This is a video of Tom Scott riding the elevator at the New Town Hall in Hannover, Germany, an elevator that follows the 17-degree curvature of the cupola dome to the observation tower at the top. The elevator was originally constructed in 1913, and gutted and fitted with a new

This is a video of knowledge seeker Tom Scott traveling to Zlin, Czechia, to tour the 16-story Bat’a Skyscraper, which features a corner office that can visit every floor, because it’s a giant elevator. The office was built for Bata shoes president Jan Antonín Baťa in 1936, but he never

This is a video from (I believe) Russia of an elderly man using a homemade motorized pulley system operated with a remote control to access his 3rd floor apartment via the unit’s balcony. That…does not look like it would be up to code around here. But hey, whatever works. Although

This is a video of Youtuber Liam Thompson constructing a stair elevator for his 20-year old cat Frodo. With the help of the elevator, Frodo is still able to access his favorite spot in the sun via the outdoor stairs, and enjoy his golden years soaking up the golden rays

Because whose dream of their special day doesn’t involve appearing at their wedding reception in a frustrating slow glass elevator through the floor, this is a video of a freshly married couple doing just that. I like how they open the banquet hall’s doors like they’re actually going to come

This is a video of saxophonist and TikTok recording artist Evan Jacobson adding a sax solo to The Notorious B.I.G.’s 1994 banger ‘Big Poppa’. It works surprisingly well, although I understand why Biggie didn’t include a saxophone solo in the original, and that reason can only be that Kenny G

This is a video demonstration of the one-way (it only goes down) cat elevator that a woman made for her cat to ride from one of the high rafters in her home back down to the ground. How cool is that? The elevator’s counterweight appears to be a precisely weighed