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| + | An '''escalator''' was a mechanical transport device that allowed people to move up and down without having to climb stairs. |
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+ | [[Doctor]] [[Leonard McCoy]] once exclaimed that he was "a doctor and not an escalator" when [[Eleen]] refused to be helped (and thereby touched) to climb a steep hill by anybody else besides the doctor. ({{TOS|Friday's Child}}) |
| + | In the [[2270s]], escalators were in use at [[Starfleet Headquarters]] in [[San Francisco]]. ({{film|1}}) |
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Revision as of 07:04, 2 January 2014
An escalator on Ocampa
An escalator was a mechanical transport device that allowed people to move up and down without having to climb stairs.
Doctor Leonard McCoy once exclaimed that he was "a doctor and not an escalator" when Eleen refused to be helped (and thereby touched) to climb a steep hill by anybody else besides the doctor. (TOS: "Friday's Child")
In the 2270s, escalators were in use at Starfleet Headquarters in San Francisco. (Star Trek: The Motion Picture)
The subterranean city built by the Caretaker for the Ocampa on their homeworld was equipped with numerous escalators. (VOY: "Caretaker")