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The initiative to generate electricity from elevators in high-rise buildings
The system takes advantage of the elevator's idle time to generate electricity.
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Mysteries inside familiar everyday objects: There are more surprises hidden than you think!
It seems that a pregnancy test stick, a Rubik's cube or an elevator shaft are simple objects that can be found on the street. Despite the fact that we use many items eve…
History
History of Paternoster elevator - unique architecture or 'deadly' trap
Although the elevator model has a constantly moving and extremely scientific structure, it can become a death trap for those who are careless.
Animal world
The 'devil flea' brings mercury into the human food chain
New research shows that crustaceans throughout Leptodora at night act as an elevator transporting mercury from the lake floor to the surface.
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What are floors B, G, R in the lift?
When entering the elevator, on the panel besides the buttons 1, 2, 3, 4 ... corresponding to the position of the floors we also see the appearance of symbols such as B,…
Space science
Tie asteroids with strings to avoid collision with the Earth
The cable system, formerly used for space elevators, connected the Moon and Earth, and can now be used to tie asteroids together.
Health
How to take the elevator safely and politely epidemic season
Nowadays, elevators are an indispensable device in buildings and offices. It's that much, but not everyone knows how to use an elevator safely and effectively.
Space science
The space elevator will connect Earth with the Moon
This Spaceline elevator can be fabricated from existing materials. Instead of launching rockets out of orbit, astronauts will only need Spaceline to reach the end of the…
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Korean Fearless Syndrome 4
Koreans hardly use the number 4 in elevators, hotel rooms ... because they think this number brings a bit of awe.
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The first person to get a patent on an elevator
Otis Tufts was the first American engineer to receive a patent on vertical elevators, but he was better known as a steam-powered printer inventor.
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Elevators fall freely, can you live if you jump up?
Imagine: you take the elevator, but the ladder stops, and somehow the cable is broken and falls free.
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Why do hotels decide to leave the 13th floor?
According to Otis Elevators - the world's largest manufacturer of elevators, escalators and walkways - an estimated 85% of the world's elevators lift the number of floor…
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5 'experience' the most terrible death in a scientific perspective
Physicist Paul Doherty and author Cody Cassidy spent two years together studying the most horrible death experiences of humans.
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Guide safe escalator skills
The 15-second video posted on Youtube on July 26 recorded a tragic accident in the commercial center of Jinzhou District, Liaoning Province, China. Accordingly, the Chin…
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4 surfaces are
You know, people think what's dirty to the toilet and toilet (or toilet) is dirty. But in fact, these are very clean places, because people are always conscious of clean…