I just got out of the lift in our office building. 12 members of the Allure Media team, plus one random guy from the building, were stuck in the lift for 40 minutes before being saved by Police Rescue. What did we do while we waited for the freedom from our cramped, metal prison? We tested 3G reception. More »
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Woman gets into lift. Closes door. Guy slams his motorised wheelchair against the door. Guy gets mad. Keeps ramming the door. Door breaks. Guy falls down lift, chasing woman. I know this is what happens here. I just can’t understand it. More »
In 2003, surgical resident Hitoshi Nikaidoh was stepping into an elevator when the doors closed shut suddenly, pinning him by the shoulders. This didn’t seem too bad until the elevator began moving upwards.
At first, the organisers of the Shanghai Motor Show probably thought Porsche was joking when they suggested holding a press conference for their Panamera sedan on the 94th floor of an office building. They weren’t.
Stephen Fry was stuck in an elevator for 45 minutes! He tweeted about it and you could follow it LIVE. Isn’t Twitter great? [Stephen Fry/Twitter]
