Are there breaks to help slow or stop the decent if it is over the weight limit? Also, do the chords holding it up ever snap causing a full speed drop to the bottom?
2006-12-16 03:00:33 · 5 answers · asked by John 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Engineering
They used to be very dangerous. When the Otis elevator was invented, the main selling point was that if the cables were cut, the emergency brake would stop it from falling. Mr. Otis demonstrated his invention by standing inside an elevator and ordering an assistant to cut the cable. He was unharmed.
I suppose it's still possible for an Otis elevator to crash, but it's nowhere near as likely, and it would take more than just the cable breaking.
2006-12-16 03:37:36 · answer #1 · answered by Amy F 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-11-26 22:37:59 · answer #2 · answered by money 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Elevators did plummit and people got killed or severly injured.
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http://www.usmra.com/saxsewell/vaalreef.htm
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http://palimpsest.stanford.edu/byorg/abbey/an/an10/an10-1/an10-104.html
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2006-12-16 03:09:40 · answer #3 · answered by Josephine 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
YES this happened numerous times and every time people died in the elevator.
2006-12-16 03:16:36 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Elevators very seldom ever fall and there are emergency brakes.
2006-12-16 03:03:01 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