How to Survive a Falling Elevator, According to Science

Science & Technology
Published on Jan 26, 2021
Getting stuck in an elevator is unpleasant. It happens about 1 in 5,000 rides a month. Finding yourself in a free-falling elevator is quite rare. But if, by fluke, it happens to you, what should you do? Can you save yourself by jumping up in the air?

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