Why the World's Fastest Elevator Exists 

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He still managed to find a way to have planes in the video Half as Airworthy confirmed

"Excuse me, how to get to floor 76?" "First take the express to floor 60 then take the local line to floor 76"

"Why the World's Fastest Elevator Exists" Answer - Because Elevators exist... the Fastest Elevator will always exist as long as Elevators exist.

Fun fact, the Burj Khalifa is so tall that sunset occurs a few minutes later at the top than on the ground. This is important for some Muslims traditions (e.g., Ramadan), so a law was passed that clarified that those living on the higher floors of the tower must wait two to three minutes after sunset to break their Ramadan fast.

Tiny tower: *laughs in 30 floors per second*

Well, that escalated quickly.

Actually, the world's fastest elevator is in Wonka's Chocolate Factory

"People, who mostly come from the ground..." *Mostly*

1:50 my SimTower peeps?

The real question is: which 747 are you stacking, the 747-400 or 747-8?

Me: "How is he going to sneak planes into a video about elevators?" Also me, 36 seconds later: 🤦🏻‍♂️

Because elevators exist, so one has to be the fastest

4:41 "Tourists are known for their limited intellectual ability"

HAI: "Not all elevators are created equal" Me: *Vigorously checks the American declaration of independence"

4:58 lol For where it's put as "Japan (Shanghai)"

At 4:59, it says Shanghai is in Japan lol

"An observation deck so u can pay to look down on the plebs" i wanna do that when i become rich..

Nice SimTower reference at 1:34 :)

HAI: Well, not all elevators are created equal Merica: Did someone order fReEdOm

“Double Decker Elevator” wat

"why the worlds fastest elevator exists?" Because elevators exist.

Woah, that’s almost as fast as a Toyota Corolla

10/10 for the SimTower reference, Sam! LOVED that game!

In 2010 I was in Cairo and I went to a 20 story building (the tallest building I have ever been in) there were two elevators, one for even floors ans the other for odd floors, if you got on the wrong one you can simply get to the nearest floor and use the stairs for one floor, I think it is a brilliant idea for a midrise building

2:45 THE ELEVATOR SKYSCRAPER

Did you know that the first elevator was also the fastest For it’s time

This channel is really going up!

This is so complicated it makes me want to take the stairs

Thanks for the SimTower assets, I miss that game! Childhood nostalgia is strong...

0:19 "Rooster measuring contest". Nice.

_WHY THE WORLD'S FASTEST ELEVATOR EXISTS..._ *Willy Wonka's Glass Elevator:* Hold my beer

*Gets three world records for one building* Architects: I see this as an absolute win!

0:36 oh. I was wondering where was the link to airplanes. Is it just a meme on this channel at this point, and he does it on purpose?

"Mostly because, according to my engineering degree, That's not a structurally sound building" LMAO! Literally laughed out loud

My friend's dad was an engineer for the tower so when we were in Shanghai my mum got to ride it up to the top while the tower was still being completed. I wasn't allowed to go since I was still too young and it would have been dangerous for me to go up at such high speeds

Make a video about why the UK uses .co.uk instead of just .uk like the rest of the world (.us, .nl, .de)

The first sky lobby system in 1 and 2 WTC was amazing. I only enjoyed 9 months in 1 WTC before it was destroyed, but sky lobbies was one reason it was so cool.

Nothing like having a good ole fashioned rooster measuring contest.

I love the simtower references in the elevator demonstration bit!

When you put in SimTower reference, I wanted to sub you again. I LOVED SimTower.

To answer the title: because when things have velocity, it's only natural for one to be the fastest out of its same kind.

3:27 😂 I really hope this fantastically layered pun doesn’t go under-appreciated

3:10 The best Elevator Enthusiast in the world!!! So happy that you gave DieselDucy a shoutout.

The view from the Shanghai Tower’s observation deck is pretty incredible (when the pollution/smog isn’t impacting the view)

*Vertical Transportation System* or _lift_

Loved the Sim Tower reference as the animated explanation for how elevators operate over multiple floors.

Make a video about why the UK has different brands (Walkers instead of Lays, LYNX instead of AXE, Astra instead of Opel, etc.)

“Why the World’s Fastest Elevator Exists” Well, if there’s at least one elevator, then one of them _has_ to be the fastest one…

he still managed to put everyone down (the building owners, the architects, the tourists, the natives, the viewers) in a video about means to literally taking you up.

"Why the World's Fastest Elevator Exists" = Because they're jealous of airplanes.

