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Before you step off of the train, your body is moving past the walkway at the same speed as the train.

Its natural tendency is to keep moving in the same direction at the same speed, but once you step onto the walkway, that means your body wants to move along the walkway at the speed of the train. You have to slow your body down gradually, which you can only do by deftly manipulating the contact between the walkway and your feet.

If you stepped off and expected to just stand there, your feet might stay on the walkway, but the rest of you still needs to keep going at the speed of the train, resulting in a phenomenon known as "falling down".

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