Chris wrote:
> That being said, I'm surprised that there weren't more measures in place
> to rescue people from skyscrapers quickly. Correct me if I'm wrong, but
> they were able to do virtually nothing, right? Seems to me that with all
> our current technology we should be able to come up with some methods that
> may save lives in the future. How about a helicopter carrying a long
> cable with a large cage attached to it? Give the cage a nice padded floor
> and a large opening and see how close you can get it to the window. Or
> something smaller than a parachute that would slow people's fall to the
> ground to survivable levels? Make it like an inflatable helium air bag
> with a basic hand strap and belt clip and it could be very small. Or if
> that won't work, they should be able to make emergency parachutes pretty
> compact by now. I'm not saying that these are great ideas
Oh, they are, at least in theory... :)
I was thinking along similar lines. Some sort of emergency "hoses" which would allow
people to slide down into one of those huge helicopters...
It seems so obvious now, that any workplace on these levels and heights should have
means for workers and visitors just to get out of it in case a fire below blocks
evacuation. Imaging seeing hundreds and hundreds of people slowly swaying down to
their rescue in those colorful parachutes or gliders, instead of those absolutely
horrible sights of people falling to their deaths...
>just that we
> need something done to help people in the future. Boats have lifeboats;
> why don't skyscrapers have anything other than stairs and an elevator?
Agreed.
> And does concrete really insulate the steel against heat better than, say,
> those ceramic panels used on space shuttles for re-entry? That material
> can't be too expensive... they make casserole dishes out of them, after
> all. :)
Maybe the thought of a full load of jet fuel on fire at those temperatures was a too
far fetched a thought.
Lasse
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