Historic Paternoster lift : Obsolete dangerous and fun elevator Over the top!

(6-8-17) Today we take a ride on a historic paternoster. These elevators could soon be a thing of the past :( . While TOTALLY awesome, they are dangerous if not used properly
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[@ZLDSmogless]

I could ride around on that thing all day! They look incredibly fun!

[@FLCollection620]

Yeah

[@StanleySchmengie]

I remember these operating in one or more buildings in Athens in the 60's. My dad was a US Gov't employee and he was stationed in Greece back then. I rode on one with him and I want to say it was in the US Embassy, but I can't be sure. But I remember seeing it very clearly. It was new and fascinating machine to me. My dad gripped my hand tightly and we both stepped on as the car passed going up. Getting off was a no-brainer as well. They might be dangerous, but only for those people who just don't pay attention. It is clear that they were only installed in cultures that tend to treat their citizenry as adults, instead of helpless children.

[@jayo1212]

Kinda reminds me of those platforms in Super Mario Bros.!

[@FLCollection620]

Cool

[@ZZ9ProductionsOFFICIAL]

just casually noticing 3 people standing in a 2 person cab at the end there.. :P

[@henrikkeegan2760]

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[@christopherotis133]

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[@zaydajonez]

The most beautiful elevator I have ever seen. The wood is gorgeous!

[@neilbarnett3046]

Lifts for grown-ups. When I was at university, our game was "race the paternoster": we had to run up the stairs to the coffee bar on the 13th floor and get there before someone who used the paternoster. We were young and fit, we usually managed it. You got on and off like someone who'd never been on one. Slowly!

[@seanshields86]

Ok this is the coolest evelator I've seen by far. At first I was like "wtf is the point of these" but I watched a few hours of vids and seen how passionate and knowledgeable about elevators, you got me now a subscription. Cheers!

[@paulanderson79]

The benefit over conventional arrangements is the passenger carrying capability. People per floor per hour is about 3x that of a conventional lift / elevator.

[@Finntrans]

I don't think every paternoster in Europe will disappear soon, because many see them as a part of the buildings heritage. But, many paternosters are not open to the public

[@Pidalin]

Here in Czechia we consider them as our technical heritage from first republic era and it really belongs to all that historical buildings. Some of them are not public, but I hope they will not remove them only becuase stupid modern people who are scared of it. Mostly Americans are really shocked when they see it, Americans are probably shocked even from dog shit on street. Unfortunately one paternoster lift was destroyed last year be Ukrainian workers who tried ride with ladder. They were not injured, but lift is destroyed, I don't know if they repair it to original look, I hope they do. EDIT: Maybe it's not true that workers were Ukrainians, someone said it, but I could not verify that, but it would make sense becuase Czechs know such elevators and know you can't use it for transporting objects.

[@Ragnar8504]

@@Pidalin Workers do stupid things from time to time, no matter where they come from. People do stupid things all the time. I helped save a paternoster for a museum a few years ago. The cars had been covered with plywood in a 1970s modernisation and one car had four(!) layers of plywood because of past ladder accidents. A former service engineer also told us one department of that company used to transport heavy carts on the paternoster, frequently causing damage. Just to repeat that: those people worked there, day in, day out, and still did stuff like that. Being familiar with something can cause people to become careless.

[@michaeljoefox]

I never thought I’d reach the end of the internet but here I am

[@EWPA14]

0:55 That guy was like "Uh sir you can't go down"..

[@EWPA14]

Is that actually what he said?

[@MrOrthopedia]

That was awesome! It's interesting how you said that with common sense the paternoster is safe. Most of us Americans are accident prone.

[@jameswest8280]

There would be a pile of dead Americans at the bottom.

[@birdlair2856]

It is true tho

[@mafia461]

Accident prones, now add a cellphone to the equation and heads start to role.

[@ttc_flaw7964]

Nice video! I remember watch ur vids long ago, but now im watching them again!

[@liftoman_777]

Класс!!! Огромное спасибо за видос :) у нас был в универе такой лифт, но уже в нерабочем состоянии. Всегда мечтал посмотреть на рабочий.

[@StefanBacon]

Looks pleasantly efficient and open, like the whole building is one hallway.

[@OofusTwillip]

"Paternoster" (pronounced "patternoster" 😉) is Latin for "Our Father" (the start of the Lord's Prayer). There are 2 possible explations for the name of this elevator. 1. The cabs are joined together like a string of rosary beads, which Catholics use when praying. 2. The elevator is so scary that people say a prayer before riding it.

[@jameswest8280]

I vote for no. 2

[@johnjanus762]

I have heard of the second reason. You pray s quick pater noster that you arrive safely

[@kenrutherford1109]

There's a good reason they call those The Elevators of Death.

[@mszafran51]

Very unique lift! I’d love to ride it all day!

