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No, because you wouldn't know when the elevator was going to hit the shaft.
However, if you're ever in this situation scientists believe the best way to survive is by lying flat on your stomach in the centre of the lift. Put your arm over your head and face to shield yourself from debris. There's 2reasons why this method is good.
1. When the lift hits the bottom the chances of it falling apart are high
2. Being flat might mean you sustain injuries but the chance of it being fatal is less because you're spread over a larger surface area than if you were standing - and the chances of you being able to stand and jump against the huge gravity pressing down on you are very slim.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 12y agoYou don't, brace yourself and hope the captain can save your life. Thank you.
No you find the only parachute and just hope you land where you wanted to go.
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∙ 11y agothis might seem hard and it probably is but you have to jump right as the elevator hits the floor
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Howto suvive a elevator drop?
IN a modern day elevator, you should normally, always survive it. Elevators are built, to in an emergency, autobrake. For example, If the wires holding the Elevator rip, and the elevator comes crashing down, these auto brakes get activated and will stop the elevator by not abruptly but with a harsh brake, bringing it to a stop before it slams into the ground. please let me know if this helps -Justin-
Do you get in an elevator or on an elevator?
get in an elevator
Who invented the elvator and when was it invented?
In 1852, Elisha Otis invented a freight elevator equipped with a safety device to prevent falling in case the supporting cable would break.
Why is the Elevator important?
So that people in wheelchairs or carrying heavy items don't have to worry about falling or getting hurt on the stairs.Another Answer:The elevator was a key invention in the development of skyscrapers. Up to that point, it was considered that no building should be higher than 10 stories because of the effort of climbing and descending the stairs.
What is the plural of elevator?
Elevators is the plural of elevator
Can you to survive in a falling lift?
No. It is impossible to jump up to save your life and outrun the downwards pull of a falling lift, as in Mythbusters' Elevator Of Death
When object in elevator and elevator is falling downward then gravity is acting on it but why it is said that in this condition object is weightless?
Because when in the falling elevator, if you tried to weigh and object, it would not weigh anything.
Was Jim Brown in a falling elevator?
yes
If a cable snaps in an elevator and starts falling will the person inside float?
No, you have a feeling of weightlessness, but you technically aren't floating you are just falling inside the falling elevator. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z42cGD1CXes
Why does your stomach feel as if it is falling when an elevator first?
because of the gravity
Why are astronants weightless in space?
The astronaut, space ship and everything in it are all falling at the same speed (falling around the Earth is called ORBIT). If everything is falling at the same speed, they are effectively weightless. Its like falling in an elevator, if everything is falling at the same speed you will appear to be floating around the elevator. Until it reaches the basement.
What was the impact of the elevator safety brake?
The impact was that, it helped people travel up in the elevator to a high floor instead of walking, without the risk of the cable snapping and the elevator falling. :D
Why in free falling elevator your head does not strike with the roof?
In a free-falling elevator, both you AND the elevator are falling at the same rate of acceleration with respect to the gravitational pull of the Earth. Therefore, since both you and the elevator both accelerate at the same rate, making your velocities increase at the same rate, and you both start off with the same initial velocity, you both travel at roughly the same velocity relative to each other during the entire descent, meaning that your head should not hit the roof of the elevator at any point.
What is the period of a simple pendulum 80 cm long a- on earth and b- when it is in a freely falling elevator?
none. when there is gravity T=2pi square root of L/g but in a freely falling elevator, there is no accelerate so it doesn't have period the answer is none
What is the Elevator Boss in World of Warcraft?
The elevator boss in wow is not a Boss but a joke referring to the amount of people who die clumsily falling off raid or dungeon elevators.
What is the force on a kilogram elevator that is falling freely under the acceleration of gravity only?
That's the force that engineers call the "weight" of the elevator car. As long as the elevator stays on Earth, its weight is constant, whether it's rising, falling, stopped, or out of order. On or near the Earth's surface, the weight of 1,140 kilograms of mass is about 11,180 Newtons (2,513.3 pounds).
What is the force on a 1140 kilogram elevator that is falling freely under the acceleration of gravity only?
That's the force that engineers call the "weight" of the elevator car. As long as the elevator stays on Earth, its weight is constant, whether it's rising, falling, stopped, or out of order. On or near the Earth's surface, the weight of 1,140 kilograms of mass is about 11,180 Newtons (2,513.3 pounds).
