I work for an elevator company and I answer calls like this all the time, this kid is adorable. Some people get so scared when they accidentally press the button, but there's no need. Just let us know you're ok and we don't mind one bit! Happens a lot!
Hey dude, it's ok, mistakes happen, but you should remain calm and telling the person on the phone you accidentally pressed the phone button is the right thing to do!
@@Jamestube8439 Where I live (Sweden) there is only an alarm button, which in more modern lifts acts like the phone button in American lifts. But in older lifts in Sweden, it just rings a bell.
Hey man. Accidents happen which if it were on purpose that would be different. I’m glad the agent was understanding and that’s exactly how I would have been if it were an accident. And also you did exactly the right thing.
Its not your fault. For starts the Emergency Call button was the same hue as all the rest. it should be RED or something eye catching. And that was a nice panel :p
That is one of the worst spots to put a phone button on an elevator panel. The emergency buttons should be completely separated from the main controls like floor selection and the doors.
Congratulations on having one of TH-cam's most viewed elevator videos! (possibly in the top 100 most viewed elevator videos, maybe even top viewed that isn't one of DieselDucy's videos). Do you know if this video was shared by someone on any popular websites like Reddit? I once had a video suddenly get a lot of views from that. Did this video gain the views largely at a certain point, or over time? I don't think this video is fake at all. I assume maybe people think that because they don't see a reason to be recording an elevator (as many people don't know about elevator photography), or maybe they don't think anyone could accidentally hit the phone button (obviously that can happen, in fact that happened to me once back in 2009 or 2010 off camera, also on an Otis elevator with Series 1 fixtures). It went similar to this video, I told the person who answered that I accidentally hit the phone button, and he then said something, maybe something like "Oh, okay, have a nice day", and then hung up.
Imagine how many calls the lift company/emergency services get from careless people who don't pay attention and press the phone instead of door close. They should really have put the phone where the alarm is, below the buttons that will be pressed a lot. (I think this phone called 911) Here in the UK, and pretty much any European country, the phone is connected to the alarm button, where holding it down for 3, 5, or 10 seconds (depending on the lift's make and model) triggers the phone. Also, the button is yellow and usually at the top/bottom of the panel.
Unfortunately this is a very common problem with gen 1 and 2 Otis elevators. Thankfully Otis has fixed this problem with some of their gen 1 and 2 elevators but some still have this problem.
0:30 so we were going to fi... **pressed call for help** BAM! Elevator:You Activated Call For help Video owner: CRAP!! CRAP!! CRAP!! NO! DAWN IT!! NGHHHH
that operator was really sweet when he told that little boy when he accidentally pressed the emergency phone bottom in the elevator that it was OK because that was an accident
Where i live there is just an alarm button, which in newer elevators will activate the phone (normally it requires the button to be pressed for anything from 3 to 20 seconds, most often its 5 or 10 seconds, but i have known it to activate after a single press) I have witnessed an “oops” with the alarm button (someone else in the elevator was leaning against the panel, and the elevator suddenly started saying to remain calm and that it will call for help (and a yellow “alarm activated” indicator lit up below the floor display, when the call was answered it changed to a green “speak to operator” indicator))
I think you would know that the door close button doesn't close the doors. It simply deactivates the door sensors. Once you press and HOLD the door close button, if you wave your hands through the doors while they are closing, they will not open back up. Therefore, it wasn't necessary to press the door "close" button in the first place. ALSO, Near the top of the elevator (by the floor indicator panel) there is a button "call cancel" which you can clearly see at 1:13 You could have easily pressed that. I'm no expert when it comes to elevators, but it's not rocket science. Epic fail, I think so. BUT I completely agree; the door close and call button should NOT be placed that close. The call button should be distinguished by a different color, or size, and in a different place. I feel that it should also have a cover over it so it is not accidentally activated. BUT, the call button in large complex's (such as a condo building) usually does not call the police department. Usually they call the front desk, and the receptionist. Then there is a timer, where if the front desk does not receive the call THEN the police department is called. Therefore there was not really a reason to panic a whole lot. (which you didn't) They get activated all the time. So it wouldn't be worth while to send a fire truck, and ambulance EVERYTIME it was activated. nice vid....
