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Started reading the Silo trilogy after seeing the first two episodes on ATV+ and can’t get over the world building being utterly ruined by the author’s complete inability to work out how long it would take averagely fit people in typical physical shape to walk down and then up 150 flights of stairs (4 hours, give or take, if you take it easy and stop for lunch; it’s like half the Llanberis path up Snowdon).

Book has it being a two day trip.

in reply to Sarah Brown

Watched the first episode yesterday (didn't read the book so I don't know the plot). What amazes me is someone had the technology to build a seemingly self-sustaining world underground and didn't think about lifts. 😄

Also, not knowing the plot, I may be saying something silly, but I couldn't stop thinking “take of the helmet, you're being poisoned!" during the last part of the episode.

I may subscribe to watch this when all the episodes are released.