Is the glass floor sturdy enough to hold you? Certainly. At no point in the indefinite future, while you are seeking relief, will it suddenly break and let you plummet to your death fifteen stories down. Just relax and t...

(Video Link) Although this video starts out like a typical one by professional prankster Rémi Gaillard, it ends up being sidetracked a woman who tries to walk into another person's house uninvited. How rude! -vi...

Most people get stuck in only one elevator a day. The ambitious aim higher than that: A firefighter went up in another elevator in an adjoining shaft, exited through the ceiling hatch to get to the other elevator's ha...

Elevator technology is taking a great leap forward...  ...ca Building, at One Bryant Park in New York City, elevators can let bank VIPs ride separately from rank-and-f...  ...ur boss? That's not going to work anymore: The elevators at the 13-story Curtis Center in downtown Philade...

This clever ad by the Grey Group in Japan promotes a brand of knives. As the elevator doors open, a knife appears to slice through a lobster. Link via Super Punch | Agency Website | Photo: Akihiro Ito...

(Video Link) If their hands are full of packages, how can people push the button to summon an elevator? Here's one simple, but ingenious solution: lower the button to foot level so that people can push it with thei...

Shane Gorski under Creative Commons Settings in...  ...anical lift has been around for centuries, modern elevators (and the dangers associated with them) have spark...

A new office building in Osaka, Japan, has the...  ...ilding in Osaka, Japan, has the largest passenger elevators in that country. Each of the five elevators at the Umeda Hankyu Building: [...] can each c...