People Share the Worst Thing You Can Say in an Elevator Full of People

Elevator rides are awkward. You cram into a tiny box with strangers, and you all make your best effort to avoid eye contact until you can get off. Some people have even made a game out of seeing how uncomfortable they can make everyone else. From the minds of these jokers, here are some of the absolute worst things you can say in an elevator full of people.

Spot the Time Traveler

A common trope in fantasy books and TV shows is the idea of time travel. It's something that has always fascinated us because the idea of being able to travel to the past or future is something we feel we may never actually be able to do.

If you saw this happen, the rational side of your brain would tell you that that person was a weirdo. But, there'd be a little tiny part that always wonders if you really had seen a time traveler that day.

That Weird Chatty Guy

College is such a strange time. It's a bunch of young adults who barely know how to function on their own suddenly being thrown into independence and shared-living situations. So college students are some of the least likely to converse in an elevator.

From that moment on, any time any of his building mates saw him get on an elevator, they waited for the next one. He became known as "that weird chatty guy" and was ostracized from his campus. He dropped out, and no one knows where he is today.

Only One Cable Left

Elevators are basically big boxes attached to a pulley system with lots of thick cables that help pull them up and down. The cables are inspected frequently to make sure that the elevator stays safe for use.

Most people don't really think about that, though, so hearing someone say this would be horrifying - especially if you're getting on with a bunch of other people! Quick, everyone cross your fingers, close your eyes, and desperately hope that "last cable" doesn't snap!

A Very Tired Old Joke

There are some jokes that have been going around on the internet for so long that they've lost their funniness. One of those involves something you say inside a crowded elevator.

If anyone had a stranger say this to them in real life, they'd probably just roll their eyes, because that's how tired this joke is. So, in a way, it is one of the worst things that you could say to someone in an elevator!