13 Ways To Die In An Elevator That Are Straight Out Of A Horror Movie

[@michaeletzel4877]

"You have a much better chance of being crushed by one than falling in one" Now I feel much safer.

[@dukecentral3087]

I don’t 💀

[@Chefned]

Right keep thinking it's that simple .

[@CielHellsing]

I prefer the fall, is technically a quick and painless death than a slow and traumatic one if you get stuck between the doors.

[@PneumatinisPlaktukas15]

​@@CielHellsing Lifts practically never fall. Instances where cables break are extremely rare (it's almost impossible for all 3 or 4 cables that are holding it to break at the same time). If the brakes fail, the lift will accelerate upwards and crash into the top of the shaft.

[@MarcusTraveller]

Same

[@SWISS-1337]

That elevated my fear of being killed by an every day object... In all seriousness though, lifts are beasts, some can lift 2 tons of weight, so a human, in an empty lift, can easily be crushed, or sliced in half. Scary...

[@changedmyusernameagain7654]

I'm going to cry every time I have to go in a lift now

[@SWISS-1337]

@@changedmyusernameagain7654 mostly, just don't dawdle in between the door. Get in and out as quickly as possible, leading your kids first, so that they definitely make it. It's scary.

[@OkIPullUp2915]

@@changedmyusernameagain7654 I go in one every day like 10 times 💀

[@tdawg5431]

Nice pro pic lol a good game huh 8 kills 😉

[@SWISS-1337]

@@tdawg5431 my top kills in a game was 15 but I took that picture, because it was a really fun match, in Platinum ranked. So enjoyed that one.

[@elleinfinitea]

Death by mechanical device unnerves me because it's just so indifferent to the fact it's obliterating a person.

[@rangefromtblt4047]

Woah, yeah. 😅😅😅😅💀💀💀💀

[@datathunderstorm]

Aye! It’s like facing a T800 Terminator who has your name on its list. You can’t reason with it, you can’t beg it to leave you alone and you cannot vanquish it in a fight - unless you’re John Connor’s Mommy…..🫣

[@FUMBLEPRIMERS]

*thanks for fueling my phobia of elevators even more :)*

[@apolloandwarrior_3229]

You should see the fact fiend vid on how a guy demonstrated the first elevator safety system.

[@anubis4496]

Sounds like a you problem

[@tennisplayeryeayea5732]

I didn't know it happened that recently, I was already afraid of elevators because of this channel, thanks for making it even worse :-|

[@Ilozy]

@Serigne Cummings exactly

[@rohantyagi7951]

Oh shutup

[@jerryyager2601]

Also in Houston, a woman drowned in an elevator in the building I worked in (Bank of America bldg). It was 2001 and the elevator descended into a flooded subterranean parking garage. I always had the creeps riding that elevator after that incident.

[@kvnvk8947]

I live outside of Houston and remember that incident, happened during flooding due to tropical storm Allison.

[@zachcrawford5]

I think I would be taking the stairs after that.

[@jerryyager2601]

@@kvnvk8947 That's it. Couldn't remember which storm it was, but downtown was evacuated for the most part. Never knew why she was still in the building with all the flooding happening.

[@jrdb04]

@@zachcrawford5 facts

[@TheCosmicFreeway]

Getting stuck in an elevator is terrifying

[@t-aspect132]

I was stuck in an elevator for 7 hours 10/10 wouldn’t recommend

[@User_92020]

As long as it doesn't free fall, its not scary 😆

[@qwertyuiop.lkjhgfdsa]

69 likes

[@OkIPullUp2915]

I’ve been stuck in an elevator many times and it was the scariest experience

[@acperak]

I got stuck in an old elevator at work one time.. worse experience of my life, left me so scarred that I will never go into an elevator ever again

[@miketrissel5494]

Worked on elevators for a lot of years, and I think you have been fed a lot of stories. Many have died on elevators, but the free falling idea would be very hard to pull off ... they are like a fail safe brake. I did have one clown, that was told by a state safety inspector, that the cables were getting rusty, so he oiled them up. I got called to the site, checked a few things, got on board on the first floor, and the car shot up 4 floors (Free-lifting), The counterweight on the other end of the cables weighs a lot more than an empty elevator, or a car with only one person on it. It got going pretty fast until the counterweight hit the floor, as I hit the top of the shaft, being lifted 2' off the ground. Safety brakes only work on the way down ... not up. For a drive cable to break, and a governor cable to break at the same time (Not even on the same pulleys), that would be almost impossible. If the governor cable is not working, a lot of other things come into play.

