Submitted by databeautifier t3_11ij5le in dataisbeautiful
UndefinedSuperhero t1_jazjhex wrote
Reply to comment by Wild-Mushroom2404 in [OC] All-Time Deadliest Accidents and Disasters vs. One Year of Traffic Deaths by databeautifier
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaal_Reefs#Vaal_Reefs_Tragedy
Mining elevator taken out by a locomotive and plunged over 400m - 104 miners killed. Scary shit.
LazerWolfe53 t1_jb0kbaj wrote
The elevator was already 1,676 meters deep when it fell 400m. Holy cow, that's a crazy tall elevator
Commercial-9751 t1_jb0rgr1 wrote
So really rough math says it would have taken 9 seconds to fall that far which must have been absolutely horrifying.
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