Does an ELEVATOR have a SPRING on the bottom......???

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Does an ELEVATOR have a SPRING on the bottom......???

....just in case it falls?

(serious question...really)

2007-07-13 11:10:34 · 4 answers · asked by mikey 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Engineering

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I haven't ever seen a spring, but I've seen a lot of heavy-duty hydraulic cylinders (i.e. shock absorbers). They look like bottle-jacks, except they are huge.

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2007-07-13 11:16:27 · answer #1 · answered by tlbs101 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋

Boing, boing, boing

http://www.madehow.com/Volume-2/Elevator.html

http://www.columbia-elevator.com/info/history.html

2007-07-13 18:23:11 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋

no, unless you call those spiral shock absorbers "springs"..

2007-07-13 18:21:53 · answer #3 · answered by Psycho 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋

You need to time it just right and jump right before it hits the ground.

2007-07-13 18:17:51 · answer #4 · answered by (Ω) 3 · 1⤊ 5⤋