First Elevator
馃Н 饾棛饾椂饾椏饾榾饾榿 饾棙饾椆饾棽饾槂饾棶饾榿饾椉饾椏 The bet: The first practical versions were noisy, fragile, slow, expensive, unsafe, or hard to control. What happened: Later engineering made the same idea reliable
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馃攣馃攣 饾棖饾棢饾棓饾棞饾棤 饾棫饾棩饾棓饾棖饾棡饾棙饾棩 饾棛饾椂饾椏饾榾饾榿 饾棓饾椂饾椏饾榾饾椀饾椂饾椊 THEY SAID (early version: early riders, drivers, and regulators): The first practical versions were noisy, fragile, slow, expensive, unsafe,