I believe both things you just described are fire service only and call cancel cancels the floor that it was going to, and the elevator will stop at the next floor.
Dude, Im sorry about what happened to you and how scared you got! Its ok if you press the phone, Just wait until someone starts talking with you and tell them the story. Trust me, they dont mind at all! (By the way am i legally allowed to say this?) I have to say your reaction was funny! No offense though :)
12 years later and this video still makes me laugh, the golden birthday of this hilarious video when you accidentally pressed the emergency phone button would have been on July 9, 2021. Also I believe it is the Otis company’s fault for placing the phone button just right below the door close button.
To be fair, putting the emergency phone button DIRECTLY BELOW the door control buttons was probably a poor life choice on the part of the engineering team. they probably get all sorts of crap calls from elevators like this. I know in Europe you actually have to press and hold the button for ~5 seconds before it dials the call out.
The Phone Said: You have activated an emergency call to a federal station, when the call gets answered it will activate the alarm operator, message repeat. You have activated an emergency call to a federal station
if that happened to me i'd probably have a panic attack and maybe feel sick and i would probably just stutter at the agents and then i would run and look for the nearest chair to sit down and have a 1 hour long anxiety attack
You have activated an emergency call to our central monitoring station. Connection takes about thirty seconds and will be answered by a live operator. Message repeat.
Bless they would be used to people hitting it by mistake all you need to do is say I hit it by mistake for what reason it used to happen to me where the open door and alarm were so close only took them 6 months to move it and probably 7 calls a day
PRESS THE CALL CANCEL BUTTON AT THE TOP OF THE PANEL!!! Also I once bumped into the alarm panel in a Otis Gen2. Not a phone but the siren. Lol it was very funny and no one noticed lol
Is anybody able to tell me what it said is soon as the call button on the phone was pushed? I couldn’t quite make it out. And what did the lady say when she answered? Did she say 911 where is your emergency?
Wow! That's a very bad place for call for help button. It should be in the middle or far away from door close. We should never press the call for help button.
i did that when i got stuck in one for ten min in my school it was the one in red team people said never to ride that one because it was so called hunted witch i would see why thank god it died in a big flood and still hasn't bin fixed for 2 years
The heck, I have seen elevators like that that brings back a memory of me accidentally pushing the alarm bell button when I push, I meant to push the door close😮
I work for an elevator company and I answer calls like this all the time, this kid is adorable. Some people get so scared when they accidentally press the button, but there's no need. Just let us know you're ok and we don't mind one bit! Happens a lot!
Do you work for kone?
@@Themusiic09 Why? Are other companies the worse when people accidentally press the button?
Hey dude, it's ok, mistakes happen, but you should remain calm and telling the person on the phone you accidentally pressed the phone button is the right thing to do!
Yeah well those buttons were SO CLOSE, you can blame it on OTIS for making it like that.
@@randlofs Well it’s not just Otis it’s all the companies honestly. Half the time the phone is always close to other buttons
@@Jamestube8439 Where I live (Sweden) there is only an alarm button, which in more modern lifts acts like the phone button in American lifts. But in older lifts in Sweden, it just rings a bell.
You sound young, but surprisingly not annoying.
Yea you are right
DONT MAKE FUN OF HIM PLEASE !!!
He is about nine years old or eight
0:53 was that women humming from the phone.
if i were him i would have freaked the fuck out and ran
Gill Bates me too lol
NO. He did the right thing by apologizing
Hey man. Accidents happen which if it were on purpose that would be different. I’m glad the agent was understanding and that’s exactly how I would have been if it were an accident. And also you did exactly the right thing.
