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I thought the Schmid Peoplemover was impossible

Duration: 05:30Views: 3.5MLikes: 182.8KDate Created: Oct, 2021

Channel: Tom Scott

Category: Education

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Description: An elevator that can go smoothly from horizontal to vertical isn't possible... right? Turns out that the conventional wisdom is wrong, and the Schmid Peoplemover has been doing that for many years. Camera: Moritz Janisch Producer: Marcel Fenchel fenchel-janisch.com Engineering consultant: Calum Douglas Animation: Pete McPartlan I'm at tomscott.com on Twitter at twitter.com/tomscott on Facebook at facebook.com/tomscott and on Instagram as tomscottgo

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