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creaghpatr
6y ago
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Elevators have gotten really fast now, it probably made sense for 70+ story buildings where you might be on the elevator for more than 60 seconds back in the day but many modern elevators are going 10 floors/sec at their max speed.
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yellowapple
6y ago
10 floors per
second
? Assuming 1 floor = 1 story = 3.3 meters, that's highway speeds.
Really fast indeed.
mattkrause
6y ago
They're not quite highway speed, but still pretty crazy:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/the-surpri...
Peak speed: 18 m/s (40 mph)
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