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HA HA HA man, that was good! :) but before the elevator was installed he wouldn't go up there at all. until she exclaimed "if your not coming up, I'm not going down" HAHA
An interesting fact - the early steam elevators (in the US, anyway) were considered so dangerous that women and children were barred from using them. When the Washington Monument opened in 1888, men were allowed to ride the elevator to the viewing platform 500 feet up. Women (in corsets) and children had to use the 898 steps (equal to about 70 floors in a building), or give up the view. Most women DID climb it.
Since the movie Speed I have a fear of riding in elevators so it's good to know there are alot of different ways to stop the elevator falling and killing people, hopefully make me feel safer next time.
My dad installed and repaired elevators (and escalators). This is very cool information. My dad worked for this company. O’ Keefe is the other of the two biggest companies in the USA (to my knowledge).
I've always wondered why if elevators were officially named "elevators" upon their invention in the U.S, that the British decided to rename them "lifts". Same thing with subways which were officially called "subways" in America, yet the British decided to call them "tubes" instead.
Each steel cable has to be able to hold the entire weight of the elevator by itself, for safely. But i dunno - putting shock absorbers at the bottom of the shaft seems to me like wearing pillows on your feet when skydiving, "just in case".
Not actually true that today's elevators have multiple systems if the cables break. There is the "Safety gear" which non-elevator people refer to as the "Emergency brake". After that, there is nothing really. Many lifts or elevators will have four, six or even eight ropes though. But essentially, it is still Elijah Otis's safety gear that is the device of last resort. The buffers in the pit are designed to take the car hitting it at full load at full speed only e.g. perhaps at 250 ft per minute ... not in free fall. If someone's unfortunate enough to be in a lift / elevator that's in free fall, they are in serious trouble and, depending on the impact speed will have at the very least, serious injuries. Hydraulic lifts have been known to plummet to the bottom too. I had two colleagues whom that had that happen to many years ago. Miraculously, they did both survive with minimal injuries.
Abstract off-the-topic fun fact, while we're talking about inventors. (The amazingly-named) Hero of Alexandria, who lived in the first century AD, invented a rudimentary steam engine, automatic doors, and a vending machine!
I know a man named Otis who invented a room And his heart was filled with pride I said to Mr. Otis, "What does your room do?" He said, "It goes from side to side." So I said, "Mr. Otis, if you take my advice You'll be the richest man in town You gotta take that room that goes from side to side And make it go up and down." And that was good advice, good advice Good advice costs nothing, and it's worth the price I sincerely doubt That the world could do without My good advice
336 b.c.e... well... Archimedes lived between 287-212 b.c.e. So, You want to tell us, he was so great, that he invented elevator BEFORE he was even born?!? Great lad!!! :D
Something I'm surprised you didn't mention. The reason you're not supposed to get in an elevator in a fire is in case the cable snaps and the brakes engage, trapping you between floors.
It seems more likely that it's because the power to the building may be cut off during a fire due to damage to the electrical system. Trapping you in between floors. But it's a good point. If there's a fire take the stairs.
In modern elevators in modern buildings, as soon as the building fire alarm is triggered, all lifts are sent to the entrance floor; the doors open to let the passengers out but it will not accept car calls to leave that floor. The elevator remains out of service until the fire or smoke alarm is cancelled. However, if the fire brigade wish to use the elevator, they can. They use it under fire control mode. After all, you can't expect fire fighters to walk up a 27 floor building carrying loads of kit in + a BA set.
I was going to ask why a screw drive wasn't used, then u addressed it, lol. Well, kinda. I can see why a screw post could be impractical, but why couldn't the teeth line the shaft while the screws reside in the car?
Omg so many stairs, i'd like find who ever invented the stairs, and push him down these stairs, just to show him how stupid stairs are, and then his legs will be broken and he will no longer be able to climb the stairs anymore, it will be ironic, and then his wife will leave him, and go be with the man, who invented the elevator !
