How to Survive a Falling Elevator
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 1 มิ.ย. 2024
- The average office building elevator works about 10 hours a day, and it makes 400,000 trips a year. That's roughly the number of my trips to the fridge in times of social isolation. Getting stuck in an elevator is unpleasant. It happens to one in every 5,000 rides. But there's nothing deadly about that.
Finding yourself in a free-falling elevator is quite rare, one in 10 million. You have a better chance of being killed by a bear in Yellowstone National Park.
But if you ever do happen to be in a situation like this, can you save yourself by jumping up in the air?
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1. don’t jump before it hits the bottom
2. don’t brace yourself
3. lay down & protect head with hands
4. don’t stress, stay calm and enjoy the ride 🤪
XD THATS FUNNY I CANT BREATHE 🤣🤣🤣 (Enjoy the ride)
Enjoy tHe Ride...... Hmmm nice tip
5. Die
@@funibikeman6769 that is a best tip lol
Lol
Watched a movie once where an elevator plummeted down and everyone died and my irrational fear began. I still take elevators but, there’s always that fear. This is really helpful info. Thanks. 🙏
Yeah I was trapped in an elevator in my apartment yesterday morning when I was going to work. I was in there for about 27 minutes and even though F.D. showed up, that was the worst 27 minutes of my life!
"But if you feel anxious, just take the stairs." - That made my day. xD
Yes
I have a phobia of elevators, whenever my family takes the elevator I’m always like, guys can we take the stairs
Yeah
@@hopnop3781 bro I feel you.
BUT WHAT IF THERE IS NO STAIRS dun dun daa
This is literally my biggest fear, I even dream about it sometimes. I am really glad I found this video. Thank you so much how to survive, now I have a less fear but still fear :)
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I subed to you
The Elevator can't fall down there are 6 Safety Brakes and the Elevator is not heavy enough because of the Brake Weight
Same
Me too
How to survive a falling elevator:
Step 1: Don’t take the elevator.
Step 2: Take the stairs instead.
Step 3: You’ll be more healthy and fit after a while.
Step 4: You’ll live a longer life.
most elevator is in more than 5 story building, climb to that high is quite tired( I can't speak english properly at this moment, but definitely i will in the future
# tooofftopic
@@Houtarou_Hyouka_Unforgiven aww that's ok and i see your point
@@user-cd3ov1zq5s and sometimes not really that healthy
Recently in our country, there were some people died as they tried to run the staircase to a very high floor
@@Houtarou_Hyouka_Unforgiven I live in USA. Also, what did you mean by not that healthy?
Stairs are my new best friend now-
Same
This can't happen.
Unless if you’re an Omori fan
1:14 1:16 1:19
I just woke up from a dream of a falling elevator, so naturally I had to look up how to survive it.
Me to
They should say on the elevators if they have emergency back ups. I was in a falling elevator in NewYork city. Lucky emergency brakes activated. I don't want to be in one without those brakes.
That's terrible
I’m sure the emergency brakes are a standard bylaw in North America. It is in Canada.
@@lovep1474 elevator technician told me that for the most part the elevators are pretty safe here. I literally saw this ladies leg get chopped off when she was stepping out of the elevator when the cord snapped. Yeah I'm the Us it's definitely a must but I doubt it's a law... The elevator technician told me to use the stairs in other countries.. . 😳
@@shannonodwyer2353 OMG, that’s my worst fear, elevator dropping while I’m trying to walk out 😣 Did she survive?
His voice sounds quite similar to "What if"....!!!
It's him!
It's his second channel
Its Him :)
It's. Him. Lol it's his second channel
@@venkatlaxmiagir8641 hey
That sounds like a story for another: How to Survive!!
Haha😂
What if .?
Lol
I have a fear of elevators and escalators.
You may be having claustrophobia
Samee
I have a fear of weird 🕷🐜🐛🦟🪲
Me too
Why escalators, tho? What’s the worse that could happen there?
