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30 Horribly Designed Staircases That Are Just An Accident Waiting To Happen, As Shared On This Facebook Group
At the crossroads of architecture and home design lie stairs. They serve an important and practical function and they can serve as important design elements, but as this aptly named Facebook group loves to point out, they can also be downright deadly without the appropriate safety considerations.
Honestly, it takes some talent and creativity to make stairs that are as unsafe as some of the masterpieces on this list. Some seem downright uncomfortable while others present clear tripping hazards or even fool the eyes into hiding individual steps. Let us know which ones you think you’d trip on in the comments.
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#1
The Staircase You Take An Enemy Down
Kim Lorton 2 years ago
Sometimes with tjese kinda stairs? Is to step on the first one and do not looks down until you hit the bottom and last step. This way your eyes will mot deceive you!!
Gmaddles 2 years ago
Are we sure this a ramp? I'm suspicious and terrified of any type of stair labels. **personal injury lawyer now permanently lives in Room 132**
Not-a-Clue (she/her) 2 years ago
It really does look like a ramp, but if you zoom in & look closely you can see the edges of the steps. I'd have tried going down it in my wheelchair!
Load More Replies... Xaos Pheonix 2 years ago
I just want to put one of these at the bottom of the stairs! IMG_1201-6...b46c4.jpeg 
Mary Bricklin 2 years ago
Holy crud. I can kind of see the edge on some of those stairs but that's seriously an accident just waiting to happen.
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#2
When The House Lights Go Down, Good Luck
Bouche, Audi, and Shyla, oh my! 2 years ago
Most people would have fallen first, and then sprained their ankle.
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#3
Do They Know That Wheelchair Users Don't Normally Bunny Hop?
Charity Angel 2 years ago
Yeah, still no. Some might, but most of us? Not a chance
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StankleBerry 2 years ago
The kind of country they tell you something is vegetarian because they cut the meat up small
E Menendez 2 years ago
This is probably not the U.S. Many countries don't have the same regulations for access.
Stairs may seem deceptively simple at first. How hard is it to design a set of stairs? Just make a bunch of steps and you’ve got it, right? Not quite. In addition to whatever architectural regulations there may be, there are some basic geometric rules that ought to be followed.
#4
Left, Picture Of Stairs From Top-The Wood Planks Run Parallel To Stair Edges Seemingly Forming A Flat Surface. Right, Steps Viewed From Bottom After Fall
Kim Lorton 2 years ago
I presume.. i should send any and ALL medical bills to you, the creator, correct? Also, when may I expect the settlement check?
Mari Murphy 2 years ago
The penitent man shall cross lol. Or in this case, leap from the lion's head.
#5
This Made My Stomach Swoop
anne-marie gradwell 2 years ago
This is Jacob's Ladder on the island of St Helena in the Atlantic Ocean. 699 steps
bored hamster 2 years ago
Can you imagine getting all the way to the top, then realising you've left your phone in the car
David Beth 2 years ago
It's 5 minutes to get to the beach...half an hour to get back from the beach.
#6
The 'Stairs Of Death' Are A Section Of Stone Steps Built By The Incas, Which Lead To The Top Of Huayna Picchu, In Peru, Which Is One Of The Steep Mountains That Overlooks Machu Picchu
The peak of the mountain is 2,693 metres above sea level and has Inca ruins on top.
You couldn't pay me a billion dollars to walk up that
Donna Harris 2 years ago
Nope...still not doing it if the chance ever came along. Thanks for the pic though
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Trophy Husband 2 years ago
There are very few things I wouldn't do for a billion dollars. Until recently I would even have visited the titanic in a home made submarine...
juice 2 years ago
imagine being in the middle of the climb and it starts raining...
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Raven Sheridan 2 years ago
This is fitting for a civilisation that practiced human sacrifice. 🤔
Nitka Tsar 2 years ago
You know…. There might have been something in between or a rope to hold on to or something but over the yesrs it disintegrated or whatever. We don‘t know, do we?
