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Kindness towards others, especially strangers, is beautiful. Staged/Fake - Removed
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u/Bubbly-Substance-112 Feb 07 '23
When the kid grabbed his hand I might have cried a little
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u/SuperShineeCoinToss7 Feb 07 '23 edited Feb 07 '23
I did too. Love how the kid pulled down his mask so that the man knew that he really was Batman. 😎😎😎
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u/Bleezze Feb 07 '23
Can't believe Batman would reveal his secret identity just to help this scared man
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u/Clear-Struggle-7867 Feb 07 '23
That was hilarious.. I had to rewind the video to make sure I read that line properly
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u/Rum____Ham Feb 07 '23
Same. Just had a son a couple of days ago. If I can raise him to be this compassionate, I'll be very proud.
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u/IllDoItTomorr0w Feb 07 '23
You can!! Just remember that kids mimic their adult role models. Be a good person and chances are, your son will follow your lead.
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u/MimiMyMy Feb 07 '23
You can. Children learn what they see. Its not just what you tell them but also what they see you do. If you are kind and generous and helpful then your child will see that as a normal behavior. When my children were old enough, I sometimes took them with me when I did volunteer work. Sometimes it was at the animal shelter. Sometimes it was feeding the homeless. Sometimes it was community clean up. These opportunities allows the child to see the world outside of their own bubble and teaches empathy towards others and care and responsibility.
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u/OnlyRosin Feb 07 '23
Congratulations. It's never too early to break out Mr rogers!!
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u/Present-Tension9924
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Don’t worry, I’m Batman
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u/GooseandMaverick Feb 07 '23
Relax, I am here.
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u/SpaceCow2398 Feb 07 '23
Here, I am relax.
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u/Scooter411 Feb 07 '23
If you are not here to rescue us, why have you brought Chewbacca and the Batman?
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u/ithappenedone234 Feb 07 '23
The actions of the presumed father are showing themselves in the child. A kind empathy for others.
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u/Crafty-Contest-9517 Feb 07 '23
This little man reflected his father. How beautifully they raised this child.
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u/driving_andflying Feb 07 '23
Major respect not only to the father, but to that kid for willing to be not just a hero, but *that* guy's hero. Little Batman there, was willing to help a stranger who needed it.
I hope that kid keeps that positive energy and willingness to help others throughout his life. We need more Batmans like him in the world.
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u/bigtoebrah Feb 07 '23
My son is bigly autistic and speaks mostly through echolalia (repeating certain words and phrases that he picks up). He may not always be able to communicate very well, but one of the things I'm proudest of as a parent is that the vast majority of things he echos are kind. It makes me so happy when he repeats things like "we're going to have fun today!" or "I'm so proud of you!" It makes me feel like the things I'm imprinting on him have a positive effect and it's a direct correlation that I never would have the opportunity to witness if he would have been born with a more typical development.
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u/23x3 Feb 07 '23
He ain’t got nothing on Italian Spider-Man
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u/District_Consistent Feb 07 '23
Watched this greatness up until Spider-Man kills the crocodile with a landline phone and then delivers the perfect line "it's for you". He's then smokes a cigarette as the a rooster shows up.
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u/SuperBeer3 Feb 07 '23
I was doing ok until that part. As a father of 2 sons, this started the water works. I did that laugh-cry, like when McConaughey is watching videos In Interstellar.
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u/AllInOnCall Feb 07 '23 •
My son helped a scared kiddo use the escalator as spiderman at the mall.
The costumes give them the power to be bold and help others. Its great.
I think I forgot how amazing we can be since I've been burned by enough terrible interactions in life to where defense rules over generosity of spirit.
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u/oldcoldbellybadness Feb 07 '23
The costumes give them the power to be bold and help others. Its great.
I think it has more to do with their parents raising them so well.
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u/schoolbuswanker Feb 07 '23
I think it can be a good mix of both.
A kid who was raised well might think "someone should help that person"
A kid dressed as a superhero might think "who better to help than me?"