When I saw this video I never want to go in a elevator again
Lifts basically never fall down the shaft. The recent times where it has happened it's been lifts on building sites, not open to the public and under construction or temporary. There are far far far more deaths from climbing stairs
@@grassytramtracks well at least we can have proper control of our body and we won’t fall many stairs😭😭😭
Step 0: never take that elevator
Just take the stairs it's much healthier
But handicapped people have to take elevators, even though stairs are healthier.
@@whoknows7889 true
@@anandprasad4038 yeah. And some people care to say otherwise.
Lol
Je
Can we talk about how elevators are more likely to fall up because of the counter weight? And most videos in this video are of it falling up but they never mention what to do in that situation?
Hmm... I'd imagine you'd adopt a similar position. Either way when you impact, you're probably going to be thrown pretty hard against the ceiling/floor right? So protecting your head with your hands and laying down would decrease that force either way I think.
First tip:
Elevator will never free fall. Physically cannot happen. Otis himself designed elevators to have so many anti fail mechanisms so you would NEVER EVER fall. Elevators are not scary, they have too many failsafes. Sleep well tonight y’all :)
There is places in the world where the safety of elevators is not a big priority where the chance of falling is much higher...
@@a64738but you realise in most caress elevators/lifts fall UPWARDS not downwards.
Uhhhh this could not be less true
Your channel is excellent made. It is fantastic and perfect to subscribe.
Thank-you sir. 🙏🙏🙏
My friend actually had an elevator crash to the floor but the thing is he started falling on the second floor and survived standing up
Why will you feel heavy when failing down under the force of gravity?
You should be feeling weightlessness.
I wondered the exact same thing. That sounds contradictory to me
Exactly...the only way one will feel heavy is when they move up with high speed.
@@swarupdas1422 yeah😊
He meant at the time of impact
He’s talking about bracing yourself at the time of impact.
This is literally my biggest nightmare..
I beg parents to let me use the stairs but they say no your not going up six flights of stairs.
And heres my other fear- im on the highest floor and the building collapses.
Please don't believe this. Lifts/Elevators cannot fall down.
It doesn’t really matter when you are in a collapsing building
Lifts literally never fall down the shaft, it's impossible, and if you're near the bottom of a building and it collapses, you'll just have more rubble on top of you
I thought it was gonna be something more like: Have a tiny bouncy castle in your backpack that opens like a parachute
*PLEASE KEEP YOUR ARMS AND LEGS INSIDE THE RIDE AT ALL TIMES*
LOL
I got caught in an elevator in a skyscraper many years ago. The electromagnetic breaks saved us. However, we were stuck inside for over 2 hours. I had to pee the entire time. Since then I never go into an elevator without using the bathroom first.
Hey Peter, u should mention this channel on what if, so that way more people would be watching these videos that u make
He does in some of his videos.. That's how I found this channel...
Nice video of the day.
Elevators rarely ever fall
They have a electric brake with the rest position as a clamp and electricity is needed to keep it open
In the 80s My father a 5 foot 4 inches man was calling out to someone from an empty elevator shaft and suddenly the elevator fell on him and he landed the elevator on shoulder while he vomited out a stream of blood gave out a huge cry and passed out with the elevator still on his shoulder, I wonder if there is footage of him somewhere but yes things happen.
Haven't they uploaded this before????
Like... 5 months ago... It's there.
Yess correct even I saw the same thing
Thank you! I’m taking stairs from now onwards.
Way more people die on stairs than in lifts. Lifts never fall down the shaft. Ever
The part about laying down is scary!!! A falling Elevator, and you're laying down??!! 🤔
U are so close to 1 million subs
I got stuck one time too in the elevator BUT I ESCAPED BECAUSE THE EMERGENCY PHONE CALL BUTTON WAS WORKING WHEN I WAS IN SINGAPORE 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Same
( true story )When i was small i was with my parents and i pressed the 0 button my parents run fast at the stairs lol
i laughed when he said "noooooooooooo" that was so funny
This is a case of freely falling elevator.So this will be a case of weightlessness instead of feeling heavier weight coz net acceleration of the system comprising of the elevator with the person inside is in downward direction!
