Chute System

The Chute System is centered in Le-Metru and extends out over all of Metru Nui. It is used as a fast way of transportation between locations.

Chutes are made of magnetized Protodermis held in place by an electromagnetic sheath, causing them to flow at rapid speeds. The electromagnetic field pulses, weakening and strengthening every few seconds, meaning that a solid object can pass through the chute's outer field if timed correctly. Also, the field's strength can be altered, so as to make it weaker or stronger, at a chute station. Sometimes, a portion of this electromagnetic field folds in upon itself and becomes what is called a Force Sphere, a high-energy sphere that sucks in everything it touches until it gains very high power. At this point it implodes, destroying it and its contents. Chutes can vary in size, from small one-Matoran chutes to huge cargo chutes.

Sometimes, when there is trouble in the Chutes, the Chute's speed is slowed or even stopped. Reversing it is believed by the workers to possibly cause the entire system to explode. However, the Chutes survived when Kongu was forced to do it by Nidhiki. It's run by the Le-Matoran, who control the Chutes from Chute Stations.

Toa Matau found the Le-Metru Great Disk in the Chutes.

Underwater chutes
Underwater Chutes connected Metru Nui with other underground land. These Chutes are all over Metru Nui, but they fell into disuse because they were considered unsafe, making them a very good way for different types of Rahi to travel, including the Visorak horde.

Jaller, Hewkii, Kongu, Hahli, Matoro, Nuparu and Takanuva traveled in an abandoned underwater Chute in Le-Metru to Karzahni.

Boarding
The most common way to board a Chute is from Chute Stations. At a chute station, the Protodermis flow is slowed down and the magnetic field is weakened enough for Matoran to pass through easily, allowing them to enter and exit the chute, or load or unload cargo. However, some Matoran use an illegal and more fun method: chute diving. The Matoran board the chutes by performing precisely timed dives into the chutes at the moment when the field is weakest. This is an extremely dangerous act, since the Matoran may time their dive wrongly and as a result land hard on the chute, possibly falling off it. This could mean a very long fall.

Trivia
The Rahi known as Chute Lurkers live and hunt inside of Metru Nui's Chutes.