Ups and Downs Of High-Speed Elevators

A look inside Japan's $4.3 million high-speed elevators. 

By Tony McNicol and Hans Sautter
Jun 27, 2004 5:00 AMNov 12, 2019 4:58 AM
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Japanese-made elevators are the fastest in the world. They are so smooth that if you were to place a coin on its edge at the start of a ride, it would still be standing when you got to the top. And they are so quiet that speedometers are included so passengers will know they are moving.

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