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There are many "elevator spotters" on YouTube. I can watch elevator videos for hours.

For example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nE9x-S_3sdY

It's a very interesting community:

See: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iz9ZzIgyDR8




I love this aspect of HN. I never would’ve known there was a community around a shared interest in elevators, yet this topic has hit the top of HN and a bunch of members of that community have all gathered here.


I think the surprising part (to me at least) isn't there are communities for elevator lovers, but there is a wiki about it on Fandom.


I remember seeing an elevator once that lit up both the up and down arrows when arriving if it didn't have a set destination yet. I called it Schroedinger's elevator -- neither going up or down until observed to move.


Were you alive or dead when you noticed this?


I was on vacation. So more alive than typical, but dead to those who usually see me around.


Fantastic.

> watch for hours

The call time on the incline elevator… wow you weren’t kidding.

Also, at 5m40s is that a domestic clock being used for station timekeeping? Such a shame given the rest of the station design and the amount of time and money that went into it all. Details, people. Details :)


Seems as good a place as any to OT, but does anyone know of a vacuum tube wiki?

I may have acquired some Otis elevator power(?) tubes, but have no idea where to go for part schematics or identification. I'd love to build them into a project, but am not sure where to start.


Going even more OT, I watched a mesmerizing and beautiful youtube video about making nixie tubes.

I love craftsman videos.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxL4ElboiuA




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