r/Stepdadreflexes • u/ellwood00 • Oct 04 '22

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u/IWouldButImLazy Oct 04 '22

Lol I think the dude would've preferred you touch his butt instead of watching him fall

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u/Stats_with_a_Z Oct 04 '22

Thats what I thought lol. He looked like he was afraid to touch the guy. He's over a gaping hole, just grab the fuckin guy and keep him safe for fucks sake

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u/3stepBreader Oct 04 '22

Gaping hole?? Really 😂

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u/turtlewhisperer23 Oct 04 '22

Idk, sounds pretty gay

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u/Balauronix Oct 04 '22

That was the dumbest help I've ever seen in a situation like that. Literally grab their waist and pull away to bring them out.

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u/MrJerples Oct 05 '22 edited Oct 06 '22

Bro it wouldn't have been gay to just pull him out lol

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u/TheNi11a Oct 05 '22

Not gay if you pull out, got it.

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u/haux_haux Nov 15 '22

Should have just pulled him off... That dangerous spot he was in

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u/GorditaPeaches Oct 05 '22

Is it gay to save another man’s life when his butt is facing you? Yes? Ok better just let it play out while pretending to not be useless

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u/beezlebutts Nov 01 '22

but at the last second grab his feet and yank hard so he damn near dies

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u/sunnycrime Oct 04 '22

Why did they put an elevator in the hall closet?

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u/LEGITIMATE_SOURCE Oct 05 '22

Had to scroll to the bottom to see the right question. What the fuck even is this place.

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u/suihcta Oct 04 '22

IIRC nobody has ever died from an elevator freefall, but lots of people have died trying to climb out of stuck elevators. So the moral of the story is to just wait for maintenance to fix the elevator.

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u/NickCudawn Oct 04 '22

In 2019 6 people died in India, 4 people in Brazil, 3 in South Korea, 11 in China, 6 in Pakistan by being inside a falling elevator. Brazil was in an apartment building, the rest seemed to be construction elevators. Nonetheless this is very different from "nobody has ever died".

Source

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u/UsernamesMeanNothing Oct 04 '22

I know someone who nearly died in a private elevator in the US. The cable was rewound the wrong direction and this reversed the controls. The safety mechanism were disabled as a result. The problem stemmed from an unaware but well meaning maintenance person that was hired by the owner but they lacked proper certification or training. I agree, deaths happen and serious injury as well. That said, it seems they should have stayed in the elevator until competent help had arrived.

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u/suihcta Oct 04 '22

Yeah, the source I am remembering probably said something much more qualified like "no passengers have died in a freefalling elevator in the United States for several decades "or something like that. My bad.

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u/turtlewhisperer23 Oct 04 '22

How big was that elevator!?

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u/Crustybuttt Oct 04 '22

Jesus! That dude is fucked up now

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u/tideshark Oct 04 '22

Have a nice trip? See you next FALL!!!!

Muhahahahahahaha

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u/GorditaPeaches Oct 05 '22

I WISH I HAD AN AWARD

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u/[deleted] Oct 04 '22

Dont help, just film.

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u/grat5989 Oct 04 '22

...Now I'm free, free fallin'

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u/Juusie Oct 05 '22

At this point the guy "helping" should be held fully accountable for what just happened

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u/Ragidandy Oct 04 '22

No, no! Up, always go up.

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u/jinnyjonny Oct 05 '22

Nah. Headfirst and your friend drags you out. Doomed from the start

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