Malteser On An Escalator

[jpringle819]

Whilst travelling on the up escalator (one of those smooth trolley ones) in a supermarket, what would happen if you were to drop a Malteser? Would it roll to the bottom? Would it be carried to to the top? Or would it roll on the spot neither going up or down?

[davepoth]

jpringle819 said:

Whilst travelling on the up escalator (one of those smooth trolley ones) in a supermarket, what would happen if you were to drop a Malteser? Would it roll to the bottom? Would it be carried to to the top? Or would it roll on the spot neither going up or down?

Depends on a lot of things, like the speed of the escalator, the rolling resistance of that malteser, the friction of the escalator, the melting point of chocolate and lots of other stuff.

My gut feeling is that the escalator would be slower than the malteser and it would roll to the bottom.

[StottyEvo]

It'd roll to the bottom

[hedgefinder]

dont waste your time looking for it.. just buy some more and be more careful next time..

[littleredrooster]

jpringle819 said:

Whilst travelling on the up escalator (one of those smooth trolley ones) in a supermarket, what would happen if you were to drop a Malteser? Would it roll to the bottom? Would it be carried to to the top? Or would it roll on the spot neither going up or down?

Someone would step on it and kill it. You would never get it back alive.

[jpringle819]

I actually saw this in Asda (obviously I normally shop in Waitrose) and the Malteser just rolled on the spot, I guess it must have been the perfect weight. Anything heavier would roll to the bottom.

[Martin_M]

it would crumble into a million pieces when the person behind you stands on it.

[jimbop1]

It would probably roll to the bottom unless it got caught on some of the metal. Strange question

[Spare tyre]

I like to clean my shoes on the side brushes on escalators

[Mephistofleas]

It would take off?

[Chlamydia]

Nobody would hear it.

[DervVW]

swerni said:

African or European ?

did he just fly off?

[scubadude]

I have no interest in this thread but I do now need to go to the corner shop and buy maltesers :-(

[perdu]

scubadude said:

I have no interest in this thread but I do now need to go to the corner shop and buy maltesers :-(

Ah

If you are going anyway can you get me a Twix please?

[Fat Fairy]

jpringle819 said:

Whilst travelling on the up escalator (one of those smooth trolley ones) in a supermarket, what would happen if you were to drop a Malteser? Would it roll to the bottom? Would it be carried to to the top? Or would it roll on the spot neither going up or down?

I would eat it! I like Maltesers.

[LRJP]

I don't know....











But what I do know, if you dropped it on a conveyor belt it would take off...

[Lotus Notes]

So...If I threw a bag of Revels on the aforementioned escalator, I would suggest that the following would occur (based on guessing weight and rolling resistance):


In Order from staying near the top
1. Galaxy counters (no chance of rolling)
2. Raisins (not quite round)
3. Maltesers (light but perfectly round)
4. Orange (heavier than most)
5. Toffee (denser than most)
6. Coffee creme (best place for them)

[Asterix]

Luckily, a kind person has already done the research for us in this instructive and enlightening video using another confectionery item.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xf3ELqb6kc

[Gargamel]

Asterix said:

Luckily, a kind person has already done the research for us in this instructive and enlightening video using another confectionery item.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xf3ELqb6kc

Awesome

[callmedave]

Asterix said:

Luckily, a kind person has already done the research for us in this instructive and enlightening video using another confectionery item.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xf3ELqb6kc

Awesome, but NSFW (oops!)