Henry Ford’s right hand man had uneven steps in his home as a defense mechanism. he fell down them and died while drunk (apparently this is urban legend)
I think they do that in castles steps as well. To slow down invading.
I enjoy the idea that some shitass mason hated whatever king hired him, built all the stairs as quickly and poorly as possible, and then to save his ass later had to be all “oh hmm yes the stairs? That’s a feature actually” and somehow it winds up catching on
It could be…
Most areas in the US have that as a building code violation for the safety issue of it. Usually, there’s a “first” when any regulation regarding inherent safety is created.
Skill issue
Nice
It’s like camouflage, but for stairs.
Specifically, dazzle camouflage.
Yeah? Well this is razzle dazzle camo I think we all know who’ll be seen last.
TIL
There’s a full 2 stair drop at the bottom on the right side, that’s downright malicious.
Damn, I didn’t even see that until you pointed it out. I would have died.
Most frequently used handrail in town.
This looks like a step in the wrong direction.
Definitely not a step up. I don’t think…
Is this that non-Euclidean geometry that lovecraft was banging on about?
carpet doesn’t kill people, interior designers kill people
Lawsuit incoming
Took me a long time to understand this was stairs!
Just had a thought, make them more dangerous add cat’s.
The pattern should look like Legos with Lego pieces randomly placed everywhere.
At least tell me I got hit with “silence brand” so I can post a new meme 😭
I experienced phantom ankle sprains just looking at this picture. That last half-step physically hurt me.
“Who was your designer? Hannibal Lecter?”
Oh cool. New nightmare setting… thanks.
In the game Ultima 3, one of the most difficult bosses is the floor!
