Music from the elevator certainly doesn’t speed up the time it takes to get to the top floor, so what do you do while you’re waiting impatiently? In the hope that the elevator goes faster, you might tap your feet to the repetitive music, or you might mash the button on the panel. Some do crazier things. If they didn’t know the elevator cams were watching, these people dance, kiss, eat, and even do wilder things.
Elevator Cameras Caught People Doing The Most Unexpected Things
One Word… Creepy
An elevator in a luxurious hotel often has an elevator person to assist you. They greet you, smile, and ask what floor you’re headed to. But not this guy. When you see this man in the elevator, waiting for you, you’ll jump out of your skin. We’d get out on the next floor, thank you very much.
One Word… Creepy
In The Name Of Love
If you think this is a romantic gesture or sheer vandalism, we’ll leave it up to you. We can see that this girl isn’t afraid to announce her love to anyone who steps into the elevator. However, we bet everyone in her apartment block was less than happy. But what can you do when it’s in the name of love?
In The Name Of Love
Dance Like No One Is Watching
To shake our stress away and loosen our muscles from time to time, we could all do a dance exercise. This guy sure looks like he needed it being a cop and all of it. Perhaps he had forgotten there was a camera in the elevator. We can’t really blame him for not wanting to dance in front of his police colleagues.
Dance Like No One Is Watching
Eat Like No One Is Watching
Delivery drivers have to deliver your pizza hot, fresh, without any piece missing! This delivery driver clearly missed this part of the training. Perhaps he was hungry on his way up and did not think the patron would notice. Check your pizza always, kids.
Eat Like No One Is Watching
Freaky Friday
After a long work week, these police officers were thrilled to have a few at the bar. But no one was expecting them to break into a dance that could rival a musical in Hollywood. The policemen could hardly contain their excitement when they went into the lift.
Freaky Friday
Kiss And Make Up
Surely this couple has not let their spark die out yet. They may just have had a fight or they haven’t seen each other for months. We’re just glad we’re not third-wheeling in the elevator, whatever it is…
Kiss And Make Up
A Secret Note
We can see that women can at least control themselves, stop the man, and give him a note. The man seemed pretty happy about it no matter what the note said.
A Secret Note
Elevator Of Terror
Imagine getting into the elevator and pressing the floor button just to make the elevator start to get faster, faster, and faster. Then it shakes the elevator and cuts the power. You’d definitely feel a little panicky. You notice then that you’re on the top floor. But, luckily, this was only a staged prank.
Elevator Of Terror
Falling Down
Imagine getting in the elevator, pressing the button, and waiting to go up. Then the floor suddenly disappears and you sink into a black hole. Scary, right? Fortunately, this was just a prank by a Japanese media company. After falling through the ground with this outrageous prank, you then get covered in slime and ride a slide down to a soft landing. Not so scary after all. It sounds kind of fun, actually!
Falling Down
Bizarre
We see a man and a woman alone in an elevator in this footage. The woman follows the man out when the elevator reaches his floor and the doors open. What is strange about this footage is that a few minutes later, she reappears and gets back into the elevator…
Bizarre
Dry Your Eyes
We don’t know why the woman is upset, but she’s not scared to show it. As she returns to the elevator, she begins to cry alone. Maybe he had to go to work? Or perhaps he was her boyfriend, and he left her? This woman cried from floor 1-25 anyway, and that’s a lot of tears!
Dry Your Eyes
Officially Trapped
This guy pressed an elevator button after leaving the office for some fresh air on a Friday night, waiting to be taken downstairs. But then he realized it was stuck; no buttons worked. He wanted to call for help but then realized his phone was back in his office. He was trapped. 41 hours later, this guy was stuck in the elevator and out of his mind. He didn’t have any food or drink either so things didn’t look too good. Fortunately, he was rescued the following week. That’ll teach him to never leave without his phone!
Officially Trapped
5 Second Rule
This guy walks over here in the elevator, chewing his favorite bubble gum. He chews louder as he goes past every floor, then blows a bubble. However, the elevator doors open as he blows his bubble, and the gum pops, landing on the floor. This man picks the gum off the floor as fast as a flash and chucks it straight back into his mouth!
