Certainly, music from the elevator doesn’t speed up the time it takes to get to the top floor, so what are you doing impatiently while you wait? You might tap your feet to the repetitive music in the hope that the elevator goes faster, or you might mash the button on the panel. Some are doing crazier things. Unless they knew that the elevator cams were watching, these people were dancing, kissing, eating, and doing wilder things.
CCTV Elevator Footages That Caught People Doing The Most Absurd Things
One Word… Creepy
To help you, an elevator in a luxury hotel often has a person on the elevator. They greet you, smile, and ask you what floor you’re headed to. Not this guy, though. You will jump out of your skin when you see this man in the elevator waiting for you.
One Word… Creepy
In The Name Of Love
We’ll leave it up to you if you think this is a romantic gesture or sheer vandalism. We can see that this girl is not afraid to tell anyone who steps into the elevator about her love. We bet everybody in her apartment block, however, was less than happy.
In The Name Of Love
Dance Like No One Is Watching
We could all do a dance exercise to shake away our stress and loosen our muscles from time to time. This guy sure looks like he needed it and all of it to be a cop. Perhaps he had forgotten that in the elevator, there was a camera. We really can’t blame him for not wanting to dance with his police colleagues in front of him.
Dance Like No One Is Watching
Eat Like No One Is Watching
Delivery drivers must deliver your pizza hot, fresh, without missing any piece! This part of the training clearly missed this delivery driver. On his way up, perhaps he was hungry and did not think the patron would notice.
Eat Like No One Is Watching
Freaky Friday
These police officers were thrilled to have a couple at the bar after a long work week. But no one expected them to break into a dance that could rival a Hollywood musical. When they went into the lift, the policemen could hardly contain their excitement.
Freaky Friday
Kiss And Make Up
This couple certainly hasn’t allowed their spark to die out yet. They may just have fought, or for months, they haven’t seen each other. We’re just glad we’re not in the elevator with a third-wheel, whatever it is…
Kiss And Make Up
A Secret Note
We can see that women can control themselves, stop the man, and give him a note. The man seemed pretty happy about it, no matter what the note said.
A Secret Note
Elevator Of Terror
To make the elevator begin to get faster and faster, imagine getting into the elevator and pressing the floor button. Then it shakes and cuts the power from the elevator. You would definitely feel somewhat panicky. Then you notice that you are on the top floor. Luckily, however, this was only a staged prank.
Elevator Of Terror
Falling Down
Imagine getting into the elevator, pushing the button, waiting to get up there. Then, suddenly, the floor vanishes, and you sink into a black hole. Frightening, right? Fortunately, by a Japanese media company, this was just a prank. After falling with this outrageous prank through the ground, you then get covered in slime and ride down a slide to a soft landing.
Falling Down
Bizarre
In this footage, we see a man and a woman alone in an elevator. When the elevator reaches his floor and the doors open, the woman follows the man out. What’s strange about this footage is that she reappears a few minutes later and gets back into an elevator…
Bizarre
Dry Your Eyes
We have no idea why the woman is upset, but she’s not afraid to show that. She starts crying on her own when she returns to the elevator. Did he possibly have to go to work? Or maybe he was her boyfriend, and he was leaving her? Anyway, this woman was crying from floor 1-25, and that’s a lot of tears!
Dry Your Eyes
Officially Trapped
After leaving the office for some fresh air on a Friday night, this guy pressed the elevator button, waiting to be taken downstairs. But he realized then that it was stuck; no buttons were working. He wanted to call for help but then realized he was back in his office with his phone. He’d been trapped. 41 hours later, this guy was stuck out of his mind and in the elevator. Nor did he have any food or drink, so things didn’t look too good for him. Luckily, the following week, he was rescued.
Officially Trapped
5 Second Rule
This guy is walking in the elevator over here, chewing his favorite bubble gum. As he goes past every floor, he chews louder, then blows a bubble. However, as he blows his bubble, the elevator doors open, and the gum pops, landing on the floor. As quick as a flash, this man picks the gum off the floor and chucks it straight back into his mouth!
5 Second Rule
Please Don’t Mess With Her
When we get into an elevator with a stranger, we expect that they will be cool, calm, and collected. We don’t expect to behave like a complete child by playing with the doors and pressing all the buttons. The woman, who was unfortunately stuck in an elevator with a childish man, decided to teach him a lesson by going into full-on karate mode and hitting the man with her body on the floor!
