I thought the Schmid Peoplemover was impossible

2021-10-04

[public] 1.12M views, 212K likes, 311 dislikes audio only

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 https://www.fenchel-janisch.com/

Engineering consultant: Calum Douglas

Animation: Pete McPartlan

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