This is a horrifying piece of information that I hope I never use. But thank you.

"How to survive elevator fall" "Lay down and pray" Thank you my man

I heard that elevators are more likely to malfunction and break when people arent in it because they are designed to work better with weight inside. So that gives me some comfort

as someone who works on elevators, I promise that the odds of something like this happening to you are astronomically small. a free fall downwards to the ground would only happen if every single cable was cut (each cable is strong enough to support the weight of the car on its own, and there's very rarely only one) and there are so many safety mechanisms preventing this from happening. fun fact: if the brakes fail on an elevator, the car will actually fall upwards, because the counterweight on the other side of the cables is heavier than the car fully loaded. just to emphasize the low likelihood of plummeting to the ground. I'm not an expert (yet but I'm working on it lol) but I'm behind the scenes enough to hopefully be able to calm your nerves a bit. :)

True story - this happened to me. It wasn’t entirely a free fall because the friction of the cables helped slow the descent, but the elevator definitely lost power and went down fourteen floors. I am proud to say that I did make the decision in the moment to lay down. Big bump and I was fine! 👍

Best tip, always take the stairs.

And be as floppy as possible, so that the impact doesn’t find resistance ( drunk people have survived greater heights than they’re “supposed” to)

“The first thing you’ll notice is a falling sensation” Sherlock Holmes everybody

Feelin' sorry for all the people who are too tall to lie down in literally any elevator.

Actually you want to perfectly time your roll as you hit the floor to activate s and take 0 damage

How does one lay flat on the ground to pray while "enjoying 0 gravity?"

Elevators don’t free fall though. They have safety locking brake systems that prevent this. However for arguments sake, even if you lay down, the impact would kill you.

“zero gravity” *breaks everything*

"Don't test this out" Cam Casey: "Does that actually work?"

Love this dude he is smart,army,uplifts girls

I've been a elevator mechanic for over 10 years and elevators do not free fall down, there are normally 4 to 6 hoist cables that hold up the elevator while running (one cable alone can hold it up, magine 6 cables). Also there is a safety device called a governor that's design to activate the under car brakes located under the elevator if the elevator surpasses contract speed. The best way to stay safe while riding the elevator is your either your in or out (no standing in-between the doors while there open, very dangerous). Stay safe guys 🙏😎

I never knew that when I’m falling in an elevator the first thing I’d notice is a falling sensation. Thank god he clarified that

the only problem is, I don’t think I have the iq to feel the elevator falling then immediately be like, “I saw a tiktok that if I lay on my back I will survive!” by the time I process it I will probably be dead.

I don’t know why I thought he meant you were just falling without being in the elevator itself, I was like, bro this is terrible advice.

Meanwhile Me Vibing to Make it Right in the background

I experienced a very brief elevator fall, didn't have time to react, thankfully the emergency brake kicked in. While I called my dad to call the elevator company, the men who were also inside with me broke the elevator panel wall out of panic. I still can't believe this happened to me.

The laying flat method is actually so you die immediately instead of in agony I believe

Ngl , lay down and pray sounds like perfect advise for a situation like that

Him: telling how to survive an elevator fall.. Me: staring at the chimmy and suga stickers in the background...

Elevators only give me anxiety when I’m sky scrappers. I was quietly having a panic attack when I had to go the 73rd floor of a building once.

there was an accident in my country last year , a doctor was in hurry so he opened the elevator and entered , unfortunately there was no elevator insides due to some problems , he passed away I just wanted to say this to give props to all the doctors who are risking their lives to get to the patient for their treatment, I hope these doctors are in heaven now

You have a better chance of winning the lottery than being in an elevator that free falls.

It just occurred to me the bags may have been there as a way of inconveniencing Kohei. It ties into the ladders segment make more sense to since right then you're playing as Kohei the night of his death.

My husband fell down the elevator shaft in the coalmine and broke his leg, ribs and had a heart attack. He's doing great now, back underground and 1 of our sons are underground with him. They love their careers!

