I hate waiting for elevators.

Back when I still had a real job, random elevator delays used to make me late for work at least twice a week (I oversleep on the other three days, so no excuse there). I also dreaded the daily 12 o'clock jam, where every freaking person in the 30-storey building decides to go down for lunch at the exact same time. I hated it so much that I convinced some officemates to break for lunch 10 minutes early, which of course didn't earn me any brownie points with my bosses.

Even virtual elevators are no fun to wait for. Remember the classic Elevator Action game on the old Nintendo? I thought that the game looked fun. But I gave up on it after playing for just 30 minutes or so, because I always get killed while waiting for those damned slow elevators. No fun!

So when I saw a paternoster on Rocketboom, I couldn't help but think that it's the most awesome invention ever.

Good Catholics will of course recognize "Pater Noster" as Latin for "Our Father", which is quite an appropriate name for the cyclic elevator because you'll probably want to mutter a quick prayer before stepping into it. That thing just doesn't look very safe.

Then again, who gives a crap about safety? The paternoster is fun, and everyone knows that fun is all that matters. I think I should start praying for one of those cool deathtraps. Our Father, who art in heaven, yadda yadda yadda, please give me a paternoster for Christmas! Yay! Amen.