[@littledudefromacrossthestr5755]

Well said

[@Itried20takennames]

I thought that too - that elevators don’t fall. Then my college friend got a tibial plateau fracture when she and her toddler son were in a elevator that fell from the first floor into the basement. They had been on the second floor of an older medical building in New Jersey, stopped at 1 (their intended floor), then the elevator fell….onto a water main in the basement. (She only knew that from the noise and the water eventually seeping in). The buttons did nothing, but she eventually pried the door open and waded put through knee deep water carrying her son. This happened about 12 years ago and not exactly a free fall, or a short one, but still pretty terrifying, especially with the water rapidly rising.

[@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823]

What do you mean? The Final Destination 2 accident was REAL. It DID decapitate her. WTC and Empire state both had free falls. One woman lived.

[@Hellya38]

what triggers the malfunction of the elevators moving up or down while the door was open? any signs to check?

[@miketrissel5494]

@@Hellya38 If the car is within a few inches on an elevator, the retiring cam pulls, allowing the doors to release, but this is a very short distance (3"-4") The car is then in what you might call a levelling mode. The car can also be moved from the cartop, with the doors open in manual mode, very slowly

[@mlgwaterbucketstoutland7109]

I love this channel, I learn so much, even if it is very sad 😞

[@t-virusterrance4734]

Nothing sad about it. These videos are fun and informative.👍 TERRANCE OUT

[@LunaRealized]

I know 10.5 million people who will agree with you

[@Mario87456]

No these accidents are HILARIOUS!

[@randomfunnymomentsalert4301]

Me to

[@qwertyuiop.lkjhgfdsa]

@@Mario87456 people died painful deaths

[@timsimulations654]

A few months ago, at a Nuclear Power Station, a woman fell 16 floors off a Goods Elevator after she was trying to get out of the elevator that broke down. Miraculously she survived. The victim, including the first responders had to get psychiatric therapy.🙏🏻

[@123denuevo]

" It would be about as effective as spitting on yourself in a house fire", was the most hilarious thing that I heard all day. Thanks I needed that one.

[@gurvmlk]

Reminded me of a line in a video game I played where the hero basically said to the villain, "I wouldn't offer you a bucket of spit if you were to burst into flame."

[@Marvelfanatic3658]

Ok

[@LoneStarStinger]

I remember the one from houston, actually he had his hands full and stuck his head forward thinking the sensors would stop the doors as they were closing. There was a poor woman stuck inside with the partial remains for over an hour!🤕

[@Magnus_Inno]

RIP

[@mikeoxmaul_2121]

So he lost his head as a result ? 😟

[@LoneStarStinger]

@@mikeoxmaul_2121 well most of it. It was from his Jaw up

[@StarryOak76]

Honestly, I think being stuck with his body would be almost worse in a way; at least it was over relatively fast for the guy. Having to live with that memory for the rest of your life would be pretty hard.

[@Unknown_Ooh]

Survives with two elevator accidents back to back? This woman needs to play the lottery

[@gurvmlk]

Too bad she already used up all her luck.

[@Unknown_Ooh]

@@gurvmlk Lol

[@strawhatmarti8042]

There's someone really fixated on death in the team☠

[@sour3000]

Death and demons loooool

[@huzzzer6083]

THIS is the worst way to die. Slow, mentally painful deaths where you're fully conscious that there's nothing you can do to save yourself. I'd rather take a headshot.