Why the hell is the emergency button right below the fricken door close button
OM G that can sometimes alert security or fire dept
helpthehurtlondon Maybe his hand slipped
Don’t say those 2 words
it's not you it's otis
That's very common with some of the first gen Otis elevators
Its not your fault. For starts the Emergency Call button was the same hue as all the rest. it should be RED or something eye catching. And that was a nice panel :p
I LITERALLY HAVE to agree with you on that one there.
true
Or at least put the emergency call button in the bottom part of the panel and not right below the close door button!
Bruh
It should be on way top or way bottom
Very funny. My mother once pressed the emergency call button by accident because she thought the phone symbol was a "C" as in "Concourse".
Oh I got the jitters
Used to happen when you were a kid afraid you'd get in trouble dont deny it lol
Peter Carlson im 14 still happens to me :( lol
SuperWyattguy lol that is that fight or flight adrenaline rush. It goes away somewhat when you get older.
Good because I am sick and tired of it...
SuperWyattguy give it another 15 years and you'll be as kool as Pete in my 3rd video of my series cooking with crackpot pete on my TH-cam channel.
That is one of the worst spots to put a phone button on an elevator panel. The emergency buttons should be completely separated from the main controls like floor selection and the doors.
Yep!
Congratulations on having one of TH-cam's most viewed elevator videos! (possibly in the top 100 most viewed elevator videos, maybe even top viewed that isn't one of DieselDucy's videos).
Do you know if this video was shared by someone on any popular websites like Reddit? I once had a video suddenly get a lot of views from that. Did this video gain the views largely at a certain point, or over time?
I don't think this video is fake at all. I assume maybe people think that because they don't see a reason to be recording an elevator (as many people don't know about elevator photography), or maybe they don't think anyone could accidentally hit the phone button (obviously that can happen, in fact that happened to me once back in 2009 or 2010 off camera, also on an Otis elevator with Series 1 fixtures). It went similar to this video, I told the person who answered that I accidentally hit the phone button, and he then said something, maybe something like "Oh, okay, have a nice day", and then hung up.
This kid is living on the edge.
NO HE IS NOT!
***** This is why 7 year olds are not allowed on TH-cam.
notagain173 shut the fuck up!
Jacob Prezeau SHUT UP!
friendly garfield Did I anger the poor child? Oh no.
Imagine how many calls the lift company/emergency services get from careless people who don't pay attention and press the phone instead of door close. They should really have put the phone where the alarm is, below the buttons that will be pressed a lot.
(I think this phone called 911)
Here in the UK, and pretty much any European country, the phone is connected to the alarm button, where holding it down for 3, 5, or 10 seconds (depending on the lift's make and model) triggers the phone.
Also, the button is yellow and usually at the top/bottom of the panel.
Unfortunately this is a very common problem with gen 1 and 2 Otis elevators. Thankfully Otis has fixed this problem with some of their gen 1 and 2 elevators but some still have this problem.
That's why you look before you touch
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0:33 Alexa play morty form Rick and morty
lol
0:30 so we were going to fi... **pressed call for help** BAM! Elevator:You Activated Call For help Video owner: CRAP!! CRAP!! CRAP!! NO! DAWN IT!! NGHHHH
You watched the video too?
LOL
Where's this at?
Condo complex in Cape Canaveral, Florida. It's on private property so it's hard to get to if you're interested in filming it.
Oh wow
What Place Is This Located At.
Dang it, dang it, dang it. Lol
XD
XD GOOD
that operator was really sweet when he told that little boy when he accidentally pressed the emergency phone bottom in the elevator that it was OK because that was an accident
Where i live there is just an alarm button, which in newer elevators will activate the phone (normally it requires the button to be pressed for anything from 3 to 20 seconds, most often its 5 or 10 seconds, but i have known it to activate after a single press)
I have witnessed an “oops” with the alarm button (someone else in the elevator was leaning against the panel, and the elevator suddenly started saying to remain calm and that it will call for help (and a yellow “alarm activated” indicator lit up below the floor display, when the call was answered it changed to a green “speak to operator” indicator))
Pressed the wrong button. Thug Life.
