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If you had a fear of elevators before...

submitted by SFOGuy

8 years 2 months 3 weeks ago

I don't have any other details on this, except that it was in Chile---

What a nightmare; the opening and closing of the doors while it's moving must have been the first hint that all was not well.

Then, the guy realizes something is terribly, terribly wrong and starts to pound all the buttons, hoping it stops.

I know the modern elevator has safety fall prevention interlocks; but failing upward?

What would you even do here? And how did this fail in the engineering or electronics controls?

I have no idea what happened to the guy when the elevator slammed into the roof of the building (and then...fell?)

Edit: Thanks to Eric3579 for updating non-region blocked link and more details:
"A man has been seriously injured after an out of control elevator in Chile shot up 31 flights in 15 seconds and crashed into the roof.
CCTV footage posted to YouTube, captures José Vergara Acevedo, 31, entering the lift in an unidentified building in Santiago last Friday evening.
At first the doors close but then they reopen as the elevator starts hurtling upwards at high-speed, causing Mr Acevedo to frantically press buttons on the control panel.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2652956/Horrifying-moment-control-elevator-shot-31-flights-just-15-seconds-desperate-passenger-tried-make-stop.html#ixzz3yfksInZU"

It hit a reported velocity of 80 km/h ---Call it 50 mph. Whoa. He survived and got hurt.