If you're trapped in a free-falling elevator, can you save yourself by jumping just before you hit bottom? See if Buster survives his 53-mph drop.
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MythBusters: Elevator of Death MiniMyth
If you're trapped in a free-falling elevator, can you save yourself by jumping just before you hit bottom? See if Buster survives his 53-mph drop.
Added: Mar 2, 2011
Views: 38917 Views
Runtime: 04:13
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