Hope it one person watson /Edison invented light bult if memory served and most of invention it from inspired by someone but existed by another who inspired the first one idea . I believe Newton with gravity low and the apple incident who inspired the legendary Albert .oneself is stuffed with so much info that they starts to get mixed in mind .😂😁
What are aughts? "1800s" might be used now to cover the whole century, but it would be better not to use it as it is unclear what is meant. Use "19th Century" and keep 1800s for 1800-1809.
Aughts as in 1801 (eighteen aught one) 1802 (eighteen aught two) ...it's an old pronunciation of the number zero. The same thing applies to the first decade of the 20th century 1901-1909.
Thanks for that. Yes, it means "anything", and I see that it is in fact an archaic term for zero, But I've never seen or heard it used in that way, certainly never in dates. But thanks for teaching me something. Normal is eighteen - o - one (although it's actually nought/zero).
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Today I found out King Louis XV was too lazy to climb one flight of stairs to get laid
HA HA HA man, that was good! :)
but before the elevator was installed he wouldn't go up there at all.
until she exclaimed "if your not coming up, I'm not going down" HAHA
DUSTERDUDE238 Touche', my good man. Most excellent response.
lazy..?..i married a pregnant woman.
Not so much lazy... more like consciously privileged.
The Paternoster Right of Kings :P
An interesting fact - the early steam elevators (in the US, anyway) were considered so dangerous that women and children were barred from using them. When the Washington Monument opened in 1888, men were allowed to ride the elevator to the viewing platform 500 feet up. Women (in corsets) and children had to use the 898 steps (equal to about 70 floors in a building), or give up the view. Most women DID climb it.
Since the movie Speed I have a fear of riding in elevators so it's good to know there are alot of different ways to stop the elevator falling and killing people, hopefully make me feel safer next time.
My dad installed and repaired elevators (and escalators). This is very cool information. My dad worked for this company. O’ Keefe is the other of the two biggest companies in the USA (to my knowledge).
Anyone else think of the Flintstones when they mentioned early elevators being hoisted by animals?
The dorm in which I lived during my first year of college had an Otis elevator!
I've always wondered why if elevators were officially named "elevators" upon their invention in the U.S, that the British decided to rename them "lifts". Same thing with subways which were officially called "subways" in America, yet the British decided to call them "tubes" instead.
My knowledge has been lifted by this.
Each steel cable has to be able to hold the entire weight of the elevator by itself, for safely. But i dunno - putting shock absorbers at the bottom of the shaft seems to me like wearing pillows on your feet when skydiving, "just in case".
Not actually true that today's elevators have multiple systems if the cables break. There is the "Safety gear" which non-elevator people refer to as the "Emergency brake". After that, there is nothing really. Many lifts or elevators will have four, six or even eight ropes though. But essentially, it is still Elijah Otis's safety gear that is the device of last resort.
The buffers in the pit are designed to take the car hitting it at full load at full speed only e.g. perhaps at 250 ft per minute ... not in free fall. If someone's unfortunate enough to be in a lift / elevator that's in free fall, they are in serious trouble and, depending on the impact speed will have at the very least, serious injuries.
Hydraulic lifts have been known to plummet to the bottom too. I had two colleagues whom that had that happen to many years ago. Miraculously, they did both survive with minimal injuries.
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The shock absorber in the pit is called a buffer and will ldo virtually nothing if the elevator free falls, however elevators do not ever free fall
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Abstract off-the-topic fun fact, while we're talking about inventors. (The amazingly-named) Hero of Alexandria, who lived in the first century AD, invented a rudimentary steam engine, automatic doors, and a vending machine!
Heron
I know a man named Otis who invented a room
And his heart was filled with pride
I said to Mr. Otis, "What does your room do?"
He said, "It goes from side to side."
So I said, "Mr. Otis, if you take my advice
You'll be the richest man in town
You gotta take that room that goes from side to side
And make it go up and down."
