Elon Musk Announces Plans to Disrupt the Elevator Industry.....

Austin, TX - Controversial South African business purchaser Elon Musk has announced plans to revolutionize the common building elevator using technology developed for traveling around the solar system.

Elon Musk, shown here announcing the development of the Muskevator, which will move passengers at over 26,000 feet per second and horizontally as well as vertically

"One of the most frustrating aspects, I think, and most people think as well, of moving from floor to floor in a conventional building is the time wasted using outdated elevator technology that involves simple gears. pulleys, or even magnetic levitation," Musk explained during a recent speech at the International Elevator Expo in Walla Walla, New South Wales. "As with cars, space travel, social media, and rescuing children from caves, this is an industry that is ripe for disruption."

Musk plans to incorporate the raptor engine developed by SpaceX for use in their Starship and Super Heavy vehicles into the design of his upgraded elevator system, which he is calling the Muskevator. These engines burn liquid oxygen and methane and are extremely efficient according to the Twitter buyer. "The Muskevator will travel at speeds of up to 18,000 mph, meaning that a passenger can get to any floor in even the tallest building in mere seconds, and at a cost per ride comparable to a full fare economy airline ticket."

Equipping building elevators, and perhaps even escalators in the near future, with an engine designed for space travel has more potential benefit than simply saving time moving passengers from the lobby to the 4th floor atrium. According to Musk, a more powerful engine means more carrying capacity. "A standard elevator in a low-rise building can hold somewhere around a thousand kilograms, and no non-rocket propelled elevator can carry more than at most double that. The Muskevator will easily transport 150 tons. That could be a couple thousand office workers trying to get to an early morning meeting, or a housewife returning from a trip to Costco. The options are only limited by the imagination of the human spirit."

Not all experts are on board with Musk's plan to upgrade outdated elevator technology. Melvin Jenkins, the facility services manager at a large residential building in Manhattan, is raising concerns about the safety of the Muskevator. "What if some kid pushes all the buttons? Can a child tolerate that many g's or will their head snap right off? I hope he tests these things on some chimps or something first."

So far, Musk isn't outright denying that there may be some hiccups in the design and development of the Muskevator. And he's wary of any high profile accidents after a SpaceX Starship rocket exploded in April. "Look. We aren't going to put human passengers in one of these things until they are as reliable as an airplane and capable of functioning even if it loses an engine or the parachute fails to deploy. They will be safe and I'm willing to stake my entire reputation as a business genius on this."