5 Second Rule
Don’t Mess With Her
We expect them to be cool, calm, and collected when we get into an elevator with a stranger. What we don’t expect is that by playing with the doors and pressing all the buttons, they will behave like a complete child. The woman, who was unfortunately stuck with a childish man in an elevator, decided to teach him a lesson by going into full-on karate mode and slamming the man on the floor with her body! This woman is not to be messed with!
Don’t Mess With Her
Feisty
Here’s yet another woman who doesn’t take the elevator pranksters too kindly. Every time the doors begin to close, the man in the footage gets on and then goes on to kick his leg out, setting off the motion sensors and preventing the elevator from moving. For a minute or so a woman watches him, not amused at all. She then decides that she’s got enough of his pranks and snaps, pushing him straight out of the lift.
Feisty
Personal Space Invader
Imagine if the person you’re sharing an elevator with felt an uncontrollable urge a few inches from your face to do stretching exercises. The rude woman extends her leg at an angle of 90 degrees, almost brushing the other woman’s face with a sneaker. You can see what this woman is thinking — she can’t wait to get off.
Personal Space Invader
Busting Moves
This guy really took seriously the line “dance like no one’s watching” In an elaborate routine that would make Michael Jackson jealous, he busts his best moves as soon as the elevator doors were closed. He struts out into the corridor and performs a quick moonwalk for the camera when the elevator reaches its destination and the doors open again.
Busting Moves
Couldn’t Resist
Here is another guy delivering food who just couldn’t resist the delicious smell of the steaming food he was supposed to deliver. He looks around to make sure that he is alone then opens each package furtively and has a bit of everything, even opening one container and taking a sip of the soup!
Couldn’t Resist
Miscalculation
A team of workers carefully places an enormous sheet of glass into the elevator in this footage. To support the sheet and make sure it’s not damaged, they even set up a small stand on the ground. Unfortunately, the sheet of glass is too long to fit inside the elevator: they made a massive miscalculation. The doors close and as the elevator descends to a lower floor, the glass is pulled upward. It shatters, then. Come on, guys… you’ve got one job!
Miscalculation
Impatient
Keeping his hand in front of the motion sensor, this little boy waits for his dad to get in after him. He had a ‘good’ idea, then. In the hope that the sensor will pick it up and keep the doors open, the boy sticks his umbrella’s handle through the doors. But boy, he was mistaken. On the umbrella, the elevator shuts and derails. For hours, the boy was trapped inside until a crew managed to open the doors and get him out safely.
Impatient
Dancing Storm Troopers
When this crew waltzed in this man was in an elevator, minding his own business and talking on his phone, complete with a man dressed as Darth Vader. In the packed elevator, they all start dancing wildly as the man on the phone looks confused and slightly scared.
Dancing Storm Troopers
More Furtive Kisses
Well here’s a couple who just couldn’t deny the instant attraction they felt in an elevator when they locked their eyes. They exchange glances, without saying a word. They steal a kiss a few seconds later and get out of the elevator together. How sweet—we hope everything works out.
More Furtive Kisses
Happy Lady
We wonder what just happened to elicit such a happy expression in this woman’s life. Her arms are bent at the elbows, and in the universal “victory” signal, her hands are clenched into fists. Perhaps she just got that big promotion she was waiting for. Or maybe she’s just happy that no-one else is in the elevator at last.
Happy Lady
Sub Zero
This unsuspecting woman is about to walk right into a scene from Mortal Kombat. But why is this guy, you may ask, dressed as Sub Zero? We’ve got to wonder. He may be bored, or maybe it was a misguided attempt to break the ice with a woman with whom he wanted to talk. Let’s hope that she knows who Sub Zero is and won’t run away or scream.
Sub Zero
Falling Elevator
This video is from a rather nasty prank set up by some pranksters in the building for their YouTube channel for some candid footage. The victim enters, and then for four stories, the elevator lurches downward in freefall before it gently grinds to a halt. This guy, we’re sure, wasn’t amused.
Falling Elevator
Third Wheel
This was an elaborate prank that was created for their YouTube channel by some guys. The two actors kiss and try to make the other people with them feel as awkward as possible in the elevator. The candid footage they received from the bystanders squirming and trying not to look, although rather distasteful, is priceless.
