An elevator that actually goes sideways

I've filmed a paternoster lift; I've filmed the strange Genoa elevator that sort-of goes sideways. So when I got an email from Thyssenkrupp, an elevator company, saying "come and see our Multi elevator that actually goes sideways", I wasn't going to turn it down.
Full disclosure: Thyssenkrupp paid for my travel to Germany, but that's all they did. I'd got in touch with them last year asking to see this when it opened; their PR firm replied, offering to fly me out. They had no editorial control over this, and didn't get to see it before it was uploaded!
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[@TomScottGo]

Feel free to argue whether I should have made the title "elevator" or "lift" here. (No, this isn't a sponsored video: pull down the description for more about that!)

[@christkv]

Frankly as an engineer the more moving parts the more things can break. Seems like an expensive maintenance nightmare.

[@pellaken]

It is a turbolift, therefore even as a Canadian, I say you should use "lift"

[@eriknakamura]

Tom Scott You say elevator in the video so the title should be elevator too. Just for consistency.

[@henryb3066]

I'd say that you should've said lift but knowing how little the word is actually used in the English speaking community (only in Great Britain) and that your audience is statistically primarily outside of England elevator is the most common term and most successful in getting your message across.

[@Throckmorpheus]

Plus, it dosen't only only elevate, soooo...

[@eliwatson7936]

“Magnetic linear induction motor” I can’t be bothered to take the stairs, I’ll just take the *vertical railgun*

[@zaicol850]

I wonder if the elevator music in this thing will be actually "Only my Railgun"

[@florianvahl5494]

Technically more like a coil gun, but you got the spirit.

[@londongrace5784]

BFG enters chat

[@v12tommy]

linear synchronous motor actually

[@D3nn1s]

U made me giggle :)

[@quagliumquagnarr3853]

Trains are the original sideways elevator.

[@junglefett]

Elevators are just vertical trains.

[@QuasiELVIS]

@@junglefett More like vertical cable cars.

[@Tensho_C]

@@junglefett trains are horizontal elevators

[@customisbababy]

Quaglium Quagnarr would like but you have 666 likes

[@qeelevators2960]

1,000th like!

[@ImQueenElizibeth]

Late to the party but the idea of a company just being excited to share their product with you instead of forcing you to endorse it is really refreshing.

[@Nietabs]

I wish more of the rest do the same.

[@Jacob-Sophia]

It seems kind of hard to justify an elevator sponsorship plug though

[@ExperimentRender]

Sponsored by ThyssenKrupp VPN!

[@rf6530]

TK should also have tried to have refreshments for the poor workers of their Turin plant that burned alive insted of some, let's say, safety shortcuts.

[@Uruz2012]

The whole video is literally an ad for Thysenkrup elevator company and how they have tech others dont

[@Poincianaa]

0:40 Wow that's almost at the build limit

[@furrettheferret9562]

Raptor _TX so what will happen when they reach the limit?

[@alyx1a]

@Blathers The Owl if you're on java nothing will happen, if you're on bedrock you'll get spammed with text

[@Mullac]

H3mispher3 You all have a good taste in video games I see?

[@glipk]

What's that

[@VoxelMusic]

If the elevator fails there is a block of water at the bottom so no worries.

[@lammy1234567890]

This was actually commissioned by a certain W. Wonka

[@napoleonibonaparte7198]

lammy1234567890 Best comment

[@HarryRobins]

Willy Wonka? More like Silly Plonker!

[@karlkastor]

There's no certain way of knowing, which direction we are going.

[@anatoleh1]

Does it fly out of the shaft when yo press a special button? :D

[@misteryman526]

Actually, I figured Starfleet had commisioned it. It's basically a Turbolift

[@lukakresoja5297]

The elevator buffer will reduse the fall from _fatal_ to *_serious injury_*

[@adammcfall5133]

Between dying or losing a leg, I think I rather lose the leg.

[@user-df7px1tg4b]

@@adammcfall5133 I'll rather die

[@nicorohde7058]

@cumquatrct3 Not a good idea

[@kenetickups6146]

Ke Gao same

[@Crustee0]

Assasin Patates no, its already a feat to be able to jump in a situation like that, but even if u could it would be just like jumping on a non moving elevator

[@juxtaposition9424]

When I imagined a sideways elevator, I imagined something that takes you to separate rooms in a _really_ long horizontal building

[@mrjakobt]

It will be able to do that. This is just for demonstration purposes.

