Would You Ride the Elevator of Death? It’s a Real Elevator
There’s an elevator in the Czech Republic that people have nicknamed the Elevator of Death. It has NO doors, just open compartments that are continually moving in a loop. When…

WASHINGTON, DC – NOVEMBER 17: House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) boards an elevator after departing a Democratic whip meeting at the U.S. Capitol on November 17, 2022 in Washington, DC. Hoyer would not comment on the announcement that Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) would reveal her future plans later in the day. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty ImagesThere's an elevator in the Czech Republic that people have nicknamed the Elevator of Death.
It has NO doors, just open compartments that are continually moving in a loop. When the compartment arrives, you step inside and try not to die. The official name is paternoster lift and its construction has been banned in many countries.