Please Don’t Mess With Her
Feisty
Here is another woman who doesn’t take the pranksters of the elevator too kindly. The man in the footage gets on every time the doors begin to close and then goes on to kick his leg out, setting the motion sensors off and preventing the elevator from moving. A woman watches him for a minute or so, not being amused at all. Then she decides she has enough of his pranks and snaps, pushing him straight out of the elevator.
Feisty
Personal Space Invader
Imagine if the individual with whom you share an elevator felt an uncontrollable urge a few inches from your face to perform stretching exercises. At an angle of 90 degrees, the rude woman extends her leg, nearly brushing the face of the other woman with a sneaker.
Personal Space Invader
Busting Moves
This guy really took the line “dance like no one’s watching” seriously. He breaks his best moves in an elaborate routine that would make Michael Jackson jealous as soon as the elevator doors were closed. When the elevator reaches its destination, and the doors open up again, he struts out into the corridor and performs a quick moonwalk for the camera.
Busting Moves
Couldn’t Resist
And here’s another guy who couldn’t resist the delicious smell of the steaming food he was supposed to deliver, delivering food. He looks around to make sure he is alone and then furtively opens each package and has a little bit of everything, even opening one container and taking a sip of the soup!
Couldn’t Resist
Miscalculation
In this footage, a team of workers carefully places a huge sheet of glass inside the elevator. They even set up a small stand on the ground to support the sheet and ensure that it’s not damaged. Unfortunately, the glass sheet is too long to fit inside the elevator: they made a massive miscalculation. The doors close, and the glass is pulled upwards as the elevator descends to a lower floor.
Miscalculation
Impatient
Keeping his hand in front of the motion sensor, this little boy is waiting for his dad to come in after him. Then, he had a ‘good’ idea. The boy is sticking his umbrella’s handle through the doors hoping that the sensor will pick it up and keep the doors open. But, boy, he was so wrong. The elevator shuts down on the umbrella and derails. The boy had been trapped inside for hours until a crew managed to open the doors and safely get him out.
Impatient
Dancing Storm Troopers
This man was in an elevator, caring for his own business and talking on his phone, when this crew waltzed in, complete with a man dressed as Darth Vader. They all start dancing wildly in the packed elevator as the man on the phone looks confused and slightly frightened.
Dancing Storm Troopers
More Furtive Kisses
Well, here’s a couple that couldn’t deny the instant attraction they felt as they locked their eyes in an elevator. Without speaking a word, they exchange glances. Several seconds later, they steal a kiss and get out of the elevator together. We hope everything works out. How sweet.
More Furtive Kisses
Happy Lady
In the life of this woman, we wonder what just happened to elicit such a happy expression. Her arms are bent at the elbows, and her hands are clenched into fists in the universal signal of “victory” Maybe she was getting that big promotion she was waiting for. Or perhaps she’s just happy that no-one else is finally in the elevator.
Happy Lady
Sub Zero
This unsuspecting lady is about to walk right into a Mortal Kombat scene. But why you may ask, is this guy dressed as Sub Zero? We have to wonder. He might have been bored, or it might have been a misguided attempt to break the ice with a woman he wanted to talk to. Let’s hope she knows who Sub Zero is, and she’s not going to run away or scream.
Sub Zero
Falling Elevator
This video is from some candid footage of a rather nasty prank set up by some pranksters in the building for their YouTube channel. The victim comes in, and then the elevator lurches downwards in freefall for four stories before it gently grinds to a halt. We’re sure that this guy wasn’t amused.
Falling Elevator
Third Wheel
This was an elaborate prank that some guys for their YouTube channel developed. The two actors kiss and try to make the other people in the elevator with them feel as uncomfortable as possible. Although rather distasteful, the candid footage they received from the bystanders squirming and attempting not to look is priceless.
Third Wheel
“Are You Okay?”
This strange footage was captured in an elevator in an office block. This guy was, obviously, having a terrible day. Maybe he was just getting laid off? Does he probably have a migraine? The older gentleman asks him whether he’s all right, but the man doesn’t answer. The man leaves the shirt with his dress, looking disturbed and very confused.
“Are You Okay?”
Proposal
This group of naughty children was playing in the elevator in their apartment block. The two kids are gleefully sneaking in, accompanied by a little girl. What happens afterward melts hearts. In a grey sweater, the boy kneels on one knee, pulls a ring of plastic out of his pocket, and offers it to the little girl in pink, who shyly backs into a corner.
