http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/17/maglev-elevators-to-scare-us-all-by-2008/ Engadget Comments for Maglev elevators to scare us all by 2008 http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/17/maglev-elevators-to-scare-us-all-by-2008/http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/17/maglev-elevators-to-scare-us-all-by-2008/May 28th 2007 2:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/01/17/maglev-elevators-to-scare-us-all-by-2008/http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/17/maglev-elevators-to-scare-us-all-by-2008/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turbolift]]>Sep 27th 2007 11:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/01/17/maglev-elevators-to-scare-us-all-by-2008/http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/17/maglev-elevators-to-scare-us-all-by-2008/
Check out this link:
http://www.odu.edu/af/maglev/index.html]]>Jan 17th 2006 7:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/01/17/maglev-elevators-to-scare-us-all-by-2008/http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/17/maglev-elevators-to-scare-us-all-by-2008/Jan 17th 2006 7:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/01/17/maglev-elevators-to-scare-us-all-by-2008/http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/17/maglev-elevators-to-scare-us-all-by-2008/Jan 17th 2006 7:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/01/17/maglev-elevators-to-scare-us-all-by-2008/http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/17/maglev-elevators-to-scare-us-all-by-2008/Jan 17th 2006 7:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/01/17/maglev-elevators-to-scare-us-all-by-2008/http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/17/maglev-elevators-to-scare-us-all-by-2008/Jan 17th 2006 7:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/01/17/maglev-elevators-to-scare-us-all-by-2008/http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/17/maglev-elevators-to-scare-us-all-by-2008/
MONORAIL! MONORAIL! MONORAIL! ]]>Jan 17th 2006 7:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/01/17/maglev-elevators-to-scare-us-all-by-2008/http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/17/maglev-elevators-to-scare-us-all-by-2008/I wouldnt be surprised if MAGLEV is incorporated into the Orbital Elevator NASA is crazy over
]]>Jan 17th 2006 7:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/01/17/maglev-elevators-to-scare-us-all-by-2008/http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/17/maglev-elevators-to-scare-us-all-by-2008/Maybe they generate electricity during descent... would they still be counter balanced? Probably.]]>Jan 17th 2006 8:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/01/17/maglev-elevators-to-scare-us-all-by-2008/http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/17/maglev-elevators-to-scare-us-all-by-2008/Jan 17th 2006 8:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/01/17/maglev-elevators-to-scare-us-all-by-2008/http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/17/maglev-elevators-to-scare-us-all-by-2008/Jan 17th 2006 8:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/01/17/maglev-elevators-to-scare-us-all-by-2008/http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/17/maglev-elevators-to-scare-us-all-by-2008/
Now, hopefully they will make them move left-to-right as well. "Elevator...take me to 3rd floor and all the way to the other end of the terminal at the airport please".]]>Jan 17th 2006 8:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/01/17/maglev-elevators-to-scare-us-all-by-2008/http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/17/maglev-elevators-to-scare-us-all-by-2008/There's no way something of this genre that could endanger people would be released to public use anymore. Cellphones, computers, batteries, trains, planes and elevators all go through rigerous testing before they're even put into production.

Will still be in Tokyo in 2008? I'd better be, i wanna ride this biz-niatch.]]>Jan 17th 2006 8:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/01/17/maglev-elevators-to-scare-us-all-by-2008/http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/17/maglev-elevators-to-scare-us-all-by-2008/Jan 17th 2006 8:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/01/17/maglev-elevators-to-scare-us-all-by-2008/http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/17/maglev-elevators-to-scare-us-all-by-2008/Jan 17th 2006 8:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/01/17/maglev-elevators-to-scare-us-all-by-2008/http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/17/maglev-elevators-to-scare-us-all-by-2008/My daughter was just fitted with another, newer intracranial shunt to move spinal fluid away from the brain. Guess what- it is reprogrammed by magnetism. She cannot have an MRI because the shunt will quit working after.
So ya gotta wonder...]]>Jan 17th 2006 8:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/01/17/maglev-elevators-to-scare-us-all-by-2008/http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/17/maglev-elevators-to-scare-us-all-by-2008/
The whole maglev thing will probably be cheaper to make and run in the end, hence why they are developing them.