So I was really afraid of elevators for the longest time. would FREAK when I got in one. I ended up doing a lot and research and according to what I saw then, I learned that there's basically 0% of an elevator falling. very old elevators yes - from what I saw there was a single documented case of an elevator ever falling and killing someone. anyways, elevators are rigged with magnetic brakes, meaning if it were to ever somehow "fall" the magnets would slow it's descent and nothing would really happen. furthermore, if the power went out, they're rigged with emergency lighting from a backup generator, typically an emergency system of some sort to call someone and let them know of anything going on, and lastly, no chance of suffocating as all the airflow/vents aren't reliant on electricity to function. (edit: another "safety feature" but also general design feature would be that there's not just one single cable guiding an elevator - typically its like, 5 or so I think? so the chances of all 5 of them breaking at the same time... yeah.) this was maybe last year or so, maybe my information is wrong, so please do your one research. but what I do know is that I'm no longer afraid of elevators after the research I did (well, still irrationally afraid - that would be my tendency to easily develop phobias and just general anxiety) EDIT: OMG PLS STOP RESPONDING TO THIS. elevators CAN BE DANGEROUS, they CAN kill people, the chance of it happening is NOT entirely impossible, BUT they are EXTREMELY UNLIKELY TO! the circumstances that they would injure or kill (more likely an injury) would be if the elevator was not up to standard bc of missed/poor inspections, if it was extremely old (inspections should be able to know when something is dangerously out of date but what do I know, maybe lots of buildings get warnings but don't bother replacing them) etc. elevators ARE NOT INHERENTLY DANGEROUS. it is only when they are in a dangerous state! even then, an elevator free falling likely would not be the way you'd ever be injured by one (note that this does NOT include an elevator shifting, dropping bc of a counterweight issue, or any other unexpected movement etc. I'm talking full cable snap no breaks off the rails plummeting to your death moment.) BE SAFE AROUND AN ELEVATOR AND YOU WILL BE FINE. don't try to climb out if you're stuck, walk immediately in and out in one stride and don't enter slowly etc., take the stairs if the elevator is malfunctioning or if it simply makes you feel unsafe to look at. the worst you're likely to experience is getting stuck inside of one for at least half an hour, but this does NOT mean that it has not happened before. please stop responding to this comment. ffs.

“How to survive” Me: **taking notes on how to make sure I don’t**

“welcome to fact or cap”

"you should lie flat down" Everyone inside the super packed elevator: IT'S SANDWICH GAME TIME

Elevators are the safest things around. You aren't likely to have a free falling elevator. They literally crash test each elevator every few years. Imagine deleting all your hard drives every other year to test your backups. Before you even have a free falling elevator They also have brakes that will grab the elevator shaft if the steel rope breaks.

Just hope 1 of the people in the elevator survives with 1 health so they can heal and revive the rest. Oh, i've been playing too much COD

Start falling and once you're close to the ground use your elemental skill ( mouse right button ) to avoid taking DMG.

Yeah. I work at a hospital, was on the highest floor. We had a massive blizzard that called for an external hazard (nobody can leave the building). It was that bad. Main power cut off when I was in that elevator, by the time backup generator kicked in, It dropped me a floor. My last thought was how to survive 😂 it was more like “whelp at least the ER is nearby”

“Lie Flat and Pray” Me: *Falls like a potato sack”

This is actually so good to know as i keep having nightmares about Crazy elevators, which speed up to like 1000 km/h. Insane

I feel like this is easier said than done. I don't imagine that this would be very easy to do when theres no gravity and being full of adrenaline.

"When you are falling in an elevator you will feel like you are falling! "

“So this is what it’s like to fall down an elevator shaft...The first thing you feel is a falling sensation”

That’s horrifying but keep in mind elevators actually are built to fall up, rather than down. It’s extremely difficult for this to happen.

“Lie flat and pray” *screams and prepares for the worst*-me

How are you supposed to lay down on the floor if there’s no gravity in a free fall?

Thanks for the info I'll keep it in mind

Legit know someone who has fallen down an elevator shaft and not only survived but that man is walking around like it never happened

not the bts "make it right" in the background 😭 lmao

"Make it right" gotta live it 💜💜

This is literally one of my biggest fears other than getting stuck in an elevator

That fact that his advice started with “probably” and he didn’t even cover the “prayer” part has me super concerned this may happen to me one day.

"Don't test this out Einstein" lol😂

This is great to hear from a professional!

The falling sensation I get in my dreams ...

