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(1 of 2)A practice run at Münsterplattform, Bern, Switzerland
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A practice run at Münsterplattform, Bern, Switzerland
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Still practicing at Münsterplattform, Bern, Switzerland
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At least you can see what you are trying to "pick" open...
The Apple store in New York, New York, U.S.A.
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Still "picking" Apples in New York City...
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A different group of folks entrapped in the same elevator...
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Taking a peek with a little finesse in Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.A.
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A little too much "finesse" used here...
Image provided by: Fred Willard
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I wonder if this tool had something to do with it...
Image provided by: Gerry Titus
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The tool looks good and the intent is there, however...if this is a
GAL lock or something like it I think they need to be a little more to the right.
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Still looking for the "sweet spot"...and possibly a different tool.
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Look at the narrow space these folks will need to pass through...
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And pass through it they will...
The hanger cover has been removed to provide a little more room.
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She looks happy to be out of there or...she might like firemen!
You can see the hanger cover better in this photo.
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As you can see from the permit this is a hydraulic elevator...
I wonder if it would have been safer to manually lower the car a little bit
before trying to remove the passengers? Can you tell who was the last inspector?
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I don't know where this elevator is located but...
there are a lot of things wrong with it!
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Sometimes it's a hoot to get stuck in the Ukraine
Image provided by: Ellis Chupkaug
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Stuck beneath the landing...
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Waiting for the right time to exit...
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Looks like the doors are in a bind...
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I wonder if that beer had anything to do with this situation...
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Stuck in Hoover Dam, Nevada, U.S.A.
That bench is doing double duty...
holding the hoistway doors open and providing a step.
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We can't see it but there must be quite a gap beneath
this platform's toe guard and the hoistway door sill...
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Easy to see rescue personnel...
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I wonder if a ladder inside the car might have helped...
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Another risky and tight gap to squeeze through...
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Trapped a few inches below the floor in Tuscany, Italy
It appears that the hall door sill is broken...
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I hope this guy's not taking a leak!
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Interesting hall door guide shoe arrangement...
is that spring the door closer?
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A power outage...does the clutch look out of plumb?
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You hate to see this when the elevator stops running between floors...
Working...or not working?
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