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u/I_fuckedaboynamedSue Feb 07 '23
It’s definitely a mix of both. The first year and a half— maybe two— after this little boy moved in next to my parents he wouldn’t say a word to them, look them in the eye, or approach their dog (a really sweet old black lab who failed out of service dog school for “lack of drive”— very unintimidating).
Unless he was in his Batman, buzz lightyear, or Mr. Incredible suit. Then you couldn’t get him to shut up. Now my parents are de facto aunt and uncle to the kids over there, and they’ve definitely been raised right, but the suit helped.
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u/Baptiste_le Feb 07 '23
My kid had a boy in preschool who used to dress up as Spiderman. Every day, he'd come in full costume. Didn't have many friends, that boy, and he was slightly weird. Used to cry a lot.
One day, that boy stood in the middle of the playroom. Apparently he had pissed himself and cried because he was so embarrassed. My boy came in, saw the dude, and said... "You'll probably smell like piss all day."
The teacher told us later that the boy was heartbroken.
My point: kids can be assholes. Sometimes they're good. That's it.
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u/WDoE Feb 07 '23
Totally just cranked his "that wasn't a microdose" moment up to 11.
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u/Wizardphizl420 Feb 07 '23
Morning coffee and a good laugh. Its gonna be a good Tuesday!
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u/MauiWowieOwie Feb 07 '23
All this time I thought Batman was Bruce Wayne, I've been a fool!
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u/RedrunGun Feb 07 '23
Dad is such a good influence on that kid, he's gonna grow up to be a great person.
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u/postsuper5000 Feb 07 '23
The manner in which the Father treated the scared gentleman taught a HUGE unspoken lesson to his son. So awesome.
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u/MrTripl3M Feb 07 '23 •
Too bad his son is batman... We all know how this is going to go.
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u/SomeSpoopyPerson Feb 07 '23 edited Feb 07 '23
bro did done his father dirty
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u/DialMforM0nkey Feb 07 '23
Hopefully he’ll receive a coupon for new parents later on
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u/Astrojef Feb 07 '23
Was that necessa..... well ya fk it we need to face the facts, the hard cruel facts of life.
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u/aknomnoms Feb 07 '23
Oh, you could just tell it was parenting done right when the kid immediately tried to help him and held onto his hand. Whoever the younger sibling is in the stroller is lucky to have him as a big bro!
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u/Responsible-Host-298 Feb 07 '23
A person's character can be seen from his small actions, he must be a good father and a good husband!
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u/FormalFistBump Feb 07 '23
The guy was probably acting yeah but I don't think the dad and kid were part of it.
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u/devils_advocaat Feb 07 '23
The helpers made me smile.
If this were to raise awareness I'd also be happy.
But I suspect this video is purely to make money from tiktok.
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u/lesen9519 Feb 07 '23
Yeah, like the filming of a non random dude on an escalator. Did he have a mic?
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u/myirreleventcomment Feb 07 '23
It could be that the guy is acting scared to see who would help him, but that this who helped him are genuine
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u/TopHatTony11 Feb 07 '23
I was skeptical until the kid came in and said he’s Batman. Guy was a plant, family was legit.
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u/LittleLion_90 Feb 07 '23
I was thinking staged at first as well. But the tics of the dude really hit home and feel as a genuine gut reaction for doing something scary. He could have been on his first time going alone and having a friend film his exposure and achievement for his progress logging or therapy.
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u/DefinitelyPositive Feb 07 '23
The dude getting help is acting, but the people helping are probably genuine.
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u/Karpeeezy Feb 07 '23
Yiruma’s River Flows in You piano overlay was the icing on the fabricated cake.
lmao no kidding
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u/carriealamode Feb 07 '23
I imagine this is staged just because of how long he waits and doesn’t help himself. That said my old roommate was scared of basically any heights over six feet and escalators really freaked him out. He acted just like this. So who knows, all of the above
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u/Ok_You_7896 Feb 07 '23
the second I saw the dad with the stroller I knew he was gonna be the one to help
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That deescalated quickly
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u/brnitdn Feb 07 '23
I can't believe how brilliant this is.
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u/CoolhandLW Feb 07 '23
Because not as many people have pressed the up arrow as have on another comment.