[@Tomsonic41]

I have never seen one of these WITHOUT a roof on the cabins and boards to stop you falling into the shaft. Gives a nice view of the mechanism as it goes over the top and bottom though!

[@DieselDucy]

I agree.

[@rob3125]

This is the Copenhagen adult education center. There are also paternoster in Danish parliament building in Copenhagen.

[@DieselDucy]

Awesome! Thanks! Is it open to the public?

[@manzanitakatznellenbogen2870]

You'd never get me off that. All the open mechanism is a sight to see :)

[@DieselDucy]

It was amazing

[@jameswest8280]

I can't see how anything could possibly go wrong, glad you made it out alive.

[@larryscott3982]

It’s called evolution. A Darwin Award filter trap. One small step for man, one small mistake and it’s death.

[@mafia461]

@@larryscott3982 😂🤣

[@seanjuth]

I've ridden the ones in the Sheffield arts tower. So cool

[@MeowThingy]

Pretty neat. I'd definitely ride it.

[@NewEnglandElevators]

I think this is a first where you can see through the top of one of the cabs, sure creates for an interesting view though, especially when at the top or bottom and switching to the other side.

[@Ragnar8504]

Apparently some early paternosters were built like this, there's one in Hamburg that sat dormant behind plasterboard walls for decades (since the 1970s I think) and is currently being restored to full working order.

[@DreitTheDarkDragon]

wow, that open space between cabins and open roof o.o If you get to Czech Republic, go check CTU (Czech Technical University) in Prague, Dejvice. Hope you can get in. There are I think three same paternoster elevators in one building. One on FEL (electrotechnics faculty, on right side) sometimes stops (probably students trigger some safety switch?), but other two have worked well :)

[@jaras1969]

Hey i've ridden that one years back. 👍

[@stephenpearce3880]

There is a paternoster lift at Loughborough college in the UK. It was actively used and loved by all there in the 1980's when I was a student. But sadly it has now been boarded over and not used. It really was a great system and very good at moving hundreds of students efficiently. I think it was about 7 floors. Such a shame it was stopped. I'm sure with modern safety systems and sensors it could be made safe

[@DieselDucy]

Yeah there are all sorts of sensors on these things now.

[@Tomsonic41]

There was one at Leeds University in the 1980s as well. My father worked there, and I used to ride it as a kid. I think it too has now been removed and replaced with a normal lift. Supposedly there is still one working in the Arts Tower of Sheffield University though.

[@ondraczsk]

Last week i was in Prague in Czech Republic. There are many paternoster. So I take a ride with one. I get on, everything was ok but then, alarm and the paternoster stop. I ALMOST get stucked. There was 2 meter gap between floor and paternoster. I had to climb up. When I get off the elevator, the security come to restart it. Couldn't work.. 10 seconds earlier and I will be there for a hour.. Since then im little bit afraid of this elevators. Thanks for reading :)

[@fernandor4617]

Some are very dangerous. But the one on this video seems pretty safe. It has a gap of more or less 4 meters, and those 2 moveable wood plates between the cabin and the floor

[@HonouredOneRBLX]

A LITTLE SCARED OF ELEVATORS?! I WOULD NEVER RIDE ONE AGAIN!!!

[@vippiggygirl8926]

Lovely to see working history still being used in a modern setting. Wow amazing, and very awesome from England 🇬🇧

[@jaras1969]

Nope this is in Copenhagen Denmark.

[@vippiggygirl8926]

@@jaras1969 yes but I'm from England 🇬🇧 watching video Merry Christmas

[@Gosh_Josh]

I believe there's one in Sheffield

[@jaras1969]

@@vippiggygirl8926 sorry. I misunderstood. Merry Christmas.

[@WillB2091]

@@Gosh_Josh yep it's at one of the university of sheffield building's

[@alpaljl]

This is great.

[@michaelturner4457]

Until I seen this, I always thought the compartments turned over at the top and bottom.

[@ReeceL101]

This was filmed back in June 2017. I wonder if it is still there now or some new elevators have replaced it.

[@moeffe00]

It’s still there in 2021😊

[@Bombiedude.]

When I think of this sort of thing I think of the classic escalator because they are just as scary as this

[@idl3k_elev]

Totally awesome! Usually paternosters have boards which blocks the gap between the two cabs but this one don't; I wonder why they were removed.

[@RobR386]

IDLift3000 they were never installed in the first place, this is what's known as an open system paternoster, it's also bottom driven, the original systems were like this, closed systems with boards didn't come until later.

[@Ragnar8504]

@@RobR386 There was quite a bit of overlap though. All the Vienna paternosters still in service (bar one) are from the 19teens and were closed systems from the start, the oldest one from 1910 I think. So this one is actually newer than the oldest closed one in Austria. I don't think there ever was an open paternoster in this country but several in Germany. We never had scissor gate lifts either as far as I know.

