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Vacuum-Controlled Elevator Developed
Aenox writes "Vacuum Elevators of Florida have released a one-man elevator system that easily slots into buildings. It has gone on sale in the U.S. for around $20,000 and uses only electricity to power vaccum-inducing suction turbines that can lift 204Kg several floors up. They claim it provides a smooth ride but from the video it looks like it could use some oil."
The elevator costs between $20,000 and £22,000.
Sweet. My new Prius gets between 812448 RPH and 48 MPG. I think I've saved enough on gas to get one of these...
Futurama here we come!
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it really sucks :)
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the world's largest penis pump. Good grief, I can't believe I just said that.
Rick : I think Richard Harrelson has them.
Mr. Johnson : Get Richard in here NOW !
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There are only 96 people in the US that it can actually lift....
oops make that 74, McDonalds are doing an all you can eat special today.
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Then it isn't for us Americans, now is it? It may be able to move Brits or Canadians around, but certainly not us.
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But O'Connor adds that a series of mechanical breaks will activate should there be a sudden loss of pressure, to prevent the capsule falling.
This statement is actually correct. In the event of a sudden loss of pressure mechanical arms break some of the passengers limbs and jam them into the sides of the elevator to prevent the elevator from falling, so technically they are mechanical break brakes.
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An elevator that is sucked up a tube... I can feel my ears popping just thinking about it.
But O'Connor adds that a series of mechanical breaks will activate
Oh shit, that sounds dangerous. I was hoping that it would brake.
They claim it provides a smooth ride but from the video it looks like it could use some oil
Hmm I guess this elevator really sucks then...
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Aha, so there's prior art? Then I guess we won't see them succeed at patenting it, if they try.
I've heard that many an inventor has been foiled by prior art in fantasy movies. I move that we declare fantasy movies illegal, in order to protect intellectual property. Fantasy/scifi movies are like pirating the future!
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"one or typographical errors"? *sigh*
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...like it would really suck.
Yeah, whilst in an elevator, which was having an accident. He decided to end the pain by cutting off the electricity to the building, which caused the elevator to immediately plummet to the ground, killing everyone inside, including Otis. He killed some innocent people, but the pain of dying by diptheria is so long and horrible, it was his only option.
So that's, what? 2 passengers in America?
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It could have been Microsoft powered ... because MS sucks pretty hard.
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2?! HA! Try one american, bucko, and the pneumatic pumps will be straining the whole lift.
Does NewScientist.com have editors?
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You could store any noisy equipment inside the vacume, and take care of all the noise problems.
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