Call the lift.
The lift is up at the top. Press the button!
Learn how a lift (an elevator) carries people up and down a building, one step at a time.
A lift is a little room that rides up and down.But who pulls it up?Discover how…
Call the lift.
The lift is up at the top. Press the button!
A lift car hangs from strong steel cables. The cables run over a big wheel at the top of the building, turned by an electric motor.
On the other end of the cables hangs a counterweight. When the car goes up, the counterweight goes down, so the motor only has to lift the difference, a bit like a seesaw. Brakes hold the car still at each floor. Next time you ride a lift, count the floors and listen for the motor.