We thought that elevator zipping us to the 103rd floor of the Sears Tower was fast, but this one in the Taipei 101 building has been named the world’s fastest by the Guinness Book of World Records.

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For six years it was the tallest building in the world, and today it stands as an iconic symbol of Taiwan. Not only is it known for its unique design and incredible New Year's Eve fireworks display, ...

Taipei - Taiwan celebrated the official opening of the world's tallest skyscraper on Friday with a colourful opera performance and some of the island's top personalities taking elevators up to the ...

On Tuesday, in my Physics 151 class, I got to the point where I talk about falling objects, and also about terminal speed/velocity. There's an example in the textbook and in my notes where (in order ...

TAIPEI, Taiwan – As visitors enter the world’s second-fastest elevator to take them to the top of the world’s eighth-tallest building, a sign tells them to prepare for a “journey that’ll change your ...

TAIPEI, Taiwan -- The Pacific Ocean's "Ring of Fire" doesn't sound like the best place to put up a skyscraper, and certainly not the world's tallest. In addition to the earthquakes that often hit this ...

Over the past few decades, the Japanese have become renowned for engineering some of the world’s fastest elevators. In fact, of the eight fastest elevators, four have been developed by Japanese ...