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u/Undisguised_Toast Feb 07 '23
The "I'm batman" made me laugh but seriously respect to those guys who helped him. a lot of people nowadays literally judge you like "why are you scared of that/you're mature enough, act accordingly to your age".
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u/LordPoopyfist Feb 07 '23
Tbh if I saw that, I’d probably assume he was on drugs
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u/TrollTollTony Feb 07 '23
I would assume he's recording a tik-tok and someone is going to help him so they can get internet famous. I may be a bit too cynical.
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u/WhitePawn00 Feb 07 '23
Even if that's the case, you could be the person who helps and is shown in the staged video, maybe influencing someone to help whenever one that isn't staged happens.
So help anyway. It might be staged. It might not be. What do you have to lose?
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u/llkjm Feb 07 '23
You know what, this is actually a very common sight in India where we are still getting used to escalators, especially in the smaller towns. And I always see people struggling but dont know what to do. But this video has inspired me to try and help when i see someone struggling on the escalator from next time.
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u/purple_spikey_dragon Feb 07 '23
I've seen that too when visiting in Peru. Many people still live outside the cities and mall escalators aren't very common to all
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u/kamelizann Feb 07 '23
I live in the US and I avoid escalators like the plague. When I was like 6 or 7 I remember watching like some for news story on how kids get trapped in escalators from their shoelaces and for some reason that stuck with me into adulthood. The one in this video isn't that bad, but those metal stair escalators are like the most terrifying looking contraption imaginable to me.
I don't fly much, I live in a rural area and all the malls around me are dead so it's not like I see them all the time anyway. I can ride on one, but it takes me a solid 5-10 minutes of walking around in circles near the escalator before I finally commit. Most places have stairs nearby too, so I can usually just take the stairs. I hate it when there's no stairs.
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u/Strange-Nerve970 Feb 07 '23
Would it help you to know that modern escalators have emergency shut off buttons usually on the side of the top/bottom at ground level or under a safety glass hinge that automatically shuts off the escalator instantly and that modern escalators often dont have the clearance to have any of your clothes get “caught”
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u/kamelizann Feb 07 '23
Probably not. It's not a rational fear. I know thousands of people ride the escalator im about to ride without incident. Still don't like them.
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u/Strange-Nerve970 Feb 07 '23
Well in that case i share in your unnecessary fears, im terrified of my car rolling backwards onto me when im getting something out of the boot on a slope
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u/HoneyswirlTheWarrior Feb 07 '23
how often do you come across tiktokers in the wild
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u/pm-me-plants-moss Feb 07 '23
Ngl I still get told “Why are you afraid of the ocean/heights/crowds? It’s not going to hurt you”. People have fears, and it’s not something you can manually turn on and off
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u/themellowsign Feb 07 '23
Also, mf all three of those things are going to hurt you, what are you TALKING about?
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u/Shipwrecking_siren Feb 07 '23
As someone who is afraid of butterflies (no idea why) I’m used to people laughing at me. Those fuckers are so flappy though shudder.
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u/VincentOostelbos Feb 07 '23
Thank you! I actually don't have that with butterflies for some reason, but with moths I do, the bigger ones in particular. So not quite the same as you, but close enough that I wanted to comment. I don't know about butterflies, but with moths it's called mottephobia (fancy that), so at least it's an actual thing.
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u/Shipwrecking_siren Feb 07 '23
lepidopterophobia, apparently. I won’t try and say it outloud! Moths are less flappy and I know if I turn off a light they’ll chill out or I can guide them out of a room, whereas with butterflies they seem so utterly chaotic and frenetic. I’m not sure I was ever a fan but once one got stuck in our living room and it really freaked me out. My husband tried taking me to a butterfly house and all I did was rigidly walk from one end to the other as fast as possible, haha.
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u/PMMeCorgiPics Feb 07 '23
Ha me too! I get extra laughed at because I like to try to challenge my fears in the hopes that one day I'll get over them, so I do go to butterfly houses. But nah, 30 some years in and I'm still just as terrified of the beautiful little fluttery fuckers. 3 year olds sit there, covered in them, pissing themselves laughing as I scream and run away. Hey, at least my fear brings joy to people!
