In the event you thought your weekend wasn't much fun, consider Nicholas White, who spent 41 hours trapped in an elevator one weekend in 1999. Here's the time-lapse security video:
The story is recounted by the New Yorker.
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Probably one of the worst places to have a nightmare that you're falling to death.
MRILTA: Then, don't ride on CA Adventure's elevator ride. ;)
I love how he keeps checking his cell.