The True Purpose of Mirror in Elevators
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 9 ก.พ. 2025
- How often do you take elevator selfies? After all, that’s what the mirrors inside them are for, right? Or could it be for safety and monitoring reasons? Or maybe they are hiding some secret parts of the elevator you aren’t supposed to see?
Back in the 1920’s when modern-type elevators were becoming more and more popular, a lot of people were anxious about going for a ride. Hotels, stores, and office buildings came up with a solution - they started playing calming music inside. So maybe the mirrors are there for the same purpose?
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Archimedes' elevator 0:26
The Roman Colosseum used to have elevators! 0:47
The first public passenger elevator 1:11
Buildings with no 13th floor 3:28
So what about mirrors? 3:53
Placebo button 🔴 4:37
What if you get stuck in an elevator 5:38
How safe elevators are 6:48
The coolest elevators in the world 7:33
A riddle for all elevator fans 🤓 8:11
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SUMMARY:
Back around 235 BCE, Archimedes built a wooden platform that went up on ropes in an open shaft.
The Roman Colosseum used to have elevators and not just one but 24 of them!
The first public passenger elevator was installed in 1857 in a department store in New York City.
Back in the 19th and early 20th centuries, elevators were called movable rooms as they were designed way fancier than many apartments today.
The upper floors have become so prestigious and luxurious only recently in history, and it happened thanks to elevators.
These days, over 325 million passengers go up and down in an elevator every day across the world.
Mirrors are used to calm down people with claustrophobia. A room with mirrors always appears more spacious than it actually is.
Are you one of those people who always push the “close” button to make the elevator doors shut faster? This button is nothing but a placebo.
Though more people are afraid of getting in an elevator than getting in a car, the elevator is a much safer means of transportation and statistically the safest way to travel!
An elevator stops to prevent you from getting into trouble. When something is wrong in the shaft or the machine, and there’s even the slightest danger, stopping is the best solution.
If you do get stuck in an elevator, don’t try to escape by yourself. Use the emergency button to contact the operator and wait for someone to come and rescue you.
Even if some of the cables fail for some reason, one will be enough to hold the construction!
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So, guys, how many selfies do you take a day? 😉
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Yes i press the close butte
I used to be totally fine with elevators until about a year ago. I had a vivid nightmare that I'd gotten stuck in an elevator that would go up and down at random without stopping. I tried to pass it off as a bad dream and that it couldn't happen until I read a news article about that EXACT thing happening to people in an elevator at a local theatre hall. I've not ridden an elevator since.
As soon i got the notification, I tapped the play button....
Also, the close button thing really depends on the elevator - where I work and where my aunt lives it really works.
Will bright side never reveal his face?
Well at least a photo of him in elevator.
Is he a bulb irl???
Not trying to be be mean......
what time
@Tony Stark yeah I know it.Because if they all didnt work together then its not possible for a single man but we all wanna at least see who gives the voice.
This is a subject we should all reflect upon.
All comments when video uploaded: who’s been a fan of bright side effort 2019? Gifting my next 10 subs.
Ugh they so annoying.
Edit: this is not meant to offend, oh and also thanks for likes!
Edit why did i thank likes
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Yes, i would like thought subs
I was a fan at 2017
Correct
@@9kyuuku999 so what are you gonna qustion me
I suffer from catoptrophobia (for you, it's the fear of mirrors)... I associate it with the supernatural...And I got this fear from reading mystery stories
When I move the mirror image doesn't...
So it doesn't calm me...
I also suffer from claustrophobia.
The average person rides an elevator 4 times a day
Me: bruk,im stuck in my house and i havent rode an elevator in like a month
_Gabby_ Faith_ same exact thing lol
_Gabby_ Faith_ I probably only use elevator once a year 🤣
Once 5 year
the most that i had was only 3.
Exactly me now :'(
_What is the meaning of 42?_
_Life_
Tbh it's not
Bonitzbr tbh that was a joke. Or sarcasm.
@@JustSumFella tbh r/whoooosh
spiko 1337 tbh lol
@@good-gpt2-chatbot 😑😑
I like those glass elevators with a view - they're less boring. But my mom never liked elevators. Or planes.
When I was small, we'd visit relatives on a farm in Manitoba; my uncle had a small plane, like 4 seats. I liked going up for a ride, I liked the aerial view, but Mom wouldn't go.
