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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…

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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)

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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 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.