You know, there are lots of fun things to do in an elevator. When I was thinking the other day about the differences between the UK and the USA, I realised that we have lifts and America has elevators. Elevator is probably a more apt name for US buildings because in the UK, our tallest building only has 50 floors and takes 40 seconds to travel top to bottom. UK buildings outside of London and the main cities rarely go over 10 floors, so using the word lift is appropriate. Our lack of elevation also means there is actually very little time to have fun as you ride between floors. So, based on the wonderfully large number of floors in US buildings here’s a few fun things to do in an elevator (best when crowded).

1. Play Twister

Just when you thought the attraction of the game was losing its shine. Here it is re-invented with the added frisson of limited space. You will, however, need the co-operation of other elevator passengers. If the twister mat doesn’t fit, get everybody doing Tai Chi.