Paternoster at Leicester Uni

[b440ckw]

i had my first paternoster experience today (21/01/2011). on this very lift at leicester uni. wow what a great experience. we need more paternosters!.

[MrUNIXman]

@b440ckw I agree too, they are faster than normal lifts too as they don't stop and they are more fun. I have rode the essex university paternoster yesturday. Hoping to ride this one I do like over riding it ie go in to the dark areas

[MrUNIXman]

I have rode this all way around at Northwick Park hospital recently, it was a certainly good ride for someone who never rode one before.

[fleming1972]

I'd love to ride one, but we'd never have one in the US. Many lawsuits, and people in wheelchairs would complain.

[Strideo1]

Yeah! I want a paternoster in the U.S. too but the fun police would never let that happen. :P

[tipsygirldistraction]

@fleming1972 There is a regular lift too so the whole building is wheelchair accessable. I have been at the University of Leicester for 8 years & the only accident I have heard of is when a delivery man tried to get a trolley on it. He damaged a finger as he & the trolley would not fit in the booth (silly man ignored all the warning signs to NOT take deliveries in the paternoster). Thankfully we are not a lawsuit nation: people need to be sensible & try to enjoy themselves from time to time :)

[JackSmithProductions]

wot if u got stuck over the top of it lol

[Gamernotnerd]

Nothing happens, it just goes back down, I've seen the videos.

[missmuse]

How many floors is this paternoster? The one at essex is five. Ah, i do love a good paternoster hah

[maroonkobrakai]

it's got 18 floors

[smudgerock]

went to leicester uni in the 80's. we used to do laps on the paternosta when we were bored. also, to beat the queue; you get in on the down side, go under the floor and emerge on the upside. that annoys people! had too much time on our hands then i guess. memories......

[emzy22bellz17]

I would love to have a ride in a paternoster. I'm fascinated by them

[peeje]

Our one at Essex Uni is better, although apparently yours is taller. But then i bet you dont have a lake with swans and geese, surrounded by fields of bird poo? Yup, i think Essex wins there!

[lesbois63]

I've never seen one here in the U.S.

I would like to ride one though.

[IBMeddling]

No, I don't think they would allow this in the US. (I personally think it looks to dangerous)

[necrofallus]

You mean the Americans would kill themselves using this kind of lift? I agree - they're too dtupid for paternoster :D

[SlingshotSuplex]

That thing is crazy, many times I have missed the step on or off the bloody thing and almost killed myself! And it breaks down all the time.

[Ebz123]

It's in the Attenborough Tower not the Charles Wilson Building. I think it's great.

[ClownPoet]

This one in the Charles Wilson Building (if I remember it right) was the first Paternoster I had ever seen. I thought it was the only one in the world until I moved to Hungary to live. They are quite common here in hospitals and such like...they're also dangerous everywhere you find them!

[tomber1]

haha the first time i went over the top on this thing i was sure it was gonna turn upside down, its useful though, when its working at least