Thomas Ewing 2 years ago
"Oh, I love heights and the feeling of nearly falling to my death at every step!"
The ideal rise and run for a single normal step is 7” rise and 11” run (~18cm x ~25cm). However, other ratios are possible for other types of steps. There are tons of sites online that break down the rules of stair design, and that’s all before you get into the fancy ideas highlighted in this post.
#7
I Just Fell Down These In My Mind And It Sounded Like Someone Hitting A Gong In A Very Uncoordinated Way
The Original Bruno 2 years ago
The half-stairs seem vastly superior to ladders as a steep climb. However, I presume that guard rails were eventually installed.
R Dennis 2 years ago
"Guard rails"... oh you sweet summer child... there will be no guard rails.
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David 2 years ago
I am struck by the "Half-A" construction. No attempt to hide the welds / even out the color. The support rods appear to be galvanized water pipe (can't see well enough to be sure.) It is a poor design, poorly executed. As for the why of the stairs - since they go to a skylight I'm thinking maybe a fire exit required by code or something like that. Hopefully not for regular use.
Red PANda (she/they) 2 years ago
What’s irking me is that they put the left foot forward >:/ this would definitely trigger my OCD if I had to walk on them. Maybe I’d have to walk backwards lol
LynzCatastrophe 2 years ago
If it helps, your caption made me roar with laughter. And then I pictured it and now I can't breathe!
#8
I Wanna See Someone Try This In Heels
Edda Kamphues 2 years ago
I think there is a fair reason why stairs and escalators feature very prominently in my nightmares.
David Paterson 2 years ago
I think there is a fair reason why heels feature very prominently in my nightmares.
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#9
Yeah, That Is A One-Story Home For Me
CAT /ᐠ｡ꞈ｡ᐟ QUEEN 2 years ago
it would be so fun to sit in one, now everytime you walk down the stairs i get to scratch the back of your ankles!!! :3
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Fortunately, most jurisdictions do have some sort of requirements for stairs, and we suspect that they haven’t been followed in many of these examples. In addition to rise over run requirements, step and stair regulations may determine banister shape and height, step edge shapes, step layout, rotation characteristics for steps that turn, and other factors - all of which can determine how likely it is for a set of steps to cause accidents.
#10
“Stairs” Designed By Francesco Librizzi. It’s Really More Of A Treacherous Ladder. I’d Consider Going Up These. Would Not Be Interested In Going Down Them
Emotional Support Velociraptor 2 years ago
Fancier and less safe than real scaffolding.
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The Original Bruno 2 years ago
Haunted by the ghost of the woman who died trying to descend them....
The Blue Spirit 2 years ago
Is it just me or is the wearing high heels? A death trap, that is
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Will Cable 2 years ago
Aw, the ghost of the previous person trying to attempt to navigate the stairs again
Shankshaw Redeemer 2 years ago
They may be interesting and different but in no way are they practical.
Roan The Demon Kitty 2 years ago
notice how SHE'S A FCKIN GHOST BECAUSE SHE BROKE HER NECK ON THESE THINGS AND DIED
#11
A Set Of Steep Stairs Each Step Alternates So That You Can Only Really Put One Foot On A Step At A Time. It's Also Nearly A Straight Down Angle
JanuarySounds 2 years ago
Those are witch-steps. It was believed that witches won't be able to use them.
Roan The Demon Kitty 2 years ago
and they'd be right, I don't think I could use these. >.>
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VikingAbroad 2 years ago
It's a mideaval style of stairs, designed so it is easier to defend. The oldest example I can think of is in Olsker Church in Bornholm, Denmark.
XanthippeⓐWulf🇨🇦️️🇬🇧 2 years ago
I'm wavering between "I might die" and "But at least my a*s will look good."🤔
#12
Oh No, I'll Jump, Thanks
Sandera 2 years ago
Bad. BAD. Even if I was smart enough to not trip using them, they probably look like s**t unless you clean them almost daily.