Third Wheel
“Are You Okay?”
This strange footage was caught in an office block in an elevator. Obviously, this guy was having a very bad day. Perhaps he just got laid off? Maybe he’s got a migraine? The older gentleman asks him if he’s okay, but the man doesn’t answer. The man leaves the dress shirt, looking perturbed, and very confused.
“Are You Okay?”
Proposal
In their apartment block, this group of naughty kids was playing in the elevator. The two kids sneak in gleefully, accompanied by a little girl. What happens melts hearts next. The boy kneels down on one knee in a grey sweater, pulls a plastic ring out of his pocket, and proposes it to the little girl in pink, who shyly backs into a corner.
Proposal
Sticky Situation
These two women are walking into the elevator and the red-haired woman is looking straight into the camera. She seems frustrated by the fact that it is there. Then she removes a wad of gum from her mouth, just as the doors open, and sticks it right to the lens of the CCTV camera. Guess that woman values her privacy?
Sticky Situation
Purr-fect
In China, this fearless kitty lives in an apartment block. Every morning, according to her owner, she opens her apartment door and lets herself go for a walkabout. Then, she waits to get to the elevator and walks in. She enjoys riding the elevator, and everyone in the building makes sure she gets off safely.
Purr-fect
Trapped With Bees
In Mexico, this footage was captured in an elevator. Notice how the blue guy tries to stand back as far as he can? That’s because the man is a beekeeper in white, and he’s holding three boxes of angry bees. It turns out this was a prank to get a laugh out of other people’s reactions in the elevator.
Trapped With Bees
Elevator Full Of Robbers
This guy is having a very bad day. When, suddenly, a group of six masked men barged into the elevator at the last second, he was just minding his own business. But don’t worry, all of this was a prank made by a man’s friends to give him the fright of his life.
Elevator Full Of Robbers
Get Down And Boogy
This woman probably failed to notice the elevator security camera, or perhaps she didn’t care who was watching. As soon as she got in, she had an uncontrollable urge to boogie. She twerks, sways, and bounces all by herself, then she quickly snaps out of it when the doors open, as if it had never happened.
Get Down And Boogy
More Dancing
The urge to dance could not be controlled by this woman too, she would give Beyonce a run for her money. As she busts some impressive moves, she slides down, using the elevator handrail for support, jerking her head from side-to-side to music only she can hear. The security team’s day must have been brightened by this video.
More Dancing
Shoe Gone Awry
This poor woman in her power-suit strode out of the elevator as if nothing could stand in her way. Unfortunately, as she exited, her high-heel shoe became trapped in the gap between the elevator and the wall, sending her flying. She scrabbles to dislodge her shoe with an embarrassed look on her face before the elevator door closes. Whew. Nobody saw that at least, right?
Shoe Gone Awry
Nope
This woman waited for the elevator patiently, but when she finally arrived, her face fell. There was a mobile disco, a mirrorball, dancing guests and music in the elevator. But she simply walked away and up the stairs, instead of laughing. Some individuals are so difficult to please.
Nope
Strange Man
Two men enter the elevator in the footage and stand in awkward silence as they wait to reach their respective floors. The younger man suddenly starts moving wildly, as if he’s doing The Robot to music that only he can hear. The older gentleman looks on disapprovingly, but he doesn’t say a single word before he gets off.
Strange Man
Free The Pup
Many businesses are fine with people taking their dogs in these days, but this woman would learn her lesson. In the elevator, the leash got stuck and the pup almost met a gruesome demise. Fortunately, a man with quick reactions saved the day and the dog.
Free The Pup
Blocking Your Exit
Imagine getting stuck for 2 hours in an elevator. Wouldn’t it be a long grueling experience? Well, what if you see a concrete wall blocking when the door finally opens? That’d even freak you out more. Well, one of the guys trapped in the elevator decided to act quickly, and in a matter of minutes, he punched a hole in the wall to climb through. Squeezing into the hole, this daredevil clearly had no fears. He managed, thankfully, to get help.
