Gizmodo has a great video of a convention center escalator that suddenly starts going in reverse at a Tokyo convention center. (Is it Big Sight? I can't immediately tell.) It's an interesting look at how people respond to unexpected, random disaster. 20 people got injured, one with a broken leg, which was the worst of the bunch.
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August 06, 2008
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Yes, it was at Big Sight during the Wonder Festival.
Posted by: Steve Keys | August 06, 2008 at 02:14 PM
Definitely Tokyo Big Sight. I was there last during the International Tokyo Toy Show in June, but the escalators were never that full. That's just crazy packed with people.
Posted by: vagrant | August 06, 2008 at 10:05 PM
I was there (well, I arrived about an hour after the accident). Otaku dominoes!
Posted by: tony | August 07, 2008 at 10:32 PM