# You're in an elevator and the lights go out.  And then....

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [November 27, 2012, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-in-an-elevator-and-the-lights-go-out-and-then/642309 "2012-11-27T20:58:14Z")\
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**Author:** ![YogSothoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/8edcca/32.png) [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2012, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-in-an-elevator-and-the-lights-go-out-and-then/642309/1 "2012-11-27T20:58:14Z")

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Brazilian TV show _Programa Silvio Santos_ has a [prank](http://wbsm.com/scary-elevator-prank-from-brazil-video/) that would scare the shit out of me. Watch it you will not be disappointed.  
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I seriously don’t know what I would do if that happened to me. Being cynical, I would like to think that I’d be stunned, then laugh it off knowing its a prank. It doesn’t seem a surprise to me that all of the victims are middle aged. I think they’d be fearful for the girl’s life if they pulled it on some young college-aged guy. I wouldn’t know if I would stay back and be horrified or punch her, and I’ve dreamed about punching a lot of ghosts. What would you do?

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**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2012, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-in-an-elevator-and-the-lights-go-out-and-then/642309/2 "2012-11-27T21:16:15Z")

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There’s a thread on this video, but with a slightly different subject - [Why do people not attack the threat in a situation like that? - In My Humble Opinion - Straight Dope Message Board](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=673599)

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**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2012, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-in-an-elevator-and-the-lights-go-out-and-then/642309/3 "2012-11-27T21:25:31Z")

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We have more little girl punchers than I would have thought.

Look in the other thread though. There’s a link to a guy actually getting punched in a gag (if it’s real).