[@variant_420]

Facts 😭

[@Daniel145D]

a lot like a plane crashing

[@9sn]

@Tripp14 well you’ll be dead after those 2 seconds so you won’t mind the pain

[@theghostreckon316]

I’m from Chicago and I have never heard of this before, that sounded brutal

[@neveroffended45]

I seen a meme that showed a Chicago schoolbus with a machine gunner on the back of it

[@michael04__806]

yea

[@theghostreckon316]

@@neveroffended45 is it the tailgunner on a school bus meme? Because that’s the one I’m thinking of

[@bigsmoke4]

I am from Chicago and I see many kids here handling robbers

[@neveroffended45]

@@theghostreckon316 yes !

[@airdead]

"This is why I use the stairs."

[@1axsiscool860]

And escalators

[@TrinhNguyen-sh4fj]

Exactly and I was about to say that. We get exercise too.

[@rieldebonk1044]

@@TrinhNguyen-sh4fj lol

[@user-pr4qu7rt9s]

Yeah I live on the 53rd floor. Have fun 👍

[@galiciarichard8781]

But in another vid he said that you have a higher chance of dying on stairs then an elevator

[@milehighgambler]

A poor football player for a College/University was recently crushed due to an elevator fault 😢. That would definitely be one of the worst ways to die

[@disbaaro]

This was the first thing that came to my mind when this video popped up. 😔

[@sirmel11]

I thought this was about it.

[@Mario87456]

LOL that is funny

[@milehighgambler]

@@Mario87456 so is your families misery 😃

[@Mario87456]

@@milehighgambler Oh Shut Up I only take pleasure in people’s misery when it’s someone I don’t know (as in someone I never met)

[@CatBehaviourPhD]

This is why I’m scared of elevators. It’s a totally rational fear…

[@collinwilliams4151]

Was on vacation this week and my family was on the 18th floor. I took the stairs every time and they all laughed at me lol

[@Inuvialuq]

I'm incredibly glad to see a KZbin video which actually gives the proper information on these things and not just scaring people. Good job 👍🏽

[@hiygko9026]

Lift going up full speed and coming out from the top of the building is one of my worst childhood fear

[@jonfx6768]

Literally the Hollywood Tower of terror in orlando lol

[@xoneesa]

Hello! I’m a huge fan of this channel and have had this question for a while. Can you guys do a video about junko furuta? Her story is truly sickening and she deserves justice. I think it would be really interesting to see you guys pick up her case. And her murderers are still free, roaming the earth. Edit: this story is very, very horrific and the people in my replies have learned about it because of my comment. It is important to shine light on her story but like I said it’s very graphic. If you’re not into that don’t read/watch about it.

[@bobthegoat7090]

Just read the wiki article. That is just a horrible story. Can't imagine what kind of person would do that to anyone

[@nocknmae]

I regret googling that

[@QuillWorks]

Just looked this up and oh dear god

[@brianbrandao7768]

I heard about that story a few months ago. The way she died must have been the most agonizing way to die in history.

[@twocvbloke]

First it was the elevators, then it was the robots, machines are coming for us all!!!! :P

[@TrinhNguyen-sh4fj]

Yup and it is no wonder people are taking the stairs now…

[@patrickmarsh2538]

Oh no. This is how Maximum Overdrive started!

[@LebronShaqthe2nd]

@@TrinhNguyen-sh4fj nah i just have a fear of elevators i always have feared any form of electrical stairs coz when i was a kid i fell over on those electric stair things and it cut my stomach open

[@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823]

@@LebronShaqthe2nd They're called escalators and thats like 25 a year who die from one. Vs. 1,600 on regular stars.

