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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Version three of the Atlas rope ascender goes commercial]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/02/version-three-of-the-atlas-rope-ascender-goes-commercial/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/02/version-three-of-the-atlas-rope-ascender-goes-commercial/</guid><description><![CDATA[I always felt it unfair that I was only offered the choice of stairs or an elevator to ascend to my floor, but soon this will no longer be true!]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Samsam]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sep 2nd 2007 1:20AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Version three of the Atlas rope ascender goes commercial]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/02/version-three-of-the-atlas-rope-ascender-goes-commercial/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/02/version-three-of-the-atlas-rope-ascender-goes-commercial/</guid><description><![CDATA[They made a nicer one on Mythbusters. It was even compact]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Lembo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sep 2nd 2007 1:21AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Version three of the Atlas rope ascender goes commercial]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/02/version-three-of-the-atlas-rope-ascender-goes-commercial/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/02/version-three-of-the-atlas-rope-ascender-goes-commercial/</guid><description><![CDATA[@mike<br>haha yeah i was watching that the other day and thinking the same thing]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[max]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sep 2nd 2007 1:51AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Version three of the Atlas rope ascender goes commercial]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/02/version-three-of-the-atlas-rope-ascender-goes-commercial/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/02/version-three-of-the-atlas-rope-ascender-goes-commercial/</guid><description><![CDATA[Er, that wasn't really a rope ascender.  It retracted a cable, sort of a "one person only" deal.  However with something like this many people could be using the same rope.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Zwergner]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sep 2nd 2007 3:27AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Version three of the Atlas rope ascender goes commercial]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/02/version-three-of-the-atlas-rope-ascender-goes-commercial/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/02/version-three-of-the-atlas-rope-ascender-goes-commercial/</guid><description><![CDATA[Mythbusters > Atlas Devices]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sharker524]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sep 2nd 2007 12:21PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Version three of the Atlas rope ascender goes commercial]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/02/version-three-of-the-atlas-rope-ascender-goes-commercial/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/02/version-three-of-the-atlas-rope-ascender-goes-commercial/</guid><description><![CDATA[They won't let you use that in gym class.  You'll just have to get part way up and then fall on your butt like we all used to.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[deusdiabolus]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sep 2nd 2007 8:53AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Version three of the Atlas rope ascender goes commercial]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/02/version-three-of-the-atlas-rope-ascender-goes-commercial/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/02/version-three-of-the-atlas-rope-ascender-goes-commercial/</guid><description><![CDATA[It seems obvious that it should recharge if you use it to descend (though I didn't see that noted in the patent <a href="http://tinyurl.com/yobheb" rel="nofollow">http://tinyurl.com/yobheb</a> ). That would make it much more useful in the field.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[bryan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sep 2nd 2007 6:10AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Version three of the Atlas rope ascender goes commercial]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/02/version-three-of-the-atlas-rope-ascender-goes-commercial/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/02/version-three-of-the-atlas-rope-ascender-goes-commercial/</guid><description><![CDATA[True Mythbusters retracted a cable instead of gripping a rope and pulling it through a set of wheels; although I don't see how difficult it would be to change the setup. <br>It also wasn't quite as compact as if you recall the batteries were worn around the waist. However the configuration Mythbusters to me seems a bit more elegant, and more reminiscent of the equipment used by Blind Echolocating Nocturnal Flying Mammal Man, which was their intention.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[mark]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sep 2nd 2007 7:56AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Version three of the Atlas rope ascender goes commercial]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/02/version-three-of-the-atlas-rope-ascender-goes-commercial/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/02/version-three-of-the-atlas-rope-ascender-goes-commercial/</guid><description><![CDATA[In order to change from a reel all one would need to do is wrap the cable a few times around the reel and leave the other end dangling down. It would also be handy if one could support the reel from only one side allowing it to be placed in the center of a rope.  This could be better explained by viewing a powered ship's winch, which are commonly used on sail boats.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[bombastinator]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sep 2nd 2007 2:49PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Version three of the Atlas rope ascender goes commercial]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/02/version-three-of-the-atlas-rope-ascender-goes-commercial/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/02/version-three-of-the-atlas-rope-ascender-goes-commercial/</guid><description><![CDATA[To any of my fellow climbers who have ever used Yosemite, Inchworm or Emergency Ascent to get up a rope... we've been outdone by machines, again.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sep 2nd 2007 10:00AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Version three of the Atlas rope ascender goes commercial]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/02/version-three-of-the-atlas-rope-ascender-goes-commercial/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/02/version-three-of-the-atlas-rope-ascender-goes-commercial/</guid><description><![CDATA[Also, the mythbusters one only passed really small cable through it.  This is climbing rope.  It's much, much thicker.  As such, all of your pulleys need to be wider to accept it.  The steel cable is a helluva lot thinner.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[kidgenius]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sep 2nd 2007 12:14PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Version three of the Atlas rope ascender goes commercial]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/02/version-three-of-the-atlas-rope-ascender-goes-commercial/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/02/version-three-of-the-atlas-rope-ascender-goes-commercial/</guid><description><![CDATA[I agree with the recharge-during-descent modification being necessary because this then becomes a viable option for multiple individuals to escape from upper floors. Only downside is that it now makes it easier for your kid to sneak out, even if you do live on the third floor.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Twitchy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sep 2nd 2007 4:37PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Version three of the Atlas rope ascender goes commercial]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/02/version-three-of-the-atlas-rope-ascender-goes-commercial/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/02/version-three-of-the-atlas-rope-ascender-goes-commercial/</guid><description><![CDATA[You all seem to be forgetting, the Mythbusters one didn't have a "descend" option.  Oops.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[James]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sep 4th 2007 5:13PM</pubDate></item></channel></rss>