And that was good advice, good advice
Good advice costs nothing, and it's worth the price
I sincerely doubt
That the world could do without
My good advice
Credit hog. :P lol Interesting poem, did you make it up or found it somewhere?
I believe a lot of action movies don’t have the safety measures in most buildings.
The best elevators used in the USA are Schindler's. They are marketed as Schindler's Lift.
Ree
true!
Really appreciate this video thanks to you I’ll be passing my class
336 b.c.e... well... Archimedes lived between 287-212 b.c.e. So, You want to tell us, he was so great, that he invented elevator BEFORE he was even born?!? Great lad!!! :D
"Shock absorbers won't save anybody from a long fall, and are not there as a lifesaving mechanism.
Something I'm surprised you didn't mention. The reason you're not supposed to get in an elevator in a fire is in case the cable snaps and the brakes engage, trapping you between floors.
It seems more likely that it's because the power to the building may be cut off during a fire due to damage to the electrical system. Trapping you in between floors. But it's a good point. If there's a fire take the stairs.
In modern elevators in modern buildings, as soon as the building fire alarm is triggered, all lifts are sent to the entrance floor; the doors open to let the passengers out but it will not accept car calls to leave that floor. The elevator remains out of service until the fire or smoke alarm is cancelled.
However, if the fire brigade wish to use the elevator, they can. They use it under fire control mode. After all, you can't expect fire fighters to walk up a 27 floor building carrying loads of kit in + a BA set.
Otis Elevator is now owned by United Technologies (UTX), in Connecticut.
Cooper Union
Even more famous as the place that Lincoln gave his Gettysburg Address.
Interesting that he had the shafts in their before Otis.
I was going to ask why a screw drive wasn't used, then u addressed it, lol. Well, kinda. I can see why a screw post could be impractical, but why couldn't the teeth line the shaft while the screws reside in the car?
Kindly give me 4to5 literature review on elevator industry
Did Cartier really invent the wristwatch for Alberto Santos-Dumont?
Omg so many stairs, i'd like find who ever invented the stairs,
and push him down these stairs, just to show him how stupid stairs are, and then his legs will be broken
and he will no longer be able to climb the stairs anymore,
it will be ironic, and then his wife will leave him, and go be with the man, who invented the elevator !
worlds greatest capacity elevator in Saskatoon, sk, Canada
Hope it one person watson /Edison invented light bult if memory served and most of invention it from inspired by someone but existed by another who inspired the first one idea . I believe Newton with gravity low and the apple incident who inspired the legendary Albert .oneself is stuffed with so much info that they starts to get mixed in mind .😂😁
If every building was a bungalow, then we wouldn't need lifts (or elevators)...... just a thought.
I saw the answer in "Kate and Leopold"
People talkin like intventions dont have kinks tthat meed to be worked out before it is perfected.....as technology progressed....so did inventions
I got that second, And now everyone who watches this will comment after this with: Who gives a shit :)
Well i know every single elevator but otis is the worst
My only favorite is otis b9neb471and the otis gen 2
At 1:07 you say "1800s", then you mention 1823, so did you mean "19th Century", as "1800s" should be used for 1800-1809?
1800s covers the whole century...18 aughts describes 1800 thru 1809.
What are aughts? "1800s" might be used now to cover the whole century, but it would be better not to use it as it is unclear what is meant. Use "19th Century" and keep 1800s for 1800-1809.
Aughts as in 1801 (eighteen aught one) 1802 (eighteen aught two) ...it's an old pronunciation of the number zero. The same thing applies to the first decade of the 20th century 1901-1909.
Thanks for that. Yes, it means "anything", and I see that it is in fact an archaic term for zero, But I've never seen or heard it used in that way, certainly never in dates. But thanks for teaching me something. Normal is eighteen - o - one (although it's actually nought/zero).
Does it hurt not to say lift?
Im pretty sure it was called elavator
@@ameliaitzz5778 The narrator has a British accent though (that was the joke lol).
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Otis elevator
Really appreciate this video thanks to you I’ll be passing my class