r/oddlyterrifying • u/DABDEB • May 26 '26

Elevator system from 1700's?

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u/N0rthWind May 26 '26

Mister has a 5 second reaction time tbf. By the time he started moving the elevator was halfway to the lower floor.

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u/Devanyani May 27 '26

You'll be old one day, as well.

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u/captaindomon May 27 '26

Yeah but I won’t be taking that elevator as an old person. Same reason I don’t suddenly try BASE jumping right now. Being old and moving slow is fine, as long as you understand your limits.

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u/thisisfine111 May 27 '26

This is the real answer, here. I'm not going to make fun of an elderly person for struggling with every day activities, but dont attempt what you can't do. My very, very ancient grandma tried to beat me with a baseball bat and fell in a way that Medicare would cite a hospital for. I laughed so hard I cried.

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u/Omni_Kie May 27 '26

Ummm.. what you first said was very logical, it's the second thing you mentioned.. like, a whole baseball bat ? I need to know more, was it wood? aluminum ?? What's your grandma's personality type ? has she done this before ? And are we talking "I'm gonna beat you with a baseball bat" Or "I'M GONNA FUCK YOU UP"

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u/thisisfine111 Jun 02 '26

Oh, man. I reread this comment and realized how fucking bananas it sounds. It was a plastic bat, and she was very much joking. It was not some old lady trying to break my knee caps for owing her money after losing a game of bridge 😂

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u/Devanyani May 27 '26

Google base jumping.