Katarina_Balaz 2 years ago
exactly. the use of glass was supposed to create a feeling of... what? clean? decent? minimalist? and even then in vain, because all the joints, screws and anchors are visible through them.
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Fable Weaver 2 years ago
Forget which way is up, I can't tell if I'm looking at a wall or a floor!
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#13
An Unusual Cuboidal Stairway In The Little Village San Augustin Etla, Oaxaca, Mexico (Vernacular Architecture) They Are Made Out Of Red Stone And In Six Alternating Columns. The Ankle Twister
Serenity Now! 2 years ago
I think there may be some skeletons at the bottom of these, um, stairs.
#14
I Can Already Feel The Concussion
wordsupfool 2 years ago
She's like: I'm gonna lose another boyfriend. Sigh...
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S. E. in Indiana 2 years ago
It looks like the first step is about 3 foot above the floor. I guess they figure if can get up on that, the rest is a breeze.
Marie Clear 2 years ago
She doesn't live there, she's the full-time 1st Step Booster (24-7 in case you need to come down in the middle of the night for a drink of water). She's not sad, she's exhausted.
Jennifer Clark 2 years ago
Where are the bottom three steps? Are you supposed to leap straight into the air, or clber awkwardly onto the waist height bottom step?
Shankshaw Redeemer 2 years ago
I understand why they have such sad looks on their faces: they're regretting those "stairs."
#15
My Shins Hurt Looking At This
David 2 years ago
I'm picturing a secret button that makes them rotate and either all line up or just start spinning.
Marie Clear 2 years ago
This looks like a cat tree that even cats would give the side-eye. I am not sufficiently catlike to use these.
Bill Swallow 2 years ago
Those ain't stairs - that's the Dasher from our old ice cream freezer.
Heather Wolmarans 2 years ago
How do you get up there in the morning before you have had any coffee????
April Pickett 2 years ago
I'm sleeping on that futon. Whatever is up those stairs can stay there.
#16
When You Don't Have Enough Space For Stairs! Brilliant Child-Friendly Space With An Observatory Tower Incorporated By Arch. Hiroshi Okamoto
Two_rolling_black_eyes 2 years ago
Those steps are way too far apart for a child. They may be too far apart for an average 5'2" Japanese woman.
Cyndielouwhoo 2 years ago
Or if you're trying to collect on your kid's life insurance...
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Ivo H 2 years ago
How so? Take your vacuum cleaner in your teeth and climb. So much comfortable than regular, tiring stairs! /s
Load More Replies... Marie Clear 2 years ago
Maybe child friendly is a mistranslation of "the friendly children foolish enough to visit cannot escape"?
#17
Stairs For People Who Aren’t Afraid To Die And Who Enjoy The Nauseating Feeling Of Vertigo
Red PANda (she/they) 2 years ago
Ironically I do enjoy the feeling of vertigo. Makes me worry I might get addicted to drugs someday 😅
Illustrious G 2 years ago
I’ve been to a hotel that had stairs similar to these! Terrible! I took them one at a time and held the rail.
#18
Sthairs
Serenity Now! 2 years ago
Ugh! Gross AND I'm sure the stairs are way slippery with that stair hair.
#19
Love My New Apartment But These Are The Stairs Leading Up To The Loft. They Feel More Like A Ladder Because Of How Steep They Are. Don’t Get Me Started On How We’re Going To Move Furniture Up There
Miriam L 2 years ago
Ok, I was surprised to find an entry on this list that had a handrail! On both sides! And proper railings! I forget what this style of stair/ladder hybrid is called, but even with the unfinished wood it's still a well-made example. Definitely not for everyone but miles better than some of the other entries with staggered steps
#20
Honey What's Wrong, You Haven't Gone Down The Stairerslide Today
Jennifer Clark 2 years ago
The slide was unsafe, you would go too fast for the curve, and a child fell off once and got badly hurt. The actual slide part of the slide starts just after the curve, where the man is standing.