6:43 i love the lady in the back. she so done with these people
Elevators with mirrors don’t calm me down, if I was having a bad hair day, I would become more anxious 😟 I wouldn’t be calm-!!!
Next video: What if you sneezed if you're not sick?
Bright side makes the weirdest videos ever.
Yep.
When their not sick...what? Or did you mean "when *you're* not sick?"
So what it is natural to sneeze
Sorry wrong comment
@@shaneexall6298 You can delete a comment, or edit it, if you want to.
Can you imagine an elevator without mirrors? That would be terrifying
If you dont understand that this is a joke, please move along.
I'm terrified of elevators
Makes it look bigger and less claustrophobic
But I'm scared of my own reflection when I'm alone
Don't blink or it will wink on you.
Me too😂😂
Same
Dexie Leighyan ; don’t be, you’re true friends are you and your reflection
Some times me too
My fear is needing the toilet while stuck I an elevator
*AWKWARD*
Especially if you have a toilet problem.
@@yaross1 yes
100%
Every time I see a notification of this channel I think: do I really need to know that? Yes I bloody do!
Imagine pressing the button for 14th floor and ending up on the 13th floor when there isn't even a 13th floor 😨
Time for a creepypasta
I had that once
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@@jjn0zp328 That's scary 😨
@@williampranoy9178 they died lol
Very interesting I like it keep up the good work
*They are used to summon demons*
Close, they're used for trans-dimensional commerce and such. Nice guess though.
The mirror is for disabled wheelchair users so they know when they are at their floor as most lifts are too small for wheelchairs to turn around. The mirror helps them back out. The door close button does work! But it is usually on a timer (like 3-5 seconds after the lift stops) as you can get people misusing it by holding it the entire journey and it keeps the doors closed .
I don't look at the mirrors on the elevators, cause seeing my terrified self look at my terrifying self makes me EVEN MORE terrified lol....
so you can see yourself floating in air when elevator cable snaps from the top floor
I can get onto an elevator with one or more people but, don't make me go in there alone. I tend to flip out when I'm pushed forward and knowing that there's no one else inside. Gives me nightmares. 😱
I got stuck in an elevator once for an hour so i'm not a big fan of them and only use them now when absolutely have to.
Unless you have a condition that makes it rather hard for you to take the stairs, taking the stairs actually benefits you.
@@VulcanOnWheels Yes I enjoy taking the stairs and getting the extra exercise
Hey brightside, you are not 100% right, calming down is only one of the main purpose of mirror in the elevator. Another purpose is the reflection of the mirror is meant for the handicapped in wheelchair to know the arrival of their selected floor once they entered, especially when they are alone in the elevator so that they wouldnt need to turn the wheelchair or body around to see know the arrival.
Why is mirror on the elevator? To secretly take photos of people with out looking at them
Me in the elevator: The chances of the elevator stoping in an emergency is 1 out of 5,000.
**The elevator stops**
But never zero...
7:33
There Is 13 Number! Haha! I caught You!
2:45 Why is there a floor 13?
I never been on in elevator with a mirror and as a delivery driver I'm on one almost every day
I ain't wearing a shirt now.
When I see the title of the video I'm like...wait what??? isn't the purpose for just looking at yourself??
Psychology Braking system is important in human life.
And all braking system is important too..
Braking system can prevent depression and also can prevent out of the tracks in human mindset.
Braking system is one of the main tools in human mind controller .
Holding in the call button could cause you to bypass floors that others called the elevator.
Jokes on u I’m wearing a mirror....I’ll go now
I already figured out why elevators don’t have a 13th floors mostly
spectrophobia and the phobia of elevators: we’re gonna ruin this whole man’s career.
The mirror in my building elevator keeps getting stolen. Somebody just plucks it off every time a new one is installed. 😂😂😂
4:30 that's me..
And I don't feel really comfortable in an elevator..better take the stairs... :')
@Godzilla Kaiju and you can get stuck in the elevator for all the eternity :D
@Godzilla Kaiju lol sorry
When i feel offended i say back xD
Nobody
Literally nobody
Bright side :Do you know mirrors are actually used to calm down people 🤣🤣
I can actually agree with that xD there's that one elevator I know without a mirror and it always freaked me out somehow... now I know why :-D
Everyone gangsta untill
The 13th reflection has a mind of its own.
