The Japanese invented the $ 99 CFRP ladder
Japan is an amazing country: there is not a single significant resource (other than human), but this country is rightfully considered the most technological in the world and one of the richest.
Small islands also have big problems with wood: natural wood is supplied mainly from Russia or China, and is considered a great luxury. Therefore, country houses with wooden stairs to the second or third floor are that's great rarity. More often the Japanese make them from metal.
But recently a new staircase has appeared on the construction market: made of carbon fiber. It costs several times cheaper than steel (about 9 thousand Japanese yen, or $ 90, 7 thousand. rub) and sooo durable.
Make sure of this on the video (the video will start after the advertisement):
The staircase takes up a minimum amount of space (~ 0.25 sq.m.) and can be easily folded into working condition.
Judging by the video, it can safely support the weight of four Japanese-spilled adults. That is, the load capacity of the ladder is at least 200 kg.
To unfold the ladder, you need a special stick with a tip, which "pushes" the entire structure to the wall of the house and, on the contrary, removes the ladder from top to bottom.
I think that with such a ridiculous price and such strength characteristics, if a staircase got to Russia, it could compete with bulky wooden staircases.
Personally, I would love to buy one for my dacha.
By design, the Japanese staircase resembles an ordinary folding steel one. But here the whole trick is in a cheap and durable material on a fracture - carbon fiber.
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