Red PANda (she/they) 2 years ago
If they put the stairs on the sides and slide in the middle it would probably work out better
Catherine Maven 2 years ago
The CRACKS along the top edge mean this isn't going to be a problem for much longer ...
#21
Imy Online Civil Engineer Major Is Starting To Pay Off, Another Satisfied Customer
Jubum 2 years ago
Good thing they thought about building a doghouse for the necessary stability.
S. E. in Indiana 2 years ago
The stairs near the top aren't even level, they start to slope down.
Catherine Maven 2 years ago
Notice that the higher steps are on an ANGLE so you can FALL easier!
#22
Don't Roll An Ankle Or Anything
Bouche, Audi, and Shyla, oh my! 2 years ago
Those little wooden things you get with the cup of ice cream.
Bored Trash Panda 2 years ago
I'd be rolling a lot more than my ankle, like my whole body down them stairs.
Upstaged75 2 years ago (edited)
Looks like it's possibly a tiny house. Some of the stairs people put in those things are nuts!
#23
The Chair There So People Can Sit And Watch The Injuries
Illustrious G 2 years ago
Yeah, I’m confused to what this even is? It looks like a huge, creepy bug got smashed on the wall!
Load More Replies... April Pickett 2 years ago
The part that has the wall is fine. The part that hangs out over space is not.
#24
It Looks Like A Human Spine To Me
#25
I Would Like To Have A Word With The Architect Of This Building
Mattias Svensson 2 years ago (edited)
This is an art istallation by Lang/Baumann (brilliant, if you want my opinion) and doesnt belong here
Lawrence 2 years ago
I mean...art or not, they are stairs aren't they? The category criteria did not include a prohibition on any submission that Mattias has determined to be "brilliant," nor on Lang/Baumann designs.
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boatpotatome 2 years ago
To be able to clean the outside of the other door.
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Helen Taylor 2 years ago
Actually, it's a kind of staple and it's holding the whole building together.
#26
Ventilation Grill At The Bottom Of The Enclosure Suggests That Installing Air Conditioning Was More Desired Than A Usable Stairway. Or These Are Cat Stairs
Bouche, Audi, and Shyla, oh my! 2 years ago
*runs up the stairs* *runs up the stairs behind Bouche and pounces her tail*
CAT /ᐠ｡ꞈ｡ᐟ QUEEN 2 years ago
THANK HEAVENS!! we've been blessing you humans with our existence and all you have given us is a simple door, this human has common sense!! now i cat watch yall from my own perch up my own stairs!!!
AG 2 years ago
Those aren't the stairs you use any more. I don't know what they were thinking but they put a room of some sort where the stairs were and they just left this little piece behind.
Sarah Mezei 2 years ago
They probably converted the room under the stairs into a larger room or office?
Randy Klefbeck 2 years ago
someone I visited had a vacation home in the "A" frame cabin architectural mode. They had stairs to get into the loft only slightly wider than this, and without an outer hand rail as well.
Xaos Pheonix 2 years ago
When I get around to building my own home one of the things I will install in it will be cat stairs.
#27
Expert Difficulty Level Stairs
#28
It's Beautiful
Xaos Pheonix 2 years ago
Kind of looks like plywood, so..... technically?
Load More Replies... Will Cable 2 years ago
Looks like someone took apart several Ikea units and tried to make a staircase from the pieces
April Pickett 2 years ago
I think that bottom step is in the wrong place. It looks like the 3rd step would interfere with making that step.
#29
Do These Count? They Are In My Son's Room Btw, And I Quite Like Them
Bill Swallow 2 years ago
I'm seeing here that a *lot* of people are firmly convinced that they will never get old and never have bad knees or bad ankles. And with stairs like these, sure enough, they *will* never live to get old.
Joshua David 2 years ago
Going up looks easy, but with most of these, it's the goings down that worry me.
The Blue Spirit 2 years ago
Can I have your kid's room? I want a full-wall chalkboard (or whiteboard more likely) and a loft bed!
