(elevator rumbles)
- Oh, that's not good.
- We stopped moving.
- Don't worry, I'll handle this.
- Okay, yeah.
- Hello? - Hello.
We are in elevator cab three,
and we are stuck between floors five and six.
You need to send help ASAP.
(suspenseful music)
- Elevator? - Oh my gosh.
- Well, I guess all we can do is wait it out.
(suspenseful music)
Are you okay?
- Yeah.
This is just the first time I've ever made eye contact
with anybody in an elevator.
- Okay.
- It feels so wrong.
- Hey, boss.
I'm running a little late.
Yeah, the elevator got stuck in my apartment building.
Well, maybe I'd move to a nicer place
if you paid me a little more.
(phone beeps)
In retrospect, I probably shouldn't have said that.
- I love this.
- You do, huh? - Yeah.
I mean, this entire day would be completely forgettable.
But now that this kerfuffle has happened,
we're gonna remember each other for the rest of our lives.
- Eh? - What do you mean, eh?
- I don't mean anything.
- Are you saying you're not gonna remember
getting stuck in an elevator?
- No, I'll probably remember that.
- So you're saying you won't remember me?
- Well...
- Ah.
- We take it for granted that all of these complex machines
will work as intended every time.
So when they break down, it's very jarring.
- Uh huh.
- Of course, in the grand scheme of things,
this principle could be applied to much larger things,
such as civilization itself.
Which is a much more fragile mechanism
than any of us would like to admit.
- You guys got any updates?
We're running low on oxygen in here.
- These guys are taking forever.
- Yeah.
I'm gonna miss my dentist appointment.
- Hey, if you give me a boost,
I can go through the drop ceiling and try to fix this thing.
- No thanks, I'm fine waiting.
- What, you don't think I can fix it?
- Well, it's just, I think it's better to--
- Let me prove you wrong.
Gimme a boost.
- I'm not giving you a boost.
- You are very difficult to work with.
- I would literally rather be
getting a root canal right now.
- Elevator sure is slow today.
- Ha ha, good one.
- I'm not joking.
It feels like this thing is barely moving.
- It's not.
It's broken. - Really?
- Did you miss the whole exchange
where I hit the emergency button
and talked to a guy who said
they were sending a mechanic out?
- Oh, I get it.
You're making a joke.
Very funny.
I mean, really.
- So what brings you to this elevator today?
- I'm here for an appointment with my divorce attorney.
- Wow, sounds like quite a story there.
- Yeah. - And you know what?
You've probably got time to tell it.
- Okay.
- You know, this is actually the second time
I've been stuck in an elevator.
- Oh, that's terrible.
- No, the first time was great.
- Really?
- Yeah, because the other passenger who was stuck in there
with me was a lovely young woman who is now my wife.
- Wow, you met your wife on a broken down elevator?
- No, she was my wife then too.
It's just, it was nice to have some quality time with her.
- Yeah.
- This feels like a sign.
- A sign?
- Yeah, it's like a sign that I am
holding myself back from elevating.
- Hmm.
- Or it's just the universe saying
you should've taken the stairs, big boy.
- You claustrophobic? - No.
- Feeling anxious? - No.
- Or maybe you're upset that you're gonna be late
for work or an appointment?
- No.
- My friend, you are as cool as a cucumber.
- I guess so.
How do you feel?
- Oh, me, I'm just on the brink of a nervous breakdown.
- You hide it very well now, don't you?
- Oh, thank you.
- I never would've known.
- Please, you're flattering me.
- This makes me so mad.
- Yeah, it's really inconvenient.
- This thing had one job and it choked!
- Yeah.
- Lemme tell you something.
I am never taking an elevator ever again!
- What if you need to go somewhere
that's several stories up?
- I'll climb to the top of the Burj Khalifa
before I ever set foot in another elevator.
The Burj Khalifa's the tallest building in the world.
- Yeah, I know what the Burj Khalifa is.
- Okay, well you looked at me like
you didn't know what I was talking about.
- I am very emotionally distressed.
- Okay.
- I'm so sorry that you must witness the emotional distress
that has been negligently inflicted on me
by the landlord of this building.
I bet if you were to swear to tell the truth,
the whole truth, and nothing but the truth,
you would corroborate my story.
- I think so.
Especially because you are witnessing
my negligently inflicted emotional distress as well.
- Giddy up.
- An elevator that isn't moving
is kind of just like a Lululemon fitting room...
Without like a stool to sit on.
- Yeah, a stool, stool would be nice.
- Oh, we're finally moving.
- Thank goodness.
- It's gonna be kind sad going back out into the real world.
Being stuck in here was a kind of limbo.
Neither here nor there.
The sort of ritualistic space
necessary for a mystical transformation.
Because let me tell you, my friend,
when we leave this elevator,
we won't be the same people who entered it.
(elevator dings)
Are you ready to be transformed?
- I don't know.
I'm scared.
- I know, but we gotta do it.
Because the doors are about to close
on the rest of your life.
- Let's do it.
(mysterious music)
Okay, well I gotta get to my dermatologist appointment.
- Yeah.
- I've got a weird rash on my thigh.
- Yeah, you showed me.
- Where are you going?
- Back to the elevator.
- But why?
- This isn't my floor.
I got confused.
- Then it's goodbye.
- For now. (elevator dings)
(mysterious music)
- Wait!
Take me with you.
- Should've taken the stairs, big boy.
- Welcome back to Are You Smarter Than an Island.
- [Announcer] Sponsored by Raycon.
- Yo, I'm Chunk.
And the three items I brought to the island
are my knife, my tent, and my Nintendo Wii.
- Hey, I'm Frank.
And I brought my Raycon Everyday Earbuds.
- You know you're allowed to bring three things, right?
- Okay, I missed that memo.
- Day one, a monkey stole my knife,
cut up my tent, and beat me at Wii bowling.
I am full of chagrin.
- Yeah, I think someone was screaming
profanities at a monkey all day.
But Raycon's have a noise isolating fit
so I could focus on building this.
I love listening to podcasts on them
as I take long walks on the beach.
- You built that from scratch with no tools?
- It was no biggie,
they have eight hours of playtime.
And they stay in your ears
no matter how much you move around.
- I was screaming for help all night, where were you?
- What?
- Your fancy Raycons are ruining the game.
- Maybe, but these come in at half the price
of other premium wireless earbuds.
Plus, they do free shipping.
I bought a spare and still paid less than other brands.
- Can I have your spare?
- Uh, sorry, I gave them to the monkey.
- I quit, take me home.
- I tried to tell him just click the link in the description
or go to BuyRaycon.com/FrankJames
to get 20% off your order.
But he just walked into the ocean.
- And you haven't seen him since?
- Uh, no.
- Okay, we're definitely gonna have to
get the police involved.
- So do I win the game?
- No. - Ah, that's a shame.