people cause stairs to move downwards.

It's chinkshit, that's all. This is pretty much expected, why do you think so many chinks want to come to the US?

>>59630231
>>59630327
I've seen this before in some Chinese mall escalator video
The belt or some shit broke under the weight off all the people and so the whole thing slides down under the weight
They are supposed to have a locking gears to prevent this but this is in China/Hong Kong, soooo

>>59630231
serves them right for being consumerist goyim

>>59630231
nah, nothing ever malfunctions in life

>>59630260
a people eater

>>59630231
>What was the real cause behind it?
Proprietary software.

did it chew a bunch of people up at the bottom where the steps turn around?

>Safety Regulations
>China
Pick One.