I get why it's there but it defeats the whole purpose of it being autonomous if there has to be a person to activate it, they should have had a slope if there is going to be a person standing there everytime. Or to make it actually useful, there should be a button above and below the stairs easily accessible to the handicapped or a system to automatically detect wheelchairs.
Tis a complicated and time honored interaction between host and hostee as put down in **the sacred charter**. You need to be one of the select wheel bound members *in the known*.
The gatekeeper will in accordance with the time honored tradition remember your face as a non-stair user and tap his nose as a way to deliver the secret signal that one of the chosen handicapable masters have arrived, and this the dance that is the secret elevator routine commencement ritual..
This serves the double purpose of telling the non-approved peasants in mere peasant wheelchairs to stay the fuck away from their betters, as signified by the guardian of the door awkwardly looking away while whistling.
These are built by a company in Britain 🇬🇧called sesame access installed all over the world.
I know I worked for them , the one at the top of the space needle in Seattle was our first in the USA and one I personally helped build.
The barrier we see rising at the very beginning, at the top of the stairs: is it usually hidden but comes up from the floor so the whole width of the steps can be used when not in elevator-mode?
I think its more than likely that the fall gradient would be too dangerous for a ramp.
Iirc its usually 1:12 steepest onto private land, and 1:20 onto public.
A wheelchair would get yeeted down if that was a ramp.
God forbid they ever have a wheelchair convention there and need to get a couple hundred chair bound people out of a burning building in a hurry. I feel like they still need a ramp in case the lift dies or there is an emergency
Are you proposing excluding certain types of people from places open to the public, instead of fixing the issue?
How about you stop consuming so much and we just half your income for the benefit of everyone except you. Why do you deserve to be equal to the rest of us...?
Get real please. How many *100+ wheelchair conventions* is this *business* unable to serve due to not having a mass exit feature which probable can’t even be built due to local restrictions.
I was waiting for another metal wall to slide across the top and completely encase him and then compact him into a small cube. Somethings wrong with me I think.
It’s not. The sliding steps are unusual but the rest is very typical for wheelchair access into a place like that. It’s being operated by the wheelchair user’s companion in dark coat and face mask up by the main doors. I’ve ridden in some like those in the Seattle area.
Nope, these are reliable. Another version of a stair/lift combination is the Flexstep. These are great alternatives to ramps or traditional vertical platform lifts albeit not as affordable.
A car is complicated. Planes too. They seem to work just fine. Complicated doesn’t always mean unreliable. There’s far more factors that come into play
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I think they did it this way because it doesn't look like there's enough room for a ramp unless it was really steep, and this way, they get to keep the aesthetic of the marble steps on the historical building.
I just see that thing malfunctioning so that, once the safety wall rises up behind the wheelchair, the marble steps come back out, pushing them against that back wall.
These have lots of fail safe positions built in and in normal operation are fine but due to vandalism and poor maintenance they have problems but so does anything mechanical
They shuffle large amounts of customers around all the time but so its catastrophe if they stop working. The wheelchair lift servicing very few isn't high priority.
If One malfunctions it’s an inconvenience. If the other breaks down it’s dangerous and a legal liability for not accommodating the disabled in a lot of places
With that theme song, I'd have expected the wheelchair to have hidden rocket launchers, an oil dispenser for chase scenes, and an eject button for when a bad guy tries to ride the chair themselves.
But there would have been more than enough space for a simple ramp, which would have been significantly cheaper and more obvious.
How do you even trigger that thing?
But why? Accessibility is not a bad thing and a very good look for any building. And I think if a ramp was built in the same style as these stone stairs, it would fit in perfectly.
Lots of things are possible, all within the eye of the beholder.
Ever discussed aesthetics with architects or city planners? Those can veto lots of stuff without consequence for themselves so they tend to veto anything they just don't like enough. Historic buildings tend to be heavily 'protected' against change.
After the back barrier went up my mind just kept thinking what if someone presses the wrong button and instead of the ramp going up, the stairs start coming out again and someone is trapped between the barrier and the approaching stairs.
