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[–] 18 points 3 weeks ago (7 children)

Visit any old city in the UK (York and Edinburgh for example) and a lot of passages between streets have steps with uneven heights.

When you're expecting it, its fine, you take extra care. But when its a modern building and they've fucked it up you really notice

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  • [–] 13 points 3 weeks ago (5 children)

    When I did a tour of Edinburgh Castle, the guide said they'd do that deliberately to trip up invaders.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 weeks ago* (1 child)

    What if the invaders have the same in their castles at home...? 😉

    (No, I don't believe it at all. They just built something without thinking too much)

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