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A lift that is stuck misaligned with the floor is by definition in an error state. It's something that should never happen. Lift programmers are -- much like ordinary programmers -- not omniscient. The chance of an elevator running into a bug in the software during normal operation is basically zero. The chance of running into a bug in an error state is much much higher.

If you're lucky the lift will have detected something wrong and gone into lockdown itself. If you're unlucky it'll start moving with your body halfway through the doorway. It's not incredibly likely to go wrong but the price when it does is too high to risk it.




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