# Stairs versus Escalator

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stairs-versus-escalator/650444>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [February 15, 2013, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stairs-versus-escalator/650444 "2013-02-15T22:40:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![Cheshire\_Human](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Cheshire\_Human](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheshire_Human)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2013, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stairs-versus-escalator/650444/21 "2013-02-18T00:16:31Z")

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[quote=“Gary “Wombat” Robson, post:20, topic:650444”]

Thread title changed from “Stairs versus Elevator” to “Stairs versus Escalator.”  
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Double-elimination tournament, and the Elevator lost its round?

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**Author:** ![Gary\_Robson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gary_robson/32/3448_2.png) [@Gary\_Robson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_Robson)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2013, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stairs-versus-escalator/650444/22 "2013-02-18T04:25:10Z")

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> [@Cheshire\_Human](#):
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> Double-elimination tournament, and the Elevator lost its round?

Single elimination. You lose, you’re out. Bye-bye, elevator.

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