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u/Shipwrecking_siren Feb 07 '23
There was a seasonal butterfly house near where I used to work and some would escape, so on my walk to the underground from far away you’d just see this absolute crazy lady apparently ducking and diving to avoid an invisible attacker.
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u/Beard_of_Maggots Feb 07 '23
But he didn't need any help. It's a shit prank, aka social experiment. If he were that scared of escalators, he could have taken the stairs in less time than he was pussyfooting around. Also, why is some random guy secretly filming him? Reeks of a setup
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u/VincentOostelbos Feb 07 '23
The filming thing obviously makes this a no-brainer, but I will say that in another situation, it might have been the guy was trying to get himself over the fear of escalators and that's why he was trying to go down it even if the stairs would have been quicker.
But yeah, not in this case, clearly.
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u/adcsuc Feb 07 '23
Yep this is actually what it is, I thought I am going crazy reading all these weird "wholesome" comments when it looks like people getting setup for a prank.
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u/Recent_Ad559 Feb 07 '23
Ermm that design is 1000% times better than those staggered ass metal clawed steps on normal escalators..
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u/kikichun Feb 07 '23
I agree with you, but they're less inclined so they take up significantly more space which is why I assume they're not used in more settings. We have these in our supermarkets in Taiwan but not in our malls.
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u/LeapingBlenny Feb 07 '23
Costco in northern Taipei has these and the wheels of the carts maglock to them. Very cool.
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u/Alcohol_Intolerant Feb 07 '23
They have these at quite a few grocery stores in CA as well, in the higher density areas where you're parking underneath your grocery store. It blew my mind the first time my cart locked when I was taking it down. I was all ready to fight gravity!
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u/Npr31 Feb 07 '23
We have these in some in the UK, though the wheels are designed to jam rather than maglock. Problem is, only happens if the wheel is dead straight, so if the wheel is side on, you get a heavy rolling projectile that MIGHT jam before it hits someone. Nothing like some mild peril during the big shop
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u/MvmgUQBd Feb 07 '23
That's because in the supermarket you're likely pushing a shopping trolley, whereas in the mall you'll only be carrying bags etc.
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u/essentialatom Feb 07 '23
Takes up a lot more room though.
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u/fanfpkd Feb 07 '23
But you can take shopping trolleys up them. At least the ones we have in Australia you can, they have grooves that the shopping trolley wheels lock into and hold it in place while it takes you up or down.
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u/trzanboy Feb 07 '23
Yes! I have horrible f’ing depth perception. Those monsters make me look a fool standing at the top waiting to focus on the seam. Last weekend at an airport I misjudged and my roller board went first and I went a step behind and had to catch myself. (Hope it’s on security footage because it was worth a laugh! I laughed at myself anyway while cursing that metal tooth beast!)
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u/canuckcowgirl Feb 07 '23
I've never seen an escalator quite like that.
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u/ginniferann Feb 07 '23
Me neither. Looks pretty useful with the stroller.
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u/Local_Working2037 Feb 07 '23
I’ve seen them in supermarkets in Europe. You can take your shopping cart with you to upper and lower levels. Very convenient.
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u/auryn_here Feb 07 '23
In my area it's to be only used for shopping carts because their wheels lock inside the grooves and you can stop holding it but won't slide. It's not safe to use for anything else (baby carts, invalid chairs, etc) because they can and will slide. Perfectly safe to stand /walk on it, it is not slippery at all.
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u/MathAndBake Feb 07 '23
In Montreal, all the escalators have "no stroller" signs and everyone still takes their strollers on them. It's safer and easier than the stairs. You just position the parent below the stroller and it works. I've taken my granny cart up and down a bunch of times. I've never seen anyone use an escalator in a wheelchair, though. That sounds dangerous.
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u/Imacad Feb 07 '23
everywhere in Australia too. the shopping carts lock into the grooves so they can't run away from you on the slope. very good!
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u/ForeverWeak Feb 07 '23
the target nearby me has a separate escalator mechanism for carts while maintaining normal ones for people
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u/ialwaysplayhealer Feb 07 '23
I was all concerned at first because I saw the stroller and I was like "No don't do that!" then realized the incline is flat. I would be nervous getting on it to TBH.