Marlene Becker 2 years ago
I've been in a home with similar stairs. They're quite easy to navigate and the take up half the space of conventional stairs.
#30
The ‘V’ In The Design Is For Very Dangerous
Aileen Grist 2 years ago
Lots of older houses in the uk had these for when the bedrooms were opposite one another. You get used to them very quickly.
Strahd Ivarius 2 years ago
or you die... think of it as evolution in action
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Nay Wilson 2 years ago
When I first started looking for my own place to live I saw a house with stairs like this. I noped out of that house. Call me crazy but I don’t want to trip and break my leg in the middle of the night
#31
Stone Stairs With Glass Handrail Leading To A Steep Drop
Serenity Now! 2 years ago
Ok...this one made me laugh...must pay full attention at the bottom. LOL
#32
Oh Well
ISeeWendiGo 2 years ago
For when the Fast and the Furious 97 comes out and they're all so old that they're racing wheelchairs instead of cars!😎👩🦼👩🦽👴👵🏆
Donna Harris 2 years ago
That made me laugh....I work in a nursing home, it's not that hard to picture it
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#33
Stair Designed By People With Two Feet. I Really Hate These Things At My Gym
Nay Wilson 2 years ago
Truthfully these frighten me. Logic tells me my feet are big enough at size 6 to fit comfortably on the step but my brain is currently screaming that I’ll fall through the slats. So much no.
Bob Brezniak 2 years ago
OMG --- I feel bad for not even considering that on the rest of these...
#34
Don't Ask Me How, But I Haven't Busted My Butt On These Yet
#35
Only A Stair In The Loosest Sense, A Clean White Tiled Ordinary-Looking Men's Bathroom Has An Unusual Vertical Access Method
The first two urials are placed at normal height for your average male genitalia. However, the third pee depositary looms above 2 inches from the ceiling. It's bowl is, almost defiant, orientated towards the ceiling. Truly only a giant whose legs are 90% of his height would be able to take advantage of such a piece of plumbing unaided. What vertical assistance is available to our average man? A staircase perhaps? a ladder? Leading up to the bowl are five red rock climbing hand holds. The lowest is placed at heights that maybe a toddler could access and the tallest one at perhaps at head height. At the urinal no such had holds exist besides the gas heater pipes. What type of mutlilegged creature can access such a waste disposal method boggles the mind. Perhaps the building developers had spiderman as their target market.
Fable Weaver 2 years ago
Need a few hand holds on the ceiling... lol Fr tho, I'm deeply curious if it's a functional urinal. Like, clearly it's mostly a conversation peice/ joke, but did they go the extra mile and instal plumbing???
#36
Two Levels Of Stairs In What Looks To Be A Highly Trafficked Area, Where The Center Railing Connects To The Left Side Of The Second Set Of Stairs. Thus Completely Blocking Off Entry From The Left Side Of The Stairs
Catherine Maven 2 years ago
I think the bottom steps are to allow people on the bleachers to go up and down. Not intended for people going all the way up.
Nikki Sevven 2 years ago
High traffic area, though. Unless this area has been stolen illegally numerous times. English is weird.
#37
A Set Of Stairs That Leads Up Into The Second Floor But Also Partially Leads Up To Nothingness As The Houses Walls Were Built Into It. Perfect For A Fairy Shelf
#38
Specially Engineered To Promote Faceplants
#39
Go Off Tim Burton
Not-a-Clue (she/her) 2 years ago
Is this made of giant bulldog clips & abandoned supermarket trolleys?
#40
Imagine Having To Run Through These During A Fire
#41
A Staircase Passing Through A Counter... And Using The Top Of The Counter As A Step
Mila Preradović 2 years ago
I don't see that big of a problem for us who don't wear shoes inside our homes (which apparently isn't a norm, as I learned from BP).
#42
Found These Stairs In A ”luxury” House Listing In Croatia. The Price For This House Is 1.2m €!
S. E. in Indiana 2 years ago
Stairs and footholds on the walls. A very adventurous house choice.
