Eschcalator

We've all seen the Escher drawing of people going up and down stairs horizontally, vertically, sideways, and up-side-down in a beautifully silly arrangement that unfortunately defies normal gravitational law, in spite of my best efforts to lean really far and duplicate it on every moving staircase I hop onto.

Enter the Eschcalator. In addition to the normal stair and handrail mechanisms, built into the handrail sidewall are reclining platforms of various sizes made of clear plastic that line up with the vertical plane of certain steps, so to line up your feet with that step. Resembling chairs at the top and bottom, the footrests and backs fold flat in the midsection. If you can time it right, hop on, lean back, (or sideways if desired), and elevate in Escher style.