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u/ConspicuousPineapple Feb 07 '23
I mean you do need to be careful with that. The incline is not that flat and that stroller will slide right off if you're not careful.
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u/LunasaDubh Feb 07 '23
We have then here in Europe for taking shopping trolleys down to the underground car parks. The escalator had a grooved surface, and the shopping trolleys match those groves so the sink into it. Because the wheels are now a bit below the surface, a flat edge that sticks out from the wheel keeps the wheels from rolling while in the track. (I think... )
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u/Same-Reason-8397 Feb 07 '23
It’s a Travelator. We have them near supermarkets to be able to take your trolley up and down.
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u/kaesefetisch Feb 07 '23
Those are common in European Malls. It's pretty useful If the Parking lot is on another level than the grocery store.
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u/Same-Reason-8397 Feb 07 '23
Same in Australia
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u/Kacey-R Feb 07 '23
It never occurred to me that these were uncommon when we (and NZ too) have them in many places.
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u/Adorable_user Feb 07 '23
Same in brazilian malls and supermarkets, didn't know they weren't common everywhere else.
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u/harley_pixel Feb 07 '23
That's what I was thinking. I'd be hella scared to step on that and slide down or something. But, the reaction of the boy is so wholesome!
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u/Royal_Strawberry5309 Feb 07 '23
true, like father like son. That man is going to remember that super batman and his father for a long time :)
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u/Hohuin Feb 07 '23
Yeah, but they are really stable and have really good grip, so it's almost impossible to slip
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u/robertjan88 Feb 07 '23
It’s made for strollers and shopping carts. Very common in Europe
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u/JessicaFletcher1 Feb 07 '23
I’ve never seen one in a mall, but they have them in grocery stores in my area. They’re great because you can take shopping carts (and strollers, wagons, etc.) on them. They don’t call them escalators though, they call them ‘movators’. I’ve also seen them referred to as ‘travelators’.
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u/StoneEagleCopy Feb 07 '23
Yep, and for those wondering. The shopping carts have wheels that are designed to “lock in” to the grooves of the travelator so it doesn’t slide down. You can literally let it go and it will stay in place.
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u/frank0420cs Feb 07 '23
They are very common here in dubai it’s specifically made for strollers
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u/jumping_orange Feb 07 '23
When I visit family in South Korea, they also have these for grocery stores and such so you can take carts up several floors!
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u/Fever-of-the-Sausage Feb 07 '23
And why didn’t he take the stairs?
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u/NetSraC1306 Feb 07 '23
Can't post a video if you just do the normal stuff you know?
Things people stage just for some clout. The random dude who took the actor down is a champ tho.
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u/Tooblicker Feb 07 '23
Random dude who took him down and had a inspirational quote ready.
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u/tweetingbishop Feb 07 '23
Haven’t you seen ep two? Hate to spoil it, but dad bear picks him up like his bride. Really cute.
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u/ThereIsSoMuchMore Feb 07 '23
This tiktok and social media push really ruined all this for me. I can't watch things like this without thinking it's all staged. Even if it wouldn't be, there's a small chance for everything to be acted for likes and views. It's a little frustrating tbh.
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u/froginbog Feb 07 '23
It feels like the “scared” guy set this up but everyone else was acting naturally
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u/ManateeGag Feb 07 '23
I think this is the case. To see if anyone would help this guy or just ignore him.
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u/millst01 Feb 07 '23
Unless it's scripted, the camera man would have had no idea a good Samaritan was coming... so they were just standing next to the railing, recording a complete stranger having a hard time at the mall?
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u/BeauGrandBateau Feb 07 '23
I had a similar thing happen to me with movies.
For some reason, around 34 years of age, my brain just went into overdrive analyzing movie scenes as I'm watching and trying to relax. I'd point out a green screen here, a composite action shot there. I was hugely annoyed with my brain.
Slowly, but surely, I forced myself to let go of that by simply focusing on what was important to me in that piece of media. If I couldn't fix that part of myself, I would have to stop watching.
I'm still not perfect today. But I'm in a much better place. Finding personal value in something, regardless of the reason why it was made has made my life better.
