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New 'Vertical Walking' could replace stairs

By T.K. Randall
October 26, 2016
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A team of designers from the Netherlands have somehow managed to reinvent the humble staircase.
The novel new invention looks like a cross between stairs and an elevator and enables a user to shimmy up a vertical shaft with minimal effort using nothing more than their arms and legs.

Named 'Vertical Walking', the contraption has the potential to be a big space saver in densely populated cities and could even prove to be a good way to encourage more exercise.
It works using a clever combination of springs, elastic ropes and a pulley system.

Those who live on the top floor of a skyscraper however might want to stick to using the elevator.



Source: Gizmodo




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