Proposal
Sticky Situation
These two women walk into the elevator, and looking straight into the camera is the red-haired woman. She seems frustrated with the fact that there it is. Then, just as the doors open, she removes a wad of gum from her mouth and sticks it straight to the CCTV camera’s lens.
Sticky Situation
Purr-fect
This fearless kitty in China is living in an apartment block. She opens her apartment door every morning, according to her owner, and allows herself to go for a walkabout. Then, to get to the elevator, she waits and walks in. She likes to ride the elevator, and everybody in the building makes sure that she gets off safely.
Purr-fect
Trapped With Bees
In Mexico, an elevator captured this footage. Notice how the blue man tries as far as he can to stand back? That’s because a white man is a beekeeper, and he holds three boxes of angry bees. It turns out that this was a prank to get a laugh from other people’s reactions in the elevator.
Trapped With Bees
Elevator Full Of Robbers
This guy is having a terrible day. When, suddenly, at the last second, a group of six masked men barged into the elevator, he was thinking about his own business. But don’t worry, all this was a prank made by friends of a man’s to give him his life’s fright.
Elevator Full Of Robbers
Get Down And Boogy
This woman probably didn’t notice the security camera in the elevator, or maybe she didn’t care who was watching. She had an uncontrollable urge to boogie as soon as she got in. She twerks, sways, and bounces all by herself, then when the doors open, she quickly snaps out of it, as if it had never occurred.
Get Down And Boogy
More Dancing
This woman, too, could not control the urge to dance; she would give Beyonce a run for her money. She slides down, using the elevator handrail for support as she busts some impressive moves, jerking her head from side-to-side to music only she can hear. This video must have brightened the security team’s day.
More Dancing
Shoe Gone Awry
This poor woman strode out of the elevator in her power-suit as if nothing could stand in her way. Unfortunately, her high-heel shoe got trapped in the gap between the elevator and the wall as she exited, sending her flying. With an embarrassed look on her face before the elevator door closes, she scrabbles to dislodge her shoe.
Shoe Gone Awry
Nope
This woman waited patiently for the elevator, but her face fell when she finally arrived. The elevator had a mobile disco, a mirror ball, dancing guests, and music. But instead of laughing, she walked away and up the stairs. It is so hard to please some people.
Nope
Strange Man
In the footage, two men enter the elevator and stand in uncomfortable silence as they wait to reach their respective floors. Suddenly, the younger man begins to move wildly, as if he is doing The Robot to music that only he can hear. The older gentleman looks disapprovingly, but he doesn’t say a single word before he gets off.
Strange Man
Free The Pup
Many companies are all right these days with people taking their dogs, but this woman will learn her lesson. The leash got stuck in the elevator, and the pup almost met a gruesome demise. Fortunately, the day and the dog were saved by a man who responded quickly.
Free The Pup
Blocking Your Exit
Imagine getting stuck in an elevator for 2 hours. Isn’t it going to be a long, grueling experience? Well, what if, when the door finally opens, you see the blocked concrete wall? That would even freak you out even more. Well, one of the guys trapped in the elevator decided to act quickly, and within a matter of minutes, he punched a hole in the wall to climb through. Squeezing into the hole, this daredevil obviously had no fears. Fortunately, he succeeded in getting help.
Blocking Your Exit
Extreme Workouts
There’s no doubt that workouts are important. They keep you fit and healthy. But it’s a bit much for this boy to do a plank in the lift. We are pretty sure, though, that this is a joke. LAHWF on YouTube wanted to see how people would react. It turned out that a lot of people on his page responded. It looks like the girl in the lift can’t stop laughing either.
Extreme Workouts
Just Hangin’ Out
Who knows how the dog got himself into this mess in the first place. How did the dog’s leash get stuck in the elevator? But it doesn’t look like the dog is having any fun with this. Like anyone who has a pet, the owner looks pretty worried. At times like these, you don’t know whether to laugh or cry. We were honest and said we laughed a little.
Just Hangin’ Out
Raiden Is Here
This is another joker dressed as Raiden from the hit video game series Mortal Kombat. People who don’t know already know that this figure can control lightning and is very strong. Obviously, this guy doesn’t have that much power; he’s just trying to scare everyone who goes into this elevator. He seems to be doing pretty well, too. Most likely, the poor man thought this guy was totally crazy. There are lots of wackos in the world, after all.
