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Guy Trapped in Elevator: 41 Hour Ordeal Caught On Tape

A quick cigarette break by Business Week employee Nicholas White turned into a nightmare when his elevator stopped dead in its shaft and trapped him there for a crazy 41 hours—all of it caught on a security camera. It seems like all of the technological developments in elevator design, from Archimedes through Otis' security brake to modern 35-mph cars couldn't help him: even the alarm system didn't work properly. Though it happened a while ago, over at the New Yorker they're running a time-lapsed video of the security footage, and it will send chills down your spine, let me tell you. More »

2:40 PM on Wed Apr 16 2008
By Kit Eaton
50,468 views, 119 comments

Latest by Way: I work in that building. I'm surprised they dug up that 9-year old story. Still, though, it's pretty f'n scary. more »