elevators
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Firefighters Safely Rescue Riders After Skyscraper Elevator Falls 84 Floors
An express elevator in a Chicago building formerly called the John Hancock Center until earlier this year, the 100-story tower at 875 North Michigan Avenue that is the fourth-tallest skyscraper in the city, fell from the Signature Room restaurant on its 95th floor all the way down to the 11th on Nov. 17th due to…
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This Elevator Moves Both Horizontally And Vertically
Willy Wonka’s glass elevator is real! Well, sort of.
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Trapped In A Lift? In Japan, At Least You’ll Have A Toilet
You’re in an elevator. An earthquake hits. It’s scary. The power goes out, and now you’re stuck. And you gotta go, bad. Luckily, Japan is putting emergency toilets in lifts to prevent such nightmares.
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How Fast Do The Elevators In The World’s Tallest Buildings Go?
When you’re building supertalls, there are other problems to worry about than just making sure they don’t fall or blow over. One of the biggest is how to get people up to the top in a reasonable amount of time. If you’ve got a slow elevator the 125th floor might as well not exist.