[@candrafamily2109]

🚂

[@terry2295]

my thoughts exactly

[@taylorboys3791]

Like a assembly plant, where the line for cars are over a mile.

[@COD5haxors]

We shall call it Side-vator;)

[@GonkDroid0923]

It is amazing how Tom Scott can fit an entire documentary in 4 minutes

[@adamthomas1222]

I know right, any of these other educational KZbinrs will stretch this out for almost 20 minutes

[@eklhaft4531]

@@adamthomas1222 Some bad documentaries would make it 40 minutes plus repeating every clip and every explanation at least 5x. Edit: And wouldn't even show the good bits.

[@99Gara99]

This video if from a time when youtube videos had to be around 4-8min

[@gonkdroid8279]

GONK

[@tbotalpha8133]

for some reason, the fact that a building exists solely to test elevators makes me really happy.

[@IdotKid]

elevation

[@slabo9035]

Five years later: *walks into turbo lift” “Bridge”

[@Roalethiago]

4y, and i hope your prediction is right hahaha

[@andrewrivera8651]

Yes!

[@Darkhandrob]

@@Roalethiago Let's make it 5y again, because of current events.

[@shiningarmor2838]

@@Darkhandrob We've still got 47 years until we even reach Warp 1

[@Darthybuddy]

1 year down. 4 to go.

[@renewings]

We are one step closer to recreate Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory.

[@marshmellowsquid5102]

I was thinking the same thing lmao

[@devindoesntlikeyou2546]

Damn I just made the same joke, guess we all remember that scene

[@justagilgameshwithoutaenki4072]

The glass elevator huh

[@3vorp]

Finally someone thought of that

[@NS-xo6qe]

And the Turbolifts from Star Trek

[@SubsonicNoise]

Tagentially related, but also in germany: A random train station in Berlin has an elevator that goes up from the platform, sideways over the rails, and then down the other side. I went on it coming home from a party and just kinda stood there afterwards processing what happened lmao

[@simoncroft9792]

Tom has done that one too see PeopleMover video

[@GerhardMack]

Schmid Peoplemover and he did a video on this too.

[@dariuspumma]

Everyone: You cant build an elevator that goes sideways German engineers: *Are you sure about that?*

[@foximacentauri7891]

You mean *Ar yuo sure abaut tat?*

[@sopheakheng3230]

You mean hold my beer?

[@victorselve8349]

@@sopheakheng3230 what do you mean hold my beer? A German engineer can design that with one hand

[@tlonigamer421]

*_YOU UTTER FOOL! GERMAN ENGINEERING IS THE WORLD'S GREATEST!_*

[@donny4358]

Tlonigamer *GERMAN ENGINEERING? IM SORRY, JUST KIDDING IM NOT, BUT MY GERMAN SCIENCE IS SUPERIOR!!!*

[@paintedeevee4581]

"... should reduce a free-fall drop from fatal to just severe injures says Tom with a slight chuckle.

[@airport862]

I'd rather pass on the severe injury. Thank you.

[@jonathandpg6115]

right kill me instead

[@vnleao]

I think the damage reduction is likely precisely the amount required by the lawyers before they found a good legal loophole to protect themselves with

[@smallmailman3992]

Finally, my dreams of entering the choclate factory of a genius madman with little people as workers is one step closer to reality.

[@Juli-lf5kc]

They still need to create a new continent.

[@lukel.6582]

Sponsored! You can't trick me Tom, I will not buy elevators for the many story building I'm definitely going to construct.

[@nes999]

I know of people who are brand loyal to certain elevators and refuse to rise one not made by certain companies. Me? I'm far too lazy too care. I don't value my life that much.

[@Fifsson_]

@@nes999 wait actually like who the hell does that?

[@nes999]

@Fifsson_ Most famously Tom Griswold of the Bob and Tom show. However, I've known two separate lawyers in the Chicagoland area who are also equally brand loyal.

[@apveening]

@@nes999 As you say you have known them, I guess that lasted until the elevator/lift of their preferred branch crashed with them in it.

[@Cyranek]

I'm not an engineer, but there's a part of me that elevates horizontally when I watch videos like this.

