Post by @RichqrddeNooy@mastodon.social

2026-07-24 10:56 UTC

The "vlizotrap" is unique in that it is one of the few stepladders that can only be accessed by using another stepladder to open the ceiling hatch and pull down the "vlizotrap", which is then extended in several sections by pressing on the so-called "godverdomde kutknopjes" at set intervals.

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@RichqrddeNooy@mastodon.social 2026-07-24 10:57

The man credited with designing the "vlizotrap", Marnix Lullepot, was a hunchback who could balance extreme loads on his disability, making him one of the few people on the planet who could also use his hands to help him scale the near-vertical ladder. His invention allowed him to leave the circus.

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@mirjamsterdam@mastodon.green 2026-07-24 17:59

@RichqrddeNooy@mastodon.social in the one place I lived that had a vlizotrap it could be opened with a device that was basically just a long stick with a hook… no need for another stepladder.

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@Lynx234@mastodon.social 2026-07-24 18:55

@RichqrddeNooy@mastodon.social "...it's a trap!" 🪜

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@happydisciple@mendeddrum.org 2026-07-25 12:44

@RichqrddeNooy@mastodon.social The three varieties of vlizotrap: ladder is one piece, but it slides forwards & backwards in brackets on the hatch, precariously changing the balance of opening/closing; ladder is in multiple telescoping sections, with kutknopjes; ladder is in zig-zag folding sections, with added pinching hazards as well as the entire thing thundering down. Come to think of it, that last part is intrinsic in all vlizotrappen.

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