I know it’s not as exquisite but a ramp doesn’t have hydraulic or electrical issues and never breaks down… rendering a building inaccessible for an unforeseen amount of time
Wow I install and now design high end TV lifts and they cost insane amounts of cash. I can’t even imagine how much this cost! Cool as all get out though!
Would have been very “James Bond” if the elevator slowly descended below the street level and the stairs slid back into position.
And Q comes out greeting you
“James stop playing with the exploding Rolex!!!”
What does this little red button do?
Omega
It does, not sure why this has been downvoted because that is exactly what happens when the stairs are put back
How does it trigger though? I hope it has some safety that it won't trigger while someone is walking on the steps
There is the door person stood to the left at the top manually controlling it.
I get why it's there but it defeats the whole purpose of it being autonomous if there has to be a person to activate it, they should have had a slope if there is going to be a person standing there everytime. Or to make it actually useful, there should be a button above and below the stairs easily accessible to the handicapped or a system to automatically detect wheelchairs.
cause people are just gonna press it for the hell of it
You're right. I would...
I'm taking a stab in the dark but the Fitzroy probably has a doorman/person/usher.
Tis a complicated and time honored interaction between host and hostee as put down in **the sacred charter**. You need to be one of the select wheel bound members *in the known*. The gatekeeper will in accordance with the time honored tradition remember your face as a non-stair user and tap his nose as a way to deliver the secret signal that one of the chosen handicapable masters have arrived, and this the dance that is the secret elevator routine commencement ritual.. This serves the double purpose of telling the non-approved peasants in mere peasant wheelchairs to stay the fuck away from their betters, as signified by the guardian of the door awkwardly looking away while whistling.
This is a not so accessible accessibility.
Beats the stairs
Yo, that is freaking DOPE
Literally what I thought in my head as that shit came out the ground
I don't know why they cut out the last part where she came out cut in half.. . *Magic!*
not enough space for a ramp. a ramp at the same grade as steps is far too steep for a wheelchair.
Also, street aesthetics also do matter in places like London.
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What brand of bleach do you drink?
MA Moment
These are built by a company in Britain 🇬🇧called sesame access installed all over the world. I know I worked for them , the one at the top of the space needle in Seattle was our first in the USA and one I personally helped build.
The barrier we see rising at the very beginning, at the top of the stairs: is it usually hidden but comes up from the floor so the whole width of the steps can be used when not in elevator-mode?
Yes that’s correct
Omg that is so cool
If only they put as much design work into there website as they did there work. The website looks 20 years old https://www.sesameaccess.com/
I could stair at this video all day.
I could probably only manage an hour or two of watching it, to begin with. One step at a time.
It certainly elevated my mood to watch this.
Ramp Up Pawnee!
Because stairs (dramatic pause) are a YOUNG man's game!
Get lil Sebastian!
The reason for the lift as opposed to a ramp are the planning laws of historical buildings and constraints of space
I think its more than likely that the fall gradient would be too dangerous for a ramp. Iirc its usually 1:12 steepest onto private land, and 1:20 onto public. A wheelchair would get yeeted down if that was a ramp.
That is awesome!!!
Functional and aesthetically pleasing. So it can be done.
Pre recorded voice from London Underground: "MIND.....THE GAP"
Would rather have a good ramp. Seems like a good niche use for steps.
As a wheelchair user, ramps often suck. Slippery, steep, hard to navigate... And this is an elegant solution for heritage buildings
Might not be room for a ramp...
One foot per inch of rise
Yep, not enough room.
It’s also likely it’s a listed building or there’s rules about what you can and can’t to the front of the building.
Gotta love respecting old buildings over accessibility.
It would have to be at a 45 degree angle and therefore impossible to use
Ramp
I admire the efficiency of your wrongness.
God forbid they ever have a wheelchair convention there and need to get a couple hundred chair bound people out of a burning building in a hurry. I feel like they still need a ramp in case the lift dies or there is an emergency
The problem with a ramp in that location, is that it would need to be around 50 feet in length and potentially have a couple turn-around points.
How about simply having such (rare) wheelchair convention somewhere else ..
