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Post #436,073
by drook
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9/3/20 7:40:33 PM
9/3/20 7:40:33 PM
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New Like (at least one design for) the brakes on an elevator
It's held up by the middle of a leaf spring. If the cable snaps, the leaf spring flattens out pushing the ends against the rails.
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Drew
Post #436,079
by Ashton
9/4/20 4:05:31 AM
9/4/20 4:05:31 AM
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New That simple Idea made Otis rich. I had an Idea once; why ain't I rich?
(I thought it would be cool to use quite more of The Sun™); no solar panels, Jeez!
..but at least there were water-or-other heat exchangers: a friend used to schlep items to Pacific Isles
--for the natives' kick-start -- screw petroleum imports.

Next one: save/later sell Water before it's competing with Gold/Aurum (or the Rare Earth elements).
     NuScale’s small nuclear reactor is first to get US safety approval - (boxley) - (8) - Sept. 2, 2020, 09:30:42 PM EDT
         May be, but it's just a small version of the classic design. - (a6l6e6x) - (7) - Sept. 2, 2020, 10:53:15 PM EDT
             I like the safety design of the cooling issues, lose power motor quits holding up -NT - (boxley) - (6) - Sept. 3, 2020, 05:50:04 PM EDT
                 Like (at least one design for) the brakes on an elevator - (drook) - (1) - Sept. 3, 2020, 07:40:33 PM EDT
                     That simple Idea made Otis rich. I had an Idea once; why ain't I rich? - (Ashton) - Sept. 4, 2020, 04:05:31 AM EDT
                 Excuse me? - (crazy) - (3) - Sept. 4, 2020, 09:43:27 AM EDT
                     The rods will fall automatically if power is lost. - (malraux) - (2) - Sept. 4, 2020, 11:59:31 AM EDT
                         Decent pr page - (crazy) - (1) - Sept. 4, 2020, 07:22:45 PM EDT
                             I saw that, or one like it - (drook) - Sept. 5, 2020, 10:07:01 AM EDT

LYNX-tested and approved!
41 ms