Tyranamar Seuss 2 years ago
I was like- those stairs are gross. Then I scrolled down and saw they are over an opening! Eeek!
Colleen Glim 2 years ago
For 1.2m€ you’d think they could have at least afforded railings and banisters?
SnackbarKaat 2 years ago
And if you make it safely from the stairs somehow, you can still fall into the abyss on your left side
#43
Sudden Case Of Wall
digitalin 2 years ago
For me, it's that dinky little metal leg holding it up that makes zero sense
Colleen Glim 2 years ago
The whole thing makes zero sense. Take it all out
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Karen Krause 2 years ago
They look like the back stairs of some of the older Victorian houses. Someone divided it up into apt. and just left the stairs. guess they now have shelves.
Two_rolling_black_eyes 2 years ago
The camera is there to record people falling while playing on them.
#44
Stairs With Similarly Colored Tiles, No Hand Rail, And A Glass Wall... In A Beach Town Where Our Feet Were Regularly Wet. Almost Died A Few Times
#45
One Way Ticket To A Stubbed Toe
#46
Imagine Being Half Asleep And Just Needing To Pee
S. E. in Indiana 2 years ago
Leave the lid up and then see how good of an aim you really have.
Nacho Man Sandy Ravage 2 years ago
Us blokes would just stand at the top of the stairs and aim
#47
The Backrooms
Fable Weaver 2 years ago
Are there stairs/ a downstairs door or am I being tricked by a very wiley coyote??? /j
Not-a-Clue (she/her) 2 years ago
I've just stared at this far too long wondering where the stairs are I'm supposed to be looking at.
#48
I Live In A House Built Sometime Before 1855. These Are The Only Stairs From The First Floor To The Second Floor
Sharyn Hay 2 years ago
We lived in an old house that had 1 set of normal stairs, for company,1 set of narrow, steep stairs to the bathroom and bedroom and one set of "servant's" stairs that were like these.
SkekVi 2 years ago
i call these murder stairs bc of how many people did actually die on them. that handrail isn't original. imagine having to haul huge baskets of laundry up and down these. guarantee you there's blood on these stairs.
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Agnes Jekyll 2 years ago
probably servants stairs--but it makes very clear why there were so many deaths from falling down the stairs.
David 2 years ago
I lived in a house like that except only one turn in the stairs. Probably built early(ish) 1900s but not sure. Our farm was homesteaded by the family though. In older houses it was fairly common to have narrow steep stairs to the second floor. I never fell but I can see why building codes went to wider step depth and specified rise and so forth. Also, back then folks didn't have king and queen beds with 1,000 pound memory foam mattresses. They tended to be single (twin) or double (full) beds and also not the rigid box springs you see today.
Upstaged75 2 years ago
They were intended to be stairs to the servants quarters. So no one "important" ever used them. And apparently they weren't concerned with the safety of their servants either!
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I Work In Lighthouses. These Aren't The Worst I've Come Across. They Lull You Into A False Sense Of Safety Thinking They Are Stairs But They Need To Be Used Like A Ladder. Can Barely Fit Your Heels On The Step If Facing Downwards
#50
Free Floating Apparition, Stairs Designed By A Sadist Or Art Installation? Maybe All Of The Above
Mattias Svensson 2 years ago
Art again. Very lazy researched post, BP https://www.uncoveringoklahoma.com/oklahomacity/okc-sculpture-guide/
#51
This Stairwell In Rajasthan, India Inside A Well Is The Deepest In The World. It's Called Chand Baori And Was Made By Slaves In The City Of Jaipur
#52
Everyday You Can Rearrange The Shelves!
Zara VP 2 years ago
Again, looks like it's leading to a lofty area. These types of unique steps are practical for that kind of space.
Lyone Fein 2 years ago
Not if you are going to put anything on those shelves.
Load More Replies... Shankshaw Redeemer 2 years ago
They'd better have those things anchored to one thick stud for my fat a*s to be able to climb them!
