Ask any one of those kids if it would be smart to put 26 people in an elevator and each one would probably say "like, no way, dude..", but get them in a group and watch the herd mentality take over.
Police and firefighters were called to the University of Texas' Jester Hall to free 26 cheerleaders who had crammed themselves into an elevator.
A group of 14- to 17-year-olds attending Texas Cheer Camp in Austin decided to see how many girls they could squeeze into the elevator around 6 p.m. Tuesday, campus police said.
The elevator successfully descended from the fourth floor to the first, but the doors refused to open.
The panicked girls managed to wiggle a few cell phones free to call for help. But it took about 25 minutes before a repairman was able to fix the door, police said.
“It’s dangerous actually,” said Rhonda Weldon, director of communications for the UT Police Department. "They’re lucky that that’s all that happened."
One teen fainted and was treated and released from a nearby hospital. Two others were treated at the scene.
“Take the sign seriously,” Ms. Weldon said. “There are signs everywhere: No more than 15 people or 3,000 pounds.”
Can you just picture the 911 call?
911: "This is 911, what is the nature of your emergency"?
Cheerleader: "OhmiGod...Help us! We're all stuck in an elevator!"
911: "An elevator? You say you are stuck in an elevator"?
Cheerleader: "Totally. Help us please!"
911: "You say you are stuck, does that mean the elevator is malfunctioning"?
Cheerleader: "Totally. We were like, in it and it like totally stopped."
911: "How many people are in the elevator with you.?"
Cheerleader: "26. Really, you totally need to like, help us."
911: "Ok, ok please remain calm. We need you to tell us how to get there."
Cheerleader: "Well duh, in your big red truck!"
Bwahahahahahaha! I loved your phone call translation.
ReplyDeleteYes... when I read the story this morning, I was imagining a great swirling vortex of stupidity, sucking in and destroying any intelligent thought that came within range of that elevator.
ReplyDeleteYour reconstruction of the 911 call fits in very well with the scene that I pictured.
Oh my God! Like, they we totally stuck in there, you know, You could, like, be nicer about it I mean, I'll bet their day was, like, totally messed up, and like, no-one felt bad for them being in there for, like, forever!! And, like, I'll bet their hair was messed up, too.
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