Emergency building escape mechanism - GIF and video

[MeJasonT]

We need skilled creative thinkers and not over educated desk jokey's, the skills shortage is starting to bite hard.
The tower fire in London UK should be recognised as a starting point as to why we don't need yes people giving lip service and covering their own backsides.
We need thinkers and creatively skilled people to address issues like this. This idea has merit and shouldn't be too easily canned. If you save one person that's
one more than you might save. My initial rant is based on so called experts who have allowed the disaster in London to happen, having served in the Royal Navy we were trained how to protect the ship or survive. There was a three shaded ring which had the inscription FIGHT, MOVE, FLOAT, it triggered the decision making on what to do in the event of the vessel being damaged or struck. If you were left without power and under attack fight may have been the choice, then all services would be concentrated on defence of the vessel - could have been move to get away from the situation etc. Most navies adopt this strategy lets face it the RN have trained sailors and officers from all over the world. what is important is the citadel, a safe place within the vessel designed to offer the most protection and Survivability. In towers not enough has been done to design in safe areas (or the installation of sprinklers on the stair well) No resilience (only one stairwell). Since 1970's building codes in America have address these issues and have included safe refuge at each floor. In 2017 in the 6th richest country why cant we have implemented historical safety features as even a basic starting point. So although this escape system idea is flawed in some ways it at least offers a possible solution to already established high rise accommodation. On the Rigs we had two decent systems, one was a sock tube you jumped in and slid down under a controlled decent and the other was like abseiling with a hand operated brake on a wire rope. Both system allowed for a quick escape from a burning oil rig, many people could descend at one time. Truth being told you cant beat the stairs. Without panic and people falling over id hate to think how long it would take to get to the ground floor from the top via the stairs. This gives me a great opportunity to mention in remembrance all those who lost their lives in 911 and in the London tower fire.