Catherine Maven 2 years ago
I'd be KICKING whatever's on the shelves OFF - every single time! :P
#53
That's The Gateway To Hell
Two_rolling_black_eyes 2 years ago
Its an abandoned Indian stepwell ruin. It allowed multiple women in the same village to access the well simultaneously regardless of how much water was in it. It also served as a reservoir to store water during the rainy season for the dry season. Google stepwell to see many amazing designs over 1200 years.
#54
Painted Outdoor Staircase In Bucharest, Romania, Made To Look Like A Waterfall, With Mossy Rocks Included
#55
N Steep Outdoor Staircase Leading Down An Equally Deep Hill, Into The Dark Abyss
S. E. in Indiana 2 years ago
But at least these have a handrail to hold on to. Unlike some of the others posted on here.
#56
Taking Your Life Into Your Hands
#57
This Hurts My Brain
Do-nut touch da donut 2 years ago
I wanna say up?? No down. Wait maybe right? Or left? Idk
Load More Replies... Fable Weaver 2 years ago
My brain immediately just made a static noise looking at this *fffffffffff*
Serenity Now! 2 years ago
"Take the "F" stairs to the top, make a left; you'll find your destination".
#58
It's Certainly One Of The Stairs Of All Time
#59
A Witch Lives There. I Feel It
Two_rolling_black_eyes 2 years ago
Its a grain silo. There are augers on the opposite side of the building. This stairwell is to access a walkway that runs the length of the building so you can unblock clogs in the tube that dumps the grain. The tube runs the length of the building too so it can evenly dump the grain.
David 2 years ago
What country? Old design? The grain silos around here (west coast USA) are all round cylinder jobs. Usually conical at top and bottom but basically a 'tube' in between.
Load More Replies... Raven Sheridan 2 years ago
Why would a witch need a staircase, when she can fly up there on her broom? 🤔
#60
How?
#61
They Desperately Tried To Make This All Work!
#62
Wider Set Of Stairs With No Actual Handrailings And Thinner Set Of Stairs With A Handrail That Nobody Could Fit Through
Heather Mack-Scott 2 years ago
Very weird, but looks like this is a retro fitted raised landing. On the landing in the back you can see where the new platform starts. I just cant' imagine what the door to the floor behind the camera looks like though. Unless there is no exit, but the old landing underneath is somehow damaged and new metal stairs put over it.
#63
Me Designing My Sims House
Aileen Grist 2 years ago
I've lived in a couple of houses with stairs like these - or the V top step. It's amazing how you just get used to it and don't even notice - these look a bit wide - usually you just step from one side to the other without going down the first step
#64
Okay So I Know That Technically These Stairs Are Designed Precisely To Keep You Alive But Still
Marinasongs1432 2 years ago
Basement shelter stairs by windows. In emergencies, you can escape
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#65
Granny's Teeth On The Cobb, Lyme Regis UK
#66
I Just Want To Send A Slinky Down It
S. E. in Indiana 2 years ago
There is no way. I would have to stop so many times to catch my breath.
Terry Tobias 2 years ago
🎶 What walks down stairs, alone or in pairs, and makes a slinkity sound? 🎶
Two_rolling_black_eyes 2 years ago
Its an emergency exit. You can see the exit door hallways for each floor.
#67
The Only Surviving Sunken Bath House Designed By Sir John Soane
#68
And If You Miss The Trash Bins, You Possibly Get Impaled By Those Parking Pole Things
#70
When Aesthetics Lead To Bad Design Hazards
#71
Water Closets Designed By People Who Aren’t Afraid To Die
Tyranamar Seuss 2 years ago
Sure. Just hang a left, go half-way up the stairs, and you can poop right there in the hall.
Not-a-Clue (she/her) 2 years ago
My husband keeps telling me we don't have room for a downstairs toilet. He's clearly not using his imagination. We have several tiny cupboards and at least 3 feet of space above a stair case we could convert.