Blocking Your Exit
Elevator Music
You know that feeling when you have to make your own elevator music because it’s missing? Your suffering has moved this bunch of New Zealand police officers, who chose to break the stillness with some obscene beats. They have amazing musical abilities, and they look like such a fun group that we wouldn’t mind seeing them star in a Kiwi Brooklyn Nine-Nine spin-off. With their ridiculous antics, they’d give Jake Peralta and his team a run for their money.
Elevator Music
Disappearing Act
After watching recordings of this elevator prank with a disappearing floor, it’s not difficult to understand why some individuals avoid riding elevators at all costs because they find them to be frightening. What better way to advertise realistic monitors from LG than to frighten the living daylights out of people? Screens were installed in place of the elevator floor, and the effect they produced is right out of a sci-fi film.
Disappearing Act
Wedding Party
Despite your best efforts, certain aspects of your wedding will not go as planned. One of the unforeseen crises that might ruin your wedding is getting stranded in an elevator before you get to the ceremony, but only if you allow them. Harry Stein and Liz Copeland experienced this. 24 members of their wedding party got stranded in an elevator, but they made the best of it by smiling and snapping selfies rather than fretting. After 30 minutes, they could leave for the ceremony.
Wedding Party
Scared to Death
Even without a coffin inside, riding in an elevator may be nerve-wracking because you’re confined in a small space and worried that it can break down at any moment. But what if you were stuck inside instead? After this occurred to them, a group of people were so terrified they died. A man who was acting as a corpse fell out of the coffin in the middle of their ride, which made matters worse. We only wish they could later laugh about it.
Scared To Death
Sparks Flying
These two appear to be one of those couples that can’t keep their hands off one another, not even in an elevator. Sparks were flying between them, but the lady put a stop to things by delivering her boyfriend a note. It’s unclear whether they patched things up after a dispute or haven’t seen each other in months. Whatever it was that it said, it had to be incredibly fantastic.
Sparks Flying
Scary Ride
If you’ve never been trapped or tricked in an elevator, you may not find them to be frightening. After a lighthearted prank that would have seemed rather terrible if you were in her place, this woman understands the suffering of dreading elevators. She discovered herself in an elevator that abruptly began moving faster and faster, then shook and experienced power outages before arriving at her floor as if nothing had occurred. After this occurrence, she presumably continued to use the stairs; let’s just hope she doesn’t reside on the top floor.
Scary Ride
Workout Time!
Having a packed schedule can make it difficult to fit in a workout. When they can’t work out at the gym, some people are so committed to their fitness regimen that they will work out everywhere they can, including the elevator. The problem arises when you share an elevator with others who would prefer to ride in peace. This girl deserves praise for her flexibility and commitment to her training, but she could have waited until she got home.
Workout Time!
Welcome to the Dark Side
Being bad shouldn’t prevent you from having fun; occasionally, even Stormtroopers want to have a dance party. Darth Vader, their leader, decided to join in since their enthusiasm was so contagious, but not everyone was feeling it. The man who was in the elevator with them seemed entirely unconcerned by the Imperial Army’s raucous party. I suppose he is more of a fan of Luke Skywalker and simply did not want to join the dark side.
Welcome To The Dark Side
Elevator Freefall
When you’re the laughing stock, elevator pranks are difficult to enjoy. Elevator problems are so frequent that it can be difficult to tell you’re being pranked while it’s occurring; this is what occurred to the unfortunate man, who really had no idea what was in store for him. He was caught on camera by the building’s pranksters entering an elevator that fell four stories in freefall before coming to a gentle stop, proving he was never in any real danger.
Elevator Freefall
Heartwarming Proposal
Not everyone is afraid of elevators; in fact, this gang of mischievous children considered it to be their own little playground. It’s nice to see one of the males get down on one knee and playfully propose to the little lady with a plastic ring. They obviously make the most of their elevator travels, and they share some pretty hilarious moments along the way. Take a page from his book if you’re a guy seeking for a novel approach to propose!
Heartwarming Proposal
Hello, Kitty
Cats are amazing creatures that have no fear, and this fearless cat from a Chinese residential building is no exception. Her landlord asserts that every morning, she opens the apartment door by herself and leaves to go for a stroll. She opens the door and then enters the elevator as if nothing has happened. Hollywood, if you’re looking for a tale about magical dogs for your upcoming film, it’s right here!
Hello, Kitty