elevators

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The Office Elevator In COVID-19 Times: Experts Weigh In On Safer Ups And Downs

12:03pm June 08, 2020

by Lauren Weber

As more and more people filter back to the workplace, many face a tiny space that can create a large logjam: the elevator. Even the lobby is fraught with coronavirus questions. We have answers.

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Coronavirus FAQs: Can Sunlight Kill The Virus? How Risky Is An Elevator Ride?

3:57pm April 17, 2020

In this week's installment, we also look at how to handle that inevitable moment — you need a plumber or electrician or another repairperson to come to your home.

Riding in an elevator, it seems like you can suspend gravity for a moment, says Adam Frank.

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Why Riding An Elevator Is Like Changing Gravity

11:02am November 03, 2017

by Adam Frank

If you time it just right, tossing a ball in the air as an elevator starts to move, the ball seems to hang in the air for a moment, like gravity had been canceled, says astrophysicist Adam Frank.