Ride 95 Floors in 43 Seconds!
n 1857, back when it was rare to come across a building that was more than 7 stories high, the Otis Elevator Company rocked the world by installing the first-ever commercial passenger elevator at 488 Broadway in New York City. It moved at an unimaginable speed for its time β40 feet per minute! Doesnβt sound like much, but remember β this was way before cars came around!
A lot has changed since then. Lifeβs getting faster, buildings are getting taller, and you can no longer impress anyone with an elevator that travels 6 times slower than the average person walks! So, companies designing and constructing skyscrapers must think over their vertical transportation systems.
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TIMESTAMPS:
How fast this elevator is 1:23
What’s so special about it? π€ 2:17
Why skyscrapers need more than one elevator 2:50
The coolest elevators in the world: π₯
– The Gateway Arch 4:52
– The Bailong Elevator 5:43
– AquaDom 6:28
– The Falkirk Wheel 7:14
βElevador Lacerdaβ 7:51
– SkyView, Ericsson Globe 8:28
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SUMMARY:
– The CTF Finance Centre in Guangzhou, China is the 7th tallest building in the world, standing proudly at 1,740 feet at its highest point.
– The building is home to the world’s fastest elevator! It was opened and recorded in the Guinness World Records in September 2019. It sky-rockets from the ground to the 95th floor in just 43 seconds!
– Think you could handle riding in an elevator moving almost highway speeds at 47 miles per hour?
– Most standard elevators go up to a maximum of about 20 mph.
– There are special rollers in four corners of the cabin to absorb unpleasant vibrations. The brakes are made of heat-resistant materials thatβll ensure it stops smoothly even in an emergency.
– Most skyscrapers have an advanced elevator system. Itβs not just one straight shot from bottom to top but a complex network with stops and transfers, sort of like the subway!
– The Gateway Arch. The futuristic elevator pods move up and down the βlegsβ of this 630-foot stainless steel construction that was designed by Finnish architect Eero Saarinen.
– The Bailong Elevator. The name of this elevator that reaches a height of 1,070 feet on the side of a cliff translates as the Hundred Dragons Elevator. It was opened in 2002, and you can spot fantastic views through its glass doors.
– AquaDom. Would you like to travel between floors in the middle of an 82-foot-tall cylindrical aquarium full of over 260,000 gallons of water and 1,500 fish?
– The Falkirk Wheel is the only rotating boat elevator in the world, lifting vessels 79 feet from one canal into another.
– βElevador Lacerdaβ. This one isn’t just an elevator but a legit means of transportation connecting the βLowerβ city to the βUpperβ one. It transports over 30,000 people a day, traveling to a height of 236 feet in 38 seconds.
– SkyView, Ericsson Globe. At 279 feet tall and 361 feet in diameter, Ericsson Globe is the largest spherical building in the world. You can see a concert or sports game inside (probably hockey!), and take a ride in the glass elevators on the outside.
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please never visit the falkirk wheel it is a giant waste of your time
3 out of five
USA
I got 4 right
I just guessed…
I live in 1 floor
Ger
3
5
I live in a house but my grandmother is in floor 14π
2. china correct
one time I got stuck in one it was scary
Hey guys! What floor do you live on? π
USA
5 floor
That elevator That Is in Berlin Water Elevator it exploded
I got all 6 right!
next time l will build a 200 floors building
7 or 2
China
I solved every riddle
I’m starting to get anxiety after I saw ur vid dude! I am now officially scared of elevators π¨.
7-7
Usa
The fastes elevator in the world si in china
6:31 bye bye aquarium.
Germany
I got 3 right, so i got half of them right
Arjentina
I got 3 answers
dubai
πππππππππππππππI got every question correctly!!!
4
I got 5 right I just guess
I got four out of five correct I’ve got the fourth one wrong
What is it called
Jig saw lumbly Beach bicycle building has elevator in sierra leone
90 floor
My was just 2 wrong
Australia
I got 4 correct
4/6
Germany
6
5
1. usa correct
1: USA
2: China
3: France
4: Australia
5: argenta
saw that boat elevator on Tom Scott’s channel.
Erickson Dome, the name gave it away.
I just got 1answer correct
I’m a year late but I’m scared of Elevators
6/6,Great Work!