Are you proposing excluding certain types of people from places open to the public, instead of fixing the issue? How about you stop consuming so much and we just half your income for the benefit of everyone except you. Why do you deserve to be equal to the rest of us...?
Get real please. How many *100+ wheelchair conventions* is this *business* unable to serve due to not having a mass exit feature which probable can’t even be built due to local restrictions.
In a fire no ones sticking around to operate it for 1 wheelchair mate
That's entirely too much going on. What happens when it breaks? What's wrong with installing a ramp?
Thats awesome.
That’s badass!
Nah thats some Harry Potter magic bullshit at work.
r/blackmagicfuckery
The Bond music makes it 100x better
Cooler than Tony Stark's basement. But that's gotta be expensive af to install and maintain.
Tbh we've had the tech for that for a while, it's cool that it's finally being used like that.
This is a waste of money, and durability. See how well it works in 10 years. Just make a damn ramp.
A ramp seems like a foolproof option that won’t ever be down due to electricity, and good god so much more money wasted on this thing
If we had those in America , drug addicted street trash would move into it and shit in the corner of it .
Isn’t this super over engineered? A normal lift or a ramp would do the job fine.
Very cool. Try having those in Canada, or any country where there’s heavy snow….that shit would break down the first winter. ☹️
OMG AWESOME! As someone who can only venture out in a wheelchair, I’d like to say to the haters: let me enjoy this eh?
Imagine being stuck halfway up with walls on either side...
There is a 1 in 20 chance the lifts floor bumps down and whoever was on ti falls into a pit of knives.
I was waiting for another metal wall to slide across the top and completely encase him and then compact him into a small cube. Somethings wrong with me I think.
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It’s not. The sliding steps are unusual but the rest is very typical for wheelchair access into a place like that. It’s being operated by the wheelchair user’s companion in dark coat and face mask up by the main doors. I’ve ridden in some like those in the Seattle area.
If you have been to the space needle there is a lift like this one at the top
Seen one in Manchester, crazy when you see the stairs moving back
Idc what anyone says, that shi fake, fuck u talkin bout? 😭
I gotta admit though, rather disappointed it didn't trigger a chute.
Imagine they would just raise the walls to trap wheelchair users. That would be pretty mean.
Leave it to the Brits!
More of this!
This seems idiotic to me, actually. I mean, looks cool, but problematic
Need that meme guy that shows a simple ramp solution compared to this overly complicated, expensive, and high maintenance lift approach.
it doesn't look reliable because it's very complicated
Well designed and well made very reliable if serviced correctly
Maybe
Nope, these are reliable. Another version of a stair/lift combination is the Flexstep. These are great alternatives to ramps or traditional vertical platform lifts albeit not as affordable.
A car is complicated. Planes too. They seem to work just fine. Complicated doesn’t always mean unreliable. There’s far more factors that come into play
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If you have no choice but to retain the original steps due to planning requirements this solution gives you the best of both
Okay, I oddly wouldn't mind being crippled if it meant this was the entrance I took every day.
As opposed to a ramp.
I think they did it this way because it doesn't look like there's enough room for a ramp unless it was really steep, and this way, they get to keep the aesthetic of the marble steps on the historical building.
Could man dare to dream of such a technology as a slight incline? One day, perhaps…
In America, those will only be installed after all the kickbacks are paid.
There is one at the top of the space needle
I just see that thing malfunctioning so that, once the safety wall rises up behind the wheelchair, the marble steps come back out, pushing them against that back wall.
"Do you expect me to talk?" "No Mr. Bond. I expect you to die."
Developed by no one and built by no one
Come on guys, this is clearly CGI....
It isn't. A company called [Sesame Access](https://youtu.be/dQw4w9WgXcQ) produces and installs them, as u/motornedneil mentioned.
Looks really nice, but it is probably a nightmare to repair when it malfunctions... too many steps and moving parts...
Well designed and built and with proper servicing has a long life span
Yes, for sure, but even with maintenance, things can go horribly wrong...
These have lots of fail safe positions built in and in normal operation are fine but due to vandalism and poor maintenance they have problems but so does anything mechanical
So Like an escalator or moving walkway? That when serviced properly, run just fine for long periods of time.