[@Nathan-jn8su]

That kinda failed buddy

[@justanotherasian4395]

*PP E X T E N D O S*

[@littleone103]

I see what you.... did there

[@nathanielsharp2615]

@@Nathan-jn8su and your name failed but there's no need to point it out

[@nicholascho64]

@@nathanielsharp2615 yea cos famous people can't ever be criticised

[@MicroBlogganism]

The Lift Trilogy is complete

[@Kitsu_o7]

Next stop: Spinoffs and reboots

[@metropod]

MicroBlogganism we need six axis movement so we can finally have a true turbolift.

[@DragonMaster1804]

For the sake of human lives, I really hope there are no lift spin-offs.

[@scharliescheen3109]

where is mu merchandise and blurays? i want a pop figure!

[@1999Cheker]

Funfact: the tower also has the highest visitor platform in germany

[@Tore_Lund]

Is it open to the public, or are they not running a tourist attraction?

[@1999Cheker]

@@Tore_Lund it's open to the public from Monday to Sunday. But You have to pay to go up

[@lukebarkermusic]

@@1999Cheker That's a good way of making some extra income from a testing facility. Looks really cool, I've love to visit some day!

[@sebastianhjdbejyu]

German engineer, elevators that go in all directions: Check. Next step: Teleportation, other engineers: impossible ... German engineer: I'm here, now here, now over here ....

[@BJ-nj1st]

Thyssen Nerds: Lets recreate the Turbolift from Star Trek.

[@thesteelrodent1796]

technically these are only 2-dimensional, but there are some warehouse systems that are able to move stuff 3-dimensional. It will be some time before we get systems like that for humans

[@Edward256]

This is only the start. Turn this system into a type of cage and surely it can do all six directions at a six-way junction.

[@41-Haiku]

"It's June 2018, and I'm once again in Germany to show you an elevator. This one is powered entirely by 99 luftballons."

[@cube_2593]

Haiku Metzger 😂😂😂

[@alexanderringer7420]

Haiku Metzger *Luftballons.

[@flamecranium7787]

A Red Horseman thats what he typed

[@alexanderringer7420]

FlameCranium In German Luftballons are capitalised due to it being a noun.

[@flamecranium7787]

A Red Horseman roger

[@TheQwampa]

In which June will you show a space elevator?

[@ncc74656m]

You beat me to it. :D I figure 2027 or so. :P

[@MrMisanthrope_]

spider silk, we have our eye on you

[@wolframstahl1263]

And what elevator will come in June after that?

[@NighteeeeeY]

spider silk? ^^ carbon nano tubes are laughing at you ;)

[@supersonictumbleweed]

It's all about a combination of both nanotubes and silk, really.

[@malikrath9503]

Thyssenkrupp is trying to build a Cube.

[@DarwynVE]

0:57 Ive never wanted 60fps video more in my life

[@WilliamBoothClibborn]

All we need now is a chocolate river. Then we can start going full on Willy Wonka.

[@jayzo]

My local river's pretty brown. I know it's not chocolate and it's *definitely* not safe to consume, but it's a start.

[@karlkastor]

There's no certain way of knowing, which direction we are going or which way the river's flowing.

[@aaaaa359]

afxinfinitee You live in Mississippi?

[@Mankorra_Gomorrah]

The river has to be in a giant tube that is filled with LSD laced air above the chocolate river in order to be fully accurate.

[@christianwetzel2199]

it doesn't fly, does it ?

[@eprot6170]

Me seeing this tower every day on my way to school: I know this somewhere...

[@gewinnercomic49merz51]

Are u german ? Ich schon.

[@bowlchamps37]

Fun fact: The farthest you can watch from the top of that tower in Rottweil, Germany is actually the land and forest I own.

[@maiky4946]

Weird flex but ok.

[@its_sammm]

I live 16 kilometers from the tower! Where is your land approximately?

[@stoborking]

*2018* *Tom Scott:* And now it is June 2018 I am going to ride Willy Wonka's lift.

[@TheGamingSyndrom]

That Guy xD

[@zionj104]

That actually sounds realistic.

[@lehzy5669]

June 2019 would be Harry Potter's Ministry of Magic lift.

[@squareplayn]

These lifts can also accelerate incredibly fast with a super high top-speed. Way faster than the humans riding it would be able to handle. The main part of this system is actually developed by ProDrive, Eindhoven. I had a tour there, they have a really interesting factory. Super small, yet super efficient, automated and suitable for many many different products. Doesn't look like a factory at all, they even have research in the same building as it. I'd imagine they'd be more than happy to give you a tour and show you the way main part is built and developed (spoiler, it's very interesting).