[@brandonmiller6629]

Dangerous but vintage & fun!

[@aidenmiddleton]

Very Cool!

[@Adebada2007]

What do You Prefer? Over the Top or Through the Pit where the Motor room probably is.

[@AndersonHobbyBoy]

That’s also the scariest elevator in the world

[@DieselDucy]

Scary but awesome.

[@bbfats716]

It looks interesting

[@noahvanderreddinghollands7231]

we had a lot of them in the Netherlands in warehouses.

[@PNWElevatorAviation]

They're Escavators!!

[@eb2k445]

We need more of these and try to find ways to make them more safe.

[@jameswest8280]

Safety, we don't need no stinking safety.

[@birdlair2856]

It's safe enough if you can read

[@forcakong2396]

@@birdlair2856 This is very dangerous generally speaking. I wonder how many accidents they cause

[@seangriffon6502]

These things are so cool. Wish we had some of these in the usa. Like you said. They are safe if you use common sense. Dont try to get on if the car has gone to far down or up, just wait for the next car, and get on when it levels, and keep your hands to yourself dont go trying to touch the mechanics. This is basically a sideways esclator, and even has the sound similar to that of an esclator.

[@DieselDucy]

i LOVE these!

[@fjh4674]

@@DieselDucy Københavns Kommunes Voksenuddannelses Center

[@adamcrane1436]

Hello Dieselducy

[@OPG2711]

Beautiful. Sadly I know why they don't have these anymore :(

[@EWPA14]

There's still a lot over in the EU. I'm not sure if any were ever installed in the U.S. If there were, I'm sure they're long gone.

[@OofusTwillip]

Health & Safety killed most paternosters. People need to take personal responsibility, by being careful. Unfortunately, too many people don't, and then sue the manufacturer or owner for their injuries. In response, things have to be made as safe (and idiot-proof) as possible. That's why so many cage-elevators have been covered in plexiglass, why coffee-cups have warnings that their contents are hot, and why kid's paper-doll books have warnings to remove the staples before giving them to a child.

[@atomstarfireproductions8695]

OPM1961 it’s mostly due to idiot-proofing, like how new small elevators with a manual gate cannot have a gap in the scissor mechanism large enough for someone to stick their hand in

[@jameswest8280]

@@OofusTwillip There's a saying that goes, "you can make things foolproof, but you can't them idiot-proof".

[@Orc-icide]

Imagine having to move boxes or some kind of heavy bulky thing ...

[@buffya8012]

This is an elevator straight out of my nightmares…😱

[@DieselDucy]

LOL it was interesting.

[@istankimjong-unbutcantstan3398]

Meh....

[@paulanderson7796]

Stairwells are not really that much safer. We've just become accustomed to using them.

[@DieselDucy]

Yep

[@manucg3078]

The first woman jumped off because she was like: "DON'T RECORD AT ME!!"

[@paulanderson79]

like??

[@pwizzle4872]

I liked

[@L12A1]

SO SO cool 😎

[@HaileyJohn12]

A little sketchy if you don't know what you're doing. But I'll totally ride one of these. But they aren't any in the US since these are against code.

[@flowertrue]

Did anyone ever tell you your voice sounds kinda a lot like Tom Hanks?

[@Bombiedude.]

They almost work like a wonkavator but the only differances is that theyre not glass and theyre constantly moving

[@DieselDucy]

Kinda like an escalator.

[@Bombiedude.]

Yeah exactly and escalators are just as scary to use as this and if I was around when these were common Id rather get a good workout and take the steps which is much safer than these

[@Djay_B]

Why is it called the elevator of death?

[@user-ez4ny5kd7x]

Idiots die in them

[@isweariwillmurderevilowlso8985]

There is a staff only one at northwick park hospital and im gonna ride it, those idiots put it behind locked doors but then beno done a video with it of him following member of staff in and I'm going to do the same

[@caroleast9636]

Shame it’s closed in now but good to hear that it’s still going. Back in 1970, as an Otis engineer, I helped build that one.

[@puspamazuina3156]

He said pretty cool with terrified face

[@DieselDucy]

Lol

[@stevecrocker6904]

According to Wiki there seem to be fewer than 100 of these and as far afield as Sri Lanka. Very efficient people movers but as we live longer they are considered too dangerous for the very elderly or infirm. Pity though! Most are in Germany followed by Czech Republic

[@DieselDucy]

I hope to ride another one

[@mathewmclean9128]

I would love to ride on one of these and photograph it. Do they have any of these in the US?

[@DieselDucy]

Unfortunately not.

[@TheHighRiseElevatorLover]

Being blind, I definitely wouldn't be able to use one independently and safely. It'd be cool to ride one though. Got to say, sounds like the ferris wheel of elevators. Combo ferris wheel and vertical escalator the way they move.

