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Entombed in an Elevator
Getting trapped in an elevator is an awful way to spend time but what would you do if you were trapped in an elevator for over 41 hours? Getting trapped in an elevator is an awful way to spend time but what would you do if you were trapped in an elevator for over 41 hour... more
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Madness: Trapped in Car 30
Nicholas White was a thirty-four-year-old production manager at Business Week. He was working late on a special assignment and wanted a cigarette. He told a colleague that he’d be right back and, leaving his jacket behind, headed downstairs. Thus commenced the longest smoke break of Nicholas White’s life, a harrowing experience that began at around eleven o’clock on a Friday night in October, 1999.
The Business Week offices were located on the forty-third floor of the McGraw-Hill Building in mid-town Manhattan. When White finished his cigarette, he returned to the lobby, got into Elevator Car No. 30 and pressed the button marked 43. The car accelerated. It was an express elevator, with no stops below the thirty-ninth floor, and the building was deserted. But after a moment, White felt a jolt. The lights went out, immediately flashed on again and then the elevator stopped.
He was eventually trapped in Car 30 for forty-one hours. He never did learn why the elevator stopped. There was talk of a power dip, but nothing definite. Meanwhile, White no longer has his job, which he’d held for fifteen years, and he’s lost all contact with his former colleagues. Now, he’s lost his apartment, spent all his money, and searched, mostly in vain, for paying work. White is currently unemployed.
Photographs and a time-lapse video of White's harrowing experience are included.
Nicholas White was a thirty-four-year-old production manager at Business Week. He was working late on a special assignment and wanted ... more -
World's Highest Glass Floor Elevator world record set by CN Tower
Tower introduces North America's first and the world's highest glass floor paneled elevator as one of its glass-fronted elevators now offers a thrilling new perspective on the view 346m (1,136 ft) straight down. Part of the Tower's ongoing upgrades and efforts to provide visitors with a memorable experience at this famous iconic attraction, the recently completed elevator car replacement includes two glass floor panels which combined total 5 1/4ft(2) of floor space in the elevator. The new elevator will be available to the public after 11am beginning April 9, 2008.
CN Tower is Canada's National Tower, the World's Tallest Tower for over 32 years, an engineering Wonder and Toronto's must see attraction visited by almost 2 million people each year. Tower introduces North America's first and the world's highest glass floor paneled elevator as one of its glass-fronted elevators now ... more -
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