[@15Redstones]

Victor Titov actually there are already towers for that, and Tom made a video about the one in Bremen. It's actually a lot simpler than this.

[@slaughterround643]

Nyll Nyll Was that a joke about the German accent or did you misspell wary?

[@hebl47]

Actually, humans can handle any speed if travelling in an enclosed space. It's the acceleration that we feel, not speed.

[@wolframstahl1263]

Sqare Play'n, that sounds like video material for Tom, I for one would love to see him showcase that. Have a like and comment for visibility, maybe we'll learn some more!

[@dragoncurveenthusiast]

Hebl von Heblowitz I was about to comment the same.

[@felix30471]

I love how every German you interview has a very German English.

[@shotime95]

As a child I had so many nightmares where I'd be in an elevator that would suddenly move sideways/stop mid-way in the shaft and open the door/do weird things with floor numbers/keep moving upwards past the top floor, etc.

[@funny-video-YouTube-channel]

The Germans build the Elevator Simulator tower :-) Great invention. This type of flexible elevator will enable really tall buildings with multiple connections to other buildings. It will also enable more elevator cabins in one building, so that there can be maybe 10 elevator rooms floating between levels in a circle. It would probably be more efficient too, if the elevator has to travel fewer levels, before the passengers get out.

[@valy5684]

Yeah, who else would do something like this? Can just be us Germans

[@jort93z]

also it would allow more than one elevators in one shaft. You could just shift the elevators out of the way when people are getting out so the next one can pass right through to the next level.

[@harthenry]

I think the real time savings will be the lift can "step aside" and let people in/out of the lift. This way, other lifts can continue to move up and down the shaft. The most time consuming thing about an elevator is getting people in and out of the cabin -- this eliminates that issue.

[@yggdrssil00]

elevator tower isnt new, i could see one from my home in penang. its really tall.

[@mralistair737]

connecting adjacent buildings is really tricky and rarely worthwhile. the advantage of this is really that you can have multiple cars in the same shafts at once.. if you are building a 100 storey tower, you can easily end up with wasting tons and tons of space on lift shafts with only one car in them. since you mutliply the area of a lift shaft (say 4 m2 ) over 100 floors, that's a lot of wasted space

[@mvl71]

_Not unnaturally, many elevators imbued with intelligence and precognition became terribly frustrated with the mindless business of going up and down, up and down, experimented briefly with the notion of going sideways, as a sort of existential protest, demanded participation in the decision-making process and finally took to squatting in basements sulking._ (about the Sirius Cybernetics Corporation's _Happy Vertical People Transporters_ )

[@ausbare140]

I wonder how many people get that reference

[@jonathanschaffer5758]

@@ausbare140I know about the Sirius Cybernetics Corporation

[@smorris12]

Holy Zarquon, are they still in business?

[@Niribu]

42.

[@polaroid5551]

@@ausbare140 Actually, anybody who has read the Hitchhikers guide to the galaxy and remember all the humour

[@leonghk12]

i've seen a lift that can move in any direction, i believe its called a forklift.

[@ZaHandle]

can it do a barrel roll?

[@jnwms]

@@ZaHandle do you mean an aileron roll

[@MonkeyJedi99]

But what if you're not moving forks?

[@caroleast9636]

There’s already a lift that can go sideways. It’s known as an "order picker" and is used in large storage buildings.

[@johnwang9914]

Remember that such an elevator can have multiple cars per shaft and can divert out of the shaft when picking up or depositing passengers so the other cars in the shaft can continue moving past it. Also, such elevators are what's described in science fiction, such as Star Trek's turbo elevators and such elevators could also move between buildings hence they are also PRT's.

[@samteinert106]

So it's basically like a giant one of those fancy vending machines that move the ice cream in to the bin...

[@gwenynorisu6883]

Why would you move ice cream into the bin? Has it melted?

[@RainbowFartingUnicorns]

Whoops

[@thr2648]

What

[@gerardoaviles9992]

No, you are way off. In the machine you mentioned the whole elevator shaft would move from side to side.

[@atomic_typh00n66]

who would throw ice cream in the bin? i thought you eat it?

[@ian1064]

this is higher than the highest building in the Netherlands :(

[@nicolastaub8857]

Isn't it even higher than the Netherlands itself ?

[@eduardvaniersel7535]

not quite

[@r0nas22]

Ian Witten The Netherlands doesn't need high buildings. The people will get high enough without them.

