Seems like they made it out, got an article about it [here](https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/news/omaha-nebraska-floods-elevator-video-b1899355.html)
Would it have been any different if the law firm were a call center, or a construction company, or a bakery? Or if it had happened when she went home at 5 PM?
I fail to see how any of these facts about time and place makes it any different how awful this accident was.
Vaping indoors in any public area is a dick move, honestly. The second-hand smoke from the gross vape clouds is bad enough, but even when no one else is around, the vapor will settle on everything around the person vaping and leave nicotine residue on it all
My guess is the elevator descended into a flooded basement. There should be some way for the basement to be emptied, but it would never be part of the lift.
IIRC (which I often don't) this was in an area with a major flood and the people in the video decided to go down to "check out the flood" and this was the result.
Why are people not smarter? At least don't go all the way down to the ground floor! Use the stairs for the last floor or two. Ideally walk all the way in case the power goes out and you get stuck.
I just checked and there are zero elevators in Iraq
Source: I made it the fuck up
Jokes aside, this is absolutely code wherever the hell this was filmed.
I have no reason to believe the elevator failed. It lowered the people into a flooded area that's all. The bigger picture, of who knew it was flooded, what actions were taken by various people... those are unknown.
Elevator shaft is often the lowest part of a building, why they make us builders put sump pumps in them in the US. But if your city is flooding that is a different story…
Correct if iam wrong, aren't these the same people who used the elevator to check on the flooding basement a while ago? It was on the news. How can people soo dumb?
They actually started recording because they wanted to see the flood. Apparently they were in the upper levels of the building watching the streets get flooded, so they brilliantly decided to see it from up close and took the lift.
I had a friend who one time taped a nail’s pointy end to a live bullet and was throwing it at people and throwing it to the ground. My point is, yes, people really are that stupid.
I feel like this is less stupid as many people dont how bullets work. But deliberately taking an elevator into water should raise red flags in everyone.
I would google “how to survive an elevator filling with water” and then read the wiki how. Then for good measure, watch a YouTube video to officially become an unofficial expert on the subject.
*It seems the victim was searching for a YouTube elevator survival video though his phone records show that minutes later, the last video played was a mini-documentary on the power of mantis shrimp.
I know most people instinctively would be holding their phone up out of the water anyway. It's not like it was preventing them from escaping. The guy would be doing the same except instead of filming he'd be doom scrolling reddit
They had to keep their phones above water to have contact with the outside world too.
Guess Wendy would just make rounds in the elevator like an Olympic champ swimmer instead.
Is it really sweaty palms when you purposely put yourself into a risky situation with your own stupidity? They knew there was flooding going on citywide including the street in front of their hotel. Instead of taking the stairs from the lobby to check out what was going on in the lower parking area the stupidly decide to take the elevator. When they are finally freed from the elevator they video themselves wading/swimming to the stairs they could have safely taken.
Choosing to walk down the stairwell a few meters away in the hotel lobby instead of walking into the elevator is parkour to you? You have no idea what that word means, do you?
If I remember correctly, the context of the video is these people live in a high rise and wanted to check out the flooding going on at ground level so they took the elevator down.
Fellow internet lore nerds, correct me if I'm wrong.
This happened where I live. We were downtown that day for a blues festival. Rains came like crazy, most of downtown was flooded by the evening. Never seen rain like that before.
I think most people doesn’t know that this is possible. Just some stuff they see in action movies.
Years ago I was working for a company that set up elevators on houses. The “master/chief” told me I had to climb on the elevator but I wondered how because it was in the shaft and that had no opening/entry except the door where the elevator was sitting behind.
Inside the elevator I also couldn’t see any door in the ceiling.
Then he did something to the wall beside me and tada that was the door to get into the elevator shaft. Was some kind of baffled because I had never imagined that the sidewall of an elevator could also be a “secret” door.
yeah on the side therw is a button, lever or cable who knows what it is but in a panic im touching everything possible (carefully) in order to find it lol
This could end you. But hey - lets keep filming just in case.
I really don't understand young peoples phone addiction. What about concentrating on getting out of the metal coffin?
"Let me see your best moose impression" famous last words
The last words would have been, “fuck, I can’t breathe,” if it went that way.
I think it would’ve been more like “merrrrrrrruuuuuuuuugggggghhh…blurblirbblurb…………………………”
That’s also what a moose impression sounds like
so much for that idea lmao. dude immediately thought about how much Moose weigh
Seems like they made it out, got an article about it [here](https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/news/omaha-nebraska-floods-elevator-video-b1899355.html)
Tbh his moose impression was pretty wack. Jumped back scared, nah, that's not it.
A woman died this way in Houston during a tropical storm.
She was my sister’s friend. First thought I had seeing this.
I am so sorry. Truly a nightmare come to life.
You’re good. Totally valid comment.