Peter]]>Jan 17th 2006 8:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/01/17/maglev-elevators-to-scare-us-all-by-2008/http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/17/maglev-elevators-to-scare-us-all-by-2008/
I'm'>http://www.invent.org/hall_of_fame/115.html

I'm sure the brakes will still be there.]]>Jan 17th 2006 8:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/01/17/maglev-elevators-to-scare-us-all-by-2008/http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/17/maglev-elevators-to-scare-us-all-by-2008/But I got to say I laughed my ass off at the "we'll be seeing these potential deathtraps commercially installed within the next few years" remark". I have been wondering about that myself for a while now!]]>Jan 17th 2006 8:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/01/17/maglev-elevators-to-scare-us-all-by-2008/http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/17/maglev-elevators-to-scare-us-all-by-2008/
Welcome to the dark ages, where we can make an elevator traverse hundreds of feet in near record times, but were too stupid to keep it from crashing to the ground in case of a power outtage.

Seriously. Who wrote this, the resident Engadget quaker?

No matter what mankind achieves there is always going to be SOMEONE out there going "duuuuuuuuuuuuuh, your obviously stupid enough to forget something so obvious".]]>Jan 17th 2006 9:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/01/17/maglev-elevators-to-scare-us-all-by-2008/http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/17/maglev-elevators-to-scare-us-all-by-2008/
I would assume, though, that the magnets involved are somehow localized, and not just blasting magnetic radiation every-which-way.

At least, I hope so, for my wife's, and others' sake.]]>Jan 17th 2006 9:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/01/17/maglev-elevators-to-scare-us-all-by-2008/http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/17/maglev-elevators-to-scare-us-all-by-2008/
what do you think happens when the power goes out in today's elevators? The motors stop, and although there are counterweights, the weight of the passengers would pull the elevator down.

you really think maglev elevators wouldn't come with a safety brake?

besides, don't you want to start calling elevators "maglevators"?]]>Jan 17th 2006 9:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/01/17/maglev-elevators-to-scare-us-all-by-2008/http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/17/maglev-elevators-to-scare-us-all-by-2008/
"Seriously. Who wrote this, the resident Engadget quaker?"

Good job insulting an entire religion, wrongly at that. It's the Amish who refuse technology. Nice job showing true ignorance.]]>Jan 17th 2006 9:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/01/17/maglev-elevators-to-scare-us-all-by-2008/http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/17/maglev-elevators-to-scare-us-all-by-2008/
They have a set of magnets on the ride vehicle and another at the base of the freefall tower to stop the vehicle.

The magnets that they use do not require any power.

here is a link to an image with the magnetic breaks.
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MagLev requires an interaction between electromagnets both in the track and the car. Thus, the sheer weight of the mechanics on the track would prevent it from being used for the space elevator.]]>Jan 17th 2006 10:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/01/17/maglev-elevators-to-scare-us-all-by-2008/http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/17/maglev-elevators-to-scare-us-all-by-2008/
you know that ride with the tall tower, where they use compressed air to shoot you up and then you fall back down and stop?

they use magnetic brakes for that, because they're more reliable and don't wear out.

so a mag-lev elevator could have a magnet brake array at the bottom, so even though it'd be a rather hair-raising ride, it would stop safely.

curent technologies that stop elevators from falling if the cable snaps could also be used...

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http://www2.toshiba-elevator.co.jp/elv/infoeng/pressrelease/20041216e.jsp

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I think you're safe if the power fails.

http://www.otis.com/news/newsdetail/0,1368,cli1_nid16925_res1,00.html]]>Jan 17th 2006 11:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/01/17/maglev-elevators-to-scare-us-all-by-2008/http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/17/maglev-elevators-to-scare-us-all-by-2008/In the future I will take pains to clearly indicate which passages contain sarcasm/dry humor.

