NOT THE SHARPEST KNIFE IN THE DRAWER: Give Me A “D”! Give Me A “U”! Give Me An “M”! Give Me A “B”! What’s That Spell?
Twenty-six 14- to 17-year-olds attending Texas Cheer Camp in Austin crammed themselves into an elevator in the University of Texas' Jester Hall (no joke), and rode it down from the 4th floor to the 1st when they discovered the door would not open, reports The Dallas Morning News. A few of them were able to move their hands and fingers just enough to call for help on their cell phones, but it took nearly half an hour for a repairman to pry the door open. The occupancy limit for the elevator is 15 people or 3,000 pounds, and though there were nearly twice as many in the elevator as it could accommodate The Stiletto reckons that if each cheerleader weighs between 100 to 115 pounds the entire lot of them would still have been 10 pounds under the weight limit – which is what kept the cables from snapping, sending the cab hurtling four stories down.
[Hat Tip: The Heel, an Ivy-educated attorney with a prestigious New York firm, and occasional contributor to this blog.]
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