[NA]Supersonic Elevator?[NA]

8800 feet per second in 1500ft high buildings. Talk about the elevator dropping out from under you when it starts down...For your convinence, neck braces are available in the lobby.


"Construction was halted in September 2009 due to an elevator shaft accident which killed six workers."

So, did they get launched through the top of the building and up 4 or 5 miles to drop to the ground or did the elevator simply not stop until the earth decided they had gone far enough? My guess is the g loads did them in.
 
100 floors a minute sounds more like it. The World Trade Center express elevators that went up to one of two SkyLobbies would cover 66? floors in 30 seconds. Fast, but the start and stop phases were gradual enough that there was little sensation of speed.

-Skip
 
PittsDriver said:
The web site says the elevator operates at 10 meters/second.
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It says:
The world's tallest buildings feature elevators that travel 100-miles a minute, with views that oversee some of the world's biggest cities. Take a look at the top 10 tallest towers of the world.
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My emphasis added.
 
Reportedly the fastest elevator...

The world's fastest elevator was made byToshiba Corp. Taipei 101's elevator is touted as the world's fastest, reaching a top speed of 37.7 mph or 1.010 mpm or 16.8 mps.

http://fasthing.blogspot.com/2008/06/worlds-fastest-elevator.html


The elevator runs at a top speed of 1,010 meters per minute when ascending (600 meters per minute on the way down), which works out to 60.6 kilometers per hour (37.7 mi/h).

http://www.cylive.com/content/40153/The_World_s_Fastest_Elevator_Installed_in_Taipei_101


Tallest building opening on Monday.

Travelling at 10 metres per second, they will have the world's longest travel distance from lowest to highest stop.


http://gulfnews.com/business/property/burj-dubai-towering-challenge-for-builders-1.561802
 
Ha, it was just a typo.....but it still says 100 mi/m, as of Sun pm!
Either no readers noticed and advised them...or they are not listening to such hints on the weekend.
 
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