3:10 dieselducy reference XD. I already knew about him before this video came out

Brits: It's a lift *slurping tea intensifies*

The limitations of existing elevators in tall buildings really makes you appreciate the experimental system that german company is making. Granted, the idea for it is seen all the time in sci-fi (and stuff like willy wonka's strange contraption) But this company is seriously trying to create an elevator system where the cars are powered by linear induction and mechanisms allow them to go horizontally as well as vertically. The key point with this design is not the sideways movement - it's that it allows multiple cars to occupy a single shaft, bypass lanes to exist, car storage, and so on. In effect, with two shafts and maybe a few bypass and/or storage areas you can have dozens of lift cars in the same shaft, and even vary the number of cars dynamically as the needs of the system change. Much like a road network, you'd have an 'up' shaft and a 'down' shaft, and the cars would simply swap shafts when they need to turn around. This could, in theory, safety considerations permitting, replace dozens of shafts in a building with... Two. The advantages of that should be obvious, but... There are still a few open questions, particularly about the reliability and safety of such a system, which is why so far the only installation is an experimental system. But it could radically reduce the footprint of elevator systems in tall buildings, and could even vastly increase capacity without radically altering the footprint even in smaller ones. And while not essential, the ability for the lift to move horizontally is a nice bonus. (it also makes it possible to turn the whole thing into a network, rather than independent shafts even where there are shafts at opposite ends of the building.) This ability to join shafts across different parts of the building would also create redundancy, since, just like a road or rail network, there may be multiple ways to get around the system, and it could dynamically route stuff around problems in smaller subsections of the network. This would solve a lot of issues buildings currently have... But only if it works of course. (which it does, in demonstrations, but whether it works in the real world...)

Elevator: *exists* HAI: I think we can work with this..

Poor stairs. I can hear it crying in agony in this video

4:58 Japan (Shanghai) there's something off

As an electrical engineer I'd really love to know how the provide all that power to all those floors/units. It must be a HUGE busduct system with a gigantic switch gear on the first floor.

Building: MOAR ELEVATORS! Peoples homes cut in half: Excuse me wtf?

3:10 I know this guy as I watched his videos for over a decade. Make sure that you subscribe to his channel!

Hooray for Sim Tower! Along with Sim Ant, one of my favorite under-appreciated games!

Came looking for a SimTower reference. Was not disappointed. :)

747's : half as interesting : Toyota corrolas : real life lore

Me: "I gotta get to floor 78 in two minutes!" Elevator: Time to shift into *MAXIMUM OVERDRIVE*

Bar room trivia; Q; What mode of transportation moves the most people? A; Elevators

I absolutely ADORE the SimTower allusion!!!

I think the vertical transport system can be better explained showing how the various designs differ and which design is optimal in which circumstances.

I guess Half as Interesting have played Yoot Tower / Sim Tower. 💚

2:02 The tower looks like it was made in SimTower. Nice touch.

Think we’re forgetting that “The Fastest Elevator” necesserily exists so long as there exists (At least) “One Elevator”

I want a 20+ minute video on the wendover channel about the economics of elevators and infrastructure.

To transport people quickly... I'm guessing

Anybody remember Roald Dahl's ' Charlie and the Great glass elevator ' ?

2:04 reminds me of Tiny Tower

Architect: Builds tall building Terrorist: I'm about to end this guy entire career!

These are planes attached to buildings

Why don't just fly a plane to the highest floor? C'mon, it's wendover

"Welcome to the bottom of the barrel" About time someone greeted me.

I love the detail you put in. You even put a elevator machine in one of the elevator’s. These are details most people wouldn’t think about.

The elevator business has its ups and downs.... that Sim Tower is amazing!

Shanghai tower: worlds fastest elevator Me: just cut the cable and you’ll have the fastest elevator

I am here because of diesel Ducy.

So that's how you make more efficient elevators in theme hotel. If only it was possible

Yes, Narrator. Putting planes in every video.

“As *alpha* as an all elevator building sounds...” hahaha sauced a like for that one

I just love this guy's humor

0:22 - 0:24 "Noone likes flaunting their flightless birds more than China and UAE." America: Hold my beer

Me: *Sees the title* Also me: Duh? Me when the video finishes: ooooohhhh

i just want you to know the simtower thumbnail is why i watched this, and i was not disappointed to see the simtower-style example drawings

5:20 This is not the only reason. Another reason is that the technique of stopping safely from a high speed situation is more difficult than the technique of gaining speed.

0:42 shout out to real engineering

Lift-I could outpace any animal. Sanic-Am I a joke to u?

0:37 Oh My God. He managed to put planes into the video

3:05 THANKS FOR THE SHOUTOUT TO DIESELDUCY

I haven't seen simtower in DECADES! So it's hilarious you used it to explain how the elevators work

On single elevator buildings: “While less efficient from a space perspective, it saves a lot of time”. Ya got that backwards, bud.

rooster competiton (insert watch your own profanity meme gif)

Elevators are actually very interesting machines. More elevator videos please :)

I've been on that elevator in the Shanghai Tower. What was really cool was that they had someone giving a speech, giving basics about the elevator and building. They give the speech in English and Chinese and they have it timed to end at the moment the elevator arrives at the observation deck.

Loved the SimTower oconography.