[@anatoleh1]

Their highest buildings are the walls that block wind I guess xD

[@SpektralJo]

No, you have the Gerbrandytoren

[@apersunthathasaridiculousl1890]

“Elevator that moves sideways” Me: so? A train?

[@NathanJamesJerritze]

tom has seen a lot of elevators what an uplifting experience

[@niallw547]

So basically we're just waiting for someone in dubai to buy them

[@mxtsy381]

afaik, some companies already bought them. Not just Dubai, also Hamburg and somebody in scandinavia

[@foximacentauri7891]

@@mxtsy381 a whole new generation of buildings are approaching.

[@LuddeVinje]

Theres a lift in Oslo that moves diagonally if you need something for next year.

[@lompstem]

there is also one on the tube at Greenford station!

[@lompstem]

and one on the melenium bridge in London

[@scotiabricks]

also the eiffel tower but that is more of a cable car

[@metropod]

Ludvig Oftedal Vinje those things are evil. Two were ordered for the brand new 34th street-Hudson Yards station on New York's #7 line. The problems they gave delayed the station from opening for an entire year.

[@AlRoderick]

There's also the self leveling lift cars in the St. Louis Gateway Arch that run to the observation deck at the top, but in reality that's more a small angled train than an elevator.

[@WokerThanThou]

Fwiw, saw this idea used a couple of times fictionally in the original Star Trek (1960s). While two of the actors did dialog, the indicator light in the background window showed each floor being passed would also go sideways showing each exit being passed on that level. Nice to know it's actually going to be a thing now.

[@patricktho6546]

Star Treck is mostly science fiction (now partially reallity) rather than fiction.

[@julianrobbel4118]

At the trainstation "Berlin Rummelsburg" there is also an elevator, who goes sideways to cross the rails. It goes up, then moves sideways and then on the other side it goes down. It is old, but fancy.

[@hawky225]

So basically, a rudimentary 21st century version of Star Trek's turbolifts.

[@cmhughes8057]

I was going to say that but you beat me to it. :)

[@theexchipmunk]

yes. it is after all kraut space magic.

[@danieldaniels7571]

I was thinking more of a Wonkavator

[@mtenterprise4347]

Yes but not supersonic

[@elrey2032]

Looks more like the lifts from the Borg Mothership

[@Halefall]

now, this could make for some very interesting new skyscraper shapes. It just needs bold enough architects (which I'm sure are plenty) and very wealthy investors, who might be more difficult to find. But I bet this'll be eventually used somewhere in Dubai.

[@andymcl92]

"Oh, what way are you going?" "Up and left." "Rats, I'm heading to the right! I'll just wait for the next one." "Sorry, is this where John Smith's office is?" "No, this is floor B34. His is on floor D34. Just jump in a lift and it'll take you down to B23, along the link archway to the right tower, and up."

[@MrMisanthrope_]

i was thinking a sideway lift would be impractical in use. You give a really good point. but I m afraid that the only point I can think of.

[@amduser86]

well, it actually allows more cabines in one shaft. this means, that you have a fast lane and a slow lane where there eleveator cabines can park. this leads to more space efficient desgin of sky scrapers. furthermore there is natural limit, of how high one can build an elevator due to the weight of the elevator cable itself.

[@NabsterHax]

+amduser86 If you watched the video you'd know this elevator doesn't use cables.

[@Halefall]

NabsterHax I think that's precisely his point

[@razordu30]

“The system needs to be just as failsafe.” Cues shot of elevator doors opening in middle of elevator shaft. (Yes, I know it’s a test shaft.)

[@Tore_Lund]

No just use 2D maglev: no need for tracks, the car just hovering 10cm away from the wall.

[@baileygoodsell3012]

The “EL” in elevator means to elevate or go up. So If an elevator moves sideways it shouldn’t be able to be called an elevator. Would it be a horevator?

[@R3lay0]

So a vertical transport cabin is only a elevator half the time. The other half it's a descentor.

[@baileygoodsell3012]

Big Brain time

[@cjezinne]

Dubai: "We'll order 10..."

[@nickbaron8299]

Tom Scott: Elevator/Lift review channel

[@Werdna12345]

Which explains Mat and Tom's frequent need to sit down at a park bench ;)

[@fireops]

This lift reminds me a lot of the turbolifts from Star Trek actually.

[@fabriciotorres6634]

Now I understand why in really tall buildings elevators go up to half the building and then you have to change 👍🤗 thanks, Tom!