I am a physics teacher and I show this video to my students so they learn to be skeptical about what they watch on the internet.
I've survived a falling elevator before. Falling from 3rd Floor. The emergency brakes activated at the ground floor before it fell again to the basement. Took 25mins for the maintenance guys to unlock the elevator. Its just seconds before the impact.
Ah, the voice ie here
Gay ?
@@turfuss1133 मतलब?
@@turfuss1133 I also love his voice
Really you are buly
#stogy cap/zach
Them: *stays calm*
Me: panics like I’ve never before
I never use an escalator unless I absolutely MUST. I’ll let my thighs burn walking up and down the steps
how to survive is the best chanle❤❤❤
Thank you, it worked I am now safe!
"lay down and press ur chubbiest part against the floor" yah no shit. i'm either jumping or would take the stairs.
Omg no the hotdog!
Don’t brace yourself is right. Have you ever tied your shoelaces while going down an elevator then try getting up? You’ll fight intense gravity.
First and a love this video
Who cares if you're first
So good dude keep it up!!
What if : you will die like this
How to survive : i know how can i hep you.. 😁😂
*laughs*
Imagen watching this while falling down
I'm officially traumatized of elevators ty very much
Just discovered the second channel. You should promote it more often.
And what I'd it goes through the ceiling instead? This, falling and being crushed in-between doors are the most common elevator related events.
I love it how he said nooooooooooooooo
Just survived a elevator which was stuck today feeling good but i cried with my frend
I use a wheelchair. Would it be safest to stay sitting in it or should you still try to lie on the floor instead? And if there’s another person in there, is there any way you could try to ensure their survival, even at the cost of your own life if necessary? Like, if you lie on the floor and let the other person lie on top of you, would that reduce the impact for them?
Here’s a topic:how to survive a black hole
Elevators usually don't fall, there's actually a safety mechanism that's in place to prevent such things, its a braking system underneath the elevator that if it goes to fast, brakes will apply even if there is no power, and it will stop the elevator, and the odds in this video are even more slim than mentioned
Its 1 in about 25000 trips that a elevator will stop working, more or less depending on how new the elevator is or its condition,
and even if so, it is extremely unlikely the brakes will fail, you have a higher chance of being struck by lightning than getting in a freefall elevator.
elevators have been around for a long time and there's been very little recorded freefall accidents so don't worry
In 2013 I happened to be inside an elevator when it fell down. I didn't do anything but shouting Nooooo!!!! I destabilized, my legs bent, my knees hit each other with mild rupture of the meniscus, my left foot levitated and my right foot absorbed most of the impact. Both the tibia and fibula were broken, as well as the five metatarsals. My back hit one of the walls, one of my thumbs suffered a slight hurt and that was it. I ended sitting on the floor, and a few minutes later the pain started along with bruises everywhere. But I'm here, still alive. There have been consequences, the principal one is the post-traumatc stress disorder. I've never used an elevator again and I suffer from time to time some pain in one of my knees.
1 do not jump 2 don't brace yourself 3 get down 4 don't stress out. 5 protect yourself with you hands and legs
I have gotten stuck in an elevator but I got out super safe!
thats so DAnngerous
1. Cab falls upwards in 90% of crashes
2. If cab somehow falls down- there is safety gear and speed governor (90% of them works in downward direction ONLY which is just dumb)
i need to know where all the crazy realistic footage of freefalling elevators they got comes from? moies, tv shows, real life news ???
0:08 this is scary!!!
It worked!!
cool
0:07 BOOM!
Same 400k is about the much of trips to the cabinet and eating food and to bathroom and to the fridge a day year or week as well
HELP ME FROM the Merry go round
I am taking notes since its 2020
This is not true negative gravitational acceleration like plummeting down towards earth makes you weigh less not heavier so actually you can float in there due to the high acceleration and so just grab something on the roof to impact the fall.
I'm sorry for him
If I watch all of his videos I will be immortal.
Legend says that people are still searching for the answer that this video was supposed to provide.
