![]() ![]() What happened to your friend was horrible, and i’m very glad you were there to help her out, but you can absolutely use the elevator to evacuate if it’s not shut down. ![]() older buildings’ stairwells may or may not be retrofitted with fire-resistant doors but a stairwell is generally the safest place to wait if you can’t get out. ![]() modern stairwells are also heavily reinforced- it might not be pleasant but modern building code usually requires fire-resistant stairwell doors in office and big residential buildings, also to help firefighters get in and out safely. If the elevator isn’t working, wait in the stairwell and call the fire department to let them know where you are. many large and high-trafficked buildings on my campus have fire rated elevators that link in with the fire alarm system so they won’t let you off on a floor with a possible fire. if the fire alarm has just gone off the building probably hasn’t suffered enough structural damage to make using the elevator dangerous, and modern elevator wells are heavily reinforced. The fire marshal hemmed and hawed for a while and then said to take the elevator- you’re supposed to leave it free for the fire department to use and they want able-bodied people out fast not waiting for elevators. When I did a day-long fire safety training at my northeast American university (UMass Amherst), I asked that exact same question: “what am I supposed to do if the fire alarm goes off and I’m in my lab on the twelfth floor?” It’s fucking ridiculous and ableist to the absolute max. Thank fuck that it was just a faulty alarm system, because if i was unable to carry her down those stairs and the building was on fucking fire? then i don’t know what would have happened to her, but i don’t think it would have been very good. it’s up to the people with them, if anyone, to help them or the person to somehow make it down the stairs alone, unassisted I changed positions so i was holding my friend bridal-style which was, somehow, easier and the person who took her wheelchair (with her permission to handle it of course) accompanied me to the ground floor and then out the doorsīasically there is no real protocol for people who can’t use the stairs in an emergency. we went to the stairs (by then most people from our floor were gone) and i lifted her up in a fireman’s carry over my shoulder and then lifted her chair up and used the ridiculous amount of adrenaline that was coursing through my veins to make it down approximately 20 half-flights of stairs until we met some people exiting lower floors, one of which who kindly took the chair. “what about my chair? it’s too expensive for me to be able to get another one if i can’t get this one back”Īnd i did. it’s an art exhibit and some of her art was chosen to be showcased there and so it’s all fine and dandy until suddenly an alarm starts going offĮveryone starts running for the stairs and my friend just looks at me with this forlorn look on her faceīut i’m a stubborn bitch “i’ll carry you” Last summer my friend who is an amazingly talented artist and i were in this super tall building, and she’s in a wheelchair and i’m pushing her around the room. either your loved ones or the firemen can get you out using the emergency fire escapes or stairs, or you die In america at least, in this situation, there isnt one. Is that weird?īut what if you have a walker or a wheelchair? Wait what’s a buildings fire evacuation plan if you aren’t supposed to use the elevator to get down Here, the stuntmen are really good stuntmen doing really good work and it shows. This is essentially the antithesis of the action movies that rely on confusing the audience into thinking the stunts are cooler than they are. While not using insanely long takes, the editor still chose shots that allowed the stuntmen to show off their work. They never break the 180 rule so it’s relatively simple to follow the action despite it being a brawl between four different characters. It’s shot in full light so you can see everything happening. #you work a lot harder on things you actually want to do #versus things you may not want to do but are being paid forĪlso, it’s shot and edited to highlight the skill of the stuntmen. Why are the stunts in that shit better than in most action movies of the past decade ? Super Smash Bros moves performed by Marvel stuntmen ![]()
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