[@superdeadlyhuis]

I’m traumatized by elevators and here’s why: My grandparents used to live in a small apartment thats only 4 stories high, they lived in the 3rd story, and once I was staying at my grandparents house for 3 days, on the 2nd day the worst thing imaginable happened. I was going to get groceries with my grandma. While me and my grandma were in between the 3rd and 2nd story the elevator stopped, and make some loud noises. After about 5 minutes it slowly continued lowering and than it just went into a free fall. It wasn’t a really high fall, but it was a very scary and painful one. Before we could blink or even say anything we were already on the ground. I broke my ankle that day and my grandma dislocated her knee and shoulder and broke her hip… But we both recovered

[@JuanTonSoupXP]

“Lonely- Worst Ways to Die”

[@User_92020]

😭

[@leonmine9616]

That’s why I’m training to be a bus driver

[@comandercarnis]

@@leonmine9616 hold up

[@tonk_0139]

worst way to die in the history of deaths: jumping in a pool of legos

[@bossh3499]

Painful

[@JamarliAndBilloAndBlon]

AOWWW, thats gotta be painful

[@hellothere-xy3pr]

one time my dad was in an elevator and it just completely stopped and opened its doors. The only way out was to jump onto the closest floor and pray he didn't fall. He was luckily the only one in the elevator so he didn't have to worry about anyone else. He didn't know if it would fall again so, he jumped. And I exist so I think we can all tell that he survived.

[@user-xn2ym1wp4s]

My fear of elevators after this video: 📈📈📈📈📈📈📈📈📈📈📈📈📈📈📈

[@patrickmarsh2538]

"A shadow across my heart". Nothing brings out poetry like...dead people.

[@kogamixta5911]

I'd like to die being a tunnel rat instead of dying on an elevator lol

[@harrycline985]

watt?!!!

[@kogamixta5911]

Id like dying from the army instead of dying in an harassing and horrible way

[@harrycline985]

@@kogamixta5911 Please don't die 🙏

[@kogamixta5911]

I mean if i died i would like dying for army instead of an elevator not like i want to die :V

[@tannerholmes1587]

We have obviously come across the comments of children.

[@MikeSwings]

RIP to the athlete that recently died from an elevator

[@Malaika924]

I was suprised he wasn't mentioned.

[@meqi2459]

Who was it?

[@silh2696]

I was backed up to an elevator my sophomore year of college and the elevator grabbed my backpack I was wearing. The doors wouldn't open so I wrestled the backpack off and shoved it through the rest of the way. The front desk was confused why a backpack rode down by itself. That dorm elevator was VERY sketchy, malfunctioned frequently, and was often shut down for repairs.

[@Sanakudou]

Makes me think of the poor people on the Costa Concordia (I think that was the cruise name) who were in the elevator when it crashed/the blackout happened. I believe they eventually drowned because no one came to look for them as it sank, if it wasn’t for the captain leaving literally no one would’ve died from that crash (yes if he didn’t crash it that would be true too, but things could have been fine afterwards if he had done his job). I seriously can’t imagine what it’s like to have time to process the fact you’re going to die, especially if it’s not going to be a quick or painless death once it begins.

[@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823]

I think they weren't level any more and that was that. Not incredibly bright to rely on an elevator when you suspect the ship is sinking. Tho...just saying.

[@sebastiancampos7981]

Thank you Infographics Show, now I will be taking the stairs for the rest of my life.

[@DamnDioni]

Moral of today’s story: Always take the stairs.

[@Tyler-ce3um]

Ok Larry david

[@mrsalwaysright6478]

The fact that we get free documentaries on KZbin by The Infographics Show is truly a gift 👍

[@mulengachewe667]

Yeh

[@theoofer478]

They upload 2 times a day like bruh

[@CaseyAngelicaHardy]

Drowning in an elevator would definitely be one of the worst ways to die. That’s just beyond.

[@Flamsterette]

Beyond... what?

