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Re: To ladder or turbolift?
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lugnet.space
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Thu, 22 Feb 2001 16:54:03 GMT
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In lugnet.space, Steve Bliss writes:
> In lugnet.space, Aaron West wrote:
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> > Perhaps zero gravity chutes to move upward/downward would be a good
> > idea.
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> After reading Mark's post, I was thinking the same thing. Z-chutes can be
> low-key, yet still visually interesting and have an industrial/spacey look.
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> Actually, Z-chutes can resemble the interdeck ladders used in Star Trek.
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> Here's a link to one ladder I built for a z-chute:
> <http://www.geocities.com/partsref/br/brladder.gif>. It just needs a chute
> wrapped around it.
Uh, Steve, that link isn't working for me. Could you double check it?
> The nice thing about z-chutes is, if you build it as a physically complete
> shaft/tube, with hatches opening on each level, you can easily switch to a
> lift/elevator later.
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> Steve
-Duane
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 | | Re: To ladder or turbolift?
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| (...) Odd, it works for me. Not that it's a big deal -- it's just a black wall with several yellow tiles with handles (that's this part (URL)) mounted sideways for rungs. Steve (26 years ago, 23-Feb-01, to lugnet.space)
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| | Re: To ladder or turbolift?
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| (...) After reading Mark's post, I was thinking the same thing. Z-chutes can be low-key, yet still visually interesting and have an industrial/spacey look. Actually, Z-chutes can resemble the interdeck ladders used in Star Trek. Here's a link to one (...) (26 years ago, 22-Feb-01, to lugnet.space)
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