In a world of cutting-edge technology and towering skyscrapers, Japan gives us… an 83.4 cm escalator. Nestled in a department store basement, this tiny moving staircase exists solely to hold a Guinness World Record and confuse shoppers wondering why they didn’t just take the stairs. It’s proof that just because you can build something, doesn’t mean you should.

 

 

The World’s Smallest Escalator Is a Useless Oddity