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Broken escalator phenomenon

sensation of losing balance or dizziness when stepping onto an escalator which is not working
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Broken escalator phenomenon

Summary

Broken escalator phenomenon is an illusion[1]. It draws 78 Wikipedia views per month (illusion category, ranking #3 of 4).[2]

Key Facts

  • Broken escalator phenomenon's instance of is recorded as illusion[3].
  • Broken escalator phenomenon's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0gttxqq[4].
  • Broken escalator phenomenon's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 2777347732[5].
  • Broken escalator phenomenon's WikiProjectMed ID is recorded as Broken escalator phenomenon[6].

Why It Matters

Broken escalator phenomenon draws 78 Wikipedia views per month (illusion category, ranking #3 of 4).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[7]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_broken-escalator-phenomenon_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Broken escalator phenomenon}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/broken-escalator-phenomenon}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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