Whew! That Escalated Quickly

This, boys and girls, is the world's shortest escalator. It's located inside More's department store in Kawasaki, Japan.


Sidebar: According to Wiki, "[t]he actual act of riding it takes perhaps 2-3 seconds so you can easily sandwich this into a daytrip somewhere else. The legend varies considerably as to just why this thing exists, especially considering it is placed between two sets of