But the question posed was not “..if you were on an escalator and YOU were standing still..” In that case, you could only be moving in one direction anyway. The question posed was “..If you were on an escalator and THE ESCALATOR was standing still..” It essentially becomes you standing on what is, effectively, a staircase at that point. In which case, obviously, if you were standing still in the middle of a staircase, you wouldn’t reach the top nor bottom without moving.
I’m thinking 75
None, it’s an escalator. It will take you to the top or the bottom without taking any steps
But the question posed was not “..if you were on an escalator and YOU were standing still..” In that case, you could only be moving in one direction anyway.
The question posed was “..If you were on an escalator and THE ESCALATOR was standing still..” It essentially becomes you standing on what is, effectively, a staircase at that point. In which case, obviously, if you were standing still in the middle of a staircase, you wouldn’t reach the top nor bottom without moving.
My previous comment was in response to prior comment made by ‘Steven Carraway’..
The answer is 72.