elevator effect
1Elevator — For other uses, see Elevator (disambiguation). A set of lifts in the lower level of a London Underground station. The arrows indicate each elevator s position and direction of travel …
2Elevator paradox — This article refers to the elevator paradox for the transport device. For the elevator paradox for the hydrometer, see elevator paradox (physics). The elevator paradox is a paradox first noted by Marvin Stern and George Gamow, physicists who had… …
3Elevator music — Muzak redirects here. For the corporation, see Muzak Holdings. Elevator music (also known as muzak, piped music, weather music, or lift music) refers to instrumental arrangements of popular music designed for playing in shopping malls, grocery… …
4Elevator levitation — The elevator levitation is a variation of the Balducci levitation illusion. The magician shows himself clean in all possible ways (that is: he has no instruments to assist him with his trick). Suddenly, he levitates three to four inches off the… …
5Elevator (aircraft) — Elevators are control surfaces, usually at the rear of an aircraft, which control the aircraft s orientation by changing the pitch of the aircraft, and so also the angle of attack of the wing. An increased wing angle of attack will cause a… …
6Effect of Hurricane Katrina on the Louisiana Superdome — The Louisiana Superdome was used as a shelter of last resort for those in New Orleans unable to evacuate from Hurricane Katrina when it struck in late August 2005. Background This was the third time the dome had been used as a shelter; it was… …
7elevator illusion — An abrupt upward vertical acceleration, usually by an updraft (as can occur in a helicopter), can shift vision downward (the visual scene moves upward) by excessively stimulating the sensory organs. In gravity and linear acceleration, this can… …
8Shaft effect — The shaft effect, also know as elevator effect or shaft jacking, is a phenomenon occurring in shaft drive motorcycles. While accelerating, the rear suspension stiffens and the machine lifts itself, when decelerating the rear suspension is… …
9Space elevator — A space elevator for Earth would consist of a cable anchored to the Earth s equator, reaching into space. By attaching a counterweight at the end (or by further extending the cable upward for the same purpose), the center of mass is kept well… …
10Mass Effect: Revelation —   …
