How to Survive a Falling Elevator, According to Science

Getting stuck in an elevator is unpleasant. It happens about 1 in 5,000 rides a month. Finding yourself in a free-falling elevator is quite rare. But if, by fluke, it happens to you, what should you do? Can you save yourself by jumping up in the air? Underknown shows take you to the frontiers of science, tell the greatest underknown stories from history and make the most complex ideas and theories entertaining and accessible. Underknown takes you beyond the familiar to explore, question and marvel at the magnificent vagaries of life on Earth and the Universe and ponder our best hopes for our planet, our lives, our children and our future.