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In mum n dads house one of the steps is bigger than the rest. Local know all says "oh yes its a gun step, lots of old houses have them. When a burglar comes in with his gun drawn he trips up stairs and disarms himself"
This sounds plausible but i want him to be wrong!! Anyone heard of such a thing, Google hasn't?
i thought it was going to be some kind of new music genre 😳
i remember reading something about that before, yeah.
dunno 'owt about history though.
some houses have a step smaller than the rest. the idea being you stumble and wake people up.
this is bigger - any idea of what to google jon?
Odds of house being robbed by a gunman- slim.
Odds of legitimate user of step falling on face- significant.
It's where [i]really[/i] naughty kids go...
Yep. Gunstep.
Had one in the house in which I was born.
can be short or tall, has same effect of making you stumble if you're not familiar with it.
Odds of legitimate user of step falling on face
Extremely insignificant. Once you know you're house you know it.
Stoner - MemberOnce you know you're house you know it.
Sometimes, other people visit my house.
armed?
damn, it's scary in Whippet country 😯
Nope sounds like your parents had spoking to the chap whom installed it
and came up with an excuse
cruzheckler - Member
this is bigger - any idea of what to google jon?
Dunno. I think i heard it on Danny Baker's 5Live programme a couple of weeks ago. IIRC there is an 'odd' step at Brammell Lane (maybe) which often sends non-regulars flying... from there the discussion went on to stair cases in houses.
We have a step like that at work. Its commonly known as a "Dodgy Contractor". 😀
grantway - MemberNope sounds like your parents had spoking to the chap whom installed it
...and he said "Nah, it's a Little Minx step"
lol
Once you know you're house you know it.
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My dad (architect) always joked that the best way to get rid of your [insert random relative] was to put a book under the carpet of a step near the top of the stairs. The longer drop after it upsets your balance and you all down the stairs! Just remember to remove the book after the event.
OP - no it's just a dodgy set of stairs.
This, my pedal posessed padres is a likely candidate for gun-step.
"you shop at K-Mart, I shop at AK-Mart" It's thuggly genius 😆
I've heard them called trip steps, and believe they originate from medieval castles.
Edit: Wikipedia thing on "Trick/Stumble steps"
[url= http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medieval_fortification#Stairs ]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medieval_fortification#Stairs[/url]
i thought it was going to be some kind of new music genre
I [i]wanted[/i] it to be some kind of new music genre. 🙁
IIRC there is an 'odd' step at Brammell Lane
Bramall 😡
Can't say I've noticed it, but that's not saying it isn't there.
is not Brammal Lane where Sheffield Football Club play?
I'll pretend I didn't read that and maybe we can still be friends eh Fred?
😀
10.30 in mentions a "Trip Step"
I've heard of Trip Steps too but was under the impression that they were shorter, rather than taller, than the rest of the steps to cause a thief running down the steps to trip and fall. We got told about this during a walking tour of Edinburgh (I think whilst visiting the Writers' Museum).
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