Mirrors make an elevator less claustrophobic
All things have a goodside
But sometimes you cannot see it
Because you look at it with darkened eyes
And the bad is all you believe in
But if you change your perspective
You're guaranteed to see a light
And life won't seem so negative
When you look at it on the brightside light🌞
hey, i really love your channel dude :) . it's pounds for pounds knowledge. love lots.
Elevators have a fail safe mechanism in place, so an elevator car will not fall to the bottom killing you
Knew it!! The close door button was a ploy!
You can actually go insane from looking in a mirror for too long
Elevators safest way to travel
Me: imma go to the Bahamas😂
Certified Gold!!!!
9:05 Hey put that brick down lol funniest part
I don't think I've ever (not in all of my 34 ears) gotten into one with a mirror. But, if I did, I think I'd still be more afraid of them than stairs or escalators.
i really like your voice..i wish someday you will have your own segment in brigth side..fun facts about u..hahhaa 😁
Good ❤❤💚💚
Nobody:
Bright Side (calmly): Put that brick down!
Mirror is the exact reason why im afraid to ride an elevator.
BS : mirrors in elevators can calm ppl down !
Me : *I GOT ANXIETY DISORDER*
Hah! If the Close Door and Call buttons are placebos, what are the chances the Emergency button isn't? I ain't no sucker for that! Gonna go to the 100th floor using stairs! 🤣🤣🤣
Every time when I go to an elevator I was get scared that when I arrive at my destination I get stuck on the elevator forever especially when I’m alone
I bet that u talked about elevators getting stuck at number 13 on purpose :D
My fav channel ❤️
I love the stairs!!! 🙂
Yep I keep pressing the close button
Me: avoiding mirrors because I do not like what I see and might break it.
I wont doubt elevators ever again.
Im a close door button person and my building has no mirrors in their elevator.
There is no 13 because it's usually a bad luck number. 4 in Chinese is also a bad luck number!
Amazing bright side
The mirror is meant for ppl on wheel chairs so they can see when they have reached their floor (at least that's what I learnt)
I woke up real early to watch this
If I drop to the bottom of local first responders list, then there is money to be made. Any first responder that gets upset at your fear anger shouldn’t be a first responder to begin with.
Did you know people are scare of a small Mouse at The House Running to you.🐀
I'm still bothered by elevators...saw a recent video of a dude getting split in half by an elevator. He was exiting and the cables snapped...it was awful
I know but sometimes at night, I scared that I probably saw something there in the mirror 😅
I always thought that mirrors in the elevators was to prevent from pickpocketing people or for women to do their makeup🤣
But, but, I'm not wearing any shirt at all, what now?
In Japan, there is floor 13 but there's no 5th floor
You ask us what do mirrors do in title and the answers always in the thumbnail.
I always get Dizzy in the Elevators 😂
Mee too
Me when theres elevators that have so many mirrors: OMG SO MANY MIRRORS!! And then I jump sister: MOM ****** JUMPED!
Marge Ducusin is your name Marge?
idk why my answer was “uhh red I guess” for the color of the elevator operator’s shirt and then it said I WAS THE OPERATOR and IM WEARING A RED SHIRT wilddd
For whoever who read this comment, have a good day/night! God bless you all
Thanks Bless you to!
:D
Thanks brother, you too ❤️
I remember in my school the eleveator was going up and the door suddenly opend and kept going up then stopped
The bright side does the dark side of elevators
I subscribed and liked and put the notifications on
But I think mirrors are scarier because ya know- BOO!
In the UK we call it the lift.
0:03 "After all, that's what the mirrors inside them are for, right?
Ok boomer
Even though you're like 21.
It's so that there's more ways to make unwanted eye contact with strangers in awkward situations.
I broke the door close button once but the lift didn’t stop thankfully 😅
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Guys I saw an elevator with 13th floor non-skipped and there are 23 floors
if you are on a sinking ship you don't want to use a elevator
So mirror vandalizing is legal. Good thing
When you guess red, forgetting your shirt is red
Most elevators door close actually work
Most easiest riddle in my life
The bad grammar of the title is ridiculous lol it’s “calm people down”
T H I know right! 😒😒
You mean the thumbnail text? The title is the text that is below the video.
Vidar Martinsen obviously