If you were in an elevator and it started to fall...

[imported_Tomato]

As in, the cord snapped and you were falling quickly (to almost certain doom)...

What would you do?

Jump up and down, lie flat on the bottom, or spend the last few seconds of your life trying to escape through the roof of the elevator?







I've been watching too many movies.

 

[Hubris]

Lie on the ground. Best chance for survival.

 

[imported_Tomato]

Originally posted by: Hubris
Lie on the ground. Best chance for survival.

By distributing your weight evenly? That's what I figured... I heard if your parachute doesn't open when you skydive, you should arrange it so your body hits the ground flat (lying on your stomach, weight evenly distributed). Every bone in your body may shatter, but you have a better chance of living that way.

I don't think I'd remember that if I was freefalling, but... it's good to know, just in case.

 

[sygyzy]

Excellent post!

 

[Mr N8]

Probably lie on the ground. Who knows. Unless it happened, I don't think I would know. Being on top seems like a really stupid idea.

 

[CPA]

Originally posted by: Hubris
Lie on the ground. Best chance for survival.

yep

 

[pulse8]

I'd wait for the emergency brakes to kick in and then Keanu Reeves and Jeff Daniels to come save me.

 

[TheNinja]

Logically, I think the best place to be would be to lie on top of the elevator. That way the elevator would take a lot of the impact. Although I don't think you'd have enough time to get on top of the elevator. I'd probably just piss myself and cry like Nancy Kerrigan.

 

[Turkish]

[dumbscientist]

jumping 0.00000000000000000000000000000000001 seconds before it hits the ground

[/dumbscientist]

 

[amcdonald]

I'd probably take my pants off and try to get an erection. What a funny sight that would be for the people who find me.

 

[dighn]

Originally posted by: amcdonald
I'd probably take my pants off and try to get an erection. What a funny sight that would be for the people who find me.

ROFL

 

[whaleskinrug]

I met a janitor at UCLA who said that he and some woman were trapped in a plummeting elevator in a high-rise and he was almost killed. I'm not sure if she survived or how he did. He was too freaked to do anything while it was happening. He was majorly screwed up and walked with a significant limp.

 

[ndee]

Originally posted by: Xiety
[dumbscientist]

jumping 0.00000000000000000000000000000000001 seconds before it hits the ground

[/dumbscientist]

looooooooooooool, exactly what I would do

 

[Yax]

You can lay on top of me dezign. I'll cushin your fall with my massive



EDIT: overweight body.

 

[dirtboy]

I would start a YAET (Yet Another Elevator Thread) with a poll and ask the other members here for advice.

 

[stev0]

grab the chick next to me and ravage her.

actually i would probably grab the railing and sh!t my pants.

 

[Ernieb]

bend your knees a bit

 

[MartyMcFly3]

Die...... no thats not my answer, its what you should do j/k

 

[Kaiser__Sose]

I've been watching too many movies.

really?????

 

[CaseTragedy]

stop. drop. roll.

 

[MercenaryForHire]

Like you'd have time to do anything except cake your shorts.

- M4H

 

[Bootprint]

They have emergency brakes so they don't free fall very far, plus usually multiple cables holding it up. I'd be more worried about getting stuck between the doors and having it start to move...

 

[Yax]

Seriously though, if the elevator was freefalling, you'd be able to float around like the astronauts do on TV. COOL.

 

[Konigin]

If you were in an elevator and it started to fall...

I'd be like "Sweet! Wonder how long till we hit bottom?"

 

[geckojohn]

Originally posted by: Dezign

Originally posted by: Hubris Lie on the ground. Best chance for survival.

By distributing your weight evenly? That's what I figured... I heard if your parachute doesn't open when you skydive, you should arrange it so your body hits the ground flat (lying on your stomach, weight evenly distributed). Every bone in your body may shatter, but you have a better chance of living that way. I don't think I'd remember that if I was freefalling, but... it's good to know, just in case.

Even if that would be the best way to land.. i don't think that i could ever land that way. I'd be wayyy too scared, my natural instinct would be to stay on my feet.