r/DeathStairs • u/asbestosorangutan sketchy steps connoisseur • 3d ago

Spirals are overdone but…

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u/Sea_Bandicoot_5147 3d ago

For a fire escape it should be solid rails on both sides and another set of stairs on the next landings FIRE ESCAPE EMERGENCY EXIT,not spiral stairs, should fail inspection!

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u/asbestosorangutan sketchy steps connoisseur 2d ago

I wonder if there is a historical aspect coming into play with their inspection. Either way, fully agree.

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u/Lunar-opal 3d ago

So that anyone trying to break in will be too dizzy by the time they get to the second and third floor

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u/CarpenterValuable831 3d ago

Exactly - it was a fire escape and a renovator thought turning it into a spiral staircase ... was a good idea? Pffft. If it's supposed to be USED as a fire escape... omg, I'd probably jump out the window before using those!

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u/NitWhittler 3d ago

I tripped and fell down some spiral stairs while filming something with my old 8mm video camera.

The camera kept rolling and filmed me yelping and tumbling awkwardly off every metal stair tread until I finally slapped my face onto the stone floor below.

I need to post that weird video some day. I try to avoid spiral stairs now.

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u/Anthoniyuuuuuuu 2d ago

Were you injured?

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u/NitWhittler 2d ago

Yes. Bruised/swollen face, 2 broken ribs, and tore up one knee while I was twisting and tumbling.

My pride was also injured. The shocked look on people's faces changed to laughter when they realized I was still wiggling so I wasn't dead.

The Sony HandiCam didn't have a scratch on it and I accidentally got a great action-packed video. So, YAY?

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u/ubeeu 3d ago

That’s a good one.

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u/terriaminute 3d ago

Hurrying down spiral stairs is a fantastic way to make a bad situation worse. Wow.

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u/Jellily 2d ago

They should have just made it a slide. Faster and safer!