Could You Survive a Falling Elevator?

Captions provided by CCTubes – Captioning the Internet! What if your basic at-the-office elevator ride takes a sudden turn for the dark side of gravity—could you survive it?

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http://www.livescience.com/33445-how-survive-falling-elevator.html
http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/a247/1289266/
http://wpo.st/-wFS2
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-do-elevators-work/
http://discoverykids.com/articles/how-do-elevators-work/
http://survivor-story.com/betty-lou-oliver-survived-two-major-accidents-day/
http://www.discovery.com/tv-shows/mythbusters/mythbusters-database/jump-in-falling-elevator/
http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2008/04/21/up-and-then-down

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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AMRL_elevator_(Ropes_to_the_right).JPG
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AElevator_counterweight_-_Washington_Monument%2C_High_ground_West_of_Fifteenth_Street%2C_Northwest%2C_between_Independence_and_Constitution_Avenues%2C_Washington%2C_District_of_Columbia%2C_DC_HABS_DC%2CWASH%2C2-107.tif
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