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World’s steepest funicular line opening in Switzerland
New York Post ^
| December 15, 2017 |
| By Reuters
Posted on 12/15/2017 11:05:11 AM PST by sparklite2
ZURICH – Swiss technology is due to hit new heights on Friday when the world’s steepest funicular line opens at one of its Alpine resorts.
Swiss President Doris Leuthard will officially open the $52.6 million project running from Schywz to the mountain village of Stoos, which lies 4,300 feet above sea level in central Switzerland.
The barrel-shaped carriages adjust their floors so passengers can still stand upright even as they climb towards the Alpine plateau at inclines of up to 110 percent.
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At one point it is climbing at 110 degrees. Recall that
90 degrees is straight up.
To: sparklite2
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posted on
12/15/2017 11:06:37 AM PST
by
PGR88
To: sparklite2
I still like the old fashioned ones....like the one in Bogota....I’ve taken it several times
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posted on
12/15/2017 11:09:00 AM PST
by
rrrod
(just an old guy with a gun in his pocke)
To: sparklite2
“Hey Baby! Wanna ride the funicular?”
Slap!
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posted on
12/15/2017 11:11:35 AM PST
by
blueunicorn6
("A crack shot and a good dancer")
To: sparklite2
at inclines of up to 110 percent % grade is different from degrees...
100% is 45 degrees (rise over run).
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posted on
12/15/2017 11:12:10 AM PST
by
grobdriver
(BUILD KATE'S WALL!)
To: sparklite2
It doesn’t say 110°, but 110% grade. Percent grade is defined as the amount of feet in elevation versus the number of feet traveled forward; hence a 110% grade means a change in elevation of 110 feet for every 100 feet traveled horizontally. It’s a little less than 48° angle, maximum, or (in British gradient measurments) 1 in 1.1.
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posted on
12/15/2017 11:12:49 AM PST
by
Olog-hai
("No Republican, no matter how liberal, is going to woo a Democratic vote." -- Ronald Reagan, 1960)
To: blueunicorn6
If you’re very particular about what
kind of fun you have, you are funicular.
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posted on
12/15/2017 11:13:00 AM PST
by
sparklite2
(I hereby designate the ongoing kerfuffle Diddle-Gate.)
To: grobdriver
Okay, thanks. It did seem a little severe. LOL
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posted on
12/15/2017 11:13:56 AM PST
by
sparklite2
(I hereby designate the ongoing kerfuffle Diddle-Gate.)
To: sparklite2
What is it, a type of skier gondola?
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posted on
12/15/2017 11:15:05 AM PST
by
Hot Tabasco
(My cat is not fat, she is just big boned........)
To: sparklite2
Still, something over 45 degrees is quite steep!
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posted on
12/15/2017 11:15:47 AM PST
by
grobdriver
(BUILD KATE'S WALL!)
To: sparklite2
It said 110%, not 110 degrees. Arctan 1.1 is about 47.72 degrees.
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posted on
12/15/2017 11:16:41 AM PST
by
NurdlyPeon
(It is the nature of liberals to pervert whatever they touch.)
To: sparklite2
The hobos are lining up to catch a ride on the funicular in Switzerland!
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posted on
12/15/2017 11:16:45 AM PST
by
blueunicorn6
("A crack shot and a good dancer")
To: sparklite2
The barrel-shaped carriages adjust their floors so passengers can still stand upright even as they climb towards the Alpine plateau...It's your turn in the barrel today, not mine! ;-)
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posted on
12/15/2017 11:19:14 AM PST
by
TigersEye
(0bama. The Legacy is a lie. The lie is the Legacy.)
To: sparklite2
Interesting, but lacks the cachet of a cog railway...
...but probably safer and more comfortable.
To: sparklite2
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posted on
12/15/2017 11:23:43 AM PST
by
clamper1797
(We are getting close to the last "box")
To: PGR88
To: sparklite2
I read that too. The article speaks of PERCENT, not degrees of “up”
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posted on
12/15/2017 11:24:14 AM PST
by
Blueflag
(Res ipsa loquitur: non vehere est inermus)
To: sparklite2
Quebec City Funicular is 100%, or 45° angle, or 1:1.
To: sparklite2
Like the Gateway arch circular elevators in St. Louis on a much grander scale.
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posted on
12/15/2017 11:25:41 AM PST
by
piasa
(Attitude adjustments offered here free of charge)
To: sparklite2
“What did you do while you were in Switzerland?”
“I rode a swinging funicular.”
“Well, that’ll make you yodel.”
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posted on
12/15/2017 11:27:10 AM PST
by
blueunicorn6
("A crack shot and a good dancer")
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