[@blackmankha4]

I'm already fairly afraid of elevators and always walk up the stairs, so this isn't much of a bother for me, but man this music is bangin'

[@galiciarichard8781]

Theres actually a higher chance of dying cuz of stairs but it will not be that grusum

[@hurricanekate6839]

On my first day of a summer job at a Bronx hospital in 1966 I took the elevator to the ward where I would be clerking, and on the way had a brief conversation with the elevator operator. He was my age (16) and it was his first day on his summer job too. As I got off on the fourth floor he said, "See you later" and I said something polite in reply; I don't remember exactly what An hour later he was dead, crushed to a pulp. He had been helping a patient out of the elevator and apparently it slipped and started to move as he was stepping back into it. At least that was most prevalent story making the rounds of the hospital; there were all kinds of speculation and the real story never filtered down to the non-professional workers. It was a terrible shock as you can imagine. I'd never known anyone my age to die before, and even though I scarcely knew him I was still very upset. I haven't thought about him in decades until I watched this video. He was a nice boy. I wish I could remember his name.

[@sofakingwetahded9331]

That irl footage at the end was nice! Just a lil clip for that one story! Love it

[@kingofkings69ner]

I've gotten trapped in a elevator and that was one of the scariest half an hour I've witnessed and I refuse to ride in one

[@-mockingjay-]

“Bathtubs are more dangerous” Is that supposed to make me feel better?

[@gaminglichgamer4035]

This actually reminded me of that time in school when I and other students got into an elevator on the ground floor.While we were going up something went wrong which caused the elevator to tumble down and fall back down to the ground floor fortunately we were only by the first floor which was just a floor above the ground floor so no one was injured or anything.Still does scare me thinking about it.

[@AlexanderCheong]

Infographics: Elevators accidents are very very rare. Also Infographics: *Proceeds to show even more accidents*

[@galiciarichard8781]

Hes just showing the unlucky ones

[@harrycline985]

Thanks for the info. Infographics. 😉

[@markalexander3659]

There's no way she starved to death, she would have dehydrated to death a very, very long time before that would happen. It takes about a week to die of dehydration and you can't starve to death in a month unless you are already underweight.

[@mirrame1326]

This is just the thing for me to brighten up my day These videos very are positive this put’s in such a happy mood 😃😃

[@wheeze8544]

So, describing how people died and how you could die in an elevator is positive..

[@qwertyuiop.lkjhgfdsa]

@@wheeze8544 I think they were sarcastic

[@WhyAreYouEvenOnHere]

Bro. Same.

[@variant_420]

I have second thoughts before stepping in an elevator now 😢

[@dialaskisel5929]

"Elevators are safer than driving" Cool, I hope you don't mind, I'm gonna take the stairs and just walk.

[@swetynails965]

Does anyone else just absolutely appreciate the knowledge that these guys pump out on a daily

[@JP-st9hn]

It’s not the fall that kills you... it’s the sudden deceleration at the end.

[@alif.6233]

I’ve always had a phobia of elevators when I was a little kid up until the age of 12. Coming back to my childhood fear, it’s now even worse. But I love your videos, keep them up

[@randomfunnymomentsalert4301]

I am so sorry that keeps happening I hope you get well soon

[@nzanthung5612]

The worst way to die is getting killed by an enemy while reviving my teammates...

[@User_92020]

@ 0:29 He's praying while holding on to a stranger 😆😅🤣

[@donnabostwick1908]

Guess I will be taking the stairs from now on...

[@nekonomicon2983]

I don't mind elevators until a certain height. Like about 10 floors or higher is when I start to panic a little

[@nutgoogle7463]

I'm not using any elevators after this video.

[@nickgeib1509]

I build elevators and can tell you with 100 percent certainty that elevators are the safest mode of transportation for the general public. It is very dangerous for us who build and maintain them.

[@noelhutchins7366]

If you jump at the end you'd miss the air compression of the final feet before hitting the ground; lying down near the side allows the cube geometry to crumple without springing into you and lets you benefit from the compressing air phenomena, while falling debris piles into the middle.

