35 Stair Design Fails That Will Make You Want To Take An Elevator

My apartment building doesn’t have an elevator so I have to take the stairs every day. If the stairs had a horrible design, I don’t think I’d be able to live here. I come home drunk too often to try and navigate some wacky stair design. These stair design fails make me want to take an elevator.

1. “Not A Good Carpet Choice For Stairs If You Ask Me”

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2. “Camouflage 101”

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3. “Built The Staircase Exactly As Designed, Boss”

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4. “Stairs That Lead To Nowhere”

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5. “In Case Of Fire Use Stairs, They Said. Do Not Use Elevators, They Said”

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6. “Extreme Wheelchairing”

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7. “Stairs Of Death”

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8. “Almost Broke My Leg”

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9. “These Stairs At A Movie Theatre”

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10. “You Don’t Have To Be Drunk To Fall Down These Stairs”

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11. “These Aren’t Stairs. They Are Decorative Waterfalls. My Friend Walked Into Them And Slipped, I Laughed My Ass Off”

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12. “This Flight Of Stairs Outside A Door Is Death Waiting To Happen”

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13. “My God”

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14. “For When You Want A Near Death Experience Every Time You Use The Stairs”

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15. “If You Choose To Go On The Left, On The Ramp, Because You Have A Bike Or Stroller, Then You Will Encounter A Step Later. But If You Choose Stairs Then You Will Encounter A Ramp After The Stairs”

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16. “Man This Hill Is Just Too Steep. Hold On A Sec While I Take The Stairs”

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17. “These Stairs”

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18. “These Double Stairs”

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19. “These Stairs Must Be For Pets And Children Only”

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20. “These Stairs In Monaco”

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21. “These Stairs”

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22. “These Stairs In A College I Visited Had People Confused…”

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23. “These Stairs In My Sisters House Are A Joy To Use”

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24. “Someone Directed Us To These Stairs When We Were Lost”

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25. “The One Stair Slightly Shifted To The Side”

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26. “These Stairs Are 1ft/30cm High”

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27. “These Stairs In A Residence Hall When I Was In College. Always Creeped Me Out”

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28. “You Win This Time, Stairs…”

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29. “Terrible Floor To See The Depth Of The Stairs”

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30. “Space Saving Stairs”

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31. “Carpeted Stairs To Shower”

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32. “Nearly Died Carrying A Box Down These Basement Stairs”

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33. “Stairs Leading To Nowhere At My School”

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34. “Let Them All Fall From Those Stairs”

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35. “These Stairs…”

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Nate Armbruster

When he's not doomscrolling Twitter or writing for Pleated-Jeans, Nate Armbruster writes jokes—and then tells them on stage as a stand-up comedian, where he can watch audiences (hopefully) laugh in real-time.