You will die. You ever seen Mythbusters? These guys did a demonstration of this very subject. They hoisted their experimental dummy, Buster, up in an elevator, dropped it, with the dummy rigged to "jump", from a spring loaded chair. The results: a disaster. Don't try this at home.
2006-12-16 18:12:46
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answer #1
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answered by msmaryanne3 4
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If you mean the elevator was in free-fall flight then you would be in a weight-less environment. (similar to being in a space environment where there is no gravity) You can push yourself easily off the floor of the elevator through the force of your muscles, but when the elevator reaches the ground you will fall to the floor as well - traveling at force G along the duration of the fall. So it doesn't matter if you *attempt* to jump before the elevator hits the ground; you are still traveling G downwards regardless of where you were in the elevator at the time of impact. (Your jump has a trivial amount of upward force compared to a large downward G, so G will most likely be the dominant force here.)
2006-12-16 18:13:25
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answered by [ΦΘΚ] PIяATE 4
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enable's see that could placed 2-3 ft between you and a mass. once you reached the right of your leap you'd be back falling at a optimal fee and also you'll fall into the bottom of the elevator. Laying down on the floor of the elevator will be an approximation of a seat belt the position distinct the potential from the autumn will be absorbed by using the elevator itself. permitting your self 3 ft correct to bash into the elevator floor actually promises the potential harm of falling 3 ft PLUS the wear and tear from the autumn of the elevator. feels like minimally more desirable harm to me.
2016-10-18 09:45:00
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answered by durrett 4
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When there is free fall of elevator, you are also falling with acceleration of g.
It means you are not pressing the floor of the elevator.
If you are standing on a weighing machine inside the elevator the reading of the machine will be zero.
To have a jump you must press the floor. But you cannot press.
2006-12-16 18:55:53
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answered by Pearlsawme 7
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You die. Do the math. Let's say you fall 5 stories. That would give you a speed of about 40 mph. Just for giggles, assume that you can jump at 10 mph. You'd still hit the ground at 30 mph.
Car bumpers get pretty mangled in a 20 mph crash
2006-12-16 18:58:06
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answered by arbiter007 6
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If that elevator is falling so fast, your jump would not be that effective. You'd still have a lot of downward momentum, simply doing a little foot maneuver at the end would not save your *** at all. And the elevator would probably collapse on you anyway. Don't try it.
2006-12-16 18:11:30
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answered by mensahank 2
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if you were jumping faster than the elevator was falling (which is highly unlikely if it is on a high floor) you would manage to stay floating (reletive to the earths surface) thus preventing your death but you'd probably hit your head on the top of the elevator hard enough to kill your self (if it was on a high floor), bottom line: don't get in an elevator in the Hollywood Tower Hotel.
2006-12-16 18:21:32
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answered by Paul R 2
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you die because if u jump u might just hit the wall and fall down on the floor and the elevator will be coming done and it wiil smash u to death
2006-12-16 18:19:50
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answered by Anonymous
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Depending on the height that the elevator was falling from and its speed, you would either live of die
2006-12-16 18:10:03
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answered by southswell2002 3
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You and the elevator will become a debris. No pun intended.
2006-12-16 18:48:44
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answered by Anonymous
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