Emergency building escape line - GIF

[ToolTalkBot]

Emergency building escape line.




Previously:

Emergency building escape mechanism - GIF and video
Pop-out emergency fire escape - GIF
UH-25B helicopter escape system - GIF
Window sill escape ladder - GIF

[Frank S]

Obviously controlled friction descent device. I have questions, would there be one of these safety belts and cables for every occupant of the apartment? or would the line have to be reset? Is there a device for rapid rewinding? How would it be adjusted for the weight of a small child? What about a situation where there are guests?
I noticed he tossed the spool containing the tail end of the line on the balcony this seems to be a sure-fire way to create line entanglement as it free spools. Unrestrained cable or line spools like this are unpredictable at best at worst they flip and flop until creating a tangle as bad as a bait cast reel in a professional overcast as the anglers call it.

[RetiredFAE]

And lets hope the installing contractor doesn't try to increase his profit margin by using cheap bolts/anchors into the overhead beam.

[nova_robotics]

How would it be adjusted for the weight of a small child?

It's spring loaded and it would actually launch a small child onto higher floors.

[Floradawg]

Slow base jumping.

[Hoosiersmoker]

And most people don't know how to rappel so they might hit harder than he does at 0:44.