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physics' polite way of saying down is just a suggestion.
means To raise something to a higher position, or the upward force that does so — also British English for an elevator.
from From Old Norse 'lypta,' to raise into the air, a cousin of 'loft' — both reaching back toward an old Germanic root meaning 'sky' or 'air,' so to lift was literally to send something skyward. English borrowed it during the Viking-influenced centuries, and it stuck to everything from heavy crates to heavy hearts. The elevator sense, and the 'give me a lift' favor, are later figurative passengers riding the same upward verb.
- elevator origin
- early ones used water pressure, not cables
- airplane secret
- wings push air down to ride up
- close button
- often disconnected, purely placebo theater
- spinning ball
- a curveball generates lift to bend
- otis trick
- 1853 safety brake made skyscrapers possible
lift at ski resorts — mechanical apparatus that transports skiers up mountains, like those at whistler blackcomb in canada
lift in elevators — vertical transportation system in buildings, such as the otis elevators in the burj khalifa, dubai
lift in aerodynamics — upward force on aircraft wings, quantified by nasa as the force that enables flight at 30,000+ feet