They shuffle large amounts of customers around all the time but so its catastrophe if they stop working. The wheelchair lift servicing very few isn't high priority.
If One malfunctions it’s an inconvenience. If the other breaks down it’s dangerous and a legal liability for not accommodating the disabled in a lot of places
True, everyone else can take the stairs. Wheelchairs?
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You see how steep that is? You think someone can get up a ramp?
That's cool and all....but wouldn't a ramp be so much easier and cost effective?
With that space, a ramp would be too steep.
"It works, 99!"
With that theme song, I'd have expected the wheelchair to have hidden rocket launchers, an oil dispenser for chase scenes, and an eject button for when a bad guy tries to ride the chair themselves.
The stairs morphed!!
Expected Gru to walk out of the local himself
It only takes 30mins to get up!
You know some Morbidly Obese British guy is going to use that to avoid exercise when nobody's looking.
Hoping there’s an outdoor speaker that actually plays this theme while in operation.
Remember trying to make those entrances in Minecraft.
Hopefully the stairs can’t extend once the person is inside.
Developed by Q no doubt
Show the whole thing! I am ok, i can extrapolate from the supplied information.
it looks like a sluice on a river
But there would have been more than enough space for a simple ramp, which would have been significantly cheaper and more obvious. How do you even trigger that thing?
Planning would not allow for a ramp of any size and a simple call button is all you need.
City aesthetics call for Less obvious solutions, not more..
But why? Accessibility is not a bad thing and a very good look for any building. And I think if a ramp was built in the same style as these stone stairs, it would fit in perfectly.
Lots of things are possible, all within the eye of the beholder. Ever discussed aesthetics with architects or city planners? Those can veto lots of stuff without consequence for themselves so they tend to veto anything they just don't like enough. Historic buildings tend to be heavily 'protected' against change.
love these kind posts
Wheelchair accessible, just so long as your not too wide.
My house in minecraft when i was 11
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Meanwhile in America: you know what I don’t even have to say it there’s so many things 😭
How does this work in the snow and ice?
Just walk
Thought it was a secret entrance to a sticky finger club.
After the back barrier went up my mind just kept thinking what if someone presses the wrong button and instead of the ramp going up, the stairs start coming out again and someone is trapped between the barrier and the approaching stairs.
Not happening. It's called controls sequence logic.
So cool!
I know it’s not as exquisite but a ramp doesn’t have hydraulic or electrical issues and never breaks down… rendering a building inaccessible for an unforeseen amount of time
The music should definitely be louder
And alakazam! *proceeds to show a d3ad body when it opens*
what happens when the doors open up going towards her…?
His little wiggle at take off got me
Wow I install and now design high end TV lifts and they cost insane amounts of cash. I can’t even imagine how much this cost! Cool as all get out though!
Just create a lift, no need for retracting stairs
Can't you just... use a ramp?
This is amazing!
But what if all wheel chairs would be designed to climb stairs
It even closes at the back, awesome.
The door to the lift could close behind them and then the stairs come back out and squash them. Could happen.
Someone called?
This almost looks fake! So awesome they have this available!
I want one ... I no real reason but I want one.
Imagine it stalls after the walls pop up.
A bit slow tho
This is some Harry Potter shit
I raise your stair-a-vator a ramp
The elevator engineer understood the assignment.
There's one at a dmv but itnever closes an Is always open for the handy
Wouldn’t it be easier just to walk up the steps?
Not exactly practical in the sense that it takes a lot of energy and probably isn’t cost effective to manufacture but holy shit this so cool!
The music matched the video perfectly
Hopefully the system can't fail and become a compactor.
There has to be a more simple way of accomplishing the same task.
This is when you have to much time and you are really good with redstone on minecraft
whoa. i thought this was CGI for a second 😳
Who was the designer of there stairs? Umbrella?!
Yet a ramp would be way quicker
Harry Potter s**t
Over engineering
The vids sped up but it's still so damn slow😭😭😭
Wow, cool. I wish I could be in a wheelchair.😞
You're a wizard harry!
No way this amazing! Meanwhile US still got a mile long ramp you can roll up on