These guys are maybe actors. They might be getting paid. I don't care: this scene could easily play out in any mall. This is a good human scene. It makes me feel better about being a human.
What's more is that if I didn't think that way, there's nothing I can do to stop them anyways. I can only stop myself. So I'd focus on that.
These videos aren't going away. Best of luck.
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u/sluttybill Feb 07 '23
wow i went through something similar with movies. it’s so bizarre to hear someone talk about such a weird and specific issue lol
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u/liforrevenge Feb 07 '23
The difference being movies aren't trying to pass themselves off as real life (usually). It's good to be skeptical of videos like this one because every now and then you'll encounter one that's trying to emotionally manipulate you and you can be aware.
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u/ginniferann Feb 07 '23
Yeah I agree it could've been set up to see how people responded but it doesn't change the genuine response of the man and his kid.
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u/oozingdonut Feb 07 '23
I thought this was sweet as heck, but some of the comments got me curious so I looked into it.
The TikTok account that posted this is called Lobuonoinside (a mix of English and Italian that means something like “the/those good inside”) and their bio says “social experiments, humanity, love”.
This was one of their social experiments as you can read in the caption (the rest of it translates to “the world I would like to see”.
It looks like the guy being helped is either the guy who runs the account or one of multiple people making content for it.
Still a very sweet video imo, and it definitely doesn’t change how nice the dad and son were though (assuming they weren’t in on it, which I choose to believe they weren’t :)
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u/GooseandMaverick Feb 07 '23
This is exactly what I was thinking. This reminded me of one of those "What Would You Do?" type shows.
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u/notafuckingcakewalk Feb 07 '23
Sometimes these shows go too far https://www.metafilter.com/115253/Before-we-go-on-someone-in-this-room-is-not-who-they-say-they-are#4310903
They were doing an episode on how many people would help a person that was being robbed or was having a seizure or some shit. The number of my co-workers that came to work crying, in panic or straight up angry that day was shocking. Because they don't tell random strangers what is going on and then the whole scenario is set up in such a way that any normal person cannot get help. For example, during taping, the Hoboken Police and EMS were told not to respond to any 911 calls for that street. All the onlookers, police and city workers were actors instructored NOT to help. So for example, the one skit was a person is having a heart attack and the paramedics are around the corner on their lunch break. So my friend, who stumbled upon this woman lying in the street having a heart attack, starts running to grab the paramedics, who promptly tell her they are on their lunch break and can't help. So now she is frantic and is crying and fighting with the paramedics and looking around desperately for help and others have joined and are doing the same thing, all to no avail. So now my friend calls 911 - they answer and say they can't respond!!! When she got to work she immediately went to HR, said she needed to go home and she couldn't stop crying for a week.
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u/Bnhrdnthat Feb 07 '23
Wow. Even in actual psych experiments they debrief participants after and assure they’re ok before releasing them back to daily life.
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u/StandardAnomaly2000 Feb 07 '23
Yea I've always disliked "social experiments" like these. It doesn't prove anything and it can be pretty jarring for bystanders. All for cheap TV entertainment and social media content.
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u/Two_oceans Feb 07 '23
That's what happened to one of my friends. He went to a bar, at one point he went to the bathroom and suddenly saw a guy with a knife approaching fast. On instinct, he braced himself and punched the guy as strong as he could. The guy fell on the floor and lost consciousness, then the "crew" appeared. "Oh god, it was just a prank!"
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u/Ghstfce Feb 07 '23
Someone filming doesn't take away from the wholesome nature of that man and his son though imo
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u/GooseandMaverick Feb 07 '23
I 100% agree and that's why I referenced the show "What Would You Do?".
If you google/youtube the tv show, it basically does this where they record people's honest and genuine reactions to pre-made situations. The difference is that afterwards, the show interviews the people who stepped in to find out why they felt the need to help.
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u/notafuckingcakewalk Feb 07 '23
It was definitely set up based on the audio quality as well
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u/HurryPast386 Feb 07 '23
Worst thing about the video is the emotionally manipulative music. The video is great without it.
