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Stairs of Confusion consist of a static staircase unto
which is projected the image of a moving escalator.
In order to maintain the illusion when people are
attempting to ascend or descend, both the horizontal
tread and the vertical risers comprise of flat screen
monitors, protected by the
ribbed pattern prevalent in
mechanical escalators. These monitors smoothly display
the continuous sequence of a set of stairs in motion.
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What if you had the tread-screens suggest an "up" escalator and the riser-screens suggest a "down" escalator? That way, the direction of movement would always appear to be against an approaching viewer. |
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Also, may I suggest that the walls enclosing the escalator be lined with rows of pictures? These could be made to move relative to the stairway, thereby suggesting motion to someone standing on the stairs - possibly movement opposite to that suggested when they look down at the treads. |
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Or, I know, I know, one wall "moving" up and the other down? |
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Overhead - mirrors and/or gently rotating fluorescent tubes? |
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I love this. It should be installed somewhere. |
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[+], and I'll borrow a bun from [8th] in a while to give
you another. |
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thanks for ruining all that work, [MB] :) Was trying to
take a screenshot. nvm |
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An inspired and inventive method for drawing personal-
injury lawsuits by the score. |
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Along similar tromp-d'oeuil lines, you could have a
real escalator, cunningly illuminated and projected-
onto to give the impression that the ascending
treads tipped over an abyss into a gaping black hole. |
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"Your honor, not only did my client become disoriented and
lose her footing, causing the severe and painful injuries
illustrated in Exhibits A through Q, but upon finally
reaching the top, she was confronted with an illusory black
hole, causing her to experience extreme existential horror
that required many months of therapy to correct." |
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<Slides bun across table to [MB], along with contract document> |
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There's the bun. Just sign on the dotted line, where it says" Party
of the First Part", and initial the Sanity Clause. |
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I'm not accepting that bun. It's been handled. |
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