[@joellvpl5372]

Haha you cant jump when in free fall

[@MicaelaWalt]

I have a friend who thought they were about to die on an elevator. They were coming down from a very tall tower with a glass exterior elevator to be able to see the view and they could see a platform and it seemed like they were going to hit it while going down so my friend started screaming but everyone else was quiet as they went through the platform that had an opening for the elevator which my friend didn’t see (hence the reaction)

[@CarCar75]

A worker died in an elevator accident at one of my old schools. From what I heard there was screaming as he was being crushed and many classrooms full of children heard the last cries of the man. The teachers ran out of their classrooms but couldn’t do much except call 911. Really scary and traumatizing for those kids and teachers

[@sevenMOons666]

The most gruesome elevator video I’ve seen was where a bunch of kids were messing around with the buttons and when it stopped, 2 walked out but one got trapped between the gates and the doors. His body just slowly slipped through the gap. I can’t imagine the aftermath of that accident.

[@yoko83829]

That India one?

[@HeresJohnnyedits37]

I cried seeing that one😭😭😭

[@j4james590]

I like how your videos aren’t just on American incidents

[@electrosquire2855]

One of the reasons stairs are best

[@nestor8682]

Yes stairs are definitely the best killing around 400 times the amount of people that die in elevators

[@bamboom2079]

Last second jump won’t work! During free fall you’ll experience zero gravity! You’ll need to grab on to something to reach the floor, and by “jumping” you’ll be pushing yourself to the ceiling and effectively only delaying the impact a little bit.

[@kineuhansen8629]

i knew there was a reason to hate elevators

[@setup1669]

I feel like the engineers have already thought about thhe elvator wires and stuff snapping so they probably have got some sort of system that protects you so you dont get 2 hurt

[@pst702]

That's why if you're in a small building and can take the stairs, that's your better option.

[@Aawsomeguy]

With all the safety devices and safety systems on modern elevators in the United States the chance of a elevator malfunction is still quite slim.

[@PneumatinisPlaktukas15]

Exactly, lifts are one of the most over-engineered pieces of machinery and are incredibly safe. If the lift has been made by a reputable manufacturer and has been maintained properly, chances of a malfunction are very slim.

[@tamzin00]

Me being terrified of escalators and being 21 years old and never been down an escalator… relying on elevators watching this 🥲🥲🥲

[@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823]

Where exactly do you live? Because that's crazy.

[@Doni094]

the thing is that elevators in developed countries have breaking system that lock the elevator in place.. so when the cable rips.. its not too bad, as the breaks immediately kick in and hook the elevator on the leading rails.

[@ayo952]

I love this channel it's so good and awsome

[@julianaylor4351]

This can't happen in the UK, because of our safety measures with regard to lifts. For one thing it's illegal in the UK to use a lift in an emergency, due to building rules, brought in the latter half of the last century. We also have automatic cut offs on lifts and brakes on lifts and the electrical circuits, that cut off in a fire. The deadly or dangerous accidents in lifts only happen in the UK, in doorless service lifts, which have since been banned, here.

[@rumi4873]

oh thank god

[@Anonymous33326]

Lol still not going in one tho

[@matteofanari7291]

And that’s why I will never enter an elevator

[@nestor8682]

Yeah take stairs instead which killed around 400 times the amount of people that die in elevators

[@matteofanari7291]

@@nestor8682 I don’t know if that’s true and I’m too lazy to check

[@somerandomyoutubeuser4656]

Someone watching this video in an elevator : "Guess I'll die"

[@rayfridley6649]

@7:17: That Empire State Building elevator had a buffer, which is a giant shock absorber, at the bottom floor of the shaft. The lady whom was driving that elevator was saved by that buffer along with the accumulating cables. All cable traction elevators have buffers to comply with safety codes.

[@data_bank3535]

A headline in the New York times newspaper lol, no pun intended

[@ScamLikely9327]

I’m definitely just gonna take the stairs. I already am too impatient to wait for elevators but especially so now.

[@datathunderstorm]

I thoroughly enjoyed the humour ridden morbidity of this video. The narrator has the perfect tone of voice for this type of tongue in cheek narrative. I haven’t laughed so hard all week - it’s not the unfortunate deaths that were funny - it’s the narrators exquisite hilarity ridden delivery ‘wot dunnit’ for me. Thank you for cheering me up. More of the same, please! 😅

[@НадеждаЗазуля-э9з]

Я на лифте больше ни ногой

[@Sedecious]

Doing a semi-sequel to this with escalators would be neat. Theres an entire documentary about how dangerous they can be.

