▁ ▁W inners ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Form er ▁P GA ▁Tour ▁of ▁Austral asia ▁events ▁Category : G olf ▁tournament s ▁in ▁Australia ▁Category : Rec urr ing ▁sport ing ▁events ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁Category : Rec urr ing ▁events ▁dis est ab lished ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁broken ▁es cal ator ▁phenomen on , ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Walker ▁effect , ▁is ▁the ▁sens ation ▁of ▁losing ▁balance ▁or ▁d izz iness ▁reported ▁by ▁some ▁people ▁when ▁ste pping ▁onto ▁an ▁es cal ator ▁which ▁is ▁not ▁working . ▁It ▁is ▁said ▁that ▁there ▁is ▁a ▁brief , ▁odd ▁sens ation ▁of ▁im bal ance , ▁despite ▁full ▁aw aren ess ▁that ▁the ▁es cal ator ▁is ▁not ▁going ▁to ▁move . ▁ ▁It ▁has ▁been ▁shown ▁that ▁this ▁effect ▁causes ▁people ▁to ▁step ▁in app ropri ately ▁fast ▁onto ▁a ▁moving ▁platform ▁that ▁is ▁no ▁longer ▁moving , ▁even ▁when ▁this ▁is ▁obvious ▁to ▁the ▁particip ant . ▁ ▁Even ▁though ▁subjects ▁are ▁fully ▁aware ▁that ▁the ▁platform ▁or ▁es cal ator ▁is ▁not ▁moving ▁now , ▁parts ▁of ▁their ▁bra ins ▁still ▁act ▁on ▁previous ▁experience ▁gained ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁moving , ▁and ▁so ▁mis jud ge ▁how ▁to ▁step ▁onto ▁it . ▁Thus , ▁this ▁effect ▁demonstr ates ▁the ▁separ aten ess ▁of ▁the ▁declar ative ▁and ▁proced ural ▁functions ▁of ▁the ▁brain . ▁ ▁The ▁broken ▁es cal ator ▁phenomen on ▁is ▁the ▁result ▁of ▁a ▁locomot