I lost it
some did because not seeing pressing what
I think you would know that the door close button doesn't close the doors. It simply deactivates the door sensors. Once you press and HOLD the door close button, if you wave your hands through the doors while they are closing, they will not open back up. Therefore, it wasn't necessary to press the door "close" button in the first place. ALSO, Near the top of the elevator (by the floor indicator panel) there is a button "call cancel" which you can clearly see at 1:13 You could have easily pressed that. I'm no expert when it comes to elevators, but it's not rocket science. Epic fail, I think so. BUT I completely agree; the door close and call button should NOT be placed that close. The call button should be distinguished by a different color, or size, and in a different place. I feel that it should also have a cover over it so it is not accidentally activated. BUT, the call button in large complex's (such as a condo building) usually does not call the police department. Usually they call the front desk, and the receptionist. Then there is a timer, where if the front desk does not receive the call THEN the police department is called. Therefore there was not really a reason to panic a whole lot. (which you didn't) They get activated all the time. So it wouldn't be worth while to send a fire truck, and ambulance EVERYTIME it was activated. nice vid....
i am not an expert either, but i think the call cancel button is for firefighters in elevator recall mode.
I believe both things you just described are fire service only and call cancel cancels the floor that it was going to, and the elevator will stop at the next floor.
Dude, Im sorry about what happened to you and how scared you got! Its ok if you press the phone, Just wait until someone starts talking with you and tell them the story. Trust me, they dont mind at all! (By the way am i legally allowed to say this?) I have to say your reaction was funny! No offense though :)
turned from nightmare into problem solved successfully
This video came out when I WASNT EVEN ALIVE
0:56 LOL
U deserve a medal of honor
12 years later and this video still makes me laugh, the golden birthday of this hilarious video when you accidentally pressed the emergency phone button would have been on July 9, 2021. Also I believe it is the Otis company’s fault for placing the phone button just right below the door close button.
To be fair, putting the emergency phone button DIRECTLY BELOW the door control buttons was probably a poor life choice on the part of the engineering team. they probably get all sorts of crap calls from elevators like this. I know in Europe you actually have to press and hold the button for ~5 seconds before it dials the call out.
I agree
He sounds like Jeff from Clarence XD
OMG ya I just noticed!
Not really
That phone button is in a ridiculous spot. It's so close to the door close button and it doesn't look any different design wise to the other buttons
In Sweden we have to hold it for 3 seconds in order to activate it
Same in Ireland
Same in all EU countries
In Australia it's 5 seconds (usually)
Jakob Lindgren nice
They should put the phone where the alarm button is
That has happened on some Otis series 1 elevator panels, where there is a phone button on the panel
What place is this at.
whistle *D E A T H T R A P*
I have stayed at that same place it is nice and has a nice short walk to the beach (depending on what building you are in)
"We want to go up to fiv- *presses phone instead of door close* "CRAP!"
“CRAP!” “CRAP!”
0:11 *whistling* Death Trap
Oh PS. I did it again in another elevator LOL!
Give us the link pls
0:31😂
I've done this before but all the buttons were stacked on top of each other. Luckily I was able to deactivate it.
I love you said "RAWRF" 😂
He is actually saying crap
The Phone Said: You have activated an emergency call to a federal station, when the call gets answered it will activate the alarm operator, message repeat. You have activated an emergency call to a federal station
She actually said central monitoring station not federal station
0:56 😂😂😂
LOL
@clarkloveselevators Where is this at?
if that happened to me i'd probably have a panic attack and maybe feel sick and i would probably just stutter at the agents and then i would run and look for the nearest chair to sit down and have a 1 hour long anxiety attack
What was the message saying while you pushed the "Call For Help" button?
You have activated the emergency call time central montoring station
@@michelscully6287actually it’s not time it’s to our
0:31 E-P-I-Cccccc....Faillll! (Georgef551 doesn't care about use of it.)
Interesting video!
Pretty much the same thing happened with me at First Canadian Place but it was not me who pressed the emergency phone that time.
