"Police and firefighters were called to the University of Texas' Jester Hall to free 26 cheerleaders who had crammed themselves into an elevator.
A group of 14- to 17-year-olds attending Texas Cheer Camp in Austin decided to see how many girls they could squeeze into the elevator around 6 p.m. Tuesday, campus police said.
The elevator successfully descended from the fourth floor to the first, but the doors refused to open.
The panicked girls managed to wiggle a few cell phones free to call for help. But it took about 25 minutes before a repairman was able to fix the door, police said.
“It’s dangerous actually,” said Rhonda Weldon, director of communications for the UT Police Department. "They’re lucky that that’s all that happened."
One teen fainted and was treated and released from a nearby hospital. Two others were treated at the scene.
“Take the sign seriously,” Ms. Weldon said. “There are signs everywhere: No more than 15 people or 3,000 pounds.”
Time to play: "Who's The Dumbest? Cheerleaders or Police..."
Fifteen healthy males, or, say 15 average modern day nurses, weighing 200 pounds apiece works out to...3000.
Scanning the net, one discovers that athletic 14-17 year-old girls weigh between 100-115 pounds. Lets not even go for an average but multiply the heavier number by 26.
2990 pounds.
11 versions of yours truly comes out to 2915 pounds.
So, then.
15 manly males...or the same number of nurses
26 cute little girlie's
11 Fits
Who would YOU rather be trapped in an elevator with?
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