[@ncorgan]

6-year-old me feels very vindicated right now. I knew those things were no good.

[@masroorahmadbani1712]

Hello Internet , welcome to your daily dose of torturous death.

[@jencstephens5452]

I love this guy. Such a sad topic, and yet he has me laughing. How about you start doing the nightly news?

[@o.oswift181]

This is why ladies and gentlemen, I take the stairs

[@hippy_chat]

Im from Australia and we just call them elevators not lifts lol

[@AnonymousXvictoriouS]

One day I put my hands between the elevator doors so the doors would open fully and my bike could get in but the sensors didn't work for some reason and the doors closed it was crushing my hand for a few second I thought I was going to lose my hand but then the doors opened before the elevator moved

[@bondedcastaway3085]

9:10 wait…. So If I jump before I die I will hit my head on the roof? Then I will be unconscious… meaning I wont have to go through the free fall… and I can go into my goodnight without fear

[@JoseRodriguez-ns9dk]

I love how the characters scream. So soothing....

[@Koblac]

being slided in half from elevator doors is hard to do. If there’s someone in there, they press the open doors button. If there’s no one in there, you have enough time to react before going into the elevator, besides, you have to press a button. If the elevator goes into a free fall whether you are fully in it or halfway, pray. If you’re only halfway in it, you get decapitated. If you’re fully in the elevator, then maybe you’ll survive? If the floor falls out beneath you then uh.

[@luciiidnights]

*Chuckles I'm in danger* as a Houstonian who frequents elevators

[@serenag.6587]

Me, wearing sandals after going to the beach; **glaring at escalator** hmm the elevator seems safer

[@raien6092]

Someone crushed to death by elevator in China

[@serenag.6587]

I mean do you want to be eaten alive by an escalator?

[@davewave1982]

Join us on infographics next week as we show the horrible ways people died in stairwells in an attempt to avoid deadly elevator accidents.

[@ToonTimeGaming]

Well there's some motivation for me to keep fit and take the stairs

[@neveroffended45]

Imagine being on a airplane that's getting ready to crash into the ocean in the middle of nowhere and the inflight movie is the remake of the Ghostbusters and that's the last thing you see 😱

[@pembrokelove]

I haven’t watched yet, but my Educated, on a whim guess is that at least some of them survive. How else would they know that somebody was praying and holding onto a stranger?

[@torstenw5723]

Cameras exist

[@mynameyamaha500]

Comparing a bathtub to an elevator lol some of the things people say to get out of jams is amazing

[@vald-qb2ow]

Well dont have elevators have automatic brakes? I remember that when the elevator reach a cirtain speed a mechanical reaction will trigger brakes mounted on the elevator to stop it. The inventor of this proved it by mounting an elevator whit these brakes, got into the elevator, and then he ordedred the cables to be cut. The elevator went into freefall and then it stopped.

[@TheTheo58]

Traction elevators have an over-speed govennor which trips to slow/stop the cab if it exceeds a pre-set feet per minute descent. Newer installations and mods often have rope grippers in the machine room, on the counterweight side of the ropes, and will engage if the cab stats to descent too fast. In addition brakes beneath the cab which grab the guide rails.

[@vald-qb2ow]

@@TheTheo58 yup that thing

[@imalive4u169]

Funny a boy getting decapitated as a "head"line in a newspaper.

[@bmcavazos91]

Lol thanks, now I'm going to just take the stairs in buildings from now on 😆 gonna get my steps in extra that way 👍

[@Koblac]

Centuries upon Centuries in the future: Coal mine explodes and kills some coal miners in the elevator. I need to stop reading Hunger Games.

[@MuscleBandit]

I'll take the piano option, it might at least imply my life actually had some meaning beforehand!