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Despite Two Deaths In Two Weeks, Elevators Are Still Safer Than Stairs

9:00AM December 16, 2011 | Kristen Philipkoski

Yesterday a woman was killed when she tried to enter an elevator that suddenly shot upwards out-of-control. Just a week earlier, a woman was crushed by an elevator as she tried to crawl out of one that was in-between floors. Are you now terrified of elevators? More »


Geek Out

This Firefighter Climbs Buildings Faster Than Spider-Man

7:20AM September 7, 2011 | Jesus Diaz

The World Police and Firefighters Games 2011 happened last week in New York. They came from all over the world to compete but also to celebrate the heroism of these people who save lives risking their own every single day. More »


Let’s Go Live In The Climbing Library

1:00PM August 5, 2010 | Jesus Diaz

The secret stairs bookcase was clever and beautiful. This climbing library is clever and beautiful and comfy. Like the stair bookcase, you can’t go up and down, but you can also use it to lay down and read comfortably. More »


Dali Museum Looks As Crazy As His Paintings

4:20AM August 3, 2010 | Jesus Diaz

These are the stairs of the new Salvador Dali museum in St Petersburg, Florida. Encased in 18-inch thick concrete walls, it can resist a 265km/h Category 5 hurricane without blinking. More »


Online

Broken Step From Apple’s New York Store On Sale For $US2500

8:55PM February 22, 2010 | Kat Hannaford

Answering the age-old question of what to buy a Mac fanboy who has everything, eBay user heylookitskibbe has put a stolen, broken step from the 5th Avenue Apple store up for sale with a buy-it-now price of $US2500. More »


Home Theatre Under The Stairs Makes Perfect Sense

2:40AM February 10, 2010 | Jesus Diaz

There’s nothing fancy about this idea for a home theatre, but it’s a very clever way to save space in a small house, using the dead space under the stairs to store a ton of tech gear. More »


12 Beautiful Staircases That Could Easily Kill You

4:40PM December 15, 2009 | Sean Fallon

The guys at Oddee have put together a list of 12 of the most “creative” staircases that designers have conjured up. Creative… yes. Deadly… you bet. More »


These Piano Stairs Will Motivate Even The Laziest Of You

4:30PM October 8, 2009 | Rosa Golijan

I’m a stair-taker because elevators and escalators give me nightmares, but for all those lazy folks who don’t have fear motivating them to take the steps, there are these piano stairs. How could you not want musical accompaniment like that? More »


Alternating Tread Stair Looks Painful If You Slip

8:20AM July 2, 2009 | Jason Chen

Not only can you possibly slip off the side and cut a gash in your face on these crazy tread stairs, you could slip and fall crotch first onto the middle bar. More »


Staircase Slide Combo Built By The Coolest Parents Ever

1:20AM April 14, 2009 | Sean Fallon

At the request of his children, London architect Alex Michaelis installed a slide next to the staircase in their new eco-friendly dream home.

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