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by tijn 3020 days ago
I once accidentally took a tour over the top floor. I read warning signs on the wall that told me to keep all limbs and especially hands in the cabin. Then it became rather dark since there was no light bulb in the cabin. After a short while, when my eyes got adjusted to the darkness and a bit further up I could see why the warnings were there: I could see the whole mechanism that drags the chain of cabins around. Big cogwheels only centimeters away from the door. I kept my distance from the door opening and I arrived at the top floor again where I got off.

Thanks to the warning signs I wasn't really afraid. They made me realize that this sort of thing likely happens quite regularly.