It’s also possible to get oneself stuck in an elevator. Jumping around in the car(?) may cause the elevator to stop, especially if it’s a small, old elevator (for example, like the one in Parlin Hall at UT-Austin). One may wonder why the ride up is taking so long, then absently pull at the door - which easily opens, as it turns out, because of the stoppage - and instantly realize that the car is stuck between floors. Fortunately some elevators have a telephone inside. A phone call will summon forth a repair technician, but also a police officer who is required to file a report.
“I don’t know, officer, I was just standing in there” as the technician gives the passenger side-eye.
