I am stuck with 10 people in a tiny lift and we waiting for someone to fix it. AMA

You should just randomly say "I am sure you all are wondering why I have gathered you here."

Damn! That would have been great :)

Have you taken the opportunity to declare the elevator a sovereign state?

Okay we are the sovereign state of Liftdonia

The lift tech just arrived. We will have to do it quickly

YOU'RE BEING INVADED

DEFEND YOUR NEW MOTHERLAND

USE THE EMERGENCY PHONE TO DECLARE WAR

I... think these suggestions would be doing it wrong :)

I DECLARE WAR ON OP

I WILL FOLLOW YOU INTO BATTLE

You have my sword!

I have the angry dwarf. He has a battleaxe.

Can you please scream "WE'RE RUNNING OUT OF AIR" and post the reactions.

I politely decline

The lift tech is now shouting at the building manager about how uncool it is to block exits and how the wall shouldn't stay.

Is it not illegal to block exits?

There was discussion as to if this was an "exit" or not, but apparently the lift goes to that floor in case of a fault, so I would suspect so.

the lift goes to that floor in case of a fault

...They blocked the exit that's supposed to get you out if the elevator has a fault ? Seriously ?

Seriously. Found out this is not even the first time this has happened. WTF

Could you please get stuck again for those of us who missed it the first time?

I would really rather not, especially without coffee. Feel free to do so yourself though :)

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Someone smsed saying that lunch was awesome and beer was refreshing.

The reply of "Fuck you" elicited a suggestion similar to yours. We have all decided against it.

Plot twist!! One of you is the devil! One of you is the DEVIL!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Is there any old lady on board? If so, kill her now!

There are not any but given my designation as first to be eaten thanks to opening my big mouth, I don't think that it's smart to break the homicide taboo

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We're on lower ground. Those spring bumpers make a crunching sound

Yeah but like are you stoned man?

No. No one is throwing rocks at me

Play "got your nose" with someone and act like its normal

You should have seen the looks I got when I suggested this :D

How are the group dynamics? Any fights brewing? Sexual tension surfacing? A sense of "were all in this together" bubbling away? Any lift friendships been cemented? And most importantly are you all going out for a beer later?

We all work together, and luckily we hire for people that have their shit together :) Noone was panicing (apart from the thought of me not getting coffee), and generally it was pretty amusing. I tried to ask as many questions out loud as possible until this lead to me being marked for cannibalism

We were thinking of adding this to the interview process.

The interview question is actually a good idea! Not sure exactly what you would ask and what the potential answers would be but yeah cool idea!

The idea was actually having them stuck in a tiny packed lift with a dozen people for an hour and see if they panic :)

Oooh now i see! Thats even better. You could learn loads of stuff from that i reckon...whos optomistic, has a calming influence, a natural leader, boosts morale, selfish...that sort of thing.

But also probably illegal, or at least unethical.

Indeed

Have you already decided who you would eat if it came down to it?

I asked and people started looking at me hungrily

I didn't want to say but if there is not a clear choice.... It is probably you...

They have all made this clear. I probably shouldn't have asked.

They have all made this clear. I probably shouldn't have asked.

I feel a fart brewing : )

Too late

i bet you have to pee. Am i right ?

luckily not. I'm not asking the others

You should establish which corner to the potty now. Don't want anyone dumping where they stand that some animal in the zoo.

Given I was in a corner, I'm glad this didn't come up until just before we got out

Is anyone... a large individual?

The large individuals say "no"

Proof?

http://imgur.com/zFvVEHE

so.much.hair

Mwahahahahaha.

The day I moved into the brand new dorms on my campus, the elevator broke down while we were trapped inside. Great way to meet some of your future dorm mates.

Actually sounds like it would be, as long as they were cool and interesting people :)

How are you getting a signal in there?

I will give them shit about many things but Telstra have amazing reception.

Australia? Which building are you in?

I've been stuck in Telstra's lift before, and cursed the fact that I had Optus.

Just a small one with a few floors and a rather dodgy couple of lifts :)

Can you sing a 34 part song about your experience?

I can haiku

In a lift I stood, Relief from crush I await; Happy it's Autumn.

Did you get out yet?

Yes! :D

If you had to vote one person off the elevator, who would it be and why?

Luckily, when it came down to it, there were a couple of volunteers to be left squished together in the dark

punch the wall

We have. It didn't help

Where is the lift? How long you been in there?

The lift is in a small building in the middle of Sydney city.

So far it's been half an hour.

Woo, Sydney. Clarence Street?

Why yes.

Say hi to my father in law.

One of the people in the photo? :)

Can we get a happy group pic?

http://imgur.com/zFvVEHE

You all look like a bunch of programmers. I mean it is a sausage fest, the beards, and everyone is white. Going on stereotypes alone...Linux\Unix programmers?

Actually our full time devs don't fit that stereotype at all.

Rock on Ada Lovelace

Can we see a Pic?

Will do. Internet died last time I tried

http://imgur.com/zFvVEHE

So, have you decided who you will eat first?

See below. Apparently me for asking out load

Is anyone freaking out right now?

Nope :)

Did anyone reveal any secrets that shouldn't be told outside the lift? What happens in the lift stays in the lift kind of deal?

I think this went out the window with starting an IamA

Hows the smell?

Luckily it's not a hot day

Why did you decide to do this AMA?

Gillian Anderson has inspired many people to greatness it seems.

For me, amongst other things, I was inspired to this.

Proof?

http://imgur.com/zFvVEHE

how are you getting a signal while sealed inside a large metal box? Are you a wizard?

Yes.

More accurately, a wizard with the doors open. I was directly underneath the wooden maintenance hatch, which probably didn't hurt.

This would be so much better if you linked some Pic's or video of your experience.

My internet died every time I tried to upload pictures. There is one up in the main description now.

Thanks for the link. Which one are you? I think i know that one dude on the left.

I'm in the back right.

Your the tall guy with the white shirt?

Yup

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I'm not going to go into detail, but thinking about it they are all the same person.

Why the different questions for men vs. women? Can guys not marry/bang/kill people too? ._.

Also, can't my daughter go on a date to co-found a billion dollar company in thunderdome?

Would you rather fight a stair sized lift or 100 lift sized stairs?

The former.

I once had the glorious idea to open the lift doors while it moves...

Go on... :)

This situation does not sound so good :<

It could have been worse. Noone was panicy :)