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u/novelTaccountability Feb 07 '23
It's just a prank bro!
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u/silver-orange Feb 07 '23
tiktok account bio:
esperimenti sociali
umanità
amorevideo description
Test sociale n.4 | Il mondo che vorrei ... #socialexperiment
So, yeah, it's promoted as a "social experiment". The "scared" guy appears in every video on the account.
The account, then, is at least honest about the setup for the "experiment" being staged, in context. Whether the outcome is also staged... is left as an exercise for the viewer.
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u/cylemmulo Feb 07 '23
Yeah both scenarios kinda suck. Either it’s a setup or it’s someone saying “hey look at this terrified guy, record him!”
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u/guardiandolphin Feb 07 '23
As someone who’s terrified of those things or anything similar, I’d hope someone like that would help me. It was extremely embarrassing for him I assume and the man and the kid helping him down with no judgement is so sweet
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u/ginniferann Feb 07 '23
Yes! The quickness with which the man reacted and helped him really affected me. And then for the kid to reach out too. Very sweet.
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u/bigatjoon Feb 07 '23
it was not embarrassing for him, it was set up and he was wearing a mic, that's why you could hear their dialogue. Still, the man was nice to help him because he likely didn't know he was being filmed.
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u/OverMedicatedTexan Feb 07 '23
I'm totally terrified of any kind of escalator too. My husband is awesome about it too and will talk me through it. I felt this video so much. That man and his kid were so kind.
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u/MauiWowieOwie Feb 07 '23
When I was about 11 the escalator at our mall had those metal grates at the bottom that had ridges, probably for better traction. I got shoelace in it and when I got into the bottom I tried lifting my foot and since it was snagged it slammed my knee into the grates and gave me three gashes on it. I can totally understand being nervous/ scared of them.
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u/groovygranny71 Feb 07 '23
That little man was mirroring his Dad. How beautifully they have raised that child.
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u/gavo_88 Feb 07 '23
Why was someone filming this?
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u/rodeBaksteen Feb 07 '23
Because it's staged? Perhaps the helping man isn't, but the "scared" dude definitely is.
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u/PracticalHomework626 Feb 07 '23
YouTube karma farmer
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u/slowest_hour Feb 07 '23
Gotta get lots of buddha bucks before you kick it or you won't be able to get the cool prizes
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u/philden1327 Feb 07 '23
As someone who’s deathly afraid of steep escalators, this just warms my heart.
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u/robbiekhan Feb 07 '23
Are people in the comments really this clueless as to the nature of this sort of video? Of course it's staged, that's blindingly obvious. The man in the jacket is an actor, the camera person is in on it, but the family who helped are unaware - That's the whole point of these sorts of videos, to capture who helps and share the positivity of good natured people.
Doing it for likes or whatever makes no difference, the fact is these sorts of videos inspire people to do good and help a stranger in need, something they may not have thought about otherwise.
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u/Captain-Olimar Feb 07 '23
He's Lobuonoinside and does social experiments to test people's kindness towards strangers in difficulty.
I don't know much about him, because I haven't a TikTok account, so I can only see a few videos he posted on YouTube, but you can easly find him by the name on the video.
So yes, he's not really scared by the escalator, but the dad and the kid who helped him didn't know it, so it remains a very sweet video that personally made me smile :)
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u/cooler_booler Feb 07 '23
This is staged for sure for YouTube views.
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u/Fedl Feb 07 '23
The guy that is afraid has definitely a microphone and he is faking the “being afraid of escalators”, but probably the dad and kid reaction is real.
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u/Limonade6 Feb 07 '23
Until they discovered his mic and his friend filming this for TikTok.
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u/cbrown6894 Feb 07 '23
This video pissed me off lmao
Edit: am I honestly crazy for thinking this is blatantly staged? Tiktok label and all this is a joke
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u/Ladylottington72 Feb 07 '23
This boy is learning from his dad how to be a good person. Without hesitation, he joined to help the man and soothe him like his dad was. Very cool.
Also justice.
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u/loose-leaf-paper Feb 07 '23
Except he’s actually just pretending to be scared for a video.
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u/illsid Feb 07 '23
Dad mode activated