Why don't elevators go sideways?

Question

I had a dream about this once, an elevator that can go in any direction.

Answer 1

The elevator in the Saint Louis Arch goes diagonally and curved.

Answer 2

Oh, but they do. I was in an elevator in the Occidental towers in Los Angeles when one hit in '69 +or-, and it did go sideways back and forth a little.

Answer 3

Ha ha. Interesting question. = ) . . . . I don't see the purpose of an elevator going sideways, though. There's a reason they don't . . . . ; )

Answer 4

I wish they might bypass even farther. I keep in mind a sci-fi tale with regard to the door. there replaced into the Door, and the door. great and little d. The Door transported you everywhere in an on the spot. The door replaced into something no one ever used by way of fact all it did replaced into open to the grimy exterior worldwide with all forms of climate and such. It replaced into an extremely neat tale. might have been Asimov, yet i'm not sure of that.

Answer 5

"elevate" means to go UP. Moving sidewalks go sideways.

Answer 6

They already kinda have that at some airports. Like the conveyor walkways kinda the same instead the walkways make more since then a room moving back and forth.

Answer 7

Because.. if they went side ways then we would not go up a floor.. we would always be on the same floor.

Answer 8

Lie down, they'll go sideways then!

Answer 9

I have that same dream all the time. They do have some that do

Answer 10

1) because they dont need to.
2) they are afraid they might end up leaning too much to the right. (politics)