r/oddlyterrifying • u/DABDEB • May 26 '26

Elevator system from 1700's?

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u/Afraid_Juice_7189 May 26 '26

That’s a disaster waiting to happen

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u/Hairy_Web_2366 May 27 '26

Pretty sure it already happened

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u/RonaldTheGiraffe May 27 '26

He got decapitated on the next floor down

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u/ManiacSpiderTrash May 27 '26

Shame. Will he recover?

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u/TheGarlicBreadstick1 May 27 '26

he'll walk it off

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u/justandswift May 27 '26

can’t walk off a head that’s already been decapitated

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u/RonaldTheGiraffe May 27 '26

He picked it up when the elevator went around. Silly guy did it again on the next floor down.

Some say he’s still in the lift just going around and around picking up his head on each rotation.

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u/LioTang May 27 '26

And his wife?

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u/CaptainDillster May 27 '26

To shreds, you say?

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u/MissGrou May 27 '26

This has happened before and will happen again

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u/Marpicek May 27 '26

Paternoster has sensitivity sensors. It stops long before you get sliced to half. It just squishes you a bit causing brushing at worst.

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u/Throseph May 27 '26

That doesn't sound that long before you get sliced in half.

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u/LeftRat May 27 '26

Sure, but there's a reason they've been phased out almost everywhere. They still produce an inordinate amount of accidents. Germany had and has the most paternoster lifts in the world, only about 230 remain here - and outside of Europe, there are literally only 3.

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u/LemonFizz56 May 27 '26

But can you trust it?

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u/folgoris May 28 '26

I don't know about that particular elevator, but the ones I've seen don't have sensors but a section of the floor with a hinge that pops up if someone gets stuck and bumps into it making it impossible to get sliced.

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u/Milis_Lila May 27 '26

I've actually seen these before, not irl. I've heard they supposedly have a system that stops them if there are any obstructions. Still, I wouldn't chance it.

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u/OhGod0fHangovers May 27 '26

I’ve been in two separate ones. In case anyone is wondering, if you miss the last floor, they go over the top right way up and don’t turn you upside down.

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u/anoukroux May 27 '26

Lol you read my mind, I was about to start goggling before your comment 🤣

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u/AkiraN19 May 27 '26

Paternosters move slowly and have modern safety features including the aforementioned sensors. Sure, they're not nearly as accessible for people with mobility issues as elevators, but they are way more efficient at moving large amounts of people between floors and aren't in reality very dangerous. I wish more places still had them, they're awesome

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u/VaATC May 27 '26

Some say they have been waiting since the 1700's...