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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsBicycle Powered Tree House Elevator
Bicycle Powered Tree House Elevator
Ethan Schlussler
Published on Aug 19, 2013
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I have built a tree house (though it is not finished yet) that is nearly 30 feet up a tree. I got tired of climbing a ladder six and a half million times a day, so I made a bicycle powered elevator to solve this problem. Don't you wish you had one? :p I welcome any questions or comments.
Also, I was under the impression that this was obvious, but I have been proven very much wrong: IT'S A DOG, NOT A BEAR.
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Ethan Schlussler
Published on Aug 19, 2013
To use this video in a commercial player or in broadcasts, please email licensing@storyful.com
Updated video here:
I have built a tree house (though it is not finished yet) that is nearly 30 feet up a tree. I got tired of climbing a ladder six and a half million times a day, so I made a bicycle powered elevator to solve this problem. Don't you wish you had one? :p I welcome any questions or comments.
Also, I was under the impression that this was obvious, but I have been proven very much wrong: IT'S A DOG, NOT A BEAR.
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Bicycle Powered Tree House Elevator (Original Post)
sl8
Jun 2018
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Ohiogal
(32,041 posts)1. That is ingenious!
House of Roberts
(5,179 posts)2. I can't watch the video.
Who rides the bike while who rides the elevator?
sl8
(13,857 posts)3. The bicycle is the elevator.
As it's pedalled, the bike pulls itself and its rider up.
House of Roberts
(5,179 posts)4. I'd fall out of the tree,
trying to get off the bike.