Evan]]>Jan 18th 2006 12:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/01/17/maglev-elevators-to-scare-us-all-by-2008/http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/17/maglev-elevators-to-scare-us-all-by-2008/Jan 18th 2006 12:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/01/17/maglev-elevators-to-scare-us-all-by-2008/http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/17/maglev-elevators-to-scare-us-all-by-2008/Jan 18th 2006 12:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/01/17/maglev-elevators-to-scare-us-all-by-2008/http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/17/maglev-elevators-to-scare-us-all-by-2008/Jan 18th 2006 12:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/01/17/maglev-elevators-to-scare-us-all-by-2008/http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/17/maglev-elevators-to-scare-us-all-by-2008/
p.sarcasm:hover{color:8AFB17}

and applying the sarcasm class only when appropriate.

When brainwaves such as poster #10 see that ALL the text on Engadget is turning chartreuse, maybe they will get the point.]]>Jan 18th 2006 4:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/01/17/maglev-elevators-to-scare-us-all-by-2008/http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/17/maglev-elevators-to-scare-us-all-by-2008/Jan 18th 2006 8:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/01/17/maglev-elevators-to-scare-us-all-by-2008/http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/17/maglev-elevators-to-scare-us-all-by-2008/
Using that logic, triple-masted east indian trader sailing vessels would still be making the world circuit, we'd all carpool on the backs of horses to get to work, and brain-surgery would be done by the warm, intimate glow of candlelight.

Okay, I know I'm mixing my anachronisms, but you get the point. The philosophy that "if something ain't broke, don't fix it" is rooted in humanity's inherent sloth. EVERYTHING can stand to be improved, and with the revelation of how to improve something our knowledge and understanding of our little piece of the universe expands a LITTLE more...]]>Jan 18th 2006 9:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/01/17/maglev-elevators-to-scare-us-all-by-2008/http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/17/maglev-elevators-to-scare-us-all-by-2008/
That, and the fact Toshiba is going to do what it damn well pleases to make a profit, and everyone will agree soon enough we couldn't imagine what life was like with those archaic cable models of yore. We will have our maglev shafts and bloody well like it with the right propoganda!

Paz.]]>Jan 18th 2006 9:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/01/17/maglev-elevators-to-scare-us-all-by-2008/http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/17/maglev-elevators-to-scare-us-all-by-2008/
You've got to have been on Tower of Terror at Universal or something like that - how do they break and shoot you back up - mag lev.

This isn't new technology - its tried and tested.]]>Jan 18th 2006 10:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/01/17/maglev-elevators-to-scare-us-all-by-2008/http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/17/maglev-elevators-to-scare-us-all-by-2008/I was just about to ask that. What would happen to a computer in there? What happens to a computer in a maglev train? It would be dangerous to people with implants like pacemakers. Hopefully they can shield the elevator car and shaft from the magnets.]]>Jan 18th 2006 11:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/01/17/maglev-elevators-to-scare-us-all-by-2008/http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/17/maglev-elevators-to-scare-us-all-by-2008/Why are you such a bitch?]]>Jan 18th 2006 11:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/01/17/maglev-elevators-to-scare-us-all-by-2008/http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/17/maglev-elevators-to-scare-us-all-by-2008/Jan 18th 2006 4:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/01/17/maglev-elevators-to-scare-us-all-by-2008/http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/17/maglev-elevators-to-scare-us-all-by-2008/
Tower of Terror at MGM Studios in Disney World.
Fantastic ride with a great holographic introduction piece to set the mood, which then drops you randomly between 1-4 stories and shoots you back up for another drop.

Can't say I'd want my elevator at work to do this, but the technology is certainly sound.

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and the monorail at disney runs on wheels, not magnets.

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Wow, that just went right over your head, didnt it?]]>Jan 22nd 2006 6:09PM