surviving a falling lift

[kellyrazor]

if a broken lift was falling from around the 20th floor and you were to jump at the very last second before the lift hit the bottom would you beable to survive?

[teatime]

Lay flat on your front and you have a better chance of survival.

[Azalian]

Of course not, you would be travelling at the same velocity as the lift and you would continue to drop at the same velocity minus the tiny fraction you got from jumping up.

Result?

Certain death!

[wesgerrard]

Saw them try this out on mytbusters on sky and they came to to conclusion you couldn't!

[Quizmonster]

Thank you, but not a problem, Nightmare. At least we both provided the right answer, eh?

[brachiopod]

Does my "jumping into the back seat of the car" analogy count for nothing?

*storms off in a huff*

;o)

[Phil7]

Cheers, nightmare. - I'd pretty much given up following the thread after ll_billym said his earlier answer was a joke (with which I entirely agree, depending on how one reads that phrase).

[butterfly2]

why the heck is there a little stupid argument going on about a stupid question