[@MrJm323]

Being illiterate, I find your comment a fascinating read. It'd be cool if I could decipher the symbols and marks I see before me! ....But, first, I will learn English!

[@Anthony2959-h5x]

What kind of elevator is that I haven't seen nothing like that before.

[@DieselDucy]

This is a paternoster. they are only in europe.

[@fjh4674]

Paternoster evelator in Københavns Kommunes Voksenuddannelses Center

[@user-qz9zu1fq9k]

The graffiti 😂

[@nikkivarain537]

So oh ma'am this is not funny loving people die huh this is not funny Barbie doll accidental fell into the cap on hurt themselves or get crushed to death

[@thepeculiarswede8617]

I notised the language on the sign in the paternoster, is it in Denmark or Norway ?

[@DieselDucy]

Denmark.

[@thepeculiarswede8617]

@@DieselDucy Thanks but I actually found the place only a few days later while working in Copenhagen, fantastic machine and suprisingly easy to use.

[@DuckiestBoat959]

You're not technically allowed to ride it when it rotates, thats why they have two directions

[@AbsoluteTVYT]

I always thought that you're not allowed to ride to the top and bottom of the paternosters... 🤔

[@OofusTwillip]

You're not supposed to, because it can throw the machinery off-balance, and jam it.

[@jaras1969]

That's right, you're not allowed to go around.... But should you by accident miss the floor, you can. 😉

[@albert3801]

@@OofusTwillip As long as you stand still therese's no problem with going up and over or down and under. It's only if you move around too much that can cause a problem.

[@becplumbing660]

Where was this

[@moeffe00]

Denmark

[@DylanLTindall]

That’s scary

[@nikkivarain537]

Oh my God that's scary yeah the death element you Ride on we never ever gone death elevator ever

[@Deuteross]

Where is it?

[@moeffe00]

Denmark

[@TheElevatorandAirplaneFinder]

Wow

[@aybgreg6748]

It is more dangerous, but much less claustrophobic.

[@danielbelisle2817]

would hate to get stuck on the top or bottom of the lift, lol.

[@DieselDucy]

It would suck lol

[@Anthony2959-h5x]

I used to riding elevator with buttons.

[@DieselDucy]

Me too.

[@anpexroblox3371]

So much graffiti in the shaft

[@andrewsstation6436]

It’s pretty unfortunate when people do stuff like that, especially to a historic building.

[@marcusfightingtips4288]

Thats Denmark

[@kdmq]

Epic fail didn't surf the elevator.

[@Bombiedude.]

Oh god no Id rather just use a regular elevator because it would be too risky trying to use one of these

[@DieselDucy]

These are fun 🤩

[@aaronbays4]

God help them if they have one of these installed in a building with a bar.

[@TaylaHolland]

Haha, Yeah too many accidents waiting to happen!

[@c.contreras9661]

3:06 listen and you will hear a beat

[@Ryan_Tse]

Ayyyy

[@karthikdurai5249]

This door less elevator is danger for children's

[@ARelevators]

NNNIIICCCEEE EEELLLEEEVVVAAATTTOOORRR

[@jameswong6188]

Paternoster Elevator

[@DieselDucy]

Yep

[@NC_YT_123]

not really ADA Compliant

[@DieselDucy]

nope!

[@istankimjong-unbutcantstan3398]

Nope but they have regular elevators for that and for people who would need to take any kind of carts, boxes or other large items....

[@SwiffyDK]

Denmark☺️👍

[@kvproductionselevator]

It's incredibly dangerous for me.

[@DieselDucy]

but so fun :)

[@dehylov]

Is it filmed somewhere in Iran?

[@moeffe00]

It’s filmed in Denmark.

[@NathanDavisVideos]

You don't see things like this in the States! NOPE!!! I so badly want to visit Europe sometime in the future.

[@siyaagarwal2891]

Any ifrit here? :3

[@mrMankx]

Worst graffiti ive ever seen

[@paulanderson7796]

0:32 - she's lovely.

[@DieselDucy]

lol

[@jamesmonroe7903]

More like a carnival ride than an elevator! I’ve NEVER seen ANYTHING like it!!! Hard to believe European countries STILL allow them!!! Definitely NOT for kids!!!

[@DieselDucy]

Oh yeah they are :). very fun!

[@jamesmonroe7903]

@@DieselDucy They do look like fun!!!

[@istankimjong-unbutcantstan3398]

I would have rode it as a kid....

[@jamesmonroe7903]

@@istankimjong-unbutcantstan3398 Me too!!!

[@stevenwhitehead2474]

Dangerous and fucking awesome

[@manu81bg]

😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱

[@DieselDucy]

It was cool

[@istankimjong-unbutcantstan3398]

Endangered, but not dangerous.