Post 1327626 by fifonetworks@mastodon.technology
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 (DIR) Post #1327624 by fifonetworks@mastodon.technology
       2018-11-19T02:25:38Z
       
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       @profoundlynerdy I found this article in the Washington Post on why elevators don't typically fall."Elevator plunges are rare because brakes and cables provide fail-safe protections"https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/elevator-plunges-are-rare-because-brakes-and-cables-provide-fail-safe-protections/2013/06/07/e44227f6-cc5a-11e2-8845-d970ccb04497_story.html?utm_term=.723c2b90ec2c
       
 (DIR) Post #1327625 by fuzzface@mastodon.technology
       2018-11-19T02:34:14Z
       
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       @profoundlynerdy @fifonetworks I believe that Otis himself demonstrated the safety brake by getting in his elevator and intentionally cutting the rope.
       
 (DIR) Post #1327626 by fifonetworks@mastodon.technology
       2018-11-19T02:47:34Z
       
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       @fuzzface @profoundlynerdy I remember reading that story, many years ago, as a child. I just now tried to search for it, and the truth may be somewhat less spectacular. You can read a different account in this article:https://www.parisperfect.com/blog/2011/02/eiffels-tower-an-excellent-book/
       
 (DIR) Post #1327627 by fuzzface@mastodon.technology
       2018-11-19T16:40:29Z
       
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       @fifonetworks @profoundlynerdy How about this article from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers: https://www.asme.org/engineering-topics/articles/elevators/elisha-graves-otis