Thanks I really needed this I was just falling down in an elevator and this video helped me a lot

From skin care videos to how to survive a fall. This guy somehow knows it all.

I just wanna appreciate that the background music is BTS 'Make it Right' 😂

An elevator is more likely to trap you in it than for the wires AND the failsafe to malfunction.

this happened to me, would recommend blocking the back of your head with your hands and as much of arms as possible tho

"Don't test this, Einstein" 😂😂

on another note, love hearing make it right in the background

I just enjoy the music in the background

In the moment of truth everyone knows the elevator gonna be a 3x3 square and ur gonna look at it like "THIS WASN'T IN THE FKN LESSONS!!!"

One thing Genshin Impact has taught me is to press the attack button to plunge or press space to glide

*”welcome to fact or cap where I test tik tok trends that I think are cap”*

Elevators do sometimes fail but I don’t think there has ever been a reported case of an elevator falling down. Elevators work on a counterweight system and fall upwards when something fails. In order for an elevator to hell down it would have to break cables that are rated for like 10x it’s maximum load capacity.

Hey I’m an elevator engineer there are systems in place which stop elevators from falling in the event a elevator goes too fast it automatically stops by using a mechanical method which cannot fail.

I don't even want to imagine this scenario happening much less prepare for it 😭

“Make it right” as background music is taking me out! 😭 thanks for the info though, very appreciated

"Don't test this out, Einstein!" Haha I liked that

I see you, fellow ARMY. Smooth use of "Make It Right" and a Suga meme. Borahae!

To add on to the jumping part, imagine your going 50m/s. Then you jump which reduces your speed by about 2-5m/s, you would still feel the force of gravity and quickly go to 50m/s.

Considering elevators are for accessibility, if I were to be in a falling one in my wheelchair, would the cushion of the chair ‘break my fall’? 🤔

This whole video had me shaking. I'm scared of heights and free falling would be my worst nightmare

Love your music dad hopie😊 love your info and debunking videos 👍

“ lay flat and pray “😭😭😭

Love the BTS subliminals 😂💜👌

Okay but haven’t y’all ever wanted to see what it feels like to be in zero gravity? I thought the only way i was gonna be able to experience that is if i became an astronaut, which was never gonna happen. I don’t know, i have a lot to consider now. It might be worth it.

"The first thing you'll notice is a falling sensation" Yeah no shit doc.

Someone just got put in critical condition at my university’s housing from falling 10 floors, so needed this 😂

The possibility of this happening in the US is zero to none, you have a governor that mechanically holds the elevator on safeties once it over speeds, on top of that you have the counterweight, they are heavier than the cab (more possibilities For the elevator to go up instead of down. Forgot to say usually you have 4 cables, each one of them cables can hold the elevator with no problem.

Elevator engineer here. No they wont fall. they have multiple levels of brakes and safety features that are regularly inspected. If those brakes fail (they wont/can't) the way elevators work now means that you want fall no matter what you'll just go the same speed unless someone physically cuts the thick steel cables or if you removed one of the counterseights

When I was little I was terrified of elevators free falling thanks to going on tower of terror.

I felt like he was about to make a joke

I appreciate this information very much because I just learned something new

Everyone:sharing their story and more me:vibing to the background songs bcs its maje it right by BTS😈💜

Chimmy and yoongi sticker+make it right instrumental omg💜

I was told to sit cross legged but this science makes more sense

I wonder whether Dr. Youn would be happy if I as an elevator supervisor would start to tell crappy advice in his field.

Enjoy the Zero Gravity, it most likely will be your last chance to have this experience.

"Don't test this out, Einstein" hahahah wtf

thanks im never getting in an elevator without having a panic attack now

This has never happened to me but I’ve thought about it and I decided I would lie down if it ever did happen. So glad to hear that my instinct was correct!! 👌🏻

Unless you have some FP left and execute your weapon art. If you do it right, the hyper armour cancels out the damage.

Now my intrusive thoughts are more relieved to know

If something like this happens, I'm just gonna consider myself dead and take a nap

Just bring a big bottle of water everywhere and if the elevator falls, pour it onto the floor so you take no damage

Wouldn’t the emergency latches that lie under the floor of the elevator spit out and attach to elevator shaft?

Omg that roller coaster is the intimidator from carowinds!! I love that ride

I love the background music 💜💜