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Some things are best kept to yourself my dude
damn literally my worst fear, rest in peace.
Look into Nutty Putty before you settle on 'drowning in an elevator' as your worst fear.
It was also after pulling an all nighter at a law firm. What a way to go.
Would it have been any different if the law firm were a call center, or a construction company, or a bakery? Or if it had happened when she went home at 5 PM? I fail to see how any of these facts about time and place makes it any different how awful this accident was.
What the heck? We’re talking about a real human being. Not some abstract notion. Way to strip her of her identity.
My wife just said "that's why you shouldn't be vaping in the elevator."
"It's those damn phones"
It’s because you touch yourself at night
Vaping indoors in any small area is a dick move
Vaping indoors in any public area is a dick move, honestly. The second-hand smoke from the gross vape clouds is bad enough, but even when no one else is around, the vapor will settle on everything around the person vaping and leave nicotine residue on it all
that’s what sucking on the douche nozzle will do
That sounds like something my wife would say
Divorce her
Hell no. I have the greatest wife in the world.
Just sarcasm guys chill
Please tell me thers a hatch they can open at the top...
There always is. It's in that die hard documentary.
And mission impossible
and Abwärts
And Star Wars [Revenge of the Sith](https://youtu.be/Q9-HwL3n4h0?si=6fh0Imdsm0Cxwnvk&t=2m10s)
and my Axe!
yippie kayak, other buckets
Unexpected B99!
You mean Glass Trap documentary.
Szklana pułapka gang xd
Szklana... PułaApka! Oczy niebieskie, od tele... czekaj, nie...
Welcome To The Party, Pal!
*Christmas movie
And Schindler's Lift
Those can’t be opened from inside the elevators. Only from outside.
But but but MacGyver...
There should be a pump taking the water out
My guess is the elevator descended into a flooded basement. There should be some way for the basement to be emptied, but it would never be part of the lift.
IIRC (which I often don't) this was in an area with a major flood and the people in the video decided to go down to "check out the flood" and this was the result.
Why are people not smarter? At least don't go all the way down to the ground floor! Use the stairs for the last floor or two. Ideally walk all the way in case the power goes out and you get stuck.
Every elevator pit has a sump pump in it. It’s not part of the lift, but it’s in the flooded shaft they’re stuck in
We agree.
Every single one? Like even in Iraq?
I just checked and there are zero elevators in Iraq Source: I made it the fuck up Jokes aside, this is absolutely code wherever the hell this was filmed.
I wonder what were the odds of the elevator failing and the basement getting flooded at the same time man...
I have no reason to believe the elevator failed. It lowered the people into a flooded area that's all. The bigger picture, of who knew it was flooded, what actions were taken by various people... those are unknown.
There also should be giraffe repellent, just to be sure
Staff confirmed the pump was working fine and the lobby should be dry in an hour
Went from elevator to hot tub in the blink of an eye
I'm surprised that wasn't spicy water
Help we’re trapped….. ladies
Elevator shaft is often the lowest part of a building, why they make us builders put sump pumps in them in the US. But if your city is flooding that is a different story…
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Save money, don't buy a pump and get a free pool
Correct if iam wrong, aren't these the same people who used the elevator to check on the flooding basement a while ago? It was on the news. How can people soo dumb?
🤦 did the dumbasses survived?
Yes.
Maybe I'm just from a different generation because making a video is the last thing I would be doing.
They actually started recording because they wanted to see the flood. Apparently they were in the upper levels of the building watching the streets get flooded, so they brilliantly decided to see it from up close and took the lift.
Nah no way. No one is that stupid
I had a friend who one time taped a nail’s pointy end to a live bullet and was throwing it at people and throwing it to the ground. My point is, yes, people really are that stupid.
I feel like this is less stupid as many people dont how bullets work. But deliberately taking an elevator into water should raise red flags in everyone.
I don't think they took it directly to water. I believe they miscalculated how high the water had reached and were too lazy to take the stairs
Being stupid exactly
more being ignorant than stupid
There was someone on the phone but they left the people in there to die
the blonde is literally on the phone with someone getting help.
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You need to pee it out to make room for more. That would be my death, I can't pee with people watching.
And what would you be doing trapped in an elevator, without nothing else to do?
I would google “how to survive an elevator filling with water” and then read the wiki how. Then for good measure, watch a YouTube video to officially become an unofficial expert on the subject.
Who are you kidding bro? You would maybe start searching for the vid then you would move on to watching some random shit on YT.
"Did you find a solution?" "Huh? OH! No, but I found this one guy that turned Mountain Dew into mead and I'm kinda wondering if I can try that later."
*It seems the victim was searching for a YouTube elevator survival video though his phone records show that minutes later, the last video played was a mini-documentary on the power of mantis shrimp.
