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Am I the only one who noticed that the first elevator shown in the video, while the narrator discussed the birth of the elevator in 1854, is gear-based and henc
by ChristianGeek 9y ago
Am I the only one who noticed that the first elevator shown in the video, while the narrator discussed the birth of the elevator in 1854, is gear-based and hence rope-free?!
- snatoeuhsnta 9y agoThe first elevator is a Elisha Otis demonstration of the elevator brake. You can see the rope snap, and the teeth on the side stop the elevator. The gears were presumable to pull the rope up for the demo.
- Animats 9y agoThat's Otis's original safety elevator, and it was a rope system. The innovation was that it had a mechanism to stop it if the rope broke.
- ChristianGeek 9y agoAh, thanks for the clarification...the animation made it look like it was the gear system that was controlling the movement.
- Animats 9y agoThe animation is a redraw of this picture.[1] It's one of the most famous demos in history. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Elisha_OTIS_1854.jpg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Elisha_OTIS_1854.jpg
- PhasmaFelis 9y agoGood to know. I saw the animation as a snipe at roped elevators, freezeframing just as the elevator fails and goes into freefall. It makes more sense knowing the history.