12 Sep 19
@chaney3 saidThis could have been an interesting topic to discuss, if not for the obvious bias towards something miraculous that most here felt a need to debunk.
There is a chapel in Sante Fe, New Mexico called Loretto Chapel, which was built in the late 1800's. The builders of the chapel neglected to include a staircase leading from ground floor to the choir section above. Apparently, after construction, all carpenters said a staircase could not be built.
A staircase was finally built by an unknown carpenter that, to this day, se ...[text shortened]... ple.
If any on this forum wish to investigate a little and offer some insight, I'd appreciate it.
So be it.
08 Oct 19
@ketchuplover saidI think that would be hard to build. What one sees of the escalator is the bit one stands on, but the steps have to return to their starting point. So, while the "steps" going up (say) wouldn't be too hard to make, getting them back to the start would be rather difficult. One for Escher.
I'm waiting for a spiral escalator
10 Oct 19
@deepthought saidcurved escalators exist, and you can stitch several together to make a spiral.
I think that would be hard to build. What one sees of the escalator is the bit one stands on, but the steps have to return to their starting point. So, while the "steps" going up (say) wouldn't be too hard to make, getting them back to the start would be rather difficult. One for Escher.
https://www.mitsubishielevator.com/products/escalators/spiral
10 Oct 19
@ketchuplover saidI think this is the closest you're going to get:
I'm waiting for a spiral escalator
"Spiral" is something of a misnomer here, as it's just a series of curved escalators. Looks neat, though.