[@voidi4725]

Just the sheer complexity in the tiniest part of that elevator convinces me that we already are in the future and take it for granted

[@francoisotten1276]

I wonder what the energy consumption of such an elevator is compared to that of a standard elevator.

[@fresheFresse]

They will be probably about equal if the energy is recovered when going downwards. the only difference then is the efficiency of the motors.

[@corbinlegrand]

I wonder what happens in the event of a power failure. I know they mentioned the emergency brake, but curious if there are any other safety systems in place to avoid the cushion at the bottom.

[@ThegamingZerii]

as far as i know, the elevator should automatically stop in case of a power outage. Also, the energy from cabines going downwards is recovered, so the elevator can sustain itselfe until every cabine is at the bottom

[@balthasar5302]

They also have got a battery supply for this case.

[@acbthr3840]

there is also induction that occurs from the energy of the elevator falling down the shaft. If all safety systems were to fail, the magnets on the car would actually induce an opposite magnetic field in the track as it fell, slowing the elevator's top speed considerably, and making a buffer at the bottom fairly safe to impact into.

[@jr.jackrabbit10]

"I've pressed every button except one." Which direction does it make the elevator go, Mr. Willy Wonka?" "Up!" "........oh"

[@tissuepaper9962]

"admin, he's doing it sideways"

[@gezuppi]

phoon but an elevator

[@philippfolkerts6120]

For each and every one of your videos, you have the best closing lines EVER❤️

[@EoRdE6]

This is actually highly impressive when you consider the operational implications of such a system. It's like comparing Personal Rapid Transit (PRT) to a traditional subway. This allows elevators to share a single elevator shaft and not block each other's progress, they can "pull off" like exiting a highway at the desired floor and stop, while allowing other elevators to continue past. Almost like adding sidings and crossovers to a single track railway. This could have big implications for future elevator design, currently tall buildings need such a large number of elevator shafts it becomes impractical and takes up enormous floor space on the lower floors

[@shivaargula4735]

A good application of this would be for buildings with a very high volume of people, you could have separate "up" and "down" shafts, with a horizontal connector at every major floor so dozens of elevators can continuously keep running all on the same set of shafts.

[@GerhardMack]

This configuration would also save a lot of floor space while still being faster than 8 elevators. You could also have some floors with more access points for elevators such as the ground floor where more people get on/off.

[@Edward256]

Elevators in parking and multiple lanes so that there is always an elevator available at a moments notice. Just like in movies, or more notably, Star Trek.

[@jimfilms6688]

“Linear induction motors are also *synchronous* *rollercoaster brain activated

[@prva9347]

Very interesting, thanks. I've always wondered why "Star Trek: The Original Series" turbolifts, which go sideways as well as up and down, weren't being designed in the 20th century, when some things apparently more difficult have now been developed e.g. hyposprays, tricorders, wearable tech.

[@storyls]

Cost factor is the main issue from what I can see. A standard elevator is a largely stupid simple design. This one is not. It certainly will have customers but those will be quite rare

[@jojoposter]

Well its for large towers only. I think the maximum height for a conventional elevatior is around 100-200m (guessing here). So anything higher then that would need multiple plateaus where you would need to change the elevator to go further. linear actuation does not impose such limits. The other stuff is extra candy thrown top because you get that "for free" due to the new drive. Im assuming someone thought about how they could give the linear drive more usecases ^^

[@MetalheadAndNerd]

Paint it gold and we know in who's tower it will be soon installed.

[@garageghost6038]

@@jojoposter on top of that, you could run more than one cab in one shaft, as the cab can just side step at each floor to let people out, while other cabs can pass it. This is especially useful for large towers where one cab per shaft can severely slow down the process. So this is indeed best suited for large towers.

[@haroldbalzac6336]

@@MetalheadAndNerd imagine bringing politic into this

[@pineappleroad]

@@garageghost6038 interestingly enough there is a different system (which has been around for longer than this to my knowledge) that they came up with which has 2 cabs in the same shaft which are independent to each other, but it works similar to if there was only one can in the shaft

[@001thefish]

This is my favourite elevator channel.

[@janpenner2002]

Hey Tom, could you please do an episode about rollercoasters? Those are so technically interesting! From the design of the trains to the design of the track shape to safety systems, lifts or launch systems. Actually, some rollercoasters use those exact Linear Synchronous Motors (LSM) or Linear Induction Motors (LIM) or hydraulic or pneumatic launch systems to launch rollercoasters, a little like the fighter jets are launched from Aircraft carriers.

