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> You see this in actual high speed lifts.

Except that the chairs on a high speed lift have to be so much further apart, so you're not actually getting more people to the top in the same unit of time.

Source: I'm an Engineer and worked on fixed grip (slow) and detachable (fast) chairs and gondolas for 5 seasons.




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