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Noc's bridge scenarios

As you are walking down Payathai road on the east side , a few metres apart from the gate of Trium Udom School, there lies a very tall overhead bridge unlike any other you have seen and used before. You walk up on tiny steps to get to the height of 6 metres above the ground. The width of the walkway is large enough for six people to walk in a role without banging on one another. You are directing yourself to the left exit of the bridge over the other side. While you are walking along the way, you thought you have come many more metres higher. You are seeing the Bangkok city view at the point where a flying-low little bird sees. Now the questioning about the tallness of the bridge is answered. You took this divert route earlier today, you got up and down the same kind of stairs but you did not know why the ceiling needs to be so high. The fascinating view did not come through your eyes, you experienced something else while you know you are on the very same bridge.

Another stairs on the east side locates just a few steps away from the Chulalongkorn University's gate. It looks totally unlike the one opposite. The stairs play with your eyes and mind, the illusion on each step makes you feel like you are walking down while you are climbing out and vice versa for the users who are walking down. Your way down this time is on the right over the road. That stairs play with you again, it looks so unique with its unequal steps and its shelter which seems to be the cut-off piece from the stairs. If you have never taken another two stairs, you must have wondered how they would be like. Now, it provides you with uncountable ways to reach the ground, you are left to decide for yourself weather which is going to be your next step. It is not playing with you alone, you make it your toy too. It welcomes multi-players and each time to play, it will never be the same.

On the way up with this unequal steps, it is more fun than stepping down. When looking down on it from above, it is just a series of concrete blocks with varying height. On the other hand, there lie missive pieces of concrete when seeing from the ground. You may play with them, but choose thoughtfully which path will be the best for you and to add a little more for them to do, each different step is indicated with the amount of calories burn. So you can decide how each interaction of you with the stairs will result to.


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There'll be more and edited. Right now, I'm still unsure with my approach to another view from the bridge.