[@alaeriia01]

He's scared of them. Well, he _was_ scared of them.

[@spacecadet2663]

"Linear induction motor" Technology Connections has entered the chat

[@jsd4574]

Is that not a horizontallator? A latteralator?

[@bengineer8]

longevator?

[@waterlubber]

Wonkavator.

[@Sam-e7000]

JSD123 Equallator?

[@ProblematicarDS]

purgatoryvator

[@KhanggiTanka]

Zvator

[@marvinletsche1253]

The tower is like 25 kilometer away from me i now have to go there

[@8xpdhpckkg]

Do it, i've been there, it's quite amazing

[@walkingthemoon3291]

Und schon da gewesen? Die grandiose Aussicht über Rottweil genossen

[@itsyehippohd8312]

@@walkingthemoon3291 gutan taaag

[@TubeDupe]

So, where is it?

[@xxpsilocybinxx8878]

@@TubeDupe In Rottweil

[@heroj6322]

Fun fact: Linear Induction Motors are can also be found on some rollercoasters to launch the train

[@v12tommy]

I'd be curious about the power consumption compared to a cable too, since the cable has a counterweight, so it isn't actually lifting the weight of the elevator, just the people inside it.

[@sebastianlabusch465]

It will surely consume more power to go up, but if the design is smart, it can feed power into the grid while going down.

[@P0LYBiUS7]

3:00 - Payload: 630 kg (8 passengers) Good luck, America!!

[@foximacentauri7891]

Oof

[@karstenschuhmann8334]

I traveled in a Portuguese elevator it said 240kg or 6 persons. There were two of us, both about 105kg.

[@purpleapple4052]

@Whuts Uhp you can be malnourished and obese at the same time

[@poika22]

@@karstenschuhmann8334 240/6 is 40kg. Where was this elevator? a kindergarten?

[@donatj]

You should do a video on the elevators in the St. Louis Arch. They rotate as they go up. Really interesting mid century technology.

[@QuasiELVIS]

Sounds kind of sickening.

[@AaronOfMpls]

Yah, they're swivel-mounted so they stay level no matter what angle the track is at, from near-vertical at the bottom to near-horizontal at the top.

[@bearb1asting]

Tom, you are an amazing source of knowledge.

[@HD-uf8cl]

I have been riding on Thyssenkrup elevetors all these years and finally saw their test facility this time.

[@ginsengjin]

The repairs on that would be astronomical for a building owner.

[@ctakitimu]

Maybe it's modular so you can swap out failed parts?

[@markheaney]

The buffers are not intended to stop a free falling elevator cab. The buffers are there in case the elevator control system malfunctions and the car travels at contract speed (normal speed) past the terminal floor (top floor or bottom floor). The safeties are on all cabled elevators to prevent the free falling of the cab. Every modern elevator also has both a normal backup system to prevent the elevator from traveling past the terminal floors along with an emergency system as a sort of backup of the backup. Also, the newest elevator machines have two independent braking systems to hold the car at a given floor. Elevators are very safe.

[@k9foru2]

At least in the USA they are designed to reduce a fatal fall into horribly injured, Elevators in the US are required to be inspected and tested and a regular test is loading it to max weight and driving it at max speed into the end stop at the bottom of the pit.

[@WANTED91x]

There is an "sideways-going elevator" in 73776 Altbach in Germany, it's called Schmid-Peoplemover 🙂

[@joefreemanwilliams3570]

As a bonus, you can use the LIMs to launch them super fast for a surprise roller coaster ride 👍🏻

[@Fs3i]

The German accents! Ahhh! (Greetings from their region, I actually saw the tower multiple times)

[@niklaspilot]

Fly Ju mien se tschermen ekzents?! :D (Nur Spaß, komme aus Hamburg ;) )

[@abeedhal6519]

Why the self hate Fly?

[@yetanothertubeuser]

Everyone hates their own accent.

[@Theorimlig]

Many non-native english speakers dislike hearing other people from their country speak english with anything less than perfect fluency and pronunciation. It's a thing.

[@ProudToBeNoob]

Fly Honestly, in the world of engineering the German accent is the most trustworthy and reliable sounding one you can have.

[@DrToonhattan]

It's a Turbolift! Can't believe you didn't do that reference.

