Why Movies Are Wrong About Elevator Free Falls - Cheddar Explains

In practically every action movie, there’s a scene where an elevator cable snaps and the car goes shooting down the shaft. But that almost never happens. In fact, no one has died from a free fall in a modern elevator. So why so safe? The answer lies in a 150-year-old design feature.

Further Reading:
1. NEII
http://www.neii.org/presskit/printmaster.cfm?plink=NEII%20Elevator%20and%20Escalator%20Fun%20Facts.cfm
Elevator History; http://www.elevatorhistory.net/elevator-history/ancient-elevators/

2. Otis Elevators
https://www.otis.com/corporate/

3. Washington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/elevator-plunges-are-rare-because-brakes-and-cables-provide-fail-safe-protections/2013/06/07/e44227f6-cc5a-11e2-8845-d970ccb04497_story.html

4. Psychology Today
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/fighting-fear/201205/stuck-in-elevator

5. CBS Local Chicago
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/11/16/hancock-chicago-875-north-michigan-elevator-fail/

6. Otis Elevators, Chicago Accident File; https://files.otis.com/otis/en/us/assets/documents/JUNEMAG%2073.pdf

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