This is one of my favorite videos!!
Arm starts shaking... Misses the close button. Calls 911
What did the elevator said when you pressed the call.button?? I didn't hear it very well!!
You have activated an emergency call to a central ????? Station ?????????
live operater. message repeat
Where is the retake or also the other elevator?
It was at this moment he knew he screwed up
James Sanders *fucked up
This is something that Tomas sanders would had said
@@heythatsprettygood6631 some people just dont swear
0:31
Ha ha ha deathtrap The way you said it was funny
You have activated an emergency call to our central monitoring station. Connection takes about thirty seconds and will be answered by a live operator. Message repeat.
Otis elevator will always protect you!
In this case it didnt it was the front desk
0:31 that was by mistake, and not on purpose that’s good😊
if that happened i will put an external phone closet on the bottom of the panel and remove the phone button on the panel
Yeah , he obviously did it on accident thats why he coincidentally recorded it before it happen
Something_Over true
He could’ve been trying to record a normal video when the phone incident happened.
0:33 Yo Phone Linging
Location?
Did you get worried after you pushed the phone button?
@clarkloveselevators is too late because he was learning in the school. :(
Bless they would be used to people hitting it by mistake all you need to do is say I hit it by mistake for what reason it used to happen to me where the open door and alarm were so close only took them 6 months to move it and probably 7 calls a day
i've did the samething last year,lol!
Where was that at which state
And that's why in the new elevators we got to hold the call button for 3 seconds
It's far too close to the door close button. It's insane
This child is doing an elevator challenge just like dieselducy
PRESS THE CALL CANCEL BUTTON AT THE TOP OF THE PANEL!!! Also I once bumped into the alarm panel in a Otis Gen2. Not a phone but the siren. Lol it was very funny and no one noticed lol
Call cancel, cancels a floor request when in fire service, not a phone call.
Quote of the week
- oh god! now I got the jItTErS
I thought you were gonna post another video about this building
wow never knew Charlie brown rides the elevator lol
Is anybody able to tell me what it said is soon as the call button on the phone was pushed? I couldn’t quite make it out. And what did the lady say when she answered? Did she say 911 where is your emergency?
The exact same thing happened to me except the alarm bell activated the phone
this looks like a sheriff office elevator
Strange, usually the call for help button is on top or something...
Nice 😊😊
Thank Otis for that one
Wow! That's a very bad place for call for help button. It should be in the middle or far away from door close. We should never press the call for help button.
The emergency call should have its own panel
Conor Sturmey RIGHT
Yea
or on a different wall
I have accidentally hit the alarm button at an airport elevator. We all make mistakes
LOL CLARK THAT WAS HILARIOUS!
This is what happens when ur teacher tells u to do too much homework...
N00B G4m!ng lmao
0:32 😳
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1:09
Well, you wouldn't get arrested if it didn't call 911 - and you wouldn't if it was a mistake.
If you call 911 by accident and tell them there is no emergency that was an accident you don't get arrested
One time I rode a glass elevator in a mall, and this little boy accidentally presses the phone button. Luckily I deactivated it.
i did that when i got stuck in one for ten min in my school it was the one in red team people said never to ride that one because it was so called hunted witch i would see why thank god it died in a big flood and still hasn't bin fixed for 2 years
this happens when door close and the phone button are close together
The heck, I have seen elevators like that that brings back a memory of me accidentally pushing the alarm bell button when I push, I meant to push the door close😮
I’ve pressed the alarm button before by accident thinking it was door open in 2011 when I was 11 years old
0:31 oh crap! i pressed the emergengy button!
jitters made me laugh
Kirbyfrost46 must agree with you on that one.
Once, i accidentally pressed the auto-pilot button on a plane back in September 2001.
Then how you are still alive?
TUDORMESE he teleported duh
He pressed "Auto Pilot" Meaning it flew by itself
0:31 (EPIC FAIL) 📞
0:59
1:25
LOL that was funny. i thought when you press that button the elevator stops.
“DANG IT”