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A Goodreads user asked this question about Wool Omnibus (Silo, #1):
Why don't the Silos have elevators? It seems rather inconvenient navigating a 100+ floor city without elevators. I did a search on the Kindle edition of this book, and the word "elevator" doesn't appear. Is there something I missed?
Julie Craig-muller I think it would take too much energy, both to run the elevator and to vent the heat created. Part of the drama in Wool is about how the IT department…moreI think it would take too much energy, both to run the elevator and to vent the heat created. Part of the drama in Wool is about how the IT department uses too much energy. The administrative silo had fewer people awake and the energy requirement is less
In addition, there's the control issue, and of course the important people "need" the elevator.(less)
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