Anybody remember that? The lift had a maximum capacity of about 8 people, which meant it was great fun to get more than 8 people and surf up to the next floor. Of course this wasn't true lift surfing, which involved actually getting on top of the lift and riding up to the next floor. I think he died when the lift reached the top floor. But that was on the news, and who cares about that, eh?
Other interesting items that have found their way into the lift include a television set (heinously pushed in there by Adam, and hastily retrieved when a teacher saw him do it) and half a sandwich, which was placed on the floor of the lift in the way of the door. When the door closed, it badly crushed the sandwich up against the wall, making a large and DOKable mess. The same was repeated with a banana, to a lesser effect. We would have continued to put things in the lift - strange and funny things - but we went off and did something else.
The most interesting thing, though, was the musical possibilities. The sensors that told the lift whether or not to crush somebody in the door made a faint clicking sound when you passed something through them. There were two sets - one for each hand - so it was possible to play them like crude drums, which was more fun than would initially seem healthy. The real purpose of these sensors could be exploited as well - by placing something permanent between them (a piece of paper stuck to the receiver worked fine) meant the doors would stay open forever. We never did a real 'permanent' job on it, which would have involved painting over the receiver in black so it couldn't be seen.