Aviatrr 0 #1 October 21, 2003 Elevator surfing....ever been? Myself and a buddy of mine went tonight....second time I've ever been....but we were drunk and on a 3 story building....tomorrow, we go sober and on a 20 story building! WOOHOO! Mike Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
champu 1 #2 October 21, 2003 all I remember about this was a bunch of teenagers killing themselves and the media making a big deal out of it... seems pretty dumb honestly Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
prepheckt 0 #3 October 21, 2003 Can you describe what that is? Is that like climbing an elevator shaft like it was a rock face?"Dancing Argentine Tango is like doing calculus with your feet." -9 toes Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheAnvil 0 #4 October 21, 2003 Dude I had a good friend in undergrad almost die doing this. I urge you not to do it. Fun, but stupid. He was in a wheel chair for about four years and is only able to walk with a cane now due to some pretty amazing advances in surgical reconstruction. Later, VinnyVinny the Anvil Post Traumatic Didn't Make The Lakers Syndrome is REAL JACKASS POWER!!!!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bch7773 0 #5 October 21, 2003 I've never heard of it, but I'm wildly guessing that they get on top of the elevator and "surf it" as it goes to different floors. I'm kinda curious so someone point out what it really is. MB 3528, RB 1182 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skytash 0 #6 October 21, 2003 have you noticed how everyone just remembers all the accidents and how awful they were? Kinda reminds me of when I mentioned to people I wanted to go skydiving..... I'm not saying that elevator surfing is safe, I have no idea and I doubt there are any stats, but just think about how similar to whuffos we are sounding tashDon't ever save anything for a special occasion. Being alive is a special occasion. Avril Sloe Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tonto 1 #7 October 21, 2003 We're not sounding similar to whuffo's. We are people familiar with the concept of putting our lives on the line for a feeling of belonging and self worth. We have seen death seconds after smiling, meaningful eye contact, and we know what "The End" means. "See you tomorrow" are words fraught with doubt for me. I don't give a shit if people want to surf elevators. The more die - the safer we become statistically. tIt's the year of the Pig. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WrongWay 0 #8 October 21, 2003 Whoa, thats cool. Got video???? Wrong Way D #27371 Mal Manera Rodriguez Cajun Chicken Ø Hellfish #451 The wiser wolf prevails. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kansasskydiver 0 #9 October 21, 2003 can someone please explain what it is for crying out loud?!?!?<--- See look, pink dolphins DO exist! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diverdriver 5 #10 October 21, 2003 ......paging Dr. Darwin......paging Dr. Darwin....... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eeneR 3 #11 October 21, 2003 Ummm...uhhh.....I guess I had better re-think the ride from MCO to Seb next friday....She is not a "Dumb Blonde" - She is a "Light-Haired Detour Off The Information Superhighway." eeneR TF#72, FB#4130, Incauto Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bmcd308 0 #12 October 21, 2003 My buds and I used to do it in college in the 14-story dorm. There were two elevators in the shaft, and it could be really scary if you were on the one going down when the other passed going up. We discussed it drunk, but we had the good sense to wait until we were sober to try it. Make sure you keep someone inside to redock you at the top floor so you can get off. One time two of us were stuck on there for about an hour waiting for someone to get on, then we had to ask them to hit 14 for us. It was a good thing we did not get busted that time, because I am sure we would have gotten in a ton of trouble. All that being said, it is a good way to get killed. I would never do it now, but I was braver and dumber then. Brent ---------------------------------- www.jumpelvis.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
swarley 0 #13 October 21, 2003 can someone please explain what it is for crying out loud?!?!? ---------------------------------------------------------- Difficult to "manage risk" doing this! Found on "google" The first kind of surfing is Elevator Surfing. This was first reported in the New York Times between 1986 and 1990. People were getting into elevator shafts, and leaping from the top of one elevator to another. Needless to say, they were practically all young males, typically aged between 5 and 12 years. Between 1984 and March 1991, there were 14 fatalities involving Elevator Surfing in and around the New York area. One older victim was an 18-year-old male student from the University of Massachusetts. The main causes of death were falls, and crush injuries. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
projanska 0 #14 October 21, 2003 I think I personally will wait for NASA to haul one of those big-ass space elevator cables to the orbit. Then you can both surf and skydive from.. well, from as high as you want! ___ "Ye Gods!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aromain 0 #15 October 21, 2003 Whats really fun in an elevator is going to the top floor and hitting the bottom floor button and jumping up and down on the ride....its like a free fall pick me up for skydivers.------------------------------------------------ "Matter fact go and get your chrome, cause I'd rather be, broke thogether, then rich alone." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Casie 0 #16 October 21, 2003 Thanx for explaining......I've never heard of this! I know...I know, I've lived a sheltered life I have no desire to do this!~Porn Kitty WARNING: Goldschlager causes extreme emotional outbursts! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 2,991 #17 October 21, 2003 >The first kind of surfing is Elevator Surfing. This was first reported in >the New York Times between 1986 and 1990. Geez, I was doing this in 1983. It all started innocently enough. The elevator in our dorm was broken (again) and I was trying to fix it. It was a pretty simple fix, and there's a cartop inspection station that I used to get to the broken limit switch. After that I'd go riding on it when I was feeling antisocial. I'd bring along a tape player and some beer, play some music, and listen to how the resonances of the shaft changed as the elevator moved. "In the material world" by the Police was a good one for that. When I was feeling particularly evil I'd take people on rides. The elevator could travel about five feet lower than the lowest floor before the final limit switch stopped it; it freaked people out to get in on the ground floor and have the elevator go down. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diverdriver 5 #18 October 21, 2003 This really explains a lot about you Bill....LOL.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Push 0 #19 October 21, 2003 I almost did that once but decided against it. Sounds like an interesting thing to do right before a B jump one day. -- Toggle Whippin' Yahoo Skydiving is easy. All you have to do is relax while plummetting at 120 mph from 10,000' with nothing but some nylon and webbing to save you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
champu 1 #20 October 21, 2003 I didn't mean to sound like a whuffo, though perhaps I did. I wouldn't group this kind of activity with a social community of skydivers taking risks they can appreciate, and developing skills. No, I'd group it with riding shopping carts down steep hills with no pads on and sticking bottle rockets in your rear-end while you're friend yells "holy $#|+ that was awesome!" from behind his dad's handy-cam. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zennie 0 #21 October 21, 2003 QuoteElevator surfing....ever been? Yup. Just last night. On a 1700' tower. - Z "Always be yourself... unless you suck." - Joss Whedon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AndyMan 7 #22 October 21, 2003 Be careful out there guys. Unrelated, but today a 14 year old was killed while surfing a new york city subway. http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&ie=ISO-8859-1&edition=us&q=subway+surfing&btnG=Search+News _Am__ You put the fun in "funnel" - craichead. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