More! 2 years ago
Call a spade a spade, these things are TOILETS. It’s not a bad word.. What is a water closet and why do people accept it as a term for a toilet. ‘Poo Poo and Pee Pee Pantry’ would be more apt than ‘water closet’
Tiramisu 2 years ago
Water closet is a fairly common name in some places…
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#72
Yikes! This Is A Finished Office Space For Rent
#73
A Staircase Into A Loft Conversion We Saw In A House We Viewed Recently. I Went Up And Down This While I Was Super Hungover 😭😂
#74
Stairs. But The One Third From Top Is Going To Kill You
Catherine Maven 2 years ago
The angle makes it look like one stair is on a slant, but it's actually just a triangular stair.
#75
Osha Who?
#76
A Stair Where Each Steap Is A Slab Of Glass Rigidly Bolted To The Wall. No Handrail, No Non-Slip Insert, Just Glass
#77
A Castle We Visited In Brittany Last Week
#78
My Wife Took This Picture From The Loft Of Her Airbnb
#80
That's Pretty Freaking Cool. Albeit, I Would Fall Down And Die
S. E. in Indiana 2 years ago
Looks like a hell of a wine cellar. At least while you are lying on your back from the fall you would have something to drink while waiting on the paramedics to arrive. Of course, by the time they got there, they would probably think that's why you fell in the first place. What the hell, I'll have another.
#82
Platform 9 3/4’s
Serenity Now! 2 years ago
This set of stairs is moveable, so...you can move them wherever you need them.
Tyranamar Seuss 2 years ago
How could you move them? That looks like heckin' heavy concrete.
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Any Thoughts Anyone?
Two_rolling_black_eyes 2 years ago
I've seen worse on many mobile homes across the US. When you are poor and can only afford to live somewhere that the landlord doesn't even provide stairs to your front door, you improvise.
#84
Love A Good Repair Job
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Bored Potato 2 years ago
Fun fact about stairs: some of the steps on the Great Wall of China's stairs are taller than other steps, which slows down the enemy considerably if they invade. The Chinese soldiers aren't affected because they are trained to move quickly on uneven stairs.
Betsy Green 2 years ago
While some are innovative art pieces, they should NOT be used as the primary stairs, imo. So many are just hazards
Deborah Rubin 2 years ago
I am massively phobic about stairs. I really should not have looked at these...
Agnes Jekyll 2 years ago
the trails of our national park were widened, losing much of the charm and a lot of forest cover because they were deemed inaccessible to tourists in their not-made-for-hiking footwear. Why are these monstrosities allowed? are there no safety codes for stairs?
Xyzchocolate 2 years ago
All of them looks fine except for a few that are 4, 7 ,8, 15, 21 and 26.
Snakeloverforever 2 years ago
This was just wow. Who ever made or designed these stairs had a crazy design plan
Tomato Smudge 2 years ago
Yeah if I have a medical emergency upstairs I'd call for help and then just fall to be reached easier 😔
Bored Potato 2 years ago
Fun fact about stairs: some of the steps on the Great Wall of China's stairs are taller than other steps, which slows down the enemy considerably if they invade. The Chinese soldiers aren't affected because they are trained to move quickly on uneven stairs.
Betsy Green 2 years ago
While some are innovative art pieces, they should NOT be used as the primary stairs, imo. So many are just hazards
Deborah Rubin 2 years ago
I am massively phobic about stairs. I really should not have looked at these...
Agnes Jekyll 2 years ago
the trails of our national park were widened, losing much of the charm and a lot of forest cover because they were deemed inaccessible to tourists in their not-made-for-hiking footwear. Why are these monstrosities allowed? are there no safety codes for stairs?
Xyzchocolate 2 years ago
All of them looks fine except for a few that are 4, 7 ,8, 15, 21 and 26.
Snakeloverforever 2 years ago
This was just wow. Who ever made or designed these stairs had a crazy design plan
Tomato Smudge 2 years ago
Yeah if I have a medical emergency upstairs I'd call for help and then just fall to be reached easier 😔
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