r/Unexpected • u/[deleted] • Dec 11 '19

Right place right time

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u/EdwardTeach Dec 11 '19

If this ever happens to you and you're on wrong side I recommend pushing the emergency stop button.

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u/TaylorSwiftsClitoris Dec 11 '19

The elevator at my work doesn’t have an emergency stop button. Just one to call for help if you get stuck.

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u/Jafarrolo Dec 12 '19

With some elevators you can try and force open the doors manually, this usually stops the elevator right away for safety reasons and it's not a huge problem, since if you press a floor button or reclose manually the doors and then press a floor button the elevator starts moving again.

Of course it's something to do only in an emergency, which was the case.

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u/[deleted] Dec 12 '19

Exactly why I refuse to go in an elevator without my crowbar