[@Diesel_ep]

Love ur vids continue the great work

[@linden6352]

This is perfect because say you're on floor 39 going up and there is an elevator full of people going from 0 to 54, the elevator full of people can just go on by while one pulls in to pick up the guy on 39. This reduces stops.

[@patricktho6546]

And allowes for more transport on less footprint. Therefore worth it for high buildings

[@KyleLi]

I'm planning on making a chocolate factory that I'm eventually going to pass on to a new owner by inviting them with special unique tickets and I'm looking for an elevator just like this! I'll take 12.

[@Klyskada]

Kyle Li 12 elevator shafts or 12 of the elevator itself?

[@stanpatterson5033]

If he means Ooompa-Loompas, I'll volunteer. I'm 6'3", but I can hunch down if necessary.

[@serraramayfield9230]

Nice reference :)

[@velocibadgery]

@@Klyskada yes

[@michaelantista3284]

This is how the "turbo-lifts" in Star Trek will eventually work!

[@PunmasterSTP]

This video elevated my expectations of what those things can do!

[@jonistan9268]

Also seems convenient because you can have more than one cabin per shaft. But I'd suggest putting floor selection outside of the elevator if you do that so the cabins can be organised in a way to let you through before the ride otherwise cabins might get in the way. I'm also guessing this uses way more energy than a conventional elevator. It's moving a cabin up alone vs moving a cabin up and a weight attached to it down i.e. just speed changes and overcoming friction plus a bit of lifting maybe.

[@kylenetherwood8734]

It should be called a shift lift.

[@texanmapping9443]

Kyle Netherwood yeah

[@junkersintutus4282]

Kyle Netherwood One letter away from an endless joke.

[@shotgunboy10]

"computer, deck 12" *turbolift noises*

[@olliepope5775]

Big up the Arts tower lift in Sheffield 👌

[@JL-pc2eh]

I was at this tower before and used such an elevator. It was incredible fast and you didn't even feel it moving.

[@Bossianus]

Und ich hab gedacht das meine Englisch aussprache scheiße ist :D

[@fireskorpion396]

Ich bin auf dem GTA discord Community Server, kann aber nur 4 Kanäle sehen, gibt es da überhaupt einen normalen Chat?

[@morpheus6716]

@Bossianus same XD

[@topathy7469]

Ich kann kein Deutsch, aber es ist schön, eine deutsche Person in einem englischsprachigen Video zu sehen. Ich benutze einen Übersetzer.

[@fireskorpion396]

Die plötzliche Aktivität !! :D

[@ethanq8297]

Haha...höre mein Deutsch.

[@jmpattillo]

If you are ever in St. Louis, Missouri be sure to have a look at the elevator/train that goes to the top of the Gateway Arch. It has a very unusual design.

[@davidjames579]

Tom, you're going up in the world.

[@ctakitimu]

I used to have recurring dreams where for part of it, I was in an elevator that could go up, down, backwards and left or right. It was weird because you'd lose spatial awareness of where you were in the building.

[@danh5637]

Her laugh at 1700 steps. That famous German sense of humour!

[@user-yg2up4lg3r]

1950's: We're going to have flying cars in the 2000's! 2000's: Here's a an elevator that goes sideways.

[@macaroon_nuggets8008]

2010s*

[@Mau-hy4zi]

Its 3 AM and for some reason I'm watching a video about elevators

[@Kalvinjj]

Interesting how it uses a heck lot of the concept of maglev trains, and inherits both their advantages and shortcomings in quite the same way. Regarding safety, requiring power to keep mechanical locks released is quite simple and well understood, definitely not worried about that.

[@alphaadhito]

Krupp is also making elevator? Wow, if i ever see that. _Ze legendary Krupp Stahl_

[@ArgoIo]

Yeah, pretty much any elevator I have ever used here in Germany was made and serviced by Thyssenkrupp.

[@scharliescheen3109]

Lorenz Zahn i live in germany to, most common in my region is 'Dralle Aufzüge'

[@thriceandonce]

Scharlie Scheen A regional thing, perhaps? I think they have more elevators in the West of Germany (geographic West, not historical) than elsewhere.

[@StarGamePlanet]

Ahh, there’s a reason I thought I was looking at a roller coaster launch

[@leonardochapman4736]

Nice! I never knew you came to my hometown! (Sheffield) and on my birthday month!

[@lewisfilby2394]

It is 2021 and this video has been recommended to me once again, and I happily watched and enjoyed again. What does the algorithm actually do? Maybe next year it will find me something new...