An Elevator-Testing Tower #
January 3rd, 2008 | In Worth Discussing
Mitsubishi has built a tower 573 feet (173m) tall that serves no other purpose than testing the really fast elevators that are needed for really tall buildings. I can’t decide if it’s a massive waste of material or a necessary cost of building land-use-efficient building. Have an opinion?
(via Boing Boing)
Mostly, I’m wondering why they need the tower. Why couldn’t they just test their elevators in the really tall buildings in which they’re installing them? I’m guessing they don’t want to or can’t endanger customer’s buildings with the potential for failure.