How the Hell Are These Crazy Continuous Lifts Still A Thing?

I religiously keep up a lean of ‘ dangerous machinery that wants to eat my limb ’ , and having watched this television , Paternoster overturn — that is , lifts with continuously go carriages that you bound in and out of — just went straight to the top .

YouTuber Tom Scott took a tripper to the University of Sheffield , an institution that has too many live educatee , a problem it is endeavor to solve with this 20 - story mechanical deathtrap . A Paternoster lift has a bunch of continuously move carriages , which mount all the way up a edifice , over the top , and then back down . rider are meant to hop on and off in the second when the lift describe up with the room access ; unless , you ’re handicapped , or carrying matter , or misstep , in which guinea pig you get squished by this horrific slow - apparent movement guillotine .

I guess from some perspective , it ’s a fabulous bit of engineering , and in all probability a surprisingly effective resolution for moving the great unwashed up and down . But on the other bridge player , OH HELL NO .