elevators
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Elevator Shelving Means You’ll Never Have To Reach Again
They say necessity is the mother of invention, but this time it was actually the mother of Canadian inventor Shlomo Shwartz. When he saw her using a stool to grab something from an out-of-reach shelf, he was inspired to come up with a safer solution. And so the Shelevator — a lift for shelves —…
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Despite Two Deaths In Two Weeks, Elevators Are Still Safer Than Stairs
Yesterday a woman was killed when she tried to enter an elevator that suddenly shot upwards out-of-control. Just a week earlier, a woman was crushed by an elevator as she tried to crawl out of one that was in-between floors. Are you now terrified of elevators?
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A Smart Place To Put The Elevator Button
I’ve never thought about this before, but when your hands are tied up and you need to hit the button to call the elevator, isn’t it smarter to kick the button instead of elbowing it? Those clever Japanese!