In this presentation I will attempt to bust some common elevator myths. These myths may have originated from movies, internet forums or friends whose aunts cousins brothers work colleague did it once! Each of the myths will be explained and validated/invalidated with technical reasoning. Some examples myths include: You will be crushed if you are underneath or on top of an elevator. You can force a lift to travel directly to your selected floor by pressing a combination of buttons. When stuck you should just pull the doors open and climb out. If everyone jumps in the elevator at the same time you can cause it to stop. I will not cover: In a free falling lift can you cheat death by jumping at the exact right moment? (Myth Busters have already done this!)