*GG* bro
Um, I usually have REALLY crowded elevator rides. So what should I do if the elevator malfunctions bcoz literally nobody can lay down in a crowded elevator
It will not malfunction, a lift literally can't fall down the shaft, and it never happens
Came here after the Noida lift free fall incident. It's scary
Its like bright side what If and how to survive all in one
thats so DangeRous
Watching this in an elevator :)
He's so clever
Here's my story... there the worst I climb 8 floors to my home everyday than rather go in an elevator a few days ago when I was really tired and I was with a friend the doors had a hard time closing but we thought nothing of it suddenly the outside door closed but the inside was open... and we got stuck WE COULD FREE FALL then the elevator started shaking and open a little keep in mind the bell wasn't working and our elevator aren't the cheap ones anyway so idk how this happened we were screaming for help as loud as we could but no one heard us... the doors opened a bit and I ran our knowing there was a chance I could be pulled up but was my friend was coming out the elevator door slightly got narrow and she got stuck I started pulling her and got her out... we've never used the elevator since
BTW: IK yall don't care
Maybe its necessary to added an elevator with somekind of airbag like cars..
That emerge above and the bottom of elevator
Fun fact: When most commercial elevators "fall", they fall up.
I was in one go to school 4 years ago the exact same time you created this video but September
This is why i HATE AND FEAR elevators
What the the start was sus 😆🤣
How to survive a fart apocalypse ?
Like , so he can see
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😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Tysm I was in a falling elevator in my dream last night
Is that Brennan from college humour in the beginning?
The mans no at the start didn’t sound like a no from a man who’s about to die
He sounds so bored and sarcastic... 🤣🤭😏
Not again made me worried…
I remember when when I was a little kid I didn't want to go to the elevator because I was scared that it was going to fall down or something so
Every time we go to a mall or a two floor store we always take the stairs
0:07 what was that part of the elevator???
Oh ve been scared of elevators
Now I can survive a cop or an armed criminal chase with this (when I'm in elevator, they might shoot in one of its ropes)
This would be scary
This would be scary
The First Place is im laughing like he said no no not again.. NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
If the elevator shaft is normal, with all the doors shut (because the elevator is not "at" a particular floor), the elevator will be cushioned a lot by the air trapped underneath it. And if it's a recently made elevator, where particular attention is given to having an elevator "well fitted" to the elevator shaft, that cushion will be incredibly effective in slowing down the max drop speed.
But what to do to maximize survival?
When you start the drop, whip off your belt, lift the roof door (ALL Elevators have them) enough to trap the buckle above the roof door. Get a good grip on the belt, suspending yourself under the roof door, and hold on for dear life. The force of impact when the elevator hits bottom will almost certainly make you lose your grip on the belt, but NOT before you have expended a considerable amount of your momentum. Possibly even reducing it by half. Possibly changing a fatal accident into an impact that breaks no bones. Also aiding you will be that the elevator roof, on impact, will bend downward with you, at a diminished speed, and improve the effectiveness of your belt-grip deceleration . The object is to survive...not look cool.
36 yrs working on elevators...there is no air cushion..
@@deanstrachan448 didn't say it was the be-all-and-end-all, but simple physics that the better the air blockage below the elevator the more speed restriction, however slight that might be.
3:05 got mr
If you get two friends to hold a board and have you standing on it. then they let go of the board you will feel no pain. Now repeat but lie flat on the board. when the board hits the ground you will feel significant impact pain even at this modest height.
What matters is the magnitude of the change in acceleration and the impact time as in how much time it takes for the change in acceleration to occur.
Observe any animal jumping from a height and it will hold its body in such a position to create the longest impact time possible, thus spreading the change in acceleration over a longer time period. this slows down the change in acceleration at any one time for the softest landing possible. Landing on a hard surface in a flat lying position will create a hard bone shattering impact.
The same laws of Physics hold true inside a falling elevator.
What about the emergency bell button?
how to survive a falling elevator
1, dont take the elevator
1, take the stairs instead
3, your legs will be exercised
4, live
Bro lifts cannot fall down idiot