Archive for April 21st, 2008

Stuck in an elevator for 41 hours

Monday, April 21st, 2008

Have a look at this this time-lapse video -- it chronicles a man trapped in an elevator for 41 hours.

Nicholas White's ordeal started October 15th, 1999 in New York's McGraw-Hill building when he left his office about 11 p.m. on a Friday for a cigarette break. (Stuck at work over the weekend -- that makes it even worse!)

The video shows him pacing, trying to climb the walls, lying down, curled up in a fetal position and prying apart the doors.

The surveillance camera footage didn't come out until almost a decade after it happened -- but it's already an Internet sensation! By this morning, the video had been viewed more than 280-thousand times on YouTube.

Congrats, Danica!

Monday, April 21st, 2008

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On Sunday, Danica Patrick became the first female winner in IndyCar history!

She defeated two-time Indy 500 winner and Dancing with the Stars champ Hélio Castroneves by nearly 6 seconds to take home the first place trophy at the Indy Japan 300.

Patrick covered 200 laps at the 1.52-mile course in one hour, 51 minutes.

Let’s hope we see Danica go after the Dancing title, too!