HOW TO SURVIVE IN A FALLING ELEVATOR. EVERYONE NEEDS TO KNOW THIS!!!

It's like a nightmare: the cables have snapped, the elevator is hurtling downwards, and you're inside. What should you do to try to survive? All modern elevators are equipped with systems designed to prevent the cabin from falling to the bottom of the shaft. However, according to Rostekhnadzor data for March 2010, 15,344 elevators in Moscow needed to be replaced.

A person has very little chance of surviving a fall from a high floor in an elevator. Suppose all the elevator cables snapped and the elevator was falling at, say, 60 km per hour — there was nothing you could do to soften the impact. Moreover, at that speed, you wouldn’t even have time to think, let alone act.

You'll end up flat. What about jumping to soften the blow? That's not a good idea. If you decide to jump, you'll always feel like you have to jump. If your jump speed is 6 km/h, then in the best case, you'll fall at 60-6=54 km/h. You'll be flattened.

Even if you were an Olympic athlete, you would be able to jump at a speed of 3-4 meters per second. So you are only slightly reducing the speed limit. It is comparable to jumping from the 20th floor instead of the 22nd. So what should you do? Maybe hold on or press yourself against the wall? This is fine at low speeds, such as 8-15 km. per hour, and bent knees will not pierce you, but in an elevator falling from a high floor it is useless. It is better to have very fat people in the elevator with you, who, in case of a fall, will soften your blow like pillows. On the other hand, an elevator with fat people is more likely to fall. So remember:

1. Lie down on the floor and stretch out as much as the cabin allows - the impact force of fate will be dispersed over the maximum area of the body. If you are standing, bones are more likely to break on impact, and in a lying position, the spine and arms and legs have a better chance of survival.

2. Put one hand under your head to serve as an additional shock absorber, the other on your head to protect yourself from the ceiling falling off. And you can pray, if you have time.

3. Don't try to jump when the elevator cabin hits the bottom of the shaft. First, you won't guess the right moment. Second, it will only reduce your fall speed by a couple of km/h, which won't affect the outcome. Third, you'll hit your head on the ceiling.

4. Do not try to stand on tiptoes and hold yourself half-bent so that your springy legs and body can absorb the force of the impact of the falling elevator. The load will be too great in any case and will lead to serious injuries. So see point 1.

Source: http://nichosy.ru/2016/02/18/kak-vyzhit-v-padayushhem-lifte/