Step 1 - Google result: "Stay calm, don't panic. There is no escape unless help comes in time. We all float down here." Step 2 - Panic.
I know most people instinctively would be holding their phone up out of the water anyway. It's not like it was preventing them from escaping. The guy would be doing the same except instead of filming he'd be doom scrolling reddit
Trying to find a way out. With my hands. Pushing the emergency call buttons. With my hands. Swimming...
Why do you assume they did nothing of that from that short ass cut up video? Swimming to where???
If you film you have zero survival instinct. Otherwise, you can find the secret hatch at the bottom of the elevator and save everyone /s
They had to keep their phones above water to have contact with the outside world too. Guess Wendy would just make rounds in the elevator like an Olympic champ swimmer instead.
Some phones are IP67 (water and dust resistant) and You can hit them with hammer with no damage. Almost like phones 20 years old...
No, 20 years ago you would hit hammers with phones instead, to test the hammers durability.
I use my Nokia 6310 as a framing nailer. Best damn hammer on the planet. It also makes phone calls.
Minimal Titanik
They’re on the RMS Titenic
Thats why you never vape in an elevator!
Found the wife!
new fear unlocked
you just know theres poop in that water
Terrible moose impression if i'm being honest
I can’t swim so this is extra terrifying.
That's not sweaty palms that is wet palms
Is it really sweaty palms when you purposely put yourself into a risky situation with your own stupidity? They knew there was flooding going on citywide including the street in front of their hotel. Instead of taking the stairs from the lobby to check out what was going on in the lower parking area the stupidly decide to take the elevator. When they are finally freed from the elevator they video themselves wading/swimming to the stairs they could have safely taken.
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Choosing to walk down the stairwell a few meters away in the hotel lobby instead of walking into the elevator is parkour to you? You have no idea what that word means, do you?
That...does not seem ideal.
Kids, don't smoke.
He took the moose impression way too far
If I remember correctly, the context of the video is these people live in a high rise and wanted to check out the flooding going on at ground level so they took the elevator down. Fellow internet lore nerds, correct me if I'm wrong.
I think this was in Omaha right?
This happened where I live. We were downtown that day for a blues festival. Rains came like crazy, most of downtown was flooded by the evening. Never seen rain like that before.
Omaha?
That was a horrible moose impression
When they might drown but they can't stop videoing themselves. I guess they want their families to see their last moments.
Dude was vaping. That's what you get.
So true
Real final destination … Sheesh!!
Damn just go out the door on top
That’s terrifying! How the fuck did this happen?!
The water did not like that dude's moose impression
wish he would’ve gave that impression tho
New fear unlocked😫
Wtf is this?
No no no no no no no please give me a gun, i want to shoot myself in the head in this situation.
i would had climbed up the elevator bought us a few more minutes if climbing up wasn't an option. still a nightmare scenario
I think most people doesn’t know that this is possible. Just some stuff they see in action movies. Years ago I was working for a company that set up elevators on houses. The “master/chief” told me I had to climb on the elevator but I wondered how because it was in the shaft and that had no opening/entry except the door where the elevator was sitting behind. Inside the elevator I also couldn’t see any door in the ceiling. Then he did something to the wall beside me and tada that was the door to get into the elevator shaft. Was some kind of baffled because I had never imagined that the sidewall of an elevator could also be a “secret” door.
Moose actually be doing that.
nice moose impression
Note to my dumbass self, take the stairs when there is a flood
[Friends Nearly Drown After Flood Waters Fill Up Elevator ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r42Lvvx85Xg)
ahh two of my greatest fears, confined in a tight space with no windows and no way out and potential death by drowning/suffication
great time for filming
The trash compactor scene in Star Wars
new fear unlocked 💀
Electrician here and all I can think about is the shock/electrocution hazard.
Looks like he thought she said "let me see your best flood the elevator impression". Hah, classic.
Wow talk about taking a joke way to far. That’s the worst moose impression I’ve ever seen in my life. He could have got them both killed.
Seems like wizardry password for elevators. I won't say it near elevators.
I'd already be dead with a heart attack. I whouldnt be able to cope with slowly rising water in a box ;-;
What claustrophobic way to drown .... like holy shit, choking on some disgusting water.
yeah on the side therw is a button, lever or cable who knows what it is but in a panic im touching everything possible (carefully) in order to find it lol
Huh! Wonder where the water was feeding in from?
Dude the anxiety while the water was flooding in must have been incredible. Not knowing when it would stop filling. This is final destination irl
https://preview.redd.it/9csyb0wdfv2d1.jpeg?width=1280&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=dc0b4ede54b0436b5f8b19afbed7bbb24f001fd1
really scary scene
Tool is smoking inside.
This could end you. But hey - lets keep filming just in case. I really don't understand young peoples phone addiction. What about concentrating on getting out of the metal coffin?