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Posted: 2016-02-18T17:56:21Z | Updated: 2016-02-18T17:56:21Z

"Esca-Stopping": a small-brain sickness that's quickly becoming an epidemic. It's the act of reaching the end of an escalator and then stopping suddenly, forcing the people behind you to scatter to avoid a pile-up. Much like the public transit nuisances of manspreading or she-bagging , it's, well, pretty much the worst.

Above Average has the full rundown and what you can do to stop the spread of this plague for idiots.

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