# Firemen's Poles

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firemens-poles/288358>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [February 4, 2005, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firemens-poles/288358 "2005-02-04T13:58:27Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![flight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/bbce88/32.png) [@flight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flight)\
**Post date:** [February 7, 2005, 10:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firemens-poles/288358/21 "2005-02-07T10:56:30Z")

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> [@quiltguy154](#):
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> In my previous home I really could’ve used one of these. For years I thought it would be useful if a plate could be installed, at the bottom of the pole, that one could stand on,press a button, and then be lifted up the pole, to the second or third floor. Of course then the plate would have to resume it’s default position at the bottom of the pole. No more steps to climb. The only reason to use the staircase would be to transport bulky items up or down. Any engineers out there willing to come up with a design? Cut me in for 50%, willya?

It’s called an elevator.

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**Author:** ![friedo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8edcca/32.png) [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\
**Post date:** [February 7, 2005, 11:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firemens-poles/288358/22 "2005-02-07T11:00:40Z")

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> [@flight](#):
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> It’s called an elevator.

You can’t slide down an elevator shaft.

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**Author:** ![flight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/bbce88/32.png) [@flight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flight)\
**Post date:** [February 7, 2005, 11:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firemens-poles/288358/23 "2005-02-07T11:01:54Z")

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Sure you can… once.

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