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If the trivia stars align and you find yourself trying to unseat the defending champion on Jeopardy! with a final category of “Elevators”, you’ll want to know some compelling facts and figures from the world of vertical transportation. To help with this nearly certain scenario, or to simply educate anyone curious about data of the…
In the closing minutes of The Blues Brothers, after what is arguably the single most gratuitous (and comically destructive) car chase scene in cinematic history (see reference below), Jake and Elwood Blues are in the final throes of their mission to cover an overdue tax bill for their former home, the St. Helen of the Blessed Shroud Orphanage. The brothers remain undaunted in their quest, even as they’re pursued by hundreds, perhaps thousands, of military and…
Picture this – you’re going about your normal workday. After a busy morning of meetings in your second-floor office, you decide to go outside and get some fresh air. You step into the elevator and push the ground floor button. The doors close, the elevator starts to descend… and then jolts to a stop between…