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5.30.08 9:20 PM EDT By cwalters
safety ugly escalators bad design crocs accidents children fashion
As if you needed a reason not to wear Crocs, here’s another story of a kid whose foot got caught in an escalator while wearing the damn things. The kid was fine, the escalator was repaired, the bottom of the Croc is chewed up, and “Crocs stands by its design.” [CBS5.com]
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