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Re:An elevator in a Chicago skyscraper fell 84 floors, requi... by lostlogin on Friday November 23, 2018 @12:04PM (#18517585)
Surely if it hit the bottom and the cable fell on them it wouldn’t be able to go anywhere? Not sure that I could diagnose that from within the lifts I use though.
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Re:An elevator in a Chicago skyscraper fell 84 floors, requi... by schwap on Friday November 23, 2018 @12:16PM (#18517661)
You have to keep in mind that elevators have multiple cables. All you know is something, maybe a cable, maybe multiple cables, hit the top of the elevator. You don't know how many cables may remain.
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