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Presumably the cabin didn't move too fast. An elevator doesn't just snap a cable, drop 84 floors in freefall, and only /then/ apply the brakes. A lift isn't sus
by Doxin 8y ago
Presumably the cabin didn't move too fast. An elevator doesn't just snap a cable, drop 84 floors in freefall, and only /then/ apply the brakes. A lift isn't suspended by a single cable in any case, it's suspended by 7. I suspect the media is making this all sound a lot more exciting than it was in reality.
- anotheryou 8y agoIt's more than one cable? I had a cable slip on my once... doors open it went down until it bottomed out. (and faster than normal, but far from free-falling)
- Doxin 8y agoYour average elevator has iirc 7 or 8 cables, each individually capable of bearing twice the load of a full cabin. Cable slip is very unlikely (though not impossible). Something definitely went awry in that situation which is very rare.