Comments by "Joe Blow" (@joeblow8593) on "What Does Every Huge Antenna On The Empire State Building Do?" video.

  1. Excellent video. Thanks for covering this. Not many people know this, but on July 28, 1945 a B-25 Mitchell bomber crashed into the Empire State Building because of fog. 14 people died and the damage was $1 million in 1945 dollars but the building wasn't affected otherwise. Also something amazing occurred. Elevator operator Betty Lou Oliver was thrown from her elevator car on the 80th floor and suffered severe burns. First aid workers placed her on another elevator car to transport her to the ground floor, but the cables supporting that elevator had been damaged in the incident, and it fell 75 stories, ending up in the basement. Oliver survived the fall due to the softening cushion of air created by the falling elevator car within this elevator shaft, however she suffered a broken pelvis, back and neck when rescuers found her amongst the rubble. This remains the world record for the longest survived elevator fall. - Wiki
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