I thought the Schmid Peoplemover was impossible
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An elevator that can go smoothly from horizontal to vertical isn't possible... right? Turns out that the conventional wisdom is wrong, and the Schmid Peoplem...

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This version of the multidirectional elevator is neat because it’s not an exotic modern solution or just a concept, but an actual practical machine that’s widely used. It’s not quite fresh content but it holds up.

  • shyguyblue@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    8 months ago

    Another benefit I can see with this design, it’ll reduce or eliminate pedestrians chucking stuff onto the traffic below. I live in Texas and there are tons of news articles about shit heads throwing rocks and bricks at cars “for fun?”.