escalator, n.All

The Escalator is the most efficient place to tie your shoes.

The Escalator is 50% of the time, a de-escalator.

An Escalator only escalates half the time.

An Escalator is incapable of breaking — it can only become stairs

Did you hear about the near‑tragedy at the mall? There was a power outage and eight blondes were stuck on the escalators for more than four hours.

escalators are dangerous, Multiple people are eaten by escalators or have their skin torn off by them

The Escalator is a device which, if tripped on, can send you falling down the stairs for an hour and a half.

The Escalator can never break; at worst it only becomes stairs.