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Paternosters. You say terrifying, I say fun.

There's one in Leicester University (not the only one in the UK, I'm sure).

Really not that dangerous, with a cable near the top of each aperture that triggers a stop if it's touched.

The SF garage my fiancee parks in has this thing made from an industrial belt, with steps bolted onto it. I think there are quite a few of those in Stuttgart as well, though they are being fazed out. It's very efficient, but not for ze stupits!

I saw one like this as a child, in Chicago. As I remember, it was explicitly only for the employees to use to get to the cars, as it was a valet facility.

That's what the one I saw was!

Out of curiosity, where in SF? I'd be interested to see one.

The parking garage near the corner of Bush and Mason.

There's one in the library at Essex University as well - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvn06yQIb9o

I'm glad they still have it, I was nervous when I searched that I would find out it had been ripped out since I was last there.

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