Raiden Is Here
Celebrity Encounter
It’s true: famous people are people too. But many people are still scared when they’re around. You’d understand what we mean if you’ve ever met a famous person. Shia LaBeouf once walked into an elevator. People who got into the lift without knowing it were surprised to see him there. The fact that being around a famous person can always make you jump a little is funny.
Celebrity Encounter
Falling for the Illusion
This is another woman who was fooled by the elevator falling apart joke. It involved a wall falling down right away. This lift is going up because you can see it in the mirror. The pranksters put up a fake wall in the elevator that was right next to the window. So, as it went up levels, it looked like it was breaking. This woman clearly fell for the trick, which is why she reacted like “oh my goodness, the elevator is going to collapse.”
Falling For The Illusion
Boys Being Boys
In an elevator, people have done crazy things. When they didn’t know that the security cameras in the elevator were looking, they danced, ate, worked out, and even kissed in there. Putting a table and chairs inside to play cards may have been the next level for these college boys. This is not at all what you’d expect to see in an elevator.
Boys Being Boys
5-Second Rule
It’s fun to pop bubble gum. You know how much fun they can be if you’ve had one before or were a kid. This guy, on the other hand, seems to have gone further. The door to the elevator opened just as he was about to blow a bubble. The bubble gum fell to the floor. Even though it was funny, the worst part was that he picked up the gum right away and put it back in his mouth. Yes, we’re also shaking.
5 Second Rule
Alice in Japan
When you get in an elevator, do you ever feel like you’re going down a rabbit hole? In this case, the woman felt like Alice from “Alice in Wonderland.” One thing was different. In Japan, a certain media company pulled this one as a joke. She went through the floor and was covered in slime. Then she went on a slide ride. After that, she came to a soft land. It’s not as scary as it sounds; in fact, it’s fun.
Alice In Japan
The Break Dancer
When you do something stupid and ashamed, you wish no one would see you. In this case, you quickly get up, dust yourself off, and act like nothing happened when you slip and fall. That wasn’t the case for this man who was dancing because he leaned on this rod and broke it. We thought it was funny that it broke because of his weight, and we’re glad no one got hurt.
The Break Dancer
Disappearing Act
Some people will never ride an elevator again because they find them scary. After seeing videos of this elevator trick where the floor disappears, it’s easy to see why they feel that way. Because LG wanted to get people to buy their realistic TVs, they thought what could be a better way than to scare them? The floor of the elevator was changed to screens, which made an effect that looks like it came from a sci-fi movie.
Disappearing Act
Wedding Party
There will be times when your wedding doesn’t go as planned, no matter how much you plan. One unplanned event that could ruin your wedding is getting stuck on an elevator before the service. But only if you let it happen. Harry Stein and Liz Copeland had that happen to them. Even though their 24 person wedding party got stuck in an elevator, they made the best of it by laughing and taking selfies instead of freaking out. After 30 minutes, they were free to go to the wedding.
Wedding Party
Scared to Death
Even just being in an elevator can be stressful because you’re stuck in a small space and afraid that something could go wrong at any time. But what if there was a coffin inside? A bunch of people were really scared after this happened. Even worse, a man who was dressed as a dead body fell out of the coffin in the middle of the ride. We only hope they can laugh about it now.
Scared To Death
Smack Down
As he got on the elevator, this guy was looking for a calm and pleasant ride. He’s in for a surprise. It looks like the woman next to him was practicing for her next WWE match and found the right person to hurt. Either that or he said something really rude that made her mad. Don’t want to get kicked in the face? I guess it’s best to ride alone every once in a while.
Smack Down
Cleaning Ladies
Kids and teens like to write on walls everywhere they go, but there are some spots where you’re more likely to be caught. One of these places is the lift in your apartment building, especially if it has cameras that record things. That was hard for these two friends to learn after they tried to paint the elevator walls with spray paint. The guard caught them right away, and they had to clean up what they had done.
Cleaning Ladies
Horsing Around
It can be hard to live in an apartment building as a horse. Going up the stairs is awful, and taking the lift is even worse, but this horse really wanted to do it. The lift was too small for the ride of a lifetime, even though it looked like it was ready. His big dream must be to ride an elevator, and we hope he can find one that’s big enough for him. Ponies should be able to do it too if cats can!
Horsing Around