Keep the world's shortest escalator in your pocket and love it forever

So often we celebrate the big things the world has to offer — buildings, bottles of booze, balls, boobs, bras, bookshelves, biceps, and, um, animals. So let us now take a moment to appreciate something very small. This pointless escalator in a Japanese shopping mall is just the thing for those who cannot even consider making their way down five steps under their own steam. With a vertical rise of less than 33 